Icarus Dev Tracker

@Cutter - Yes that's absolutely how the Beta is supposed to work ;-) We're constantly improving the game's stability and performance. When we've worked on those issues do come back and check Icarus out post-launch.

@AussieChamp - I'd like to correct your misinformation. RocketWerkz has never abandoned any EA games. The only other EA game we have is Stationeers, which has been updated almost every month.

Yes you can skip the intro video - after 5 to 10 seconds.

The game itself is loading while the video is playing, so you can't skip the very start. However, yes a skip button has been suggested so you know when you can skip.

Just as a note, we have plans to extensively add things for solo players. You will notice a number of improvements for solo players this beta weekend (which is live early, as in right now). Death run, leaving gear behind perm, adding a marker.

For future beta weekends we will be extensively expanding the solo talent tree, which will be very useful for solo players.

We worked with Valve to configure the beta so it is run on a different Application Id within the Steam system. This means that time spent on the beta, does not count towards time played with Icarus. Additionally this means that Icarus is still considered a preorder.

This is important, because it means you can refund the game at *any* time during the beta process. We make a great deal of change every two weeks, which means the game is evolving. It might not always evolve in the direction someone who got into the game in Beta Weekend 1 would like.

Remember that we don't all like the same things, and that's what makes the world interesting. Not everyone game will interest everyone. Please be respectful of each others opinions - there is nothing wrong with someone not liking the game and wanting to refund it.

Please note the steam forum guidelines are very specific about forum content.

Do not do any of the following:
* Flame or insult other members
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I'll leave the thread open for now, but low effort posts don't help your "arguments" nor help anyone discuss them.

If you're interested in hearing more about the studio, including our offices, you should check out the regular episodes that we produce about the making of the game. Where we show around the office, and how we have set the office out to assist with the making of the game.

Please note the steam forum guidelines are very specific about forum content.

Do not do any of the following:
* Flame or insult other members
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* Abusive language, including swearing

Remember that low effort posts are very obviously flaming, and often damage the core premise the thread may be about. If you want to discuss a topic, then make sure there is something valuable to contribute. And if you want to lay accusations - be mindful of the time place and method of doing so.

Originally posted by :): 1. Optimization (Urgent task)
-Too much frame drop and disconnection make it difficult to play the game.

2. Consideration for solo players.
-It's too hard for a solo player to film all these characteristics.

3. A bug when hunting animals while swimming.
-If you catch a swimming animal with a headshot, the screen is full of water as if I had submerged after the kill cam came out.

4. The unnaturalness of tools.
- Using the C key, it's good to take out the tool in the third person, but when you put it back in, the tool disappears.

5. Oxygen furniture.
- The first oxygen bag to be constructed has the same number of oxygen stones randomly. It doesn't go in at 40, it doesn't go in at 30.

6. Korean version. (Korean)
- Expectations for this game are very high in Korea.
If Koreanization is too hard, ask for help! Many people will help yo...

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Originally posted by danderskoff: Hello,

Here is why I am refunding the game:

Major bugs have not been fixed after 3 beta weekends. Major bugs being - Dropping an oxygen bladder makes it disappear forever, you can't fully mine ore without it being stuck in the ground, deer and other animals spawn inside of your house and often get trapped in the door, wood often drops through the ground and disappears, any fire on any point of the map makes the hills to be alive with the color of fire, animals often spawn but do not react to you and are not able to be interacted with - so basically ghost animals

Major gripes about the game - iron is scaled to be way too important in the game - you need somewhere around 600 iron ore to build one gun from the beginning of the game and that's NOT including making iron tools or stone architecture for base building, a lantern should not take 12 sheets of glass to make, a...

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Originally posted by LittleDog:

Originally posted by loriipops: Hey everyone, please try to be respectful when talking about topics such as this. There are median earnings in each country, but there are still those that earn more or less than that.

I might be wrong but I believe we put in our price for Icarus in USD and let Valve's pricing tool calculate all other foreign market prices. Their tool is what most developers use and is recommended.

This tool then works horribly wrong.
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