Infinity: The Quest for Earth has been discussed a bit on the forums. It's definitely not vaporware, but the focus lately on that game/engine has been with the internal structure of the company behind it, so there hasn't been much development that's been published in about a year. I've been following it closely these past couple of years (earlier moreso than now). They have a good model going, and with some of their recent internal developments, may have a future. They just really need to change their "openness" a bit. Right now they are so closed door that I think they're doing themselves a disservice as an Indy developer.
And THAT is where Outerra shines right now. I have no doubt that once the Outerra game gets underway, there will be a little more poker playing than what we've seen previously, but that's natural. I do have confidence in Cameni and Angrypig, however, to communicate the direction they're taking, and I also don't doubt that they'll be listening closely to the community's responses.