SCUM New Release: Enhanced Features and Bug Fixes for an Immersive Survival Experience
October 02, 2025
SurvivalCraft Unleashed Multiplayer (SCUM) has just released a major update that brings fresh challenges and improvements to the game. Players can now traverse more immersive environments with enhanced customization options for their characters