update · October 25, 2024
Icarus Week 151 Update Adds Boss Health Bars and Beeswax Wood
Icarus Week 151 introduces static boss health bars, renames Reinforced Wood to Beeswax Wood, and removes strict connection timeout limits. The update also adjusts shield damage blocks and adds new SMPL3 quest rewards.
Icarus Week 151 arrives with static on-screen health bars for world bosses, a visual overhaul for reinforced building pieces, and network connection adjustments. The update also lays groundwork for upcoming content while resolving several long-standing performance and loading issues.
Boss Encounters and Combat
Static boss health bars now appear at the top of the screen during creature engagements, complete with extended vision stats to keep the health bar persistent across the arena. Boss health bars now reflect correct amounts immediately and display armor correctly. Shields no longer block poison and miasma damage, restricting their protection strictly to melee and projectile attacks.
Building and Crafting Changes
Reinforced Wood is now Beeswax Wood, featuring a distinct texture and visual identity to separate it from regular wood tiers. Existing reinforced wood buildings remain intact, and new pieces use the same blueprint unlocks as before. SMPL3 quests now offer dirt rewards for non-forest outposts alongside new kiwifruit procurement info.
Network Stability and Loading
Connection timeouts that kicked players after 60 seconds of slow joining have been removed, with manual overrides available in Engine.ini. The 180-second session timeout for hosts and singleplayer loading screens has also been removed to prevent unintended returns to the main menu.
General Fixes and Adjustments
Field Guide durability and spoil times now display correctly. Guano descriptions have been corrected for typos, and chicken workshop items feature new audio cues on spawn and interaction. Quest snap actors now respawn and reload into the correct state after a session restart.
Why this patch matters
Week 151 improves quality-of-life significantly by adding much-needed boss health bars, fixing persistent network timeouts, and clarifying building tiers.