Icarus

Icarus Dev Tracker




26 Jan

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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

24 Jan


19 Jan

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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.
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    Shamm on Steam - Thread - Direct
Week 111 is here and we’ve added the Smoker along with nine new recipes for you to enjoy.

From Melon Smoked Giant Steak to Tea Smoked Freshwater Fillet, there’s a range of new tasty recipes to try out with unique buffs, perks and benefits.

We’ve also got an update for you on our ongoing work on the batteries and networks project, along with next week’s buzzy update.

Jump in and have a read.

Notable Improvements:
  • Backpacks are no longer automatically re-equipped whenever a piece of player equipment is added/removed/damaged - this fixes the bug where the medic backpack's modifiers would be re-applied every time the player took damage
  • Fixed a bug where the crop growth rate was being added instead of multiplied, resulting in a growth rate of roughly double what was intended
  • The mission communicator no longer plays noise when it reloads back in (no more weird bzzt noise when roaming around the ma...
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12 Jan

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    Shamm on Steam - Thread - Direct
Week 110’s update adds our newest and most powerful shield, the Titanium Tower Shield.

With 140 degrees of area coverage and 85% damage resistance, this is one of our strongest defensive item to date but will require a high cost of resources to craft.

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This week: Titanium Tower Shield
This week's update introduces our newest powerful shield, the Titanium Tower Shield.

This shield has a 140-degree block radius, with 85% damage blocking, making it a powerful asset.

This is craftable on the foundry and requires an extensive list of materials, including Titanium Plate, Epoxy, Cured Leather and Steel Screws.

When attached to your back, the shield provides a strong defense against damage from behind, giving it multi-purpose use, even when not equipped.

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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

04 Jan

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    Shamm on Steam - Thread - Direct
Week 109’s update introduces a newly discovered creature to the Volcanic Biome of Prometheus, the Ignari.

Closely related to the Viscid of the Swamp biome, the Ignari will be found among the flowing lava and rocky outcrops, so keep your eyes peeled.

As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we've been doing a few content-only updates over the holiday period so everyone could have a bit of a break, but also so we could keep them separated from the technically complex work finalizing batteries and power networks. More info to come on those in the next few weeks.

Finally, we’ve got an update on the progress of the Prometheus Map Expansion for you, to start 2024.



This week: Ignari
The Ignari has been discovered in the Volcanic Regions of Prometheus.

Exclusive to this Biome, the Ignari is closely related to the Viscid, fo... Read more

29 Dec

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    Shamm on Steam - Thread - Direct
Week 108’s update is here, and we’ve added our first new Orbital Workshop armor in a while, the Tachyon Armor.

This is designed for the survivalist, with some unique buffs that you won’t find in any other sets.

We’ve also got an update on the progress of Turrets for you to catch up on.

Finally - Happy New Years from the team here at Rocketwerkz! We can’t wait to do 2024 with you.



This week: Tachyon Workshop Armor
We have added a new armor to the Orbital Workshop.

The Tachyon Armor is the first new armor we’ve added in a while, with perks and buffs designed for survival.

This included buffs to fall damage resistance and resistance to exposure, so your missteps off cliffs and poor timing out in the storms are less impactful.

These are some unique buffs we haven’t experimented with before, so should... Read more

22 Dec

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    Shamm on Steam - Thread - Direct
Week 107’s update is here and we’ve added two new rugs, the Jaguar and the Snow Leopard.

These will require their creature’s vestiges along with other materials, so get to hunting and crafting now.

We’re still hard at work on batteries and networks, and due to the complexity of these upcoming changes we’re limiting the next few updates to easily isolated pieces of content like decorations, armour sets and maybe even a new creature. Keep an eye on these patch notes to find out when batteries are available for beta testing on the experimental branch.

And - Merry Christmas from the team here at RocketWerkz!



This week: Jaguar, Snow Leopard Rugs
This week, we’ve added two new rugs to the existing set. These are the Jaguar and Snow Leopard, two of the apex predators of Icarus that you’ll encounter in the Forest and Arctic Biomes res... Read more

14 Dec

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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.
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    Shamm on Steam - Thread - Direct
Week 106 is here, and with it comes the Biomore Backpack, our second role-specific backpack, this one being for the medic.

This comes with a bunch of unique team-buff auras and other perks, making it perfect for the support role in your group.

We’ve also got an update on Bees for you to sink your teeth into.

