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SCUM - Community Showcase QA

This was the best birthday EVER! Again big thank you to all you amazing people playing our game! Here is a new showcase with some new info down bellow!

So let's get into it!

I can't bear to ask what was after this...sorry



Hello Greece!



Yea, we ain't fixing this bug ever.



I can still see the cowboy from the last showcase.



Beautiful decorations!



You guys do awesome firework screens!



Tractor races...this will be an event soon.



This reminds me of my old house



Aw man, who leaked our crossover plans?



Happy Piratmas, Pirastmas?



Next time you kill a puppet remember, he is an influencer too.





Time for the comments!

  • Yes, Dobrila is a known plant killer. But I keep my aloe vera safe and sound!


  • First of all thank you for the nice wishes and the comment! In the start we didn't plan to add base building we stated that few times. But as time passed and most of community was vocal regarding base building so we gave it a try, and it works really good. But ofc work on base building is not done, we have things to add and to improve!


  • We will definitely add more various AI in the game that you can interact with. From friendly AI to hostile AI, and all of those suggestions have been written down!


  • We read minds but don't tell it to others.


  • My bet is on the guy above this comment.


  • Dully noted!


  • A̴m̶̢ ͞͠n͟͡͠ó́t̛͢͏!̨͏́


  • A new road map is in the works! And we will look into that pesky bug.




And that is all for today!


Or is it? We just wanted to let you know that for the time being we will have a bigger and deeper look into optimizations. So patches may not come on a weekly basis or they might do, in game dev you never know but we will give our best to keep you updated with the progress!

SCUM - Hotfix 0.2.54.16532

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Big thank you to everyone for the awesome birthday wishes it means a lot to us!

Now here is a hotfix for some of the issues from yesterdays patch!



  • Fixed the bug where chests were not saved.

  • Fixed the bug with depth of field not working properly on weapons.

  • Fixed client crash while looking at base elements with a drone.

  • Fixed the bug where the wooden TV would disappear after relog.

  • Fixed the bug where the wooden TV didn't use planks properly.

  • Fixed the bug where the mouse cursor would disappear in main menu.

  • Fixed a visual bug on character creation menu.

  • Fixed the exploit where you could dupe items with vehicle inventory.

  • Fixed the bug where "rest" option popped out but it was not possible to rest.

  • Fixed the bug when you destroyed an element on which a player was resting he would continue to rest.

  • Fixed the exploit where people could take melee weapons from events.

  • Fixed the bug where you could take your holstered weapon while being tied down.

  • Fixed AK15 fire animations. Magazine was visible when inserting a single bullet.

  • Fixed the bug where oxygen mask would one shot kill you on throw.




  • Increased flare render distance to 200m.

  • Decreased oxygen consumption while diving.

  • Tractor now has a bit better driving control on dirt surfaces.

  • Now you can tie down people with the rest of "rope" items not just the regular one.




  • Optimized new locations so gameplay should be smoother around them.



Also check out this awesome summary of our year by Eroktic!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyiOrxxHm0A&t=

P.S:

She still kicking strong so no worries!

Sippy Aloe Vera Lover Mic dropper J'.

SCUM Birthday Update - 0.2.53.16453 SCUM Comic #23



Greetings everybody!!!! Guess what? If you can count or google, today is our birthday!!! That is right 1 year of SCUM!! And to celebrate we have worked around the clock to bring you this big update!! So what exactly is in this awesome update? Check it out!

P.S. Before you ask yes Stimi managed to fix his PC thank god.

P.P.S Here is a picture of our cake that we had today!





Here are some birthday goodies that you guys can craft for some celebrations!

P.S I want to see some bday screenshots for our next community showcase!

  • Okay we prepared for you a cake that you can make

  • An awesome party hat.

  • And 4 cocktails: Slavic Gent, Slav Reviver, SCUM Sunrise and The Island Special. Don't drink and drive!


We have mixed drinks about feelings.

BUT THIS IS NOT ALL!!

Have some fireworks as well!

Who needs ten fingers anyway?



