update · January 17, 2025
Icarus Update Week 163 Delivers Performance Fixes and Coconut Wood Yields
The latest Icarus patch fixes deployable occlusion optimizations for multiplayer clients, updates crop plots to yield wood from coconuts, and rebalances container weights across multiple item tiers.
Week 163 brings a sweeping wave of quality-of-life adjustments and bug fixes to Icarus. This patch addresses an issue where deployable occlusion optimizations were restricted to hosts and single-player games, meaning clients now receive performance improvements across the board. It also introduces coconut tree adjustments, balance passes for fillable water objects, and SMPL3 quest reward updates.
Performance and Client Fixes
Deployable occlusion optimizations for benches, trophies, and decorations now apply correctly to clients joining servers or other players, fixing an oversight from a previous update. Post-processing effects for hot and cold environments are now handled entirely client-side, replacing multicast methods to prevent visual popping when players move rapidly between temperature zones. In addition, the bloom kernel texture size is reduced to 512px, saving approximately 30MB of VRAM.
Weapon and Item Rebalancing
Firearms receive a significant weight overhaul. Rifles and shotguns are substantially heavier, while pistol weights are adjusted to reduce Tier 3 and increase Tier 4 weights. Ammunition weights are also altered, reducing pistol round weight and increasing shotgun shell weight. Fillable objects receive capacity adjustments: large water troughs increase from 15L to 30L, filtered water troughs jump from 30L to 60L, water barrels decrease from 300L to 150L, watering cans go from 5L to 10L, and watering carts drop from 300L to 250L.
Farming and Environment Changes
Coconut trees grown in crop plots now provide wood when harvested. Crop plots no longer take damage when sheltered outside of glasshouses, and tomato growth properly skips to its next step. The C0NT4CT Radio logic is updated to connect to the most upgraded device rather than just the closest one. SMPL3 quest rewards are revised to remove outdated thermos drinks, add brambles, coconuts, and seeds, and increase enzyme reward counts.
Why this patch matters
Week 163 focuses on underlying performance stability and logical consistency for inventories and quests, making co-op sessions run smoother while cleaning up legacy item data.