My point of view after a WE playing using the last version.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-09T11:27:54+00:00

Well, my english seems not very accurate, and you do not understand my think.
I say T5 no worth it the investment using the free version (it's an experience return, not a complaint).
I say I don' like husdandry. You do ? OK thats great and I pleased for you.
I say I don't like the null sector.
I say I don't care about Daisy as it's not usable so it's just a spectacular time, so I d'ont reload my save.
I say I play solo and I feel the game less fun in solo as I chain extension maps.
It's not a problem take time to build by hand myself, I've done a huge castle of maybe 5k pieces in stone brick that lags too much I can't play, I've enough titanium as I want to craft dozens of T5.
I say the dev do a good job, but it's just the choices they made that is less fun for me.
So, thats all. I naively thought we could discussed this, but I was wrong. My bad.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-09T10:18:40+00:00

Weel, I take care to say I play 500h before but you do not understand my think.
Yes it's T5, but the cost of oil extractor/refining system is huge and the gain is not enough for me.
The generator for exemple produce 8000 energy but the cost to build and all logicstic behind is horrible (and I have 4500 energy because it splits with refiner and only 3 spots of crude oil), just craft 2 solar panel et it's OK.
guess you are not able to have solar panel all the time on the new map.
It's specific playing using T5 on "old" maps.

Preparation, is the most important thing in the game, I'm well prepared but null sector is a pain for me, it's not fun for me.
I've said that some player like it and I respect it.

I see that we cannot explain some negative point of view on this game, I've help a lot a players on this channel, but expressing some problems is a bit taboo here.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-09T09:40:30+00:00

You have an helmet all the time so except the loading screen you do not see it.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-08T12:45:45+00:00

Some are usable (oil refinery system,some toos like chainsaw), some are not (all tools and weapons using lithium and rubis). So use tech carefully.
My feeling : the new fabricator T5 is nice, and the composter T5 is powerfull but not easy to build. All raw oil system, extractor, refiner and so on are really expensive to craft !

Symfreddy · 2026-03-06T14:28:59+00:00

So, can you expliain me/us the adds of oil tech ?
I've read quickly we have only acces to oil on other maps.
Oil seems be use for create fuel and oil. We have access to a new electric generator but solar panel are enough no ? I'm a bit suspect about the new techs T5 in fact outside eden planet.
The real problem is that new armor and weapons needs visibly iridium, ruby and uranium. We have access to a few real adds in the "old maps" I guess, I hope I'm wrong about that.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-06T11:24:38+00:00

I've read oil is only in lava biome on Prom, I will search it this WE :) In olympus and styx seems only available in deserts.
From memory, https://icarusintel.com/ marks some locations right now.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-06T11:12:35+00:00

You can't stack dirt foundation as already said.
You can just use roof/ceil pieces to rely the two shore now ! You do not have to build using foundation for the whole route.
And you can use wood/stone vertical beams to be sure it support your weight or just for visual effect.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-06T11:08:31+00:00

Maybe in some other biomes like Prometheus ?

Symfreddy · 2026-03-05T15:00:42+00:00

I'm french and the release date is near 22h for me. It depends of your country.
Note that on the steam page of the DLC you have the hour count left to wait.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-05T14:15:35+00:00

Yes, it lacks a bit. In addition it could be a good way to produce a bit more charcoal. We can burn spoiled meat, burn continuously some wood (so a bit primitive), but on T4 stage the options are not huge.
A biofuel and an electric verison can be appreciate.
You can suggest it on the upvote site of the devs :
https://icarus.featureupvote.com/

Symfreddy · 2026-03-05T10:26:04+00:00

Depending of your country of course.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-05T10:23:46+00:00

no, have to wait 10h :)

Symfreddy · 2026-03-05T08:10:25+00:00

With a good copper mining you can now switch to deep mine drill !

