Hey everyone, a fresh update for SCUM just landed, packed with a bunch of bug fixes, a cool birthday-themed paint pattern for the community, and some important improvements to server protection. If you’ve been playing lately, you might notice smoother gameplay and fewer annoying glitches.
One of the biggest additions is a new protection method designed to stop players from bypassing ping limits, which could cause lag and instability on servers. Server owners will be able to turn this feature on or off with a simple setting called scum.EnableNetWatchdog. Official servers are currently testing it, and it will roll out fully once everything’s confirmed stable.
And hey, shoutout to the community across the Atlantic celebrating their birthday — there’s a new loud paint pattern you can slap on your gear. You can even tweak the colors if you want to be a bit sarcastic about it. I kinda love the vibe!
Fixes and Improvements
- Fixed Rager vehicle spawning with two storage racks instead of one when using full arguments.
- Vehicles no longer fall through the map in photo mode.
- Admins can now remove locks in safe zones properly.
- Resolved connection problems for servers launched through Steam.
- Prevented destroying some base building elements with stone knives.
- Fixed base building on old safe zone edges.
- Crafting a dildo from metal scrap and rag is no longer possible.
- Various level design fixes.
- Items on bottom shelves of tables now visible in vicinity.
- Laika vehicle spawns correctly with all elements.
- Cutting improvised bulletproof armor now gives metal scraps instead of rags.
- Correct head mesh spawns when looting puppet heads.
- Some dances now correctly consume stamina.
- Multiple description fixes.
- Front storage rack removable from RIS vehicles.
- Tractor chassis repair fixed.
- Setting PvP damage to zero now prevents wounds.
- Food and water indicators keep warning highlights after relog.
- Hatch door frames now properly painted.
- Sliding while crouched and free looking fixed.
- Cooking recipes now start correctly.
- Character arms no longer clip when eager from vehicles.
- Gear weight limits now show correctly for borderline cases.
- Kinglet duster can be flipped even when filled with loot.
- Footwear durability decreases when pushing vehicles.
- Tractor carriage repair fixed.
- PvP multipliers now affect explosive arrows and flamethrowers.
- Admins can remove vehicle locks in safe zones.
- Chest and vehicle owner text updates properly in drone mode.
- Stuffed peppers categorized correctly.
- Rastaman backpack inventory capacity fixed.
- Possible fix for server crash after banning a player.
- “Island Coms” quest now auto-completes with a phone.
- Trader currency balances synced properly.
- Pots can now be placed on grills.
- Phoenix tears no longer cause server crashes.
- Game no longer freezes when cooking and time of day speed is zero.
- Sandbags won’t get destroyed when used from inventory to fill blueprints.
- Kamikaze tactic towards sentries fixed.
- Sentry damage blocking in zones now works correctly.
- Only outer clothing layers get wet in conditions, not all layers.
- Lockers require fewer lockpicking attempts in singleplayer.
- Armed NPCs stop attacking dead razors.
Gameplay Updates
- Cooking times for all meals reduced by 50%.
- Setting trader funds to unlimited now shows infinity symbol in sell panel.
- Added option to show or hide turret range arcs when they are still blueprints.
- Level 2 NPCs now use a #35 pound bow instead of #30 pound bow.
- Updated IP geolocation for the server browser.
- Servers with unknown region now show up properly in filters.
- Default outpost setting for dropship encounter spawning changed to block instead of ignore.
- Increased capacity of oak wine barrels.
- Adjusted audio levels for musical instruments and footsteps.
- Prison wallet item spawner preset now customizable.
- Mobile phone notifications show only when turned on.
- Option added to disable DEENA and skip the initial task.
- Encounter spawning system now detects all players near zones, not just relevant ones.
- New prompt warns players when crafting with items that contain other items.
- Adjusted water resistance factor for footwear.
- Large vehicle parts drop when player goes prone.
Character Spawning and Encounter Settings
- New character spawn weight multipliers with detailed formulas to adjust NPC spawn rates.
- Example: Setting NPC multiplier to 80 increases NPC encounter chance to about 93.39% once an LTZ encounter triggers.
- New server setting scum.EncounterNeverRespawnCharacters allows disabling respawning of characters in encounters, so they spawn only once per encounter.
