Oct 1, 2019

SCUM - Sippy

Few changes regarding the drone:

Admin drone doesn't have any collision while flying in silent mode. This prevents any random collision with players when teleporting to them.
You can now fly through objects (buildings, trees, terrain etc..) with the admin drone.
We reworked the admin drone teleports to a player. You should be able to teleport to all players now, not just the ones in 1km radius.
Drone visit times have been cut in half. They will visit you less often now.
Drone destroyed particle and sound effects should play on all clients now.
We also did some overall optimizations of the drones, because lag is history!

Fixed the bug with chests disappearing after getting buried.
Fixed the bug with sight not disabling zero range change when on rail.
Fixed the bug where hair cutting resets hair length.
Fixed the bug where blueprint recipes didn't take into account tool needed to finish the blueprint.
Improvised tool box doesn't stay in inventory anymore once the usage drops to 0. It gets removed.
Fixed the bug where rubber item would not appear in vicinity once dropped on the ground.
Fixed the bug where sitting on the floor could cause glitching through the floor.
Fixed the bug where MP5 rail would not appear in vicinity once dropped on the ground.
Fixed the bug where the metal spear was not visible in vicinity after crafting.
Fixed wrong icon for the shovel.
Fixed the bug where WW2 bunkers environment produced wrong sounds on interaction.
Blueprints that require a tool now can't be finished without it
Criminal record now loads skills and attributes better and much more precise.

Added .45 cal bullets to crafting list.
You can see the compass now over the mini map.
Added voice chat loudness slider in menu.
You can now disable snapping while placing base elements by holding the left SHIFT key.
Some smaller optimizations on both server and client side.

Sep 30, 2019

Community showcase & QA

SCUM - Beda

Hello hello everyone, it is Monday and I hope you all had a great weekend. Heard a lot of positive feedback from last patch which is a nice break before we break everything again. Circle of life people! To celebrate this peace time and soften the blow of a Monday we have prepared our world renown Community showcase & QA post for you.(by we I mean Sippy ordered me to)

So without further lollygagging here we go!

Damn those Power Puff Girls

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Never thought someone would dress up as me for Halloween. Tnx buddy.

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Some sources say you can still hear the band playing.

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The person on the other side holds a crossbow. inb4 where crossbows.

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Alright this is impressive so this is a 2 for 1 special. The spirit of Travis Pastrana is strong with these guys.

Create a graphic of myself inspired by those Gallic females.

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Ride together, die together. Bad boys for life

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What part of "he knows when you're awake" did you not understand?

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Night of fire!!!!

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Rare footage of the Area 51 raid. This is what they don't want you to see.

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Alright time for some Questions and my semi-useless answers.

I'm sorry but that 12 page essay is very important feedback required for further optimization.

It's possible. Now you can name your chest whatever pronoun you desire.

I like cheese.

Thank you! The team worked hard to get this optimization out glad it worked out. As for the suggestions keep them coming in the forum.

I ask myself the same question.

Extra thicc.

Last update was focused on optimization and the feedback is good. Give it a go and let us know.

You didn't say please! No, seriously. The command is now "#destroyallvehicles please" to reduce accidental removals.

Well when you have unpacked ammo it's supposed to represent like a messy pile of bullets, while in a magazine they are stacked so it takes less space.

That is all from us for now, stay tuned for future updates.

"I swear I'm not an alcoholic" Beda.

P.S. Due to recent optimizations I made yall this meme and a leek spoiler of what's to come wink wink.

Sep 27, 2019

SCUM - Patch Notes 0.2.56.17230

SCUM - Sippy

So in our last development update this is what we said regarding optimizations.

We had a bit deeper look into prisoners (your character that you play with) and vehicles. High populated servers should feel the biggest impact as the server will handle bigger player numbers much better now. We saw much fewer FPS drops and big lag spikes. Vehicle physics are lighter now and driving more vehicles at the same time should not present any problems anymore. this is just the start of optimizations as we got still a lot of tricks up our sleeves.

And here are some of the results.

The first results of optimizations is reflected on the client and server. From the client side the gameplay experience should be much smoother with more players on the server. From the server side we managed to gain a FPS boost that should result with less lag on servers with more players.

This is just the first round of optimizations, and you can expect more of those in the future updates. We are not stopping until lag is history. Optimizations priority all the way!

Keep in mind that results will vary depending on your PC hardware.

P.S People with slower CPUs and better GPUs should get the biggest FPS bost today.

Hide your spoils! Now you can safely store your chests underground, just don't forget where you put them!

Here a little video that shows how it works!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xGiih2bOOE&feature=youtu.be

Also you can name your chests anyway you like!

You wanted more navigation tools, so we started to add them. Welcome your new best friend the compass!

