Hey Prospectors!
Did anyone see that coming? Not only did you guys conquer the Desert, but you fought off the first of Icarus’ native species, a gigantic sandworm. We did our best to keep it a secret all week, and judging by some of the surprised faces we’ve seen in your videos, it did not disappoint!
Mission: Blacksand was also supported by the return of Mission: Broken Arrow for those who didn’t get the chance to complete it last weekend. Between the two challenges we saw thousands of completions, thousands of bosses defeated, and an uncountable number of gruesome maulings by bears and bases turned to matchwood by fire.
Make sure you keep sharing all your photos, videos and art with us by posting it in #screenshots in Discord, or tagging us with #surviveicarus on socials.
Credit: DeathEmber & Therealfaux
An Art Team of thousands
This week provided an entire new biome, new creatures, and one very angry looking worm, and you turned all of that into some of the best content we’ve seen yet. We’re blown away, and wanted to share just a few of our favourites here:
The Lurker Below - Trug42
I'm coming home? - D4V394
Icarus Cribs - Chris Lindly
This little cutie has a mean strike - SlothOcelot
A sneak peek of what’s coming up
Beta Weekend Six brings the first iteration of our tiered missions, giving you a taste of the progression through missions objectives and character development. This means we will be wiping your characters at the start of the Beta Weekend so we can watch how you progress and through the missions. You’ll also learn more about factions, the various powers behind the failed Icarus project.
Beta Weekend Seven is a fun one. We’re hosting a big celebration for all of you, and how much you’ve given us over the last seven Beta Weekends. We’ll be hosting community competitions and giveaways to send off our Beta Weekends in style and get ready for the fast approaching 1.0 launch…
Because if you hadn’t checked your calendar, that’s just over a month away. All going to plan, December 4th brings Icarus: First Cohort to your PCs, ready for you to set your mark on this new-age gold rush. Look out for a Day 1 patch, exotics-mining, detailed patched notes and lots of exciting new prospects and missions to explore. We cannot wait.
Screenshots
If you want to get a picturesque shot, remember to press 9 on your Number Pad to hide the UI, and post them in #screenshots in our Discord.
Credit: Arrowgon
Credit: website607
Credit: Sarvannis
Credit: Atoning
Credit: CMat
A special mention of a special group of prospectors
The Icarus Wiki Team who have been diligently building out an amazing online encyclopedia for Icarus, spent some of their time this weekend working on a special treat for the Rocketwerkz team. As some of you might know, Rocketwerkz is based in beautiful Auckland, New Zealand, with our office on the top floor of the PwC building overlooking the waterfront. The Wiki team took it upon themselves to recreate it in Icarus and gave us a tour. Here are a few of the amazing shots, with a side-by-side to give you an idea of their accuracy.
Get ready for Beta Weekend #6
The sun might be setting on Beta Weekend 5, but Beta Weekend 6 brings a whole bunch of new missions and experiences for you all. Read about how our Beta Weekends work here
Beta Weekend #6 begins on:
- 5pm Friday 5th November PDT
- 1am Saturday 6th November UTC
- 1pm Saturday 6th November NZT
Discord
- Liam
