update · November 2, 2023

Icarus Update v2.1.3.117372 Adds the Xenon Backpack and Fixes Vestige Drops

The latest Icarus update introduces the Xenon Backpack for hunters and fixes longstanding issues with animal vestige drops. Players can also preview upcoming Olympus Operations content and enjoy several quality-of-life UI fixes.

Icarus update v2.1.3.117372 arrives with the Xenon Backpack, a new piece of gear designed specifically for hunters and taxidermists. Alongside this new equipment drop, the update fixes broken animal vestige drops and clears up several persistent bugs ahead of next week's Hypatia Part II release.

The Xenon Backpack

The new Xenon Backpack is available in the Orbital Workshop after research. It is tailored for hunters, letting animal vestiges be harvested without a taxidermy knife. The backpack grants a 33% skinning speed boost, six inventory slots, a 50% reduction in knife wear rate, and a 50% increased chance to find Rare Meat while skinning.

Vestige and Trophy Fixes

Several creatures that failed to drop intended items now function correctly. Chamois and Tuskers drop their vestiges as intended. Pygmy Lop vestiges are correctly named, and animal vestige icons for Snow Wolves and Hyenas are fixed. Additionally, the Wooly Zebra Trophy displays the correct model, though players must pick up and replace existing trophies to trigger the fix.

UI and General Adjustments

Drills and extractors display current ore-per-minute rates accurately, fixing a bug where exotics were always read as 25 per minute. The accidental Bio-Lab tab button is removed from the HAB interface. In the Prometheus region, a zero-weighting fish spawn in the Pillars area is fixed so players can catch fish there.

Why this patch matters

This update delivers a practical piece of hunting gear while cleaning up drop bugs and UI inaccuracies that plagued resource gathering.