So this is how they work:

There are 4 levels of compass items in game. They differ from the amount of information you can read of them.
Depending on your survival skill and the type of compass you have will determine how much information you get from them.
Just with your survival skill you can have the orientation info that you get from the compass. If your survival skill is lvl 1 you will have the level 1 compass indicator up to level 2, that's the maximum level of information you get without an compass item regardless if your survival skill is above 2.
"Then we kinda don't need the compass level 1 and 2 items right?" Well, yes and no. Compass level adds to the survival level.
If your survival level is 1 and you have a compass level 1 your compass UI information that you get is level 2. And with this you can go up to level 3 compass information. For level 4 information you need a level 4 compass.
Level 1 - You can see just the north (N)
Level 2 - You see all 4 sides of the world (N,E,S,W)
Level 3 - You see 8 sides of the world (N,E,S,W,NE,SE,SW,NW)
Level 4 - You see 8 sides with degrees between them.

A look how the level 4 compass UI looks like.

While we are at navigation we changed the player indicator on the map from the triangle to a red point.

Wouldn't you love to invite your friends to your "Fort Fluff"? Well, now you can put a name on it!

We finished up the underground part of the new military base in D4

We did some little rework on our armor vests. Now you have only 3 tiers of vests(gonna add more with time).

Previously vests had varying levels of protection they gave you, they were recognizable by colour, now we have evened out the protection benefit and split them into three categories.

Level 1 - Stabproof Vests (Visual those stayed the same as before)

Level 2 - Military/Police Vests (All the vests that looked them same but had different values)

Level 3 - Armored Vests (Those are new and you can check them out on the pics bellow)

We added 2 more languages to our game!

Turkish

Korean

Fixed the bug where players would become invisible.
Fixed the bug where pistols did more damage to armour than rifles.
Fixed the bug where killing birds would crash the server.
Fixed an item duplication exploit.
Fixed improvised bow stand draw animation.
Disabled placing base elements on items (fixing placement on barbecue issues)
Fixed the bug when sometimes your gear would not disappear after reviving.
Fixed the bug where you could autowalk while resting.
Fixed the bug when you tried to get up from a toilet in a stall you would get stuck.
Fixed the bug where right clicking on an item while resting wouldn't pop up the item menu.
Fixed the bug when you would go into prone beside a base wall and you could stand up on the other side of the base wall.
Fixed the where screen was not faded when teleporting other players. (Admin related)

Improved player teleportation (entering/exiting events, respawning etc..)
Improved player corpses
Add heavy breathing and heartbeat sounds when burying.
Added a camera blend movement between different prisoner height states, it should now make a smooth transition when changing stances that influence camera height.
Reduced damage that arrows do to base building elements.
Disabled fame point gains from throwing. (Until throwing is fully functional)
Blood drop icon will now appear at physical injury phase 2 or higher.
Lowered time need to finish urinating.
Added command for admins to #destroyallvehicles

Comic time! Number 27 today! That is a nice number, someone give Ivona her raise.

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

And the #27!

Sippy "Iggy's future brother-in-law" Sippycup

Sep 20, 2019

SCUM Comic #26 & Community Showcase

SCUM - Sippy

Today is a special day as it's Ivonas birthday (If you don't know who Ivona is shame on you and check out here!)

So lets see those happy birthday wishes in the comments!

Before we dive into the showcase lets talk a bit about optimizations and what we got.
We had a bit deeper look into prisoners (your character that you play with) and vehicles. High populated servers should feel the biggest impact as the server will handle bigger player numbers much better now. We saw much fewer FPS drops and big lag spikes. Vehicle physics is lighter now and driving more vehicles at the same time should not present any problems anymore. this is just the start of optimizations as we got still a lot of tricks up our sleeves.

Keep in mind that results will vary depending on your PC hardware.

Showcase time!!!

It's back to school season.

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Wow COPS really lost its ratings huh

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Gotta love Russian dash cams

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Not sure this qualifies as chilling

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Don't think that is gonna help you there buddy

Comic time! Number 26 today! That is a nice number, someone give Ivona her raise.

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

And the #26!

Sippy harbinger of Aloe Veras.

Sep 17, 2019

Developer update #11

SCUM - Sippy

Another boat is getting ready from the art department. Mechanics for driving boats is still in the works.

We refreshed our vests with some visual overhauls. The one bellow will take the place of the "Heavy Ballistic Armor"

You wanted more navigation tools, so we started to add them. Welcome your new best friend the compass!

So this is how they work:

There are 4 levels of compass items in game. They differ from the amount of information you can read of them.
Depending on your survival skill and the type of compass you have will determine how much information you get from them.
Just with your survival skill you can have the orientation info that you get from the compass. If your survival skill is lvl 1 you will have the level 1 compass indicator up to level 2, that's the maximum level of information you get without an compass item regardless if your survival skill is above 2.
"Then we kinda don't need the compass level 1 and 2 items right?" Well, yes and no. Compass level adds to the survival level.
If your survival level is 1 and you have a compass level 1 your compass UI information that you get is level 2. And with this you can go up to level 3 compass information. For level 4 information you need a level 4 compass.
Level 1 - You can see just the north (N)
Level 2 - You see all 4 sides of the world (N,E,S,W)
Level 3 - You see 8 sides of the world (N,E,S,W,NE,SE,SW,NW)
Level 4 - You see 8 sides with degrees between them.

