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Welcome to Week 167.

This week, we have a number of smaller fixes and some QoL. We have highlighted some below, but check out the patch notes for the full list.

We go into detail about the Achievement Fixes and Changes and a new addition to the sleep screen.

Finally, we discuss a feature that has been requested for a long time—tree regrowth—which, if all goes well, will be released next week.

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Notable Improvements:

• Fixed an issue where the Game would suffer from persistent frame drops after interacting with the Orbital Exchange Interface
  
• Increased XP gain from killing world bosses significantly
  
• Dirt and Stone Buildings now take damage in Lava as intended
  
• Cakes can no longer be placed on Walls
  
• Increased the zoom leve...

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Welcome to Week 166.

We’re kicking off a Double XP weekend, a great chance to earn those talent and blueprint points that have been evading you.

World Bosses have also been given a valuable update, with lootable resources that include exotics.

We have also converted two existing missions so that on completion you will earn additional talent points for your characters.

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Notable Improvements:

• Fix Seed tooltips and links in Field Guide
  
• Clip the player modifiers to the bounds, ensuring it doesn't overlap into the players inventory
  
• Caveworms outside caves will now show a small mound instead of rocks
  
• Caveworm carcasses & loot clean up faster than before
  
• Improvements to the Sandworm Death should mean less instances of ...

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Welcome to Week 165.

Today, the Hammerhead Slug World Boss is introduced to the swamps of Icarus.

We also give a sneak peek into what is coming next week, allowing all bosses to be lootable when killed and a quality pass on their rewards.

If you want to fight the Hammerhead Slug, you will need to play on the Prometheus Map in the New Frontiers Expansion. It can be purchased here:

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Welcome to Week 164.

This week, we’ve enabled the Lava Hunter World Boss on Prometheus to spawn outside of its specific mission. This will allow you to fight it over and over again without having to start new prospects.

We’ve also done a quality-of-life pass on the rest of the world bosses' spawns to address their regularity so you can engage them more.

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Notable Improvements:

• Fixing the Cold Screen Space Effect, which was applying incorrectly on and persisted unintentionally
  
• Fixing the Achievements ‘Styx & Stones’ & ‘Zero to Hero’ so they are correctly tallied and granted on Steam and in-game
  
• Fixed Black Wolf Boss Spawners not begin present correctly in Olympus Open Worlds, the Black Wolf Bosses will now spawn correctly
  
• Removed Textures and Materials that where not used resulting in a smaller client pack size
  
• Texture Optimization which ...

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Welcome to Week 163.

This week's theme is bug fixes and QoL. Thanks to feedback over the holiday period, we have addressed a number of issues. We have also fixed an issue that was limiting client performance.

We also have some details on what is to come next week involving the Lava Hunter present on Prometheus.

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Notable Improvements:

• Coconut Trees grown in crop plots now provide Wood when harvested
  
• C0NT4CT Radio will now find the most upgraded C0NT4CT device to connect to, rather than the closest
  
• Modifiers (Buffs / Debuffs / Auras) have been optimized so they will not perform updates every frame
  
• Fixed various issues with Crop Plots as they would sometimes take damage when sheltered, but not in greenhouses
  
• Made adjustments to SMPL3 quest rewards not to include outdated items as rewards, and added new items where applicable
  
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Welcome to Week 162.

This week we go over a multiplayer weapon fix that has now been tested, and the performance improvements that come along with it.

We also feature the new Coconut Seeds, which will drop from wild coconuts and can be planted to grow your own crop back at your base. These can also be brought down from the Orbital Workshop.

We’ve also got a look ahead at what to expect next week.

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This Week: Weapon Fix & Performance Improvement
As mentioned previously we have had an experimental build up over the holiday period testing a fix for players connecting to a multiplayer game and being unable to fire weapons in some circumstances, particularly in older prospects.

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Welcome to Week 161.

This week, we’re adding the new Platinum Shield, a Tier 4 option with a large blocking radius and unique design.

We’ve also got a sneak peek at next week's update and some new recipes coming with it.

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Originally posted by author: Known Issue - Clients Unable to Fire Weapons We have discovered an issue to do with ranged weapons not firing for clients when players are connecting to a friend who is hosting or a dedicated server. This only seems to be occurring on older prospects with existing weapons, crafting new weapons works until you rejoin the session. As we cannot completely test this as it is during out holiday period we have set up a build on the Experimental Branch with a potential fix.

