what parts of abyss actually work right now so i can install it in my steam copy again cause i need to know. (P.M. me with info) 
In this thread they've mentioned a few times that Abyss won't be released until they feel it's ready for the public, until then... We have to wait it out.  Patience, being a virtue of course.  

 The past versions of Abyss no longer work because of a different compiler setup.  We now use: Microsoft Visual C++ 2010.  This means that past versions of Abyss are effectively broken... So "no features" of Abyss currently work in past versions due to different versions of Microsoft Visual C++.  
This means that they're working diligently on it... Per Step29 here who's helping Blade along with others:
Progress: 
38/57 Mods in Abyss complete
66% in total