Yes, I believe I did look at the aryion thread about it, it at least looks familiar. I tried downgrading firefox to make it run locally, I might be stoopid but I couldn't get it to work, which spurred on the project.
I have the tools to simulate, but not to emulate, the original game. I don't know where to start with regards to building a virtual machine, it's simply outside my tool- and knowledge-set.
I'll look into the discord server, but no promises! (I am reclusive.) Fine-tuning the physics or interactions would make me quite happy, and the denizens' knowledge about the game would be quite useful for that purpose.
I would love to pick this back up, it's been a hot second since I last touched it, and I've had a couple ideas for unofficial expansions that I really need to get to.