We got you some nice new additions to base build so you can expand in a creative way!


2 new cabins to build, both are bigger than the current one!

Cozy and double cozy.



New elements to make it cosy, safe and memorable. The spike traps do damage so don't walk on them.





And some simple wall decoration to show of!






It's here, my favourite vehicle of them all, the all mighty tractor!







We add first person perspective to vehicles, and see for yourself how it looks like! Also for now only the tractor has an animated and functional dashboard, we will add the rest later on!

Tractor FPP



SUV FPP



Quad FPP



Pickup FPP





LET THERE BE LIGHTS! Vehicles got lights on them for those nice night rides. Turn on/off lights with X











We know that you guys like to look fancy so we got you covered!

So we added 4 new combat helmets, they offer same protection as military helmets but are much lighter.





Some cool scarfs (keffiyeh is the correct name).





And here how it looks when you get some of those new clothing items.





The famous Guy Fawkes mask.





Construction helmet for all of you avid base builders.





Last but not least, some shorts for the hot days!





NO CITIES YET! Sorry to disappoint, but they still need some work. But fear not here are 3 locations that you can prowl around and make new friends!

Cheese Factory













Radio Station









Air and Military Base









You can learn more about the inspiration for this location from here!



In this little box we have a new gun, the AK15, and some extras.

The AK15 has 2 modes of firing single bullet and fully automatic it uses 7.62x39 mm ammunition.





And here is an anniversary AK47 with some neat engravings!











Here are some extras!

  • Silencer for all AK rifles.

  • Mag for the AK15

  • New scope Aim PRO, that can be mounted on most rails

  • New bow silencer that can be attached to all bows.






Got a new gesture!





The community spoke and we listened. Tying down, bondage, foreplay call it what you want it use it was you want it.

With proper item in your hands you can tie another prisoner's hands by approaching them from behind and using the 'Tie Hands' option from the context menu (hold F or press right click in interaction mode). This option is available only if the prisoner gave consent by raising their hands (surrender gesture).

Once tied the prisoner will have their movement options limited. They will not be able to perform most of the usual actions. One thing they can do is to try and struggle to loosen the bindings on their hands. If successful they will be able to break free from the bondage. Their bonds can be re-tightened at any point by another prisoner to prevent their escape.

The captive prisoner can enter vehicles, but cannot operate them. They cannot open the map, access their inventory nor join the events. In this state their log out timer is increased and forcefully disconnecting from the game leaves the prisoner vulnerable for longer time.

If all else fails the captive prisoner will be able to try and commit suicide by smashing their BCU chip into the ground, which will trigger a small explosion.





We improved the breathing underwater mechanic so you guys have more precise info on it!

When you start diving a new UI element will pop up around the health bar that will indicate how much air you have left.



If the bar hits red your health will start to drain, and if the red bar gets to 0 you're unconscious and will sink to your death.

The air supply that you have depends on your constitution attribute.





If you wanna show your support for your favourite team or want an epic screenshot, the flare offers all sorts of uses!

The flares come in 3 colors: red, green and blue.



But if you're scared of flares we got the flare gun ready for you!



After a long day of work you should sit/lie down



Sitting or lying down will recover health and stamina x2 faster.



A new food source for all of you hard core survival fans!

  • Larvae can be found in old tree trunks lying around the island

  • Worms can be found around rivers, streams and water sources.






Okay so we did more changes on sounds so it got its own section in this notes. Everyone say "thank you Rale"

  • Bunker door audio has been increased. You can hear bunker doors opening/closing on a bigger distance.

  • New crisp sounds for grenades, and the distance radius is now 1km.

  • Grenade detonations now travel! With a speed of 342m/s so if you are 1km from the impact you will hear the sound in 3 seconds.

  • And as always new fresh music on the radio.


  • Reworked spawn points in events so you won't spawn anymore close to other players.

  • Fixed the bug where you could eat aloe vera for an infinite amount of times. We had a good run old friend.

  • Fixed the bug where you couldn't see players inside the safe zone when you were standing outside.

  • Fixed an issue with some buildings not having collision.

