IXION - Dark Sci Fi Colony Survival

IXION gameplay with Splat! Let's Play IXION and check out a game where you'll build up a space station with all the things it needs to colonize the galaxy.
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[@holz_name]

Funny fact. Ixion killed his father in law by pushing him into a bed of burning coals and wood. Zeus took pity on Ixion and invited him to Olympus where Ixion lusted after Hera. Zeus created a cloud of Hera to trick Ixion and Ixion had slept with the fake Hera, creating the race of Centaurs. Zeus punished Ixion by binding him to a winged fiery wheel that was always turning. Is this why the game is called IXION? The ship is like a fiery spinning wheel.

[@grayaj23]

Awesome -- The name was familiar but I had forgotten the story. Thanks!

[@AtomicPunx]

This is why I read thru comments from time to time! Thanks for the back story!!

[@ColinTimmins]

Thanks for the incite for why the name is IXION. Very cool. =]

[@karsonkammerzell6955]

Greek mythology was all kinds of screwed up, lol.

[@molybdaen11]

As if Zeus ever cared about his wife at all.

[@grayaj23]

"standard procedure suggests that you should build more solar panels" Why not come right out and say it? YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS.

[@92edoy]

WE NEED MORE VESPENE GAS!

[@achtsekundenfurz7876]

For Aiur!

[@verbalbbq7976]

Just by the initial cutscene it’s very clear that this game is being made by people who are EXTREMELY passionate about space and spaceflight

[@svetochmira9994]

Nah, lazy bums just copied starting scene from Homeworld, and copied gameplay from Frostpunk.

[@araghon007]

@@svetochmira9994 So.. All tycoon games are a copy of Frostpunk now?

[@SecuR0M]

@@araghon007 How many Tycoon games force you to build outwards in a circular pattern from a central hub? Frostpunk and some obscure 90s games no one remembers? Most Noun Tycoons were freebuild games, not hub and spoke maps.

[@svetochmira9994]

@@araghon007 Do all tycoon games involve apocalyptic scenario? City building? Isolated community of people with no hope of help from anyone but themself's? Deep moral choices, blue "Home" i mean "Trust" meter?

[@DantezMaritu]

@@SecuR0M Startopia?

[@DamsdelDrennon]

"I'm gonna chalk that up as an oops" Legendary xD The game is absolutely gorgeous and the clarity and efficiency of the ui is a splendid accomplishment.

[@achtsekundenfurz7876]

Splatty's 1st run: everybody on the station dies horribly Splatty's 2nd run: everybody _not_ on the station dies *even more horribly* Splat / 10 - that's what peak performance looks like!

[@orecruncher7930]

Those cinematics are the bomb. I think they set the bar high for themselves - just hope they deliver.

[@Zone1BC]

@10:53 The centrifugal force once the habitat is up to full spin speed will mean 'gravity' would appear to be outward only*. The only time you'd have force acting sideways as you described would be if the habitat needed to boost (or I guess reduce) it's spin speed. Then there would be acceleration/deceleration G's, though the effect would be negligible due to the mass of the habitat and the power that would be required to accelerate/decelerate it at any kind of noticeable rate. Such a force would be induced at a very slow rate. Partly due to the power requirements mentioned earlier but also because the habitat wouldn't be built to withstand high G loads in that particular direction because it would never be necessary. *Think of being in a car, when you accelerate hard, you are pushed back in to the seat. That is the force you described. When you are up to speed, you don't feel any G's, until you need to turn. Then the G's are sideways - or outward. That is what would be felt in the habitat. To feel constant acceleration in a habitat it would have to constantly be increasing it's spin speed (or decrease if you don't mind the ceilings becoming the floor and vice-versa). Also bear in mind there would still be the outward G's which would increase as the spin speed increased... It's just not a very friendly environment if you're trying to change the spin speed of the habitat :)

[@TheYear-dm9op]

You will have sideways force in a rotational habitat every time you move or merely move a body part, due to the coriolis effect. The bigger the radius, the less it is, though. That is actually a strong point against rotational gravity for us in our current state of space travel. It not only messes with your sense of motion (circulating liquid in the equilibrium organ during and shortly after head turns) but also with every movement you do and it's going into different relative directions, based on how you are oriented, which would make it super annoying, most probably even interfering with simple tasks.

