update · August 23, 2024
Icarus Update 142 Introduces Corner Stairs, Shotgun Overhauls, and Performance Boosts
Icarus Week 142 adds corner and half stair building pieces, streamlines shotgun ammo crafting, and optimizes overall game performance. The update also lays groundwork for the NullSector region.
Week 142 of Icarus brings new vertical building options, a reworked crafting system for shotgun ammunition, and quality-of-life adjustments aimed at inventory management and performance.
New Building Pieces
Players can build using corner stairs and half stairs, designed for vertical traversal in the space of a half piece using an L-formation. These new pieces are available in refined wood and stone variants as part of existing research sets.
Shotgun and Ammo Crafting Overhaul
Shotgun ammunition crafting is streamlined with the addition of shotgun cartridges, which are crafted using 1 copper ingot and 3 epoxy to produce 5 cartridges. Shotgun slugs now use their own separate blueprint and no longer require a buckshot round as a base. Higher-tier ammo types like obsidian, cold steel, miasmic, and incendiary still rely on buckshot.
Performance and Inventory Quality of Life
Performance is improved by removing tick costs from spline networks and reducing building base tick frequencies, alongside general lighting optimizations. Players can drag items directly onto the Medical Satchel, Seed Pouch, and Farmers Bag to store them, and right-click these bags in the hotbar to open them. Fuel slot icons are updated to display accepted resource types.
Exotic Exchange and Lightning Rods
Red exotics can be exchanged for ren at a 7:1 ratio using a new exotic exchange button. Lightning rods are adjusted to divert all nearby lightning strikes rather than just those targeting players and buildings, with durability and radius increased for basic and platinum variants.
Why this patch matters
Update 142 adds requested stair variants, cleans up inventory interactions, and modernizes ammo crafting.