Icarus Dev Tracker

In our previous Free Laika update we added pet companions to the game, as well as new DLC with extra content for those wanted to support development. Some of this content wasn't ready in time, but we kept working on it and now it is ready for this update.

For more information, checkout the Laika Update below
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1149460/view/4191238396441414580

This week debuts two new four-legged friends - the Pug for the owners of the Animal Companions DLC and Laika herself for everyone to get from the Orbital Workshop. We’ve also got some progress updates on our project to add more Operations on Styx and Olympus Open World by converting over more Missions, and a player-voted poll so you can decide what next week... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Performance improvement is an activity we undertake constantly, but it is a bit like prospecting for gold in that it can be a lot of work with no outcome. This week, we have some specific performance improvements for late-game hitching.

We’re rolling out the late-game hitching fix we’ve been discussing for the last two weeks after some rigorous testing. Simply-put, this will reduce or eliminate the hitching when traversing the map in open worlds that you've been playing on for a while.

Why don't we do performance every week? People often say this in comments. In fact, we work on performance constantly at significant project expense. This work is very exploratory. In this case, our solution was extremely complex and risky. It involved redeveloping our custom voxel mesh generation to be multithreaded, combining several of the most complex areas of programming together. Results in performance optimizations don't come in a straight line, so w...

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Welcome to Week 128.

After a couple of big weeks of Project Clinic updates, we’re returning to our normal cadence and making some changes to the carts we recently introduced in Laika - letting you ride them rather than just lead them as they operate.

We’ve also got some more information on the performance work we’re currently undertaking, particularly the mined stone deposit loading threads we discussed last week.

Finally, we’ve got news on what to expect next week - hint, you’re going to need a bigger dog bed.

Jump in and have a read.

Notable Improvements

• Adding small dog drinking and eating animation duplicates for montages and adding unique audio for both sizes to differentiate between the small and big dogs
  
• Updated modifier times on tooltips to show in minutes if over 120 seconds
  
• Added APEX DM meshes, as well as many of their blueprints, for multiple buildable assets for all tie...

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Welcome to week 127.

This week we’re completing our project clinic, with a bunch more improvements, tweaks and content additions.

For those unfamiliar with what a project clinic is, read our post from last week which goes into more detail.

We’re also introducing a performance improvement this week, focusing on late-game stutters and looking at the root cause of some of these instances.

Next week we hope to further improve late-game performance, and we’ll be ... Read more

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Contains the following Fixes

• Fixed bug where item in light slot would become activated any time player visibility changed
  
• Fixed other Aluminium building piece recipes that require Aluminium Ingots
  
• Adding appropriate audio for start loop and stop of coal - wood burner. Adding appropriate deploy audio
  
• Fixing wood burner chimney smoke effects playing at the wrong location - based on smaller chimney
  
• Fixed bug where wood torch and wood rag torch would disappear when looking in certain directions in first-person
  
• Fixed Hypothermia Resistance modifier granted by Tusker crashing game when removed.
  
• Added validation to D_ModifierStates to prevent recursive application of auras
  
• Fixed bug where offset applied to light slot when mounted wasn't being cleared after dismounting

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Welcome to Week 126.

After an amazing Laika launch, we’re keeping up the momentum with a massive week of new content, quality-of-life improvements, Laika fixes, balances, and more. This is not a typical week, so strap up for a serious read of what has changed.
This week comes off the back of an excellent reception to our Free Laika update and we will continue to work on the new features over the next couple of weeks. You’ll find new content this week such as a dirt building tier, the new Arctic Moa, new building pieces, medicinal items and more.

We’ve also embarked on a project clinic that started last week, with this steering a lot of the changes you’re seeing, and future content that we’re planning. For more on what a project clinic is, read below, and then jump in and check out this weeks changes.

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What is a Project Clinic?

A project clinic involves making our team experience the frustrations you do, and...

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Contains the following fixes and new features

• RELOCATED: Tagged mission item so it will show in relevant crafting filter
  
• Added active modifier list above mount's health bar when riding
  
• Fixed bug where mounts/tames wouldn't attack targets if they failed to path
  
• Fixed bug where Moa mount wouldn't attack after unlocking required talent and setting to Defensive/Aggressive
  
• Fixed pets having mount talent growth, granting additional talents over
  
• Adding Subclasses of Apply To Target so all medicines have their correct 'in-use' modifier
  
• Adding viewable creature modifiers when viewing a mount or tames tooltip in world
  
• Adding Initial Missions to Styx and Olympus Open worlds to build a mission device similar to Prometheus

Missing from this hotfix The following was supposed to be in this update but failed in test. They will be fixed in the next update.

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A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

Originally posted by author: A Message from Rocket

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We release the key content for free in our updates, pairing them with companion DLCs that contain adjacent or decorative content. For a detailed outline of our strategy you can read more below [expand type=showmore]On 4 December 2021 we released ICARUS to deservedly mixed reviews. It was a big project for a new studio and our launch was filled with plenty of stumbles. At a certain point you have to stop making the game you think you should be making, and start making the game you actually have. We took a deep look at how we were operating and committed to doing a update every week to earn the trust of the community. We did so, every single week, with not a single one missed including through COVID lockdowns, two serious floods, a tropical cyclone, a gas leak, and an active shooting.

We are carving out an approach that involves releasing consistent free updates...

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Originally posted by author: Pets Bundle available for Pre-Purchase

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This is the first time we have a bundle that features a "bundle only" package. To minimize the chances that things break, we are preparing as much as possible ahead of time. Just in time for its release alongside the free Laika update next week, we've just made the Pets Bundle available on Steam. This contains the Pet Companions and Creature Comforts content packs, and as a bonus you will get access to the Zebra Rescue Mission - only available if you purchase the bundle.

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