update · February 27, 2026
Icarus Week 221 Update Overhauls Electric Food Troughs and Skinning Benches
Icarus Week 221 introduces new animal feeds, automated skinning bench functionality, mount inventory sorting, and genetics tree fixes.
Following the Mendel update, developers have deployed Week 221 to address community feedback. This patch reduces power costs for the Electronic Food Trough, introduces automated crafting to the Skinning Bench, and fixes multiple talent tree errors.
Electric Food Trough and Tames
The Electronic Food Trough power consumption drops back to its original value. Two new feed options are available: Stale Animal Gruel, crafted from spoiled plants and meat, and Silage, made from fiber or grain without spoiling over time. Sire Vigor, Mother's Care, and Hormones talent tree auras and passive effects now apply their intended bonuses during animal breeding.
Skinning Bench and Mount Improvements
The Skinning Bench now functions as an auto-crafter, starting production immediately when animal corpses are dropped inside without requiring manual menu interactions. Mount inventories gain sorting capabilities by name, stack size, type, or weight, alongside a functional Loot All option.
Additional Additions and Fixes
New Tamed Forest Wolf skin variations can now be found by capturing wild wolves using a Snare Trap. A new Beehive Starter Pack is available in the workshop to bring bees and honey into Outposts. Rhubarb is properly tagged as a vegetable for cooking recipes, and multiple bull mount animations and collision boxes are improved.
Why this patch matters
Week 221 addresses core quality-of-life pain points with taming and automation, smoothing out resource gathering loops.