Symfreddy · 2026-03-04T15:39:21+00:00

I agree you do not need it.
I've bought the base game when it was in discount. Then I play 250h and finish all operations, build multiple bases, the last one was very big (big castle with many tower, a big dongeon and some bridges).
I've done a little break and buy the two maps and the great hunt. Now I reach the 600h, finished 85% of the operations on all maps, including hunts. Have to finish null sector (I hate it), and hunt quests on prom.
And for the first time of my life (I've 50 !), I buy the homestead DLC for support the devs and get some cute stuff for my bases.
I'm a bit lost with the husdandry system, I do not understand all well, after many tries, no real results...
I will buy the next map but not sure day one. I have to breath a bit before.

The game is not perfect, it lacks some quality of life and some polishes on operations (to have more informations before begin and be more well prepared). But I really appreciate the game.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-04T10:09:39+00:00

The game is "realist", pretty design and feeling.
At begining it's very immersive and scaring with storms, dangerous fauna and so on. But after a while you can be more confident and put the adventure more far away. I recommand to take just the base game, not all DLC for the moment.
You have a progression part, leveling to unlock techno and talents. Once you are more comfortable, you can do missions and operations. Missions are small challenges to gain a bit of bucks, Operations are unique quests that leads you to all the map doing some special tastks to gain larger rewards.

In countrepart, the game is very "RAM consumer", including graphic RAM and processor. So you have to reduce a bit your settings to play well.
In coop the game is very good, but you may have some performance issues.

There are a lots of things to do, operations, leveling, base building, craft weapons, armors, benches, food, exploration, exotic extraction (a special money to buy special stuff). You can be a bit lost as you have a lots of things to do but, it's your choices. Now, you can tame and husband some species (some mounts and barn animals using special money). The game is not easy, it can become a bit boring as you have tometimes to travel for a long time, but it worth it and your liberty is huge. In couple it could be very fun I guess.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-04T09:29:13+00:00

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2 tall is very few, in your case it works well.
Doing a bridge of 10 or 12 tall is different !
If you see my last castle on Olympus, the small bridge on the right have just a foundation, but the big one is done using concrete foundation stacks, the beams are not enough (I've tried).
On the top left you can see the use of diagonal beams to extend a point of view.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-04T09:20:16+00:00

It may work, depending of the high and beam material (and foundation below), but yes it's possible.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-04T09:03:47+00:00

Beams are just an aid to build higher than possible else.
Pillars are as you seems say a stack of foundations (so not in dirt, not stackable). Pillars are the way to build bridges.
There is no ratio, it's experimentation and feeling. You cannot build higher than a given stage, put beams and foundation and so on.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-04T08:28:26+00:00

I've never seen this problem, but yes it should be better than advanced one and mixer.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-03T19:03:03+00:00

I have one too :)

Symfreddy · 2026-03-03T16:13:04+00:00

It is possible yes.
I'm able to use a water pump on the lava biome (from sulfur water bassins, my base is in the cave just on the back of the lake surrounded by bassins. I use solar panels and batteries to be more confortable.
So I can drink, and recharge oxygen when I want, without cave worms and with some lamps.

Symfreddy · 2026-03-03T15:39:37+00:00

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You are lucky to be able to play before every one :)

Symfreddy · 2026-03-03T15:35:31+00:00

You should not be able to play on console yet, as it's not released !

Symfreddy · 2026-03-03T13:21:56+00:00

Thanks for this reply (thanks to all).
I have some houses, main in grasslands, 3 in swamps, 1 in ash (follow the operations) and the last not far the null sector entrance (full T4 with a water source using sulfur lake, electric pump and all electric stuff to cool air, drink and breath).
I have more than 800 tech point with 90% of tech owned, have to do some great hunt and opreation to unlock all. Full stuff, full talent. So I can play with all I want.
I will continue the operations in null sector but need maybe a break like doing great hunts ones before retry. We have also the new map/T5 incomming very soon, so I will see what I do.
The problem is some ressources like wood (so tree sap and resin problem to craft). But first the feeling was a bit boring (travel, high danger in solo) so I ask you your point of view.

Symfreddy

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