[@DavidBrown-bs7gg]

I think you mean centripetal force

[@thespecter1530]

@@DavidBrown-bs7gg Centripetal force is circular I think, they're correct in this case

[@DavidBrown-bs7gg]

@@thespecter1530 In the case of a rotating system, the centripetal force pulls the mass inward to follow a curved path, while the mass appears to push outward due to its inertia. In each of these cases, though, there is only one real force being applied (centripetal) while the other is only an apparent force.(centrifugal)

[@kinagrill]

so you basically walk on the bottom of the circle cuz of the 'pull' that direction.

[@aoihitori]

Thank you for not cutting off the intro cutscene.. It was dope and very detailed like I watched a space launch from NASA. The devs definetly a nerd at space exploration or even watched a lot of movies or documentary about it and I like it.

[@arifhossain9751]

Splat: *asks for Doritos and coffee* Game: *CRUNCHING NOISES*

[@normtrooper4392]

I thought that was him 🤣

[@trentonfox]

Damn, actually did happen. Game is trolling through time and space

[@markdowse3572]

Perfect timing, eh? 😁 M 🦘🏏😎

[@socialnetworking4782]

Yo Splatt, have you considered editing together a compilation of your favorites from the last few months or a yearly best of series? Love the reviews but I'd like to see your top 5.

[@shads00]

Agree 💯

[@redacted5052]

Yep, would be great. Partyelite does something like that, and it’s a nice way to get the vibe of a few games at once.

[@Drumsgoon]

The Long Dark, The Long Dark, The Long Dark, The Long Dark, and The Long Dark ;p

[@itinkthereforeiiz]

Yeah I'd love that even a top 25

[@Tomahawkist_]

that‘s a really cool idea, i’d like to see that as well actually

[@MrNeutral01]

Shortly after schematic is another short, showing a scientist grabbing a calculator and furiously punching in numbers. He stops and brings the calculator closer to his face. He slowly places the calculator back on the desk as he says, "Whoops.."

[@karsonkammerzell6955]

This reminds me of some food (I think it was spinach) getting called a super food. Someone made an error when they originally calculated the food's nutritional contents and moved a decimal one space too far; turns out that while still good for you the nutritional content was pretty normal in the levels of nutrition it provides. The marketing was already too good to pass up though so they've been running with it since.

[@XpaceTrue]

Are you sure it was not intentional? I mean, I've watched certain movies (the recent Godzilla movies come to mind) and played certain games and read certain comics where there's an eco-terrarist group so insane that they're trying to either wipe out humanity or at least destroy civilization so as to "save the world" from the "horrible humans who are killing it". And that speech from the guy who invented this hyperdrive strongly suggests that he thinks humans are killing the planet. Just saying...

[@mkaleborn]

Those old Texas Instruments calculators always seemed to be one ‘0’ too short for what I needed….

[@DoomedPaladin]

The shuttle that delivers you to the station is named 'Charon?' Yep, you're boned. The game very much reminds me of Starbase Startopia, but I can see how it can go Frostpunk eventually. The video at the end reminded me very much of Deus Ex: Human Revolution in its tone, which gave me (good) chills. I look forward to (hopefully) morally dubious technologies and systems in the greater game, though I'd love it if the tone shifted with your decisions too, becoming more dystopian or utopian, cyberpunk or solarpunk, etc. Though I know with a game this far along that's not going to happen.

[@richardpaulson6002]

Always a chance for expansionism to pop in if folks advocate for it enough, maybe a small update popping in for a few dollars.

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

This looks like a grimdark version of Startopia indeed.

[@J-Rat871]

I don't see the startopia this game has more paroles undertones while startopia is more comedic in a sense

[@Ranmyakki]

You also jumped the gun at the end there, dooming people in shuttles (with food) heading towards your station, by starting the jump process. You could see the arrow from Earth to the Station, and the personnel count never rose after they said they were sending people and food up. That being said, game looks damn solid for not being in full release yet. If they keep up this quality, It'll be a great addition to any library for people who even semi enjoy these sorts of games. (I'm not even thinking from the Frostpunk style)

[@PRiMETECHAU]

Those were just the poor people class; they got jettisoned to space! :)

[@hariman7727]

That's Splattercat. Inattentive and inconsistent when playing, and usually misses big things along the way.