Warning this is not fully tested and will includes some content which will be released in future weeks.

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Happy New Year gamers!

This week, we converted more of the Olympus missions over to operations so they can be played in Open World.

This continues the Olympus Operations project, with more applicable missions converted over.

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Originally posted by author: Known Issue - Clients Unable to Fire Weapons We have discovered an issue to do with ranged weapons not firing for clients when players are connecting to a friend who is hosting or a dedicated server. This only seems to be occurring on older prospects with existing weapons, crafting new weapons works until you rejoin the session. As we cannot completely test this as it is during out holiday period we have set up a build on the Experimental Branch with a potential fix.

Warning this is not fully tested and will includes some content which will be released in future weeks.

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Originally posted by Jake Dodunski: Holiday Period As it is the holiday period, our next few updates may seem smaller than usual and missing the usual bug fixes. This is due to most of our staff being on holiday, but don’t worry; we still have weekly patches planned that will continue through this period. Their changelogs will just be a bit shorter than usual.

This week, we’re introducing the new ‘C0NT4CT Radio’, which allows you to launch SMPL3 missions and Operations remotely. This should be a large QoL improvement, removing the need to trek back to base between different steps on narrative quest lines.

We also have a small preview of the next batch of Olympus operations, which are planned to be released next week.

Originally posted by author: Known Issue - Clients Unable to Fire Weapons We have discovered an issue to do with ranged weapons n...

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This week we are introducing a new Tier 4 pistol with an 8-round magazine to complete the basic sidearm set. This is also modifiable at the alterations bench, making it competitive with the Orbital Workshop pistol that, up until now, has been head and shoulders above the rest.

We also look at next week's patch, the C0NT4CT Radio, which will allow missions to be accepted and kicked off on the go.

Notable Improvements:

• Increase all Mount swim speed while sprinting by 25%, this means when you sprint while swimming on a mount it moves faster through the water while using stamina.
  
• Add 'Show Only My Damage Numbers' setting to Gameplay options, disabled by default, so players can hide damage numbers from other players
  
• Removing '.' from between acroymns on for item names, adjust account flag text to also reflect this change
  
• Quest classes are now blocking loaded instead of async loaded to reduce instance...

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Welcome to week 157.

This week, we are introducing a new juvenile variant of the Wooly Zebra that can be raised and nurtured into a new mount with Arctic specialties.

We also add some improvements to the AI in Icarus perception so they will be far less likely to detect players in various situations.

We’ve also got some news on next week's update, with even more firearms coming to your armory.

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Notable Improvements:

• Fixed the Biofuel Powered Drills and Extractors not turning themselves back on after reloading a prospect
  
• Fixed a PhysX-related building replication crash that was occurring on larger prospects when join multiplayer games
  
• Fixed a crash that could occur when supply pods take off if they are near buildings or deployables
  
• Shifting Mission in Layout and Starting Position so that when you open the mission screen you are presented with t...

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This week, we’re celebrating Icarus' third anniversary.

Now a toddler, Icarus has grown a lot over the last 156 weeks. We thought we’d do a quick look back and then celebrate with some cake and a full-day livestream and a bunch of giveaways.

Hop in, have a read, and then get baking.

Originally posted by Jake Dondunski, Project Lead: Thank you for all of your support over the last few years as we have endeavored to shape Icarus into the game we know it can be. A truly immersive survival game. We want to keep working on it, making it better, fixing bugs, improving performance and adding new content. As long as people are playing we will keep developing.

Leave a review to show your support, it really helps us out.

Jake Dodunski - Project Lead

Notable Improvements:

• Improved Weather Culling inside buildings after improvements from a few w...

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Welcome to Week 155.

This week is all things firepower as we add the first automatic weapon to Icarus, the Light Automatic Carbine.

This packs a punch with a 20-round magazine, using small caliber (pistol) ammo.

We’ve also got some details about our 3-year anniversary celebrations next week and how you can share some virtual cake with us.

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Notable Improvements:

• Allow basic fertilizer to be crafted on the chemistry bench
  
• Updated Ashlands sidequests so the NPCs and Trucks will attempt to spawn on reload if they've accidentally been removed as part of the quest cleanup steps
  
• Doubled the range at which chickens look for a nearby coop to automatically place eggs after laying (from 10m -> 20m)
  
• Removed Ice Mammoth Great Hunt Arena Entrance from Prometheus (Congrats to those who found it)

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`Welcome to Week 154.

