So, up to this point, all I had done was watch a bunch of let's plays of the game.
But I noticed recently that it was -finally- on GOG, so I got a copy for myself.
It's really scratching that itch that the original Outpost gave me, but like I said in the HD subforum, the lack of an endless mode feels like such a missed opportunity. It would be great for the devs of Ixion to make a sequel or a spin-off which revolves around colony building. They've got the chops for it, I think. It would stand to be far less janky and buggy than the original Outpost, at least, heh.