No it wasn't. Its still in development, just incredibly slow delayed development because me and everyone else on the team have lives. Most of the story has been figured out, quite a bit of artwork has been put together, but it's still a long ways off.
There are many different hacks that just make the original game harder, but you won't find another mod anywhere near the level of Alternate.
My favorite mod was probably the Unlikely Alliance mod, made by the same person who made Alternate.
Earlier this year, me and some friends started working on an ambitious new shining force mod.
There's a lot of work to be done and I'd like to share the idea here to see if others are interested before continuing work on it.
Presenting, the SEGA Force mod!
Our mod replaces all the characters...