A look how the level 4 compass UI looks like.

Wouldn't you love to invite your friends to your "Fort Fluff"? Well, now you can put a name on it!

We are working on a new feature that will let you look into another players inventory if he is tied down. And of course, you will be able to take his items while he is tied down. We will get you more info on it as the feature develops!

Sep 13, 2019

Community showcase & Q&A and Comic page #25

SCUM - Beda

Hello everyone! It is Friday yet there is not patch today. I know it's sad but we are working on something that should improve the game in a way you all asked for. Well what do we have for you all then? Well a hot new Community showcase, Q&A and as is tradition a new comic page, all just for you. So get ready for new screenshots some questions and my dumb ass responses to all of them? Are you ready yet? Too bad, here we go!

"AK47 Engraved is beautiful" indeed it is.

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Make sure to keep any crimson barons from this area.

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Tactical setup to always be ready to fight against tyrannical government.

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Until then I rest.

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This message is sponsored by the TEC1 tourist board

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We would like to ask our fans to stop taking pictures of our office environment. Thank you.

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When you make lunch for the bois, but there are no bois. Can I get an F in the chat?

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Just chillin, resting from the killin. I should be a poet.

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Nobody was affected by Brexit as much as Hogwarts did.

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Huh weird. This seems awfully familiar.

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And now for the Q&A, and this time we have a new edition. We asked on twitter for your questions and you delivered. Se here we go: Q&A twitter edition.

Eventually, yes. Our focus right now is to optimize the game even more and then we can talk about when, what and how new features will be implemented.

Yeap down the line, it is being worked upon and will be released as a whole feature down the line.

Yep a new roadmap will be made as soon as we get the time to make it. Wouldn't want to pass an opportunity for you guys to yell at us that we missed a roadmap goal now would we?

Sippy just made 4 new cocktails for you and you are already asking for more? Fine, yeap they are planned and in production, but as listed above, priority is on optimization right now.

What do you mean? We got bunch of trailers. Check them out on our Youtube channel. Like, share and subscribe.

Nothing before full release, after that we can start thinking about it.

Something might be cooking. Stay tuned for future updates.

Yeap, more survival mechanics are in the works. Including fishing traps etc. No ETA as in, again, optimization is a priority right now.

Russian weather balloons.

Do you deserve a yacht tho?

Comic time! Number 25 today! That is a nice number, someone give Ivona her raise.

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

That is all from us for now. Stay safe out there.

"Tena's emotional replacement for Sippy" Beda.

Sep 6, 2019

SCUM - Hotfix 0.2.55.16696

SCUM - Sippy

Hello everyone! Yes we know that updates might not be on a weekly basis, but we have some hotfixes that should help to stabilise the game until we finish the super scary optimizations.

Into the bugs we go!!

Possible fix for door frames not destroying doors sometimes.
Fixed the bug with flare gun having infinite reload in some situations.
Fixed the bug where fireworks would disappear when trying to light it.
Fixed the bug where mugshots weren't centred.
Fixed the bug when exiting the right side of the bed in small cabins, it puts you outside the cabin.
Fixed AK weapons sound difference between single and continuous fire modes.
Fixed the bug where you weren't able to lay down on a mattress.
Fixed facial hair length when scarf is worn.
Fixed the bug while resting, if you hold W it assumes you are running and increases calorie usage.
Fixed the bug with the 20# bow having the wrong inventory size.
Fixed the bug where some clothing items had wrong icons on them.
Fixed the bug where you couldn't pull out last page from the diary.
Fixed a radio-related crash.
Fixed the bug where horse halves would spawn in the ground.
Fixed the bug where you couldn't access scopes from quick access bar if you had something in your hands.
Fixed the bug when you were teleported to an event while climbing a leader when teleported out of the event you would fall down from the leader.
Fixed a visual bug where night vision textures were wrong.
Fixed the bug where a message saying event was cancelled at end, even though it ended properly
Items should now be placed at their last inventory position when picked up again.
Fixed the bug where sometimes you would get stuck on "rest" action while sitting on a chair.
Possible fix for some users getting connection lost
Possible fix for players falling through the ground after being killed.

Added HP text to base doors.
Added base element names when destroying an element.
Improved wall snapping to door frames.
Allow urination, defecation and vomiting when resting (will automatically stop resting before doing the action)
Moving items inside inventory should now produce sounds.
Increased inventory size for M1 scope and Improvised scope from 1x1 to 2x1
You won't be able to change stance anymore while resting.
Now you are able to place improvised barbecue over the camp fire.
Now you have the possibility to change the base build foundation height! Once you enter the blueprint mode and adjust rotation press F once again and you will enter hight mode adjustment, and you use that with the scroll.
New Shortcuts:
- Shift + C now opens the crafting tab straight away.
- Alt + C crafts last crafted item or places last selected BP without opening the crafting tab.

Optimized flare items.
Small base building optimizations.
Minor client and server optimizations.

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:

Latest page #24

Have a good weekend, take care of each other, and as it's already September it's totally okay to bring out the halloween decoration out already!