The best game server providers for Icarus

Rent an Icarus server: plan your world and the next session

If you want to rent an Icarus server, first clarify which existing world or which new mission should run on it. For a group with an extensive base, a safe move is the priority. For changing shared expeditions, managing save games is especially important. Ask the provider specifically how you select the desired world and load it again later. A general note on save game management is too vague for this.

RocketWerkz documents loading, continuing and creating prospects as separate server functions. Look for a plan that makes this management accessible to you through an understandable panel or the intended settings. Also decide who may create new save games or delete existing ones. For a regular group, these rights should be distributed deliberately so that not every participant needs the same far-reaching powers.

Take over existing prospects completely and unchanged

The official migration guide expressly warns against changing the prospect file and its name. Therefore choose a provider with a documented import and access to the files you need. Before the move, keep an unaltered backup on your own computer. Then test with the group whether the correct state was actually loaded before you carry on playing on the new server.

Do not just ask about automatic backups, but about practical restoration: which saves remain available, can you download them yourself, and can a backup be restored without reinstalling? For a later change of provider, the complete export is just as important as the initial upload. Keep your working settings too. That way it remains clear which world the server should continue after a restart.

Check empty operation, resources and runtime together

With Icarus, server reachability and the behaviour of an unoccupied game world are separate questions. The official settings control, among other things, when an empty prospect returns to the lobby and which state is continued at start-up. Ask what options the rental offer uses. Your group should not assume from an advert for continuous operation how the world behaves in your absence without checking.

Compare the promised resources with your group’s simultaneously active players and your planned use. Slots alone do not describe a computing reserve for your actual world. Use an initial short runtime to test joining, the world transfer and a controlled restart. Then check the renewal price, location and upgrade options. A suitable Icarus plan combines sufficient resources with reliable save game management. An additional equipment tier is no substitute without this access.