With the release of Space Pilgrim Academy: Reunion last weekend, I wanted to give all of you folks an update on what's happening with this series and the future of Pilgrim Adventures in general.
Although Reunion is the concluding chapter of what can be referred to as the Latona story arc, focusing on Maggie's search for her mother, you'll probably get the sense that there's still more story left to tell.
There's been some discussion and speculation on the forums about how many years there are at the Pilgrim Space Academy, and the answer is that there are six. This means Maggie and her fellow cadets are only halfway through their time at the academy. So, the intention is to create a second story arc which would cover years 4 through 6 and possibly beyond.
However ... this won't happen immediately.
I've been almost exclusively working on the Academy games for nearly two years now, and during that time I've had ideas for various other interesting projects which have had to remain on the shelf. The first of these is already in development and should be arriving relatively soon.
Also, the opportunity for the first collaboration between Pilgrim Adventures and another game developer has recently presented itself, which is very exciting!
So, the plan is to take a some time to work on these other projects, and then to return to the Academy series at some point in the future.
Before making any further Academy adventures, I would also like to do a major update to the existing games in the series with enhanced graphics, more varied facial expressions for the lead characters, and some improvements to gameplay.
Obviously the success and popularity of the Academy series will affect the decision of when to start work on the new chapters, so if you'd like to expedite their arrival, the best thing you could do would be to leave Steam reviews on the previous games if you haven't already - particularly Year 1. You could also help out by recommending the series to your friends, foes, followers, dependants, colleagues and minions. It would be very much appreciated!
Finally, I'd also like to mention that in addition to the Steam developer page, we've also newly created accounts on Twitter and Facebook to make it easier for you to follow what's going on! The website is also being updated.
