Icarus Prospect Missions: Types, Objectives, and Rewards

Icarus missions, also called prospects, are the main objectives players complete to move forward. They can ask you to build an outpost, recover equipment, scan dangerous areas, hunt predators, or haul supplies across the map. Some are quick. Some are less “quick” and more “why is everything trying to eat me?”

How Icarus Missions Unlock

Each prospect belongs to a mission tree. To unlock a later mission, players usually need to finish the required prospect before it. Mission progress is account-bound, so progress applies across the whole account rather than being locked to one character.

Prospects are also grouped by geographic region. You do not need to clear every mission in one region before missions in other areas can become available.

Every mission has a recommended level, but that level is guidance rather than a hard requirement. Players can attempt a prospect earlier if they want the challenge.

Icarus Mission Types

Icarus missions are divided into these categories:

• Construction
• Delivery
• Expedition
• Extermination
• Extraction
• Survey
• Recon
• Recovery
• Research
• Scan
• Stockpile

Construction Missions

Construction prospects focus on building structures or work areas at specific locations. Travel can be risky, so bring tools, supplies, and enough patience for the biome to be rude.

Pyramid

• Objective: Travel from the forest to the northern desert construction site and build a Hunting Outpost.
• Required Items: Wood Rag Torch, Bone Knife, Wood Bow, and Bone Arrows
• Required Workstation Blueprints: Skinning Bench, Trophy Bench, Textiles Bench, and Rain Reservoir
• Difficulty: Hard
• Recommended Level: 15
• Rewards: 175 Rocketbucks

Sandbox

• Objective: Reach the desert build site and create a Forge area with the required workstations.
• Required Workstation Blueprints: Biofuel Generator, Electric Furnace, Directional Worklamp, Electric Dehumidifier, and Machining Bench
• Difficulty: Hard
• Recommended Level: 30
• Rewards: 600 Rocketbucks

Influx

• Objective: Build small Arctic barracks and the needed workstations for the Uniao faction.
• Required Workstation Blueprints: Bedroll, Pot Belly Stove, Cooking Station, and Oxidizer
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 275 Rocketbucks

Life Line

• Objective: Reach the prospect area and set up medical facilities with the required workstations for ACS.
• Required Workstation Blueprints: Bedroll, Herbalism Bench, Crop Plot, Kitchen Bench, and Biofuel Stove
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 20
• Rewards: 350 Rocketbucks

Delivery Mission

Delivery prospects send players to recover and transport a specific item under pressure.

Fire Walk

• Objective: Recover the flechette from a crashed terraforming satellite and return it to the dropship before it decays in 25 minutes.
• Required Items: Pickaxe, Axe, Knife, Basic Bow, and Stone Arrows
• Difficulty: Moderate to Hard
• Recommended Level: 15
• Rewards: 250 Rocketbucks

Expedition Missions

Expedition missions send Prospectors into dangerous regions to recover items, deploy tools, or open routes.

Icestorm

• Objective: Recover three device components for Lagos, then assemble a sheltered Disruptor above ground in the Glacier Arctic region.
• Difficulty: Normal
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 125 Rocketbucks

Waterfall

• Objective: Find a route to the Riverlands boundary, collect the beacon, build a path to the rock barrier, reach the transmission zone, and deploy the beacon.
• Difficulty: Hard
• Recommended Level: 15
• Rewards: 175 Rocketbucks

Dry Run

• Objective: Retrieve drilling and fueling equipment for Lagos Group, locate the cave entrance, and drill through two cave-ins.
• Difficulty: Hard
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 125 Rocketbucks

El Camino

• Objective: Locate the failed Lagos crash sites and defeat the Sandworm found at one of them.
• Difficulty: Hard
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 250 Rocketbucks

Avalanche

• Objective: Reach the Arctic Pass during avalanche conditions and scout the area for Lagos Group.
• Difficulty: Hard
• Recommended Level: 30
• Rewards: 600 Rocketbucks

Tip: Mounts can help shorten the long trips between objectives.

Extermination Missions

Extermination prospects ask players to track and defeat powerful predators. Completing one also awards a unique medal in addition to currency.

Kill List

• Objective: Find and kill the Alpha Wolf in the Forest Biome.
• Difficulty: Normal
• Recommended Level: 13
• Rewards: 125 Rocketbucks

Wet Work

• Objective: Find, lure, and kill the Jaguar in the Forest Biome.
• Difficulty: Hard
• Recommended Level: 13
• Rewards: 250 Rocketbucks

Clean Up

• Objective: Locate the Mammoth in the Arctic biome, skin it for its tusk, and return the tusk to the dropship.
• Difficulty: Hard
• Recommended Level: 15
• Rewards: 300 Rocketbucks

Dust Up

• Objective: Find and lure the Sandworm in the Desert biome, defeat it, and return to the dropship.
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Recommended Level: 15
• Rewards: 400 Rocketbucks

Extraction Missions

Extraction prospects focus on mining special resources. Finishing them can also unlock the Exotic source found during that mission.

Deep Vein

• Objective: Locate and mine Exotics in the Arctic biome, then place the minerals in dropship storage.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 150 Rocketbucks and up to 64 Exotics if every Exotic node is found

Payday

• Objective: Craft a Radar and Extractor, then use the Radar to locate and mine Exotics in the Arctic biome.
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 30
• Rewards: 400 Rocketbucks

Survey Missions

Survey missions usually involve placing Geo-Stations or beacons. Deploying equipment can attract predators, so prepare to defend the area.

