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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 Dangerous Horizons Expansion & Free Kepler Update

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: 2.4.1.149492-rel-Homestead

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: 2.4.1.149477-rel-Homestead

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 221 Update | Mendel/Homestead Fixes

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: 2.4.0.149177-rel-Homestead

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: 2.4.0.149162-rel-Homestead

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 220 Update | Mendel

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 219 Update | New Workshop Sickles

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 218 Update | Chick & Lamb

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: 2.3.28.148065-rel-GreatHunt

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 217 Update | Project Clinic

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 2.3.27.147716-rel-GreatHunt

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 216 Update | Lights Update

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 215 Update | Quality of Life & Fixes

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.

Developer announcement Published

Steam is experiencing an outage [RESOLVED]

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

Game update Published

Icarus Week 214 Update | Explorer Backpack

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 213 Update | Tag Based Fish Crafting

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 212 Update | Rideable Woolly Mammoths

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 2.3.22.146441-rel-GreatHunts

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 211 Update | Spiders, Arachnophobia Mode and Double XP

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.