Hey! My friend alerted me to this thread, but it's been a really nice read seeing everyone's experiences with the game.
I'm one of the team working on the sequel now! If you have questions or want to learn more, please come join us: https://pistolshrimpgames.com/get-involved/ - we have a pretty active Discord, we've released our Super Melee prototype freely, and we are even making and releasing a pretty neat (I'm biased) gameplay engine that the whole thing runs on. People have made their own ships and even their own games with it!
I'm one of the team working on the sequel now! If you have questions or want to learn more, please come join us: https://pistolshrimpgames.com/get-involved/ - we have a pretty active Discord, we've released our Super Melee prototype freely, and we are even making and releasing a pretty neat (I'm biased) gameplay engine that the whole thing runs on. People have made their own ships and even their own games with it!