[@nick012000]

@@hariman7727 I'm not gonna lie, I was practically shouting at the screen when he missed building the shuttles in his first playthrough...

[@trentonfox]

Also listening to Splat be himself while all these high-flying admins and AI are gabbing on is therapeutic.

[@mkaleborn]

‘Hey there bright future of humanity amongst the stars! Now where’s the cheeseburgers and Doritos at, cuz I’m a hungry boy.’

[@plainlake]

Well the cutscenes are top notch in any case.

[@molybdaen11]

I like the sound design. They even sound different when you are inside and outside of the station view.

[@Trifler500]

27:39 - Just FYI, if you choose the first option, you can do the second option after that and get both. If you just do the second one, you lose out on the research points you get from the first option.

[@GretchenDawntreader]

35:00 more specifically for any who don't know, EVA stands for Extra Vehicular Activity.

[@TheAceFireChild]

The fear, the downright fear that went right through me when I saw that final moment in that cutscene. Jesus I did not see that coming. I was so pumped for the drive activation, suspenseful knowing something would go wrong for the ship when they got to their destination as is so often the case with the genre, but that... God no not that 😂

[@little_tinker]

Yo, they made us move the station into the moon's orbit before pushing the big red button. Good chance that corpo wanted that to happen, so that the moon rocks will could "cleanse the earth"

[@TheAceFireChild]

@@little_tinker we've had our views of corps tinted by cyberpunk and Wayland, but I'm guessing this Corp isn't going to be so easy to figure out. We heard from some members of the council, each I'm betting will have their own agenda and maybe us helping them will have certain risks/rewards. But you are probably right, I'm guessing one or more members of the Murdok Council knew what would happen.

[@simonedwards8759]

Agreed! Totally shocked! Amazing, really want this now!

[@commiedeer]

@@little_tinker Considering the dialog implied that the corporation including its upper leadership were on the planet when you jumped, I seriously doubted that. Would be very short-sighted of them to end the world while they were still on it.

[@little_tinker]

@@commiedeer I don't know... the opening of the final cinematic clearly has Corpo McHairGel looking out at the Earth and Moon, suggesting he's either on our space station or another one. The council may not be in the know, but he's the one with his name on the building (figuratively) . And the question still remains: why delibrately move closer to the moon first? I like my grimderp theory :)

[@brianlynchehaun1963]

This is why Splat is my number 1 fav youtuber. Anyone else would have scrubbed the recording after wiping their colony, and presented us with a clean 'nothing bad happened' play, but Splat? Splat shows us the first run, and then there's a straight up "I done f'cked up". Relatable, and down-to-earth. Never change, Splat, you're the goddamn best.

[@try2bcool]

It would be nice if every single structure wasn't the same, indistinct, shapeless brown blob. When it gets dense with structures it's going to be difficult to spot what you're looking for quickly.

[@SirStouk]

"I'm gona chalk that up as an oops... That's, that's a 'my bad', I'm sorry I destroyed the earth with, with chunks of the moon's ass" Possibly one of your best quotes ever 😄

[@admiralhalo7293]

This game has been on my wishlist for awhile now. Now I can see some game played

[@zoranvujovic998]

O'Neill cylinder as a playground to build your space city! That's such an awesome idea. Can't wait.

[@caligo7918]

I'm sorry to tell you, that's not an O'Neill Cylinder, it's just a ring on a space station. The original O'Neill Cylinders were planned to be 8km in diameter and 32 km long, with either windows in the hull or a central lightsource. Babylon 5 would be a decent example of an O'Neill cylinder.

[@Einargizz]

"A ring on a space station" is called a Von Braun wheel. It's basically a more manageable design that we could realistically start building with today's technology, while an O'Neill Cylinder is a "further down the line" vision of permanent space habitats that could house millions of people.

[@mogytamas2]

This game is awesome! The cinematic parts....astonishing! great job!

[@DelIsInYourMind]

So if you wondering - demo is availible to every one now on Steam, for a week.