Headstone

• Objective: Survey three Geo-Stations in the forest valley for Uniao, then place and defend an Uplink at the final point.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 5
• Rewards: 75 Rocketbucks

Spirit Level

• Objective: Collect Survey Beacons from a Supply Pod, gather data for Sinotai, deploy a Survey Beacon, and defend it from predators.
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 150 Rocketbucks

Clustered

• Objective: Find the device drop point and deploy four devices under shelter.
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 15 to 30
• Rewards: 300 Rocketbucks

Station to Station

• Objective: Travel to the Arctic biome and survey the area for Uniao.
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 30
• Rewards: 300 Rocketbucks

Recon Mission

Recon introduces new Prospectors to core Icarus systems.

Beachhead

• Objective: Complete basic survival tasks such as hunting, gathering, crafting, and shelter building.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 0
• Rewards: N/A

Note: Beachhead is the Icarus tutorial mission.

Recovery Missions

Recovery prospects involve repairing, retrieving, or assembling important equipment.

Voyager

• Objective: Locate and repair a crashed ship, charge its battery, track the creature that stole its Cargo, recover the Cargo, and refuel the ship.
• Difficulty: Medium to Hard
• Recommended Level: 30
• Rewards: 650 Rocketbucks and 200 Exotics

Broken Arrow

• Objective: Recover the Bio-warhead from three locations for the UDA.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 5
• Rewards: 150 Rocketbucks

Snowcrash

• Objective: Recover ACS supply equipment from three locations, then assemble the device.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 300 Rocketbucks

Field Test

• Objective: Search three Desert biome crash sites and assemble the device.
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 15
• Rewards: 150 Rocketbucks

Concealment

• Objective: Help Sinotai harvest and prepare catalytic materials for two containment units, activate units east and north of Desert Canyon, and destroy the experiment after each activation.
• Difficulty: Hard
• Recommended Level: 25
• Rewards: 400 Rocketbucks

Research Missions

Research prospects often ask players to travel, collect samples, analyze materials, and survive whatever shows up during the process.

Strange Harvest

• Objective: Collect bio-samples for Sinotai from three Forest biome locations.
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 5
• Rewards: 50 Rocketbucks

Resurgence

• Objective: Gather bio-samples for Sinotai from three locations across the Forest and Arctic biomes.
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 150 Rocketbucks

Uplift

• Objective: Collect two non-Earth-origin biodata samples in the Forest biome for Group 15.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 200 Rocketbucks

Nightwatch

• Objective: Analyze unusual rock formations in Forest and Desert biome locations for Sinotai.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 50 Rocketbucks

Unearth

• Objective: Analyze caveworm remains for the UDA, build near the sample analyzer, provide power and water, collect 50x Caveworm Scales and 15x Poison Sacks, start and defend the analyzer, then test new cave worm equipment blueprints.
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 35
• Rewards: 600 Rocketbucks and 200 Exotics

Cryogenic

• Objective: Complete several investigation, recovery, and assembly tasks for Sinotai.
• Difficulty: Medium to Hard
• Recommended Level: 25
• Rewards: 650 Rocketbucks and 200 Exotics

Scan Missions

Scan prospects use Radar or similar devices to gather data at marked locations. Many are straightforward, though wildlife may disagree.

Livewire

• Objective: Collect a Radar from the Supply Crate and scan three Icarus locations for Lagos Unit.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 5
• Rewards: 100 Rocketbucks

Searchlight

• Objective: Use a Radar from a supply pod to survey the Arctic biome for Lagos.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 150 Rocketbucks

Incursion

• Objective: Use a supply pod Radar to locate new Forest biome drop zones for Lagos Unit.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 200 Rocketbucks

Seven Pillars

• Objective: Survey the Desert biome for Lagos Unit using a Radar from a supply pod.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 10
• Rewards: 200 Rocketbucks

Snowblind

• Objective: Use a supply pod Radar to locate new Arctic biome drop zones for Lagos Unit.
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 15
• Rewards: 250 Rocketbucks

Death Ray

• Objective: Deploy a Radar from a supply pod and scan three Desert biome locations while defending it from predators.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Recommended Level: 15
• Rewards: 150 Rocketbucks

Stockpile Missions

Stockpile prospects require resources or supplies to be delivered, usually under time pressure.

Advanced Order

• Objective: Deposit munitions and consumables for Sinotai.
• Difficulty: Hard
• Recommended Level: 25
• Rewards: 650 Rocketbucks

Solid Metal

• Objective: Visit specified locations and deposit resources for ACS.
• Difficulty: Medium to Hard
• Recommended Level: 25
• Rewards: 350 Rocketbucks

Ramp Up

• Objective: Deliver supplies to two map locations for ACS.
• Difficulty: Hard
• Recommended Level: 20
• Rewards: 600 Rocketbucks

Agriculture

• Objective: Provide supplies at two map locations for Sinotai.
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 15
• Rewards: 250 Rocketbucks

Hydroponics

• Objective: Build and furnish a greenhouse for ACS.
• Difficulty: Medium
• Recommended Level: 25
• Rewards: 250 Rocketbucks