  • Fixed the bug where items in event backpack didn't show.

  • Fixed a bug where it was possible to open an inventory container after moving away from it ("remote inventory")

  • Fixed the exploit where people used "push" vehicle option to position the vehicle so they can jump over fences.

  • Fixed the exploit with pulling the internet cable out.


  • Optimized base building, now if you run towards a big base you should encounter much less lag spikes and stuttering.




It is Friday, funday and you know what that means! That is right! New comic page, as is tradition.

If you missed any pages you can find a full list here:



And the latest, #23:





Have a good weekend, take care of each other, and be careful while using pyrotechnics!

PSA: A look at locations of new points of interest.

In this weeks patch you'll get 3 new locations, we aren't spoiling what they are.

BUT the important part is that if you have a base in this areas, remove all your items, gear, vehicles from them as you wont be able to access them after the patch!

New locations are marked with a red circle.

Community Showcase, QA and Comic page #22

Hello everyone, happy Friday!

I know what you all wanna know. Where patch? Patch when? well as said in Development update next week we have a bigger one planned so no patch this week.

How is the progress on the patch?



Pretty good as you can see.

Well since there is no patch, I don't want you all to be sad so have some sweet community showcase and a fan favorite Q&A. Let's not forget the comic as well.

Here we go!



Watch your speed limit round here friend.

The iron throne? Pffffft

Some say you can still hear singing till this day.

Ok,ok,ok,ok! Bad idea! Bad idea! Bad idea! Abort!

*Record Scratch* *Freeze Frame* "Yup, thats me. You're probably wondering how I got into this situation"

What he means is the base is in Early Access.

Moments before some random cowboy starts screaming.
Sippy: Let me chime in for a moment.


God mode or not, that is impressive.

Huh, maybe it is patch day.

Didn't know we added nukes in the game, but hey at least ours work.

And one more extra: Shot out to Dye for making these hilarious videos on SCUM development. Good work ma dude. Make sure to check him out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLMqFCVdANg



Time for some Q&A, there were alot of responses on our latest post so I threw in some extra.

  • It is already planned and in the works.


  • We see you bro. Cheers!


  • Fair enough, 25fps sounds like a problem. But for us to solve your problem we need to know the root of the problem. Now there are 2 possible "roots".

    1. Our game is terrible in optimizations (3.6 not too good not too bad)
    2. Well, your hardware. We kinda need to know on what you play. Example: you play on a integrated GPU and get 25 fps on high/medium? Ill say that's hella awesome, if you get that on a 1080, that's an issue. So when you guys feel like screaming at us for optimizations (we totally have no problems with that) but please let us know your hardware so we know what we are working with here.


  • Yep, more content is on its way. PvE will get its love as soon as we manage to bring the game to a state that can handle it. First we need to finish the planned core mechanics and assets then optimize all of it.


  • No


  • Yes! We are working on it so keep an eye out.


  • The answer is more a PSA: Do not spawn prisoners through commands. They are here for testing purposes only and mess with your game heavily.


  • We will write it down, but can't promise anything on a "when".


  • Good news. Spanish is already supported! Go to your Steam library and right click on SCUM. Go to properties and select the language tab. Then choose your preferred language.


  • As in their ping is over 9000? We are working on a new system that should release the load on the server and help with optimization and desync issues.


  • Yeap. Fuel and refueling are planned issues so prepare everyone! The US military is coming to SCUM island!


  • Aloe vera unfortunately died 2 days ago.


  • Sorry. Gamepires only drinks Lepi Decki brewery.


  • Yes. The legend says the more antennas you have the more your neighbors envy you.


  • Well the island is abandoned. If you mean aesthetically, look up how cities look in Croatia. The answer might surprise you!


  • Rale is already cursing around the office and grabbing his head, so yeah I believe it will sound great.




It is Friday, funday and you know what that means! That is right! New comic page, as is tradition.

If you missed any pages you can find a full list here:



And the latest, #22:




That is all from us have a good weekend and more news next week.

Kind regard, "alive, but dead inside" Beda.