[@happyninja42]

"Frostpunk in space" *sidles up* You have my attention

[@Endlave]

That guy eating during the transmission strangely reminded me of Handsome Jack from Borderlands 2 just utterly disrespecting you and eating freaking pretzels while talking shit about you. It's glorious. Also: I know it's just the prologue but I laughed when the game was like: "Your continuous success has authorized you to take more people and food with you on your journey to Alph-" and Splat was like "Yeah whatever, fuck those guys. Let's push the big red button. WHOOO!"

[@optima-nova772]

Just wow on production quality! A lot of talent and skill behind this. Inspiring and assuring that such talent still exists out there in dev.

[@2terriblegamers519]

love the occasional crunch during the speach from the cryo guy

[@fishpop]

The composer for this game also did Mechanicus, the Warhammer 40k XCOM-like, and you can tell. A good example is the music at 38:27, specifically once Dolos starts speaking at 39:03. It's the electronic droning mixed with chanting.

[@fishpop]

Having the grand celebration event of a ship leaving the planet be punctuated by an explosion reminds me of when the Lost Light set off. Funnily enough; both the explosions of the Lost Light and Tiqqun were caused by a fancy hyperdrive.

[@FringeBerlin]

Wow that intro was quite something! I absolutely loved the song! ♥

[@mementomori5580]

I was wondering how long it was gonna take you to realize that the big thing at the top left where you build around was actually the docking bay... turns out you needed to kill your whole colony once to figure it out :P

[@derekdrake8706]

No music in the space part is a mistake. If it's for immersion because there's no sound in space, that doesn't really work because the administrator isn't in the vacuum of space. What this game could really use is a radio system like Surviving Mars.

[@ianallen738]

In space, nobody can hear you ROCK ON!!!!

[@Mambaru]

Honestly the music in ALL games is the 1st thing that I turn off. So no music in space, that's a plus for me.

[@fus132]

@@Mambaru Imagine being this guy.

[@JaredBurdick]

The snacking sound effects were amazing!

[@QuinchGaming]

Damn...that jump cinematic...wow!

[@FurryEskimo]

10:55 Fun fact. While your instinct is common, the way forces work on a spinning object are a bit weird, but you can understand it pretty quickly if you look into the physics. Basically objects moving in a circle would fly away from the center if allowed to, but the exterior wall is getting in your way, so you end up pinned to the exterior wall. If you’ve ever visited a faire with a graviton, it’s a bit like that, pinned to the exterior wall, but the larger the structure is the less sickening/disorienting it is to be on.

[@piscinaiv7937]

Getting more of an Alpha Centauri vibe from this than Civ: Beyond Earth offered, spiritually at least. Looks top notch!

[@matheff71]

Frostpunk-like game with the grim art style of Sunless Skies and the sci-fi depth of Stellaris, but on a smaller scale. Nice.

[@williambristol8811]

"We have just unlocked the endless frontiers. Let us begin littering!" 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@v02max75]

This game looks utterly wild! I can't believe the quality of the cinematics. What a crazy turn of events right at the end. I did not see that coming

[@commiedeer]

Nice demo, and nice touch using their announcement trailer to wrap things up. I'm definitely going to have to keep an eye out for this one.

[@Baraz_Red]

The artistic quality is blowing my mind ! Great work Bulwark Studios !

[@Erichiper]

That initial cinematic was soooo well done. This guys have done their research.

[@AngryKittens]

"We are sending you more people and food." Splat: "Bye."

[@chillaxter13]

I'm so glad you did a full playthrough of the demo! The longer video was so very worth it!

[@enriquejoseantequerasanche6180]

This reminds me of the old Startopia, but in a much more serious tone and with harder sci-fi elements. That one got a remake recently but it bombed hard because apparently it was just a paintjob, but this one looks awesome, I hope they don't drop the ball.

[@brendenhawley2225]

I in general love a hard sci-fi city builder, sim game in space and been looking for a good one.

[@thesaim1036]

It s really inspired of frostpunk imo, and I couldnt be happier about it.

[@AshAsmodeus]

I did NOT see that ending coming....I was already intrigued by the game and all the mythological references. The cultish demeanor of the CEO kinda drew me in for the "Wayland-Yutani" feel he oozed.... and finally seeing the "oops" literally made me gasp. Can't wait to play this now...

