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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.

Change type

Developer announcement Published 07.04.2021

Icarus Gameplay Reveal

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

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Developer announcement Published 02.04.2021

Watch our In-Universe documentary "Icarus: No Rescue"

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

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Developer announcement Published 12.03.2021

Join the First Cohort

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

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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. · 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.