BOTF was a great game and I hope those modding it can make a BOTF 2.
The one thing they did was market that game. When it sold it sold a hell of a lot of copies.
If Shrapnel and Malfador could aford to take out an add in just one game magazine highlighting all the games they offer, then sales would increase.
Everytime someone take a moment to mention SEIV, Dominions2, and Starfury, along with other fine Shrapnel games, people come check them out and eventually buy them.
Word of mouth is great, but print adds are always better.
More eyes see an add than read a forum.