A release is pretty much a guarantee at this point, unless there are some significant unforeseen issues that crop up in testing that I wouldn't be able to fix within a week or so. None of the MTA team objects to releasing an update independently, so like I said there's no stopping it now.
Thanks for the overwhelming response, guys! Please have GTA3 and/or VC (whichever one(s) you have) installed before the testing time so things can start smoothly.