Cows, Milk, and Dairy products have arrived on Icarus, opening up new recipes and farming systems to use.

With new animals also come new trophies that can be crafted and placed in your base.

Lastly, we’ve got a preview of a new weapon type that is coming to Icarus next week.

Originally posted by Exctoris: If you are using an NVIDA GPU and have updated your drivers recently to NVIDIA Driver 565.90 or newer you may be experiencing more frequent crashes with Icarus and other games. We have contacted NVIDIA and let them know. In the meantime we suggest reverting to 561.09.

Notable Improvements:

• Deep Wood Veins will now appear in the Null Sector Zones in Prometheus. This fixes an issue last week where they would not appear...

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Welcome to Week 152.

This week, we’re completing the Tier 3 tech tree project of having a T3 upgrade for every available T2 bench, with the addition of the Windmill.

This sits between the Tier 2 Mortar & Pestle and the Tier 4 Material Processor.

We’ve also got some hot news on next week’s new item and what it means for some upcoming additions in the weapon and creature categories.

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Notable Improvements

• Added missing meshes for the remaining canteens and oxygen tanks, so all versions are now held in hand correctly
  
• Fixed Shadows in the final Nullsector cave as there was some strange ‘artefacting’ going on
  
• Bats no longer collide with players and other NPCs. Improved targeting behavior of bats means they should miss the player less often when attacking. Increased chance for bats to break out of their idle flight loop to attack nearby target

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Welcome to Week 151.

This week, we’re giving Reinforced Wood a makeover and a new name - Beeswax Wood. This will have the same stats, but a new look and design.

We’ve also added static boss health bars, something we discussed a while back and was important in preparation for some exciting, upcoming content.

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Notable Improvements:

• Fixed a timeout issue when hosting prospects if the loading took over 60 seconds
  
• Fixed an issue that was causing long loading times due to array copying. This was causing unnaturally long load times when hosting or joining games
  
• Removed the 180s session timeout that sends players back to the main menu if they took too long to load (was possible to see this on hosts / singleplayer)
  
• Fixed a bug where the shield would block poison/miasma damage. Shield now specifically only blocks 'melee' and 'projectile' damage

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Welcome to Week 150 - another milestone we’re proud to achieve with you all.

We released the Null Sector last Friday and, as we mentioned in the post, spent the start of this week at our company ‘Re-Orientation’. This has meant we’ve had less than three days this week to spend on the patch, so we have focused on fixes for the Null Sector and improvements from your feedback.

If you missed the post last week we do a full breakdown of the Null Sector here.
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Welcome to Week 149 - The Null Sector.

This new, dangerous region will test the most seasoned players. Scarce resources, no map, dangerous biomes, and a new, immersive mission chain lie before you.

For the first time you will encounter NPC's on ICARUS, and you will receive extra talent points as a mission reward

The Null Sector is a new hardcore region of the Prometheus Map which requires the New Frontiers Expansion to play.

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Welcome to Week 148.

This week is the penultimate update before the release of the Null Sector, so we’ve focused on a bunch of QoL improvements and bug fixes in advance of this releasing. These include some recommendations from our community through Feature Upvote.

We’ve also got a bit more insight into what to expect with next week’s Null Sector release, and some details on how you can jump in and test it now on a temporary branch, if you want to help us find any outstanding issues.

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This Week: Quality-of-Life (QoL) Improvements
This week, we’ve focused on a range of QoL improvements and bug fixes as a lead-in to our planned release of Null Sector next week. We generally don’t release a major feature/content in subsequent weeks, and with the size of Null Sector, we wanted to dedicate more time to t... Read more

Welcome to Week 147.

This week comes with a massive quality-of-life addition: an in-game wiki of items craftable in Icarus as a new section of the Field Guide. This includes where to find them, how to craft them, what to use them for, and what they’re connected to.

We also introduce some new exclusive bobbleheads for owners of Stationeers as a thank-you for supporting the studio.

Plus, we have a small update on where Null Sector is up to and what’s coming next week.

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Notable Improvements:

• Prospects without local save files are no longer shown on the 'Load' screen. This should fix the issue where players would incorrectly see past multiplayer games in this list without having access to the save file
  
• Mounts are now bound to the account that claimed them instead of the specific character. This should fix the issue where players bringing down mounts that were claimed by a differ...

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