ICARUS servers are a great way to experience the game with large or small groups of players. They can be left public or made private by adding a password. Additionally, ICARUS saves from local machines can be uploaded to a server; since saving games in ICARUS is not tied to player progression, they are uploaded to the server as 'Prospects,' which are individual maps or missions. The main benefit of uploading these prospects is continuing the mission or exploration progress from local saves.
1. Open the Run menu by pressing the Windows + R key.
2. Enter %LocalAppData%/Icarus/Saved/PlayerData and press OK.
3. Open the folder named after the player's SteamID64.
Note: Learn how to find the SteamID64 here.
4. Go to the Prospects folder.
5. Minimize the folder to use later in the tutorial.
6. Log in to the BisectHosting Starbase panel.
7. Start the server.
8. Join the server.
9. Select New to create a new Open World.
10. After loading, stop the server.
11. Go to the Files tab.
12. Find the following directory: /Icarus/Saved/PlayerData/DedicatedServer/Prospects .
13. Upload the local save from step 5.
14. Go to Config Files > Server Settings from the left sidebar.
15. Next to LoadProspect=, input the name of the prospect. The name is case-sensitive.
16. Set ResumeProspect= to True.
17. Press the Save button.
18. Start the server.