https://github.com/agentkush/icarus-mods
38 Icarus survival game mods — 37,500+ data entries, 18,800+ recipes. Processing speed, recycling, building pieces, turrets, economy, difficulty rebalance and more.
https://github.com/agentkush/icarus-mods
building crafting exmod game-balance game-mods icarus icarus-first-cohort icarus-modding icarus-mods jimk72 mod-manager modding open-source processing-speed quality-of-life survival-game unreal-engine workshop
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38 Icarus survival game mods — 37,500+ data entries, 18,800+ recipes. Processing speed, recycling, building pieces, turrets, economy, difficulty rebalance and more.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/agentkush/icarus-mods
- Owner: AgentKush
- License: mit
- Created: 2026-01-04T07:14:11.000Z (5 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2026-04-25T20:12:17.000Z (about 2 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-04-25T21:16:36.056Z (about 2 months ago)
- Topics: building, crafting, exmod, game-balance, game-mods, icarus, icarus-first-cohort, icarus-modding, icarus-mods, jimk72, mod-manager, modding, open-source, processing-speed, quality-of-life, survival-game, unreal-engine, workshop
- Language: PowerShell
- Homepage: https://agentkush.github.io/Icarus-mods/
- Size: 342 MB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
- Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- Security: SECURITY.md
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# AgentKush's Icarus Mods
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A comprehensive mod collection for **[Icarus: First Cohort](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1149460/Icarus/)**
**[🌐 Browse All Mods on the Web](https://agentkush.github.io/Icarus-mods/)** · Requires **[JimK72's Icarus Mod Manager](https://github.com/Jimk72/Icarus_Software)** · All DLCs compatible
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`📦 EXMOD only` — drop the `.EXMODZ` into Mod Manager and go
`🔧 PAK mod` — also needs a `.pak` in `Icarus/Content/Paks/mods/` · all players + server must install
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## 🏪 Workshop & Items
| Mod | Ver | Description |
|-----|:---:|-------------|
| [🧬 Agent's BioLab](Agents_BioLab) | `2.0` | All 11 Bio Lab Legendary weapons in the Workshop — includes Sandwyrm Chainsaw |
| [📦 Agent's Individual Item Kits](Agents_Individual_Item_Kits) | `5.1` | 2,683 individual item kits with real game icons — 20 categorized tabs · armor sorted by slot · 5-row layout |
| [♻️ Workshop Recyclers](Workshop_Recyclers) | `5.5` | 2 recycling machines + Incinerator · 5,340 recipes · Returns processed materials — every item in the game covered |
| [🔧 Dev Tools Kit](Dev_Tools_Kit) | `1.1.3` | 10 hidden developer tools — Thor's Hammer (fly mode), Transform Tool, and more. All free! |
| [👁️ Night Vision Goggles](NightVisionGoggles) | `2.1` | Unlocks hidden NV system — craft at Fabricator/Manufacturer/Machining Bench. No decay, durable, lightweight |
| [☀️ Solar Panel Expansion](Solar_Panel_Expansion) | `1.0` | All solar panels and solar backpack in a dedicated Workshop tab with fair pricing |
| [⛏️ Passive Ore Extractor Drills](Passive_Ore_Extractor_Drills) | `7.7` | 23 passive ore extractors — one per ore type · Workshop purchasable · Infinite extraction |
## 🏗️ Building & Construction
| Mod | Ver | Description |
|-----|:---:|-------------|
| [🧱 Hidden Building Pieces](Hidden_Building_Pieces) | `4.1` | 60 hidden building pieces — diagonal/curved sets, frames, corner stairs, roof peaks for 11+ materials |
| [⚡ Extended Wire and Pipe Tool](Extended_Wire_and_Pipe_Tool) | `1.0` | 🔧 10× range on all cables and pipes — power/water/biofuel 60m, crude oil 100m |
| [🗺️ Always Show Buildings on Map](Always_show_buildings_on_map) | `1.0` | Buildings always visible on map and minimap — no radar required |
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## ⚡ Processing Speed
> **Use only ONE FastProcessing variant at a time.** They all modify the same recipes.
