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Welcome to Week 249. This week we’re adding a brand new item to the Workshop: the Inaris Powerbank. This allows you to bring a pre-charged power bank down with you, giving you a portable way to charge items on the fly. We’ve also updated the Volcanic Stomper, giving it a more sub
Welcome to Week 248. This week, we’re introducing Scoria Deep Ore Veins to all maps, meaning they will no longer be exclusive to Prometheus and can now be found across Icarus. We also cover a fix for a long-standing issue where fire could appear to never extinguish for clients, e
Welcome to Week 247. This week, we've updated 11 existing Saddles to work with the Slinker, bringing the total number of Saddles available for the Slinker to 14. We've also made a range of optimization and cleanup improvements to Elysium, which will reset Foliage and Voxels on th
Welcome to Week 246. This week, we’re adding a new Metal Weapon Rack, giving prospectors a stylish new way to display their tools. We also go into a bit more detail about the power cut that occurred in the studio during last week’s livestream, which affected our development work
Welcome to Week 245. This week, Tuskers are getting a major expansion with the introduction of breeding and new phenotypes to discover, collect, and breed into your herd. We’re also taking a sneak peek at the Tier 3 Metal Weapon Rack, giving you another option for storing and dis
Welcome to Week 244. This week we're making the waters of Icarus more diverse, with fish now accurately represented in the world based on their fishing locations. Alongside this, we're introducing the Carbon Fishing Rod to help you catch them. We're also bringing the Dedicated Se
We've released a number of hotfixes this weekend to address important issues and get improvements into players' hands as quickly as possible, rather than waiting for the next scheduled update. Thanks for your patience and continued support while we continue working to improve the
This hotfix address issues encountered in the following missions. These will fix both new missions and missions in progress once updated. Contains the Following Fixes LIVEWIRE - Fixing issue if you kill the wolf pack before triggering the travel event the mission cannot be progre
Contains the Following Fixes Fixes for many missions involving prebuilt structures, where the structures would not spawn preventing mission start Fixes for many missions involving prebuilt structures, where the structures would not cleanup on mission complete (this abides by the
Welcome to Week 243. This week we're revamping one of the very first missions ever created for the game: Livewire on Olympus. Our goal is to continue revisiting older missions like this, bringing them in line with the quality and design standards of our more recent content. We're
Icarus is free to play this weekend and to celebrate we are enabling a double experience weekend! Not only this but all of our DLC is on sale with a special 'Free Weekend Bundle' which packs the base game and all our major expansions into a single bundle with a additional discoun
ICARUS FREE Weekend & Double XP Event So grab some friends and jump into the game, with Double XP which lasts throughout. ICARUS 80% Off & Special Discounted Bundle Icarus and all DLC are on sale, with a special limited time 'Free Weekend Bundle' that contains our major e
Welcome to Week 241, This week we're introducing a brand new weapon archetype: the Launcher. The first weapon in this category is the Single Barrel Launcher, allowing you to load and fire grenades with far greater precision than throwing them by hand. We also discuss the communit
Welcome to Week 240, This week, we've updated the T4 Foundry Mesh, reducing its size while preserving its full functionality - a popular community request. We also perform a slight balance of the recipes found on this, the anvil and the forge. We're also kicking off the first in
Welcome to Week 239, This week brings a brand new item to the Workshop, joining the growing set of Deployables: the MXC Oxite Dissolver. We’re also sharing updates on a planned rework of the Olympus quests, as we begin revisiting and improving some of the game’s earlier content.
Welcome to Week 238, This week's update introduces the new Cured Leather Backpack, giving prospectors another craftable storage option while on the surface. Made entirely from materials gathered while on planet, it's designed to help you stay equipped and organized without relyin
Welcome to Week 237. This week, we are expanding the Norex Trader inventory to provide access to boss vestiges that are not normally available on all maps. We are also making a few balance adjustments to the Sandwyrm Queen and its associated items. In addition, we're including a
Welcome to Week 236. This week introduces Ubis breeding, allowing Prospectors to establish their own breeding populations of these iconic swamp birds. Looking ahead, next week's expansion of the Norex Trader will provide new ways to access world boss rewards across more maps. Not
Welcome to Week 235. This week, we're expanding access to Obsidian by adding Deep Ore Veins to Olympus, Styx, and Elysium. This makes the resource readily available across all maps and gives prospectors more opportunities to gather it, regardless of where they choose to play. We'
Welcome to Week 234. This week’s patch adds new Interior Wood flooring pieces, expanding your options for building and decorating indoor spaces. These pieces are designed to fit smoothly with existing assets for more variety and flexibility in layouts. We’re also introducing curv