SCUM Dev Tracker

Hello, prisoners! Your weekly portion of entertaining community contributions is about to be served so make sure to sit yourselves down and enjoy what we've prepared for you! ->



Oh no, it's the Pantsless Pirates! Run for your lives!

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Everyone's favourite communication tool in action.

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Hello everyone. Another Monday, another update on how things are going on our side. Check it out ->




Our programmers are putting in a great amount of effort in a variety of things. This includes but is not limited to rain effects, some work one the armed NPC's and sentries, but most notable is the amount of bug fixing that is getting done.



The level design team has continued to exterminate as many bugs as they can. The death toll is rising and so are the corners of our mouths, as the demise of bugs simply puts a smile on our faces.

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Greetings prisoners! Your boy is back with the latest edition of our community showcase. Since you've been pretty keen on makings selifie's this past week, I've decided to make a little contest out of it and rank them from worst to best. Check it out ->



A good example of a bad selfie, I'm scared, confused, kind of turned on, but that only leads to more confusion, please never smile into a camera again

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PRISONERS! Your weekly PSA on the development of the game is about to drop. Enjoy your read!




The programmers are mainly focused on clearing that infamous backlog of bugs—and you’ll be pleased to hear that the list of these pesky critters is steadily shrinking. More specifically, improvements have been made to the encounter manager, along with various graphical and localization fixes. On top of that, several changes and improvements have been applied to tutorial tasks. While there may not be a ton of flashy new things to show right now, we can't stress enough how hard the team is working on bugfixing and ensuring the launch is polished and ready for version 1.0.

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Attention prisoners. Weekly community entertainment based on your contributions is being dispatched immediately. Enjoy...while you can... ->



How I look at my vegetable stew when I decide to eat healthy.

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''I'm a SCUM girl, in a SCUM wooooorld! Life is drastic, it's fantastic!🎵

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Attention inmates! 'Tis that time of the week again, 'tis the time to keep you updated on how things are going on our end. So without further ado, let's get into it ->




The programming team has had their hands full, with some further work on NPC's and overall improvements to the encounter manager, but mostly with bug fixing, progress on the anti-cheat front and overall optimisations to the game.



Our Level Designers are completely committed to fixing bugs and making sure everything on the map sits in it's right place.

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Hey there everyone! Might be a bit chilly outside today, but we're warming things up with a hotfix for the latest update! ->

• Fixed a very rare bug where map would be completely white.
  
• Fixed the issue with flying gardens.

• Reduced Christmas ornament spawns
  
• Drones will now be invisible when logging in, after pressing X they will go back to their old default state.

As always, make sure to follow us on our social media channels for all things SCUM:

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Hello everyone! It's that most wonderful time of the week, where we reminisce about all the shenanigans you've been up to. Please enjoy each piece of content equally ->



I think wr_bloodlust is about to find out what his name really means

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Welcome, prisoners, to your weekly update on the development of the game! Now that the latest update is out, our full focus is on the development of 1.0. Here’s a glimpse of what the team has been working on this past week!




The programming team has been hard at work fixing a variety of issues, focusing on the rain/wetness mechanics, a fix for first-person shadows, and improvements to the ocean opacity map. Additionally, enhancements have been made to the encounter manager, tutorial UI highlighting, and localization. We've added new survival tips, UI highlights, tutorial tasks, and codex pages. More functionalities have also been implemented for armed NPCs. However, make no mistake— overall bugfixing still remains the biggest priority.

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Hey hey everyone, happy Thursday! As mentioned in the community address here comes the last content update before 1.0! Check it out!


Like announced on Tuesday, this update will contain a soft wipe as well, in preparation for next months anit-cheat update!





First up, a new bow, the Manchu bow! With its slick design and stealthy mechanics, it is a perfect choice for taking out puppets or other players when you do not want to be heard. It might look big, but we consider it the perfect size!



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Hello prisoners! Perito has been transferred to solitary confinement for no particular reason, which means I'm handling your weekly dose of entertainment. Enjoy an assortment of community contributions and our 'witty' takes on them, oh and an important announcement as well! ->


But before we get to the Community showcase an announcement! You all heard that there will be a new update this week. Well we can confirm that it is happening on Thursday!
And you asked for it and we can confirm, there will be a partial/soft wipe on that update as well. Not for the content that is dropping itself but to ease in implementation of a certain new anti cheat system next month. Consider yourself warned!


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Attention inmates! Big announcement coming! This is not a drill! I repeat, big announcement coming! Make sure you check it out ->


We have some pretty good news for you all, and we doo mean news in plural. So make sure you check it out!




- Beda

Howdy ho, prisoners! Looks like I've been let out of the basement to compile last weeks highlights in the Scummunity. So, enjoy the genius level captions and handpicked content before I have to go serve the rest of my sentence ->



Finally, I can say "nice rack" without ending up at HR

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Prisoners! It's that time of the week again! No, I’m not referring to your weekly hosing, but rather the latest update on the development of SCUM. Enjoy... while you can... ->




Our programmers have been keeping themselves busy with a variety of tasks. First, they’re improving the rain and wetness effects. They’re also working on the NPC spawning mechanic, a new high-loot POI, and new quest functionalities. In addition, they’ve been making major improvements to the server browser and preparing the tractor for its return to the prison island. Several optimizations to overall server functionality are in progress, along with enhancements to the anti-cheat system. Oh and let's not forget the inordinate amount of bugfixing that was conducted as well.
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Incoming announcement - Perito fell outta line and is now serving his own sentence. However, don't think that you're getting off the hook. Here's this week's batch of awesome community contributions and our not-so-awesome interpretations ->


First off, we'd like to start this showcase with an exciting event that will take place this weekend and will feature some of our game's biggest streamers. Here's the trailer for the upcoming event, along with the information on the contestants and other details:

• When?
  01/March/2025 - 5PM EST (2PM PST / 10PM BST / 11PM CET)

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Attention inmates! February is coming to a close and we're slowly marching into the next month. But nice weather isn't the only thing coming closer as deadlines are going to start to creep on us soon enough. Let's fill you in on what's been going on ->




Our programmers have not only been cleaning up for the past week, but have also made significant progress with our aeronaval marvel and a variety of other goodies, such as the gardens health system, some UI improvements and getting their taste buds used to the taste of energy drinks. They have also been doing God's work with advancements in the Anti-cheat department.



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Attention inmates! It s that time of the week again and we have a freshly baked community showcase for you, so let's see what you guys were cookin' up in the past week ->



I bet he would've liked to stay longer, but I guess his hands are tied

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Prisoners! Your weekly entertainment transmission, containing the latest development progress of SCUM, is ready!




Aside from intensive bug-fixing efforts, the programming team is working on various tasks, including optimizations for the Sentry, improving movement capabilities for armed NPCs, and ensuring the Kinglet Mariner is roaming the skies. Work is also progressing on the UI redesign for the phone, garden health mechanics, and anti-cheat improvements.



Reworking the map has inevitably resulted in some bugs, and the team is ensuring that any issues found are being addressed. Additional tweaks and testing have also been... Read more

Hello again prisoners! As part of your incarceration, you are hereby subjected to your weekly punishment consisting of subpar puns, obscure references and outstanding community contributions!




Let's start with a selection of screenshots from the past week:


Can't shake the feeling that a very specific Tom Petty song would fit this visage. Nice shot AerinoKavli!

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