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Icarus: updates, settings and interface

Game updates, plugin versions and improvements to our interface with a traceable history.

Recorded, available and installed are different states. Your actual installation status and suitable updates are shown in the server panel.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Seventy Three Update | Seed Packets in the Orbital Workshop

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Seventy Two Update | New explosive bullets and improved recipes

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Seventy One Update | Strawberries and Avocados added

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Seventy Update | Vegetable Care Package

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Sixty Nine Update | 7 new Stone Statues to build

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Sixty Eight Update | Performance Improvements across the board

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Sixty Seven Update | Mount Improvements and Buffs

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Sixty Six Update | Mission ‘Ironclad’ and updates on Galileo

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Sixty Five Update | See our Roadmap for future Icarus features

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Sixty Four Update | New Salt and Deep Freeze for preserving food

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Sixty Three Update | Thumper fixes and changes to address exploits

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Sixty Two Update | Regenerate ore with the new Thumper

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Sixty One Update | Fixes for Week 60’s Weather Systems

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Sixty Update | 2 hours of Weather Forecasting for oncoming storms

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Fifty Nine Update | Dedicated Server Search Results revamp

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Fifty Eight Update | New mission - REMNANT: Extraction

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Fifty Seven Update | Block enemy attacks with the new shields

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Fifty Six Update | Tow your gear with the new Carts for Mounts

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Fifty Five Update | Inventory Sorting by Weight, Name and more

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week Fifty Four Update | No more 8-player limit and Dropship Beacons

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Effects on plugins

No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.

What the interface looks like

The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.

Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08

What the settings do

These values come from our guided editors. Defaults are the editor starting values; they do not show the contents of a customer server.

Maximum players

Icarus officially supports 1 to 8 concurrent players.

Setting
MaxPlayers
Default
8
Range / options
1 – 8
Wait without first join (sec)

When the timer expires, the prospect ends and the server returns to the lobby. -1 = indefinitely, 0 = immediately, positive values wait that many seconds.

Setting
ShutdownIfNotJoinedFor
Default
300
Range / options
-1 – …
Wait when the prospect is empty (sec)

When the timer expires, the prospect ends and the server returns to the lobby. -1 = indefinitely, 0 = immediately, positive values wait that many seconds.

Setting
ShutdownIfEmptyFor
Default
300
Range / options
-1 – …
Non-admins may launch prospects
Setting
AllowNonAdminsToLaunchProspects
Default
true
Non-admins may delete prospects

Risky: allows every lobby player to delete saved prospects.

Setting
AllowNonAdminsToDeleteProspects
Default
false
Resume last prospect
Setting
ResumeProspect
Default
true
[REQUIRED] Server Query Port

UDP port for Steam server list features.

Setting
QUERY_PORT
Default
27015
Range / options
1024 – 65536
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Server Name
Setting
SERVER_NAME
Default
IcarusServer
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
AUTO_UPDATE

Disabling or enabling automated updates on boot

Setting
AUTO_UPDATE
Default
1
When it takes effect
Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.