[@marcturmel924]

Damn, this game is gorgeous, that jump animation; the Gods of Chaos approves...

[@duckduckgoose4111]

Shouldn't be a surprise it's by the devs who made Mechanicus..

[@kylekissack4633]

Inquisitor yes this comment right here..grey knights brothers please..step forward

[@sirophic]

Awesome, beautiful, inspiring, extremely cinematic. This one goes to the top of my wishlist, thanks for highlighting it Splat :-)

[@redeyeofthenightfall]

THAT INTRO IS SO EPIC holy crap but man, maybe it's a youtube/recording thing but the sound of that rocket launch was entirely underwhelming ever watched video of real rocket launches? every been to one? that sound should have shook me but instead i just hear the synth melody

[@TrustySquire]

That music for this game sounds tight af.

[@syos1979]

Looking into the comments and more about the mythology, the eerie foreshadowing in the speech, and the placement of the craft right outside the moon's range makes me almost feel like this was planned. Vanir Dolos damn we knew that Earth was already dying, that the technology and the path to distant worlds was already in motion, but in his ego, his desire to be seen as a grand hero knew that he needed one small accident to make sure Earth's death throes where set in motion in such a way that he could be seen as a hero in this new world he plans to set up. Then again, this is just kinda a hunch.

[@randomgirl3269]

Thanks for your awesome reviews, I've added like 8 games I've watched you walk through the intro to. I'm one of those gamers that needs to watch someone else play to gain the confidence to try it myself (embarrassed). I really loved Frostpunk, and you summing up this game as that game in space pretty much sold it to me. Again, thanks, you're a treasure!

[@MauroTamm]

Elon didn't announce a space folding engine, right? What better way to leave a mark of a maiden voyage than carving it onto the moon itself.

[@GaryHamad]

THIS LOOKS GORGEOUS also I'm crying on that Ending

[@thaihung4693]

8:41 "we've just unlock the endless frontier of imagination, let's us begin littering"

[@msolomonii9825]

funny cuz it's exactly what's been happening for years, and getting much worse now that the 1%er ego-lords are playing in space! Space junk is a very real and growing serious problem.

[@jcapo1803]

Saw the demo on Steam, went to KZbin to check gameplay, found a video by you :') Success

[@mr.lonewolf8199]

This looks gritty and dark. Frostpunk in space, well coloured me intrigued 😊

[@HermannTheGreat]

Probably using the same engine, or built around the same engine design.

[@dirtywhitellama]

"Sometimes" 😂 the scattered is part of the fun....

[@dalvcthulhu]

Humanity will end soon. You mean could end soon? Did i stutter?

[@lilbrandon1987]

Humans accomplish an unimaginable feat with industry in space: Matt: “Let’s fill everything with trash!” ~NASA has left the chat. ~BP has entered the chat.

[@SodAlmighty]

@yep Actually there are strict rules now about littering Earth's orbit, I believe.

[@halerankin1752]

Wow! This game’s intro and audio is amazing!!

[@LordHog]

The sound track and voice acting is really nice. I will need to wishlist this one for sure

[@josephpieroni6681]

I really can't wait for this game to come out I loved the demo this is an amazing take on the " FrostPunk " style of game

[@mohammadazad8350]

I love the music in the intro scene

[@jled787]

Yeah, been looking forward to the game since last year's E3 where they put out the trailer (the whole Cutscene by Dolos) I had assumed that something went wrong with the engines and the station blew up the moon and itself, and from the context of the prologue, it seems like the station is safe but you did indeed blew up the moon, thereby accelerating the plans for humanity's survival. I think the plan was, as stated by the tutorial, a series of jumps back and forth to Proxima Centauri using gradually increasing crew sizes and passengers like pioneers to establish a foothold in the new planet by building resource structures in space for material gathering to build a starting city on the surface. The only thing I see that I don't like is that the game would feel like its going to be chopped up into chapters where the Ixion's jumps would indicate the end and start of the next one. Hopefully I'm wrong on this as that would mean that the game is a strict railroad and is basically a campaign/storymode experience. Though I do want a campaign mode, I also want an open sandbox experience.

