I was a really big fan of the original Outpost (which was just a colony management sim) and I got this when it originally came out. The colony management isn't as complex, but the RTS portion makes up for it. There's a few nitpicks such as a little excessive micromanagement, units you build in on mission allegedly for the next mission not actually carrying over to the next mission, and the occasional random disaster making the level unwinnable, but it is a really good game for the era it was produced in. The colony system is still pretty robust, commanding the robots is pretty fun, and the story between the missions is really good as well.
