> I may be asking for a lot.
You aren't. There is still people in the ORC who are good, don't underestimate the amount of genuine people who are in this community. Tbh tho, none of those "genuine" people were willing to do clients for Finobe.net, either because of lack of knowledge or distracted by other projects.
Here is the thing, I know you said "No mentioning yourself", but I hope you do me an exception:
Months ago, I was doing a bit of research on Client Development and it looks like there are resources like lrre.wiki and the unofficial Boomblox Wiki. It looks a bit too simple to play around with, as I have a fair level of knowledge with Programming (Well, I know Lua better. But after learning Lua, knowing other languages' syntax like C++ is way easier (Assembly feels like a headache a bit, but if I remember correctly, x64dbg has a C translator). However, I am concerned if patching clients can be as simple as following such guides.
I am sure you have connections with Client Developers, hence may I ask a question to meditext or whoever you may have: Can Client Patching be as simple as following these resources? This is why I said you do me an exception, because I feel like I am near the point of actually having the knowledge to patch clients. Well, atleast on a simple, but enough for a functioning revival. There may be more to it, but I would not mind to research further.