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Yes, there is some chance of a W9, but if I udnerstand correctly, I seriously doubt that there would be a W8 Gold or a W8: Expansion pack. When the development team *briefly* worked for Strategy First, the sole project they were able to ship was a "Gold" version of their other major title -- Jagged Alliance 2.
From what I could tell, JA2 Gold had a lot of initial enthusiasm on fora like this one, but the sales must have been disappointing. (For one thing, many of the fans are not from North America, and so distribution of the game to the many countries where Sirtech had fans was spotty at best.) The company spent a modest but significant amount of money advertising it, but the game didn't exactly fly off store shelves. Hard to blame the general public, as by that time the original game was many years old, and the Gold pack tweaked a few things but didn't really do all that much more.
Since W8 had a dated look even at the time of its initial release, I would think that any expansion pack or gold version would be greeted with even less enthusiasm. And any attempt to upgrade the look and feel would likely be better invested in W9.
If the developers do have an interest in developing a W8 Gold, the biggest thing that I would want to see would be some capacity for easier editing and modding. Not that the game seems particularly amenable to that, but I've been absolutely shocked by how well JA2 has held up over the years and even developed somewhat of a cult following, largely on the strength of a talented and dedicated modding community.
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