Jump in and have a read.



This week: Biomore Backpack
This week, we’re adding a new backpack, for the medic of your crew.

The Biomore Backpack is purchasable in the workshop. It provides six inventory slots, along with 3 active auras where the prospector and nearby allies having increased physical resistance, quicker healing from bacterial, parasitic and poisons, and additional health regeneration. It also has some buffs for the wearer, reducing the stamina impact from using tools, and providing more health to do... Read more
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    Rocket on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
These forums are a place for you to interact with the developers and other players. That requires a high level of civility, understanding, and respect to maintain. What this space is not is a place for you where you are entitled to broadcast whatever opinions you may have without consequence.

Think of this space like the front of house in a Restaurant. While we welcome feedback, even when negative and passionately so, if you “speaking your mind” becomes disruptive or unwelcoming; then you may be asked to leave.
This our studio space and we actively moderate this area and encourage our staff to frequent it and interact with you. As such, we are legally obligated to protect our staff from harassment and unwelcoming behaviour.

Posts that are derogatory towards staff members will result in bans. Harassment or threats will be reported to the police
As an example saying “The spelling for the backpack description is terrible, whoever wrote that should be f... Read more

13 Dec

pvp

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    Rocket on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
Originally we had a vision of doing a PVP mode as our third major expansion. But it is very expensive to do, because to do PVP properly you have to deal with antisocial behaviour such as hacking. That means rewriting a lot of systems to be server authoritative, and integrating a lot of checks and balances.

Icarus has built a great community and done well, but not sold enough for us to be able to invest in developing that without sacrificing on the work we want to do to improve the base game.

So we have focused our efforts on improving the base game, our PVP ambitions might have to wait for another game. We don’t want to do PVP survival unless we can deliver a really good experience.

12 Dec

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    Rocket on Steam - Thread - Direct
Bohemia Interactive selflessly proposed a bundle, you can get an excellent deal on ICARUS and DayZ now.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/37288/The_Day_After_Survival_Sale_Bundle/

Embark on a thrilling survival adventure with "The Day After Survival Sale," available exclusively until December 21st, 2023. This special bundle combines two of the most immersive survival games on Steam: DayZ, with its harrowing post-apocalyptic world, and Icarus, set in a treacherous alien wilderness. Perfect for survival game enthusiasts, this package challenges your ... Read more
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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

08 Dec

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    Rocket on Steam Forums - Thread - Direct
It is chosen to differentiate our significant content updates from hotfixes and other updates. This makes it easy for players to see what the actual content updates are for the game, versus the hotfixes.

This was the standard chosen during the beta weekends, when we had not planned the break-neck pace of weekly updates. The weekly update cadence would only be adopted later.

This is also standard for our other games at the studio, it is just only Icarus that currently does major updates every week.

07 Dec

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    Shamm on Steam - Thread - Direct
Week 105 is here, and with it, the start of our third year of Icarus.

This week we’re adding three new Rustic Sign variations in both ground and floor variations, with a more ‘raw’ design than the standard wood sign.

We’ve also got a ton of information on upcoming updates and features for all the new players who have joined us from our recent Free Weekend.

These are all scheduled for next year, as our team will be focusing on smaller updates over the Christmas break while spending time with their families. However, you can still expect some big features like our Batteries and Electrical Network soon, and our weekly updates will continue just like they have for the last two years.

Jump in and have a read.

Notable Improvements:
  • Added Icons behind the armor slots, light slot and bulk slots
  • Fixed an issue with the hotbar hotkeys not showing correct keys when rebound
  • Fixed fur issues on...
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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.

30 Nov

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    Shamm on Steam - Thread - Direct
Icarus’s first-ever Free Weekend is here!

This has been in the works for some time, and we are excited to finally do one of these and give players who have been on the fence about Icarus the chance to try it out and see all the work that has gone into it over the last two years.

For those unfamiliar with what a Free Weekend is, this is a four-day period over the weekend when anyone can download Icarus and play without having to have purchased the game.

If you’ve got friends you’ve been trying to convince to get the game, this is a great time to get them to come join you with no strings attached.

All content in the Icarus base game will be playable, including Open World and Operations on Olympus. We’ve also put the game itself and a bunch of the DLC on discount so if you enjoy it, you can score a good deal to keep playing long after the Free Weekend finishes.

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    /u/ on Steam - Thread - Direct
A lil somethin somethin: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page here.