update · October 18, 2024
Icarus Week 150 Update Brings Null Sector Fixes and Cows
Icarus Week 150 delivers fixes for the Null Sector region, adds active buildable tracking to the escape menu, and introduces milkable cows.
The Icarus team has deployed the Week 150 update, focusing heavily on fixes and community-requested improvements for the newly released Null Sector region on Prometheus alongside early foundations for upcoming content.
Null Sector and Map Fixes
Missed landscape meshes in the Northern Prometheus arctic regions have been rebuilt, eliminating areas where players could fall through the map. Prebuilt structure resource networks no longer share ID conflicts with player-placed structures, preventing networks from breaking when loading prospects. Additional cleanup steps were also added to clear quest objects if a quest is abandoned or ends prematurely.
Performance and UI Additions
An escape menu details panel has been added to display active buildables, deployables, and mounts in a level, helping players diagnose performance issues tied to entity counts. Workshop exotics can now be sold in increments of tens, info text boxes in the quest UI no longer generate blank spaces, and canteens located outside the first storage slot now fill correctly when clicking empty container.
Milking and Animal Systems
Cows now accumulate milk over time and can be milked for a set number of liters using new milk bottles and milk pales. Bulls feature a new behavior option to fertilize nearby cows, which initiates a breeding modifier. Calves now possess assigned sexes upon spawning and grow up into cows and bulls, while animal preview images for tames brought down from space maintain correct iconography.
Weapon and Equipment Adjustments
Assault rifle fire rate, durability, required ammo, and recoil values have been tweaked, with projectile weapons now supporting custom horizontal and vertical recoil applied after firing. Shield statistics no longer overwrite main weapon stats, fixing an issue where equipping a one-handed item and shield prevented hands from returning properly when re-selecting the weapon slot.
Why this patch matters
Week 150 prioritizes stability fixes for Prometheus and the Null Sector while laying down the comprehensive mechanics for livestock and milk production.