In the end, what's going to keep this mod alive is a high awareness of the mod and a strong release. The team can take care of the strong release, it's mostly up to you guys to let people know of the mod. I imagine almost every FSE user knows of IE, however, the people on this forum are a tiny fraction of the NW playerbase. Unfortunately, for most mods, the only reward for modding is the journey, as Hinkel and Wilhelm mentioned. It'd be nice to get the bonus of having a large, strong, and long-lasting community. It means more fun for the rest of you as well. So, take every opportunity to spread the word.