I know this game has been basically dropped, not recieving any new updates (at least thats how it looks like), but i would like to share my idea which would make this game almost self sustainable. As a heads up, im not really that deep into game development, so i dont know how difficult it would actually be to implement all these changes, especially with your game engine. As this post is limited to 2000 Characters, im putting it down below in the comments, as i cannot really shorten it a lot.
#Idea on how to revive this game
iron moon
1. Level Maker
Add the option for players to make their own levels. The outcome is simple, playing something new / fresh all the time. This would need a database for saving and loading these maps tho, so it shoud be thought about how to save levels as efficiently as possible for them to not consume lots of storage space.
2. Test Loop
Make a second loop option, the test loop. In this version of the loop you will always get player made maps. This is mainly to check if the quality of the maps is good. After a finished test loop, players get to vote the maps (could be 0-10, or simply thumbs up / thumbs down) and optionally leave a small message for the map creator. If a map receives good ratings, it will be removed from the test loop map pool and get added to the standard loop map pool. If there are not enough new levels in the test loop map pool, it will be closed until enough new maps have been created. If a map rating is too low, the creator of that map should be able to make changes to the map and be able to resubmit it afterwards (could be limited to prevent spam).
3. Standard Loop
The concept stays the same, but player made levels are included in the map pool. The lobby making / joining system needs a rework tho. Players should be able to choose whether to create or to join a room. When selecting to join a room, players should see a list of currently open lobbys, how many players are currently waiting and their set map filter option. The map filter option would be set when opening a room. It could give for example the following options: newest maps, original maps, best rated maps of the week / month / year / all time, random maps etc.. Players should also be able to vote for maps here, but in order to not limit the game flow a simple thumbs up / thumbs down vote after a map would be enough. If a maps rating would drop too much, it would be removed from the map pool.