I had a discord for a brief period, but it wasn't really working for me and I don't like how siloed off from the rest of the internet discord servers are. Maybe I should create a new itchio project and use it as a forum for posting updates; I have to think about it.
Do you have a youtube channel perchance? Ive seen other devs use a dedicated youtube channel to share progress on their projects and the community feature to keep in touch with their audience. Just a suggestion, since pretty much everyone uses youtube.
Either way i wish you luck, both in development and in general! OwO