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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.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Sandbox settings: guided editor added

The guided interface was updated. The history shows added, changed and removed fields with explanations and editor defaults. The date records the documented change, not the historical deployment time.

Changed settings (6)
  • Non-admins may delete prospects: Added AllowNonAdminsToDeleteProspects

    Risky: allows every lobby player to delete saved prospects.

    After

    Setting
    AllowNonAdminsToDeleteProspects
    Default
    false
  • Non-admins may launch prospects: Added AllowNonAdminsToLaunchProspects

    After

    Setting
    AllowNonAdminsToLaunchProspects
    Default
    true
  • Maximum players: Added MaxPlayers

    Icarus officially supports 1 to 8 concurrent players.

    After

    Setting
    MaxPlayers
    Default
    8
    Range / options
    1 – 8
  • Resume last prospect: Added ResumeProspect

    After

    Setting
    ResumeProspect
    Default
    true
  • Shutdown when empty (sec): Added ShutdownIfEmptyFor

    -1 = indefinitely, 0 = immediately, positive values wait that many seconds.

    After

    Setting
    ShutdownIfEmptyFor
    Default
    300
    Range / options
    -1 – …
  • Shutdown without first join (sec): Added ShutdownIfNotJoinedFor

    -1 = indefinitely, 0 = immediately, positive values wait that many seconds.

    After

    Setting
    ShutdownIfNotJoinedFor
    Default
    300
    Range / options
    -1 – …
Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week 247 Update | Slinker Saddles

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.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week 246 Update | Metal Weapon Rack

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.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week 245 Update | Tusker Breeding & Phenotypes

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.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Interface Change documented

Guided startup parameters: revised

The guided tools were revised in the shared panel code. The entry concerns the interface or its processing. The date records the change; availability on an individual server depends on the game, software, plugins and permissions.

Game update Published

Icarus Week 244 Update | In-World Fish

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.

Setting Change documented

Icarus: startup parameters changed

The definition of visible startup parameters changed in the panel code. The listed values explain added, changed and removed fields. The date records the definition change; existing server values were not automatically changed by it.

Supported server software: Icarus-Dedicated

Changed settings (3)
  • AUTO_UPDATE: Added AUTO_UPDATE

    Disabling or enabling automated updates on boot

    After

    Setting
    AUTO_UPDATE
    Default
    1
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
  • [REQUIRED] Server Query Port: Added QUERY_PORT

    UDP port for Steam server list features.

    After

    Setting
    QUERY_PORT
    Default
    27015
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
  • Server Name: Added SERVER_NAME

    After

    Setting
    SERVER_NAME
    Default
    IcarusServer
    When it takes effect
    Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Game update Published

Hotfix Version 3.0.21.155391-rel-DangerousHorizons

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

Hotfix Version 3.0.21.155383-rel-DangerousHorizons

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

Hotfix Version 3.0.21.155335-rel-DangerousHorizons

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.