[@entropic-decay]

Haven't heard of this game before, but now I'm very much looking forward to this game's release! It looks incredible

[@KasedoGames]

20 days until we release IXION 😉

[@Fransens]

Yes, yes, yesss! Already like it seeing it's longer than your usual videos so that is a good sign for starters...

[@joshsargent9599]

I am in love with that FTL aesthetic

[@4got10soul5]

my eyes heart from watching spattercat placing building so chaotic

[@RoseDragoness]

the two cinematics give me chills....

[@rastaoneeye]

Yeah, had this on my wishlist the minute I saw it when it showed up on steam. The days are getting closer to actually play,music sound beautiful and the graphics look absolutely stunning. Very hyped to play, looks amazing glad they gave you a key to play. Thank you for this adventure🍻

[@Tam_Hawkins]

The Demo is up on steam so you can try it yourself.

[@TheYear-dm9op]

Well, the launch got some things right. However, you don't make 3 distinct boosters to decouple them all at the same time. Then you could just make 1 instead.

[@Pile_of_carbon]

That, and I'm curious about the decision to launch from Norway. That'll make for a really strange orbit.

[@CaptainPrincess]

getting Startopia But More Serious vibes also dr munchi is a character from SOMA, a game that deals with AI stuff so I think they were referencing that

[@IlrysKadiatu]

*first one minute, hears music* Damn, now I've gotta play Surviving Mars again.

[@wombraider7796]

I’m really digging the sound track

[@zhangjoey9224]

That is the sickest beginning cutscene I have ever seen

[@Clayvessel79]

Now I have the image of your cargo ship trying to fit in the drive through ordering 50 cheese burgers. lol

[@druekreft1053]

Gravity would work on the spinning station like a weight on the end of a string would. Swing it around and it flies to the outside.

[@andrecruz7681]

Wow, love the soundtrack! Clearly inspired in Boards of Canada and Lorn.

[@GretchenDawntreader]

End of video reaction: "oh cool!!....OH CRAP!!"

[@akocbibbo]

I jumped into the song suggestions splatt and try to imagine the scene....you are right, we need that booming engine sound along with the banger music

[@andrewharrop2512]

Thanks Splatter. Looks awesome I've DL'd the demo in hope that its a s fun to play as it is to watch your playthrough and commentary 👍

[@kevg1617]

If i understand the way you envisioned it, that the head is closest to the pivot point of the structure when standing, then yes, that is correct and is precisely what the game is showing

[@CRPsupreme]

great cut scenes and great presentation of the story!

[@someguy4071]

Bro this game comes out on steam on my Birthday what a gift

[@SusCalvin]

You know what this map reminds me of? Startopia. Not a lot of games use this way to portray the inside of a torus space station for some reason, instead of a boring ol' flat surface where the horizon does not bend upward.

[@sunsettersix6993]

Splat's version of Kickstart My Heart: "Skydive naked from an EVA! Or a lady with a body from outer space! My heart, my heart! Kick start my heart!"

[@IcebergGaming265]

This one has been on my wish list for a long time!

[@JohnnyFeo]

Is it just me or does everyone else like the occasional really long video where he gets sucked into a great game?

[@sweepingtime]

The most 'The Council will decide your fate' game ever made.

[@isaacgraff8288]

This looks awesome. That ending though... quite the 'oops'

[@SeraSmiles]

Good lord this game looks astounding

[@F4R207]

Looks awesome, had not heard about it befor this but love me some frostpunk in space!

[@Trifler500]

The Tech Lab fits nicely in the upper right. The road lines up exactly with the Docking Bay. The road also lines up with the EVA Airlock if you build it along the top as well.

[@joker_g7337]

Too many names: Dolos, Vanir, Edden, Vohle, Tiqqun, Munchi, Klain, Marduk... Do I need to remember all of those for the plot? The end is amazing.

[@TheMonkey747]

In the End- *looks at the moon during launch* "3..." "2..." "1..." *blast of white, flash effect clears* "Oh Fuck."

[@advkow]

That's really cool that the tutorial is actually the part that occurs before the trailer where the moron corporation blows up the moon.

[@count-robo]

dude, best gaming channel on earth.