| Mod | Ver | Speed | Recipes |
|-----|:---:|:-----:|:-------:|
| [FastProcessing 5x](FastProcessing_All_5x) | `4.9` | 5× faster | 2,171 |
| [FastProcessing 10x](FastProcessing_All_10x) | `4.9` | 10× faster | 2,171 |
| [FastProcessing 15x](FastProcessing_All_15x) | `4.9` | 15× faster | 2,171 |
| [FastProcessing 25x](FastProcessing_All_25x) | `4.9` | 25× faster | 2,171 |
| [FastProcessing Instant](FastProcessing_Instant) | `4.9` | Instant | 2,171 |
| [⚒️ Faster Crafting](Faster_Crafting) | `1.5` | 2× faster | 2,171 |
*FastProcessing = passive processors (furnaces, refineries). Faster Crafting = active workbench crafting. They stack.*
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## ⚔️ Combat & Defense
| Mod | Ver | Description |
|-----|:---:|-------------|
| [🎯 Turret Variants](Turret_Variants) | `3.1` | 🔧 15 automated turret variants · LOS fix (no wall-shooting) · Proper ammo matching |
| [💣 Trap and Defense Expansion](Trap_Defense_Expansion) | `1.2` | 23 defense recipes · Unlocks 4 elemental landmines (Poison/Burn/Shock/Freeze) |
| [🪃 Ammo Crafting Overhaul](Ammo_Crafting_Overhaul) | `1.1` | 50× batch crafting for all arrow and bullet types · 8 ammo conversion recipes |
| [🛡️ Armor Set Bonuses Enhanced](Armor_Set_Bonuses_Enhanced) | `2.0` | 3-piece partial bonuses for mix-and-match builds + boosted 5-piece bonuses across all 33 sets |
| [🧥 Armor Attachment Expansion](Armor_Attachment_Expansion) | `1.0` | 25 new craftable armor attachments (5 per body part) · stacks with talents · Alteration Bench |
| [🫁 Survival Attachments](Survival_Attachments) | `1.0` | Food/oxygen/water attachments + doubles attachment slots on every armor piece · 3 new recipes |
## 💰 Economy & Crafting
| Mod | Ver | Description |
|-----|:---:|-------------|
| [💎 Exotic Economy Overhaul](Exotic_Economy_Overhaul) | `2.1` | 66 exchange recipes — convert between Ren/Exotics/Uranium/Biomass, buy/sell all materials, bulk ore smelting |
| [🔨 Tier Upgrade Forge](Tier_Upgrade_Forge) | `1.2` | 26 upgrade recipes — trade up through tool and weapon tiers at the Anvil Bench |
| [⛏️ Waste Not](Waste_Not) | `2.2` | Mining yields useful secondary resources instead of Stone · 33 deposit types · *Originally by CritFail* |
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## 🎒 Survival & Resources
| Mod | Ver | Description |
|-----|:---:|-------------|
| [🥩 No Food Spoilage](No_Food_Spoilage) | `2.1` | All food and volatiles never spoil · 33 decayable entries · 134 composter recipes |
| [⏱️ Extended Spoil Timers](Extended_Spoil_Timers) | `1.2` | Food 5× longer · Other decay 3× longer · 32 items *(not compatible with No Food Spoilage)* |
| [🔩 Indestructible Tools & Weapons](Indestructible_Tools_Weapons) | `1.9` | 192 items set to max durability — tools, weapons, armor, buildings, crafting stations |
| [📦 Stack Size Overhaul](Stack_Size_Overhaul) | `1.4` | 1,257 items — resources/ammo 5×, everything else 3×, cap 9,999 |
| [🐾 Creature Drop Enhancer](Creature_Drop_Enhancer) | `1.1` | 2× all butchery and skinning outputs across 62 recipes |
| [🌾 Fish and Farming Boost](Fish_Farming_Boost) | `1.1` | 390 changes — 2× crop growth, +50% harvests, doubled fish spawns, DLC plants included |
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## 🧬 Character
| Mod | Ver | Description |
|-----|:---:|-------------|
| [🩹 Modular Affliction Adjuster](Modular_Affliction_Adjuster) | `2.0` | 80+ afflictions reduced ~50% penalties · +50% escalation time · -50% damage over time |
| [💊 Modular Buff Enhancer](Modular_Buff_Enhancer) | `1.1` | 83 core buffs + 156 food buffs all boosted ~50% — stacks with talent bonuses |
| [🍳 Culinex Food Boost Fix](Culinex_Food_Boost_Fix) | `2.9` | Fixes Chef's Backpack 25% food boost on all 206 foods/drinks/tonics · Adds chicken butchery recipe |
| [👁️ More Eye Colours](MoreEyeColours) | `2.0` | 60 new eye colors (69 total) — greens, ambers, purples, blues, greys, reds, and exotics |
| [🐛 Bestiary Fix](Bestiary_Fix) | `1.1` | Adds missing Kill/Skin experience events for Sulfur Worm, Sulfur Vesper, Cave Worm, and Vesper |
## ☠️ Difficulty & Performance
| Mod | Ver | Description |
|-----|:---:|-------------|
| [💀 Hardcore Rebalance Pack](Hardcore_Rebalance_Pack) | `2.0` | 🔧 4-tier creature scaling, 37 alpha hunters, rebalanced horde waves, deadly weather, harsher survival |
| [🦁 Creature Difficulty Scaling](Creature_Difficulty_Scaling) | `2.3` | Full creature overhaul for level 500 cap · 161 spawn zones rescaled · 136 creatures buffed by tier |
| [📈 Performance Optimizer](Performance_Optimizer) | `2.2` | 🔧 FPS boost via PAK engine overrides (foliage/shadows/fog/LOD) + data table changes |
| [🌀 Absolute Chaos - Core](AbsoluteChaos_Core) | `0.2.1` | Total overhaul mod — early access core module |
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## 🚀 Quick Start
```
1. Install JimK72's Icarus Mod Manager → github.com/Jimk72/Icarus_Software
2. Download the .EXMODZ file for any mod
3. Import drag into Mod Manager and enable
4. PAK mods also copy the .pak to Icarus/Content/Paks/mods/
5. Play!
```
## ⚠️ Compatibility
| Rule | Mods |
|------|------|
| Pick **one** | FastProcessing 5× / 10× / 15× / 25× / Instant |
| **Not compatible** | No Food Spoilage ↔ Extended Spoil Timers |
| **Not compatible** | Hardcore Rebalance Pack ↔ Extended Spoil Timers |
| **All players + server** | Extended Wire · Turret Variants · Hardcore Rebalance · Performance Optimizer |
| Everything else | Fully compatible with each other |
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**Made by AgentKush** · [Report a Bug](https://github.com/AgentKush/Icarus-mods/issues) · [Changelog](CHANGELOG.md) · [Contributing](CONTRIBUTING.md) · [Mod Manager](https://github.com/Jimk72/Icarus_Software)
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*All mods are free and open source. If you enjoy them, leave a ⭐ on the repo!*