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 conducted.

The animation team is primarily focused on bug fixing, with special attention given to weapon-related issues.

The hard surface team continues their work on the trench gun and the Zündapp-inspired motorcycle. Additionally, progress is being made to bring back the fan-favorite tractor in all its modular glory!

There are no major updates from the soft surface team, as they continue working on environmental rocks and NPCs.

The sound team is also engaged in bug fixing across the board.

The QA/CM team is gearing up for the final push, ensuring no bugs slip through the cracks and that cheaters are dealt with effectively.

The designers are also making sure no bugs remain on their end.

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Now, onto your impressions from last week's transmission:

• Once caught cheating, bad actors are permanently removed from the game and cannot return. Additional measures to mitigate cheating are in development and will be implemented as soon as possible.

• That does sound like a cool idea, but currently, nothing of the sort is planned. However, that doesn’t mean it’s entirely off the table!

• Our primary focus right now is delivering an awesome 1.0 launch for SCUM. The feature you mentioned will be considered, but we can’t share more details at this time.

• That does indeed sound cool! It would add a nice, personalized touch to players' bases. You should post this suggestion in the 'Suggestions' subforum on our Steam page!

• It’s always great to hear words of encouragement! Thank you kindly—your support will help us cross the 1.0 finish line. <3

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See you next week...if you survive...

Fratman

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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miguelxyz showing what a generous tipper he is!

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Keep trying, Paloma! You ain't getting a discount!

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Pelica using every atom of strength, tryin' to act normal, but the edibles are hitting hard.

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Seeing bright yellow light in the distance and you suddenly have the need to invest in prime real estate. Thanks for the idea YourEx!

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Here's MADLUV cosplaying every airsofter who thinks their gear is top notch.

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The caption says 'Ready for a RAD time'. Can't even begin to think how to top that one. Great caption and great pic, OStateAce!

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Coverture33 here's taking border control way too seriously.

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♪ ”Dark[M]onk and his bro, chilling in the base yup, five feet apart cause they're not...”♪

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I swear there have been no extraterrestrial crashes on the prison island. Please don't 'naruto' run into |-max^payne-|'s base

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And now, onto our prolific YouTube creators!

To kick things off, here's The Accidental Survivor who documented his harrowing survival experience...to find some soap!

Following that, we're extending a helping hand to KillaMikeZ2693 with getting to 1000 subs. We all win if we lift each other up, right?

The top it off, we want to give a shout out to the SCUM TUTORIAL channel for helping out new players from the great country of Brazil!

Your weekly punishment is completed. Inmates are to return to the island immediately!

Fratman

Our programming team has really sunk their teeth into bug fixing and optimisation, with it taking up the bulk of our manpower in that regard.
Pesticides aside, more work has been done on the UI front, as well as the highly anticipated Kinglet Mariner and the garden's health functionality that we mentioned last week. Other than that, there have also been further improvements to the armed NPC's movement.
That's not all, there has also been some progress when it comes to the implementation of new anti-cheat efforts.


The Level Design guys are still busy as bees with bug fixing and continuing to polish the work they have finished so far, but still managed to continue to work on the TV base, the WW2 bunkers, POI's environment modelling and some secret stuff that will be for you guys to discover.

Our animators are completely dedicated to fixing bugs as well. Not much to write here, but a considerable amount of work is being done nonetheless.

Hard surface has also continued to work on the Zündapp, the second coming of Jes- I mean the Desert Eagle skin and then some.

Soft surface is finishing up a couple of projects they've been working on while also further working on rock textures and NPC's.

Some bug fixes, continuing to work on weapon sounds and more, the sound team has been doing a little bit of everything.

You can already guess what they've been up to, sniffing out bugs, so others can snuff 'em out, engaging with you guys, testing new features and their favourite sport of all - cheater hunting.

The Game Designers prime target continue to be bug fixes.

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Now, let’s head over to the Q&A section, shall we:

• Currently, there is no setting to alter the amount of damage taken, depending on where you got hit. There are multiple things at play like ballistics, calibre, model physics to name a few, that have to factored in. We might consider making some changes in the future though.

• These are issues and optimisations that are included in the upcoming inventory rework, sit tight, I think you might like what we've been preparing for y'all.

• Not so sure that sentries with larger walking paths will see the light of day, but the upcoming armed NPC's should definitely make SCUM island a much more dynamic environment.

• Since we have new content and reworks coming to the game, it's counterproductive to fix bugs in one system which going to be overhauled anyway a bit later, we'd be needlessly doubling our workload by doing that, which is why it might seem that those are being disregarded. Rest assured, those pesky bugs will get what's coming to them.

• If you're familiar with altering JSON files, you already have that option and there's also an extensive guide, that explains everything you need to know, in order to make what you desire a reality. Check out the link below!
  Loot modification[docs.google.com]

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Till next time!

-Perito

The programming team is heavily focused on bug fixing, with an additional rework being conducted on the overall look of the rain and the look of the terrain affected by it. Further testing has also been conducted on the lighting probes as well. Also, work has continued on the melee combat functionality for the armed NPCs and on the rework of the foliage. Additionally, certain improvements have been implemented with regard to trophy and weapon rack snapping on loophole walls and hatch floors. Work has also started on adding health functionality for the garden so it functions as a proper base building element, meaning that it will be part of raid protection and will decay just like other BB elements.

Now that the level design rework is almost completely finished, the majority of the LD team is bug fixing and testing what they've been working on. Apart from that, they've continued to rework the BB fortifications, as well as the Zeljava entrance, storage hangar, the airfield runway material, and river layers reworks.

The animators are hammering away and are still exclusively focused on bug fixing.

The hard surface team remains focused and is working on the same features as last week, with an added emphasis on optimizing certain assets and UV maps, as well as retexturing existing models. Simply put, they're ensuring the assets look just as good while using memory more efficiently.

The soft surface team is still helping out with environment rocks for level design, and they are still working on the improvised backpack and TEC1 NPCs. However, they've also worked on preparation for a new character for our animators!

It is also worth mentioning that our UI designer is working on a redesign for the mobile phone UI.

The sound team is working on a variety of weapon sounds and bug fixes - same as last week.

Catching cheaters, testing new features, finding bugs, and engaging with the community - same old, same old.

Our game designers are busy making sure that the bugs on their side are adequately squashed.

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Now, let’s head over to the Q&A section of the dev update:

• Communication is key, on that we can agree! Unintentional and unnecessary rhyme aside, we want to have it in the game, and we'll make sure to put it in the game sometime down the line after the 1.0 release.

• Additional map features are not off the table and might find their way into the game at some point after the 1.0 release of the game.

• The level design of the whole map will be overhauled, which also includes the interiors of houses. You'll be very pleased with the work we've done in that regard.

• There's no need to fret! The team is doing great, the features we're working on are shaping up nicely, and we'll make sure to iron out all the issues that might be present, further optimize the performance of the game, add some much-requested functionalities, AND support the game with a host of new additions even after its 1.0 release, which will further expand the SCUM experience.

• We're very much aware of this, and you'll be pleased to know that this will be tended to in the upcoming inventory rework.

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See you next week!

Fratman

The programming team has been working on a wide variety of features and fixes. Some crashes caused by gardening are being fixed, along with some reflection probes that weren’t set up properly. Puppet behavior has been tweaked for when they are chasing you (more on that in one of our upcoming updates), and we’ve fixed some bugs related to their behavior when you’re attacking them with a flamethrower. Also, some additional optimizations to the puppet spawns have been added. Multiple UI improvements and additions have been developed for better localization support, as well as subtitles for trader and DLC character dialogues. Snapping of elements on the hatch ceiling, window loophole, and bar wall has been improved. Additional interactions have been added for prisoners on ladders, such as lockpicking and planting explosives. Progress has also been made on enabling armed NPCs to engage in melee combat. On top of all this, bugfixing continues across a multitude of features, and further progress has been made on our anti-cheat efforts.

Our level designers remain heavily focused on bugfixing and ensuring the POIs are spotless. Loopholes in base-building elements are being adjusted, and some doors in bunkers are being replaced with self-closing ones. The Zeljava platform is being reworked, and dirt road textures, along with their overall appearance, have been improved. Several landscape layers have also been refined.

The animation team is still focused almost exclusively on bugfixing. Not much to report, but their work is no less important.

The hard surface team continues their work on the new bow, the Zündapp-inspired motorcycle, and ew weapon conept. A second iteration of the Desert Eagle skin is also in progress. Numerous other optimizations and bugfixes are being implemented.

The soft surface art team has been working on rock textures for the level design team and has continued reworking the improvised backpack. Progress also continues on the TEC1 NPC and a female NPC.

The sound team is working on a variety of weapon sounds and bugfixes.

Catching cheaters, testing new features, finding bugs, and engaging with the community—same routine here.

Our game designers are busy bugfixing and adjusting the armor parameters for helmets.

Now, let’s head over to the Q&A section of the dev update:

• These have been requested regularly, and we’d like to reiterate that we plan to add something like this at some point. In the meantime, you can use standing torches as lighting features in your base—just make sure not to walk too close to them!

• UI improvements are being planned and implemented across the board. As we’ve stated, we’ve hired a UI designer to help improve readability, especially for various localizations.

• Base-building will be expanded in future updates after we reach version 1.0. A boathouse would definitely be cool. While a washing machine wasn’t planned, it does make sense—we’ll see about that. If you have more suggestions, please post them in the “Suggestions” subforum on our Steam page.

• It is very likely that this issue in particular is something that is tied to the level design and the sound piercing through it. Since virtually the entirety of the map is being reworked, it is possible that it will be fixed once that is implemented with 1.0. We'll also make sure to look into the matter thoroughly and you are welcome to share your findings via our official support here[scum.help.jagex.com]

• We have an aspiring interior designer in our midst! :D Adding personalized flair to bases would be cool, and I believe more options will be introduced after the 1.0 release. However, I don’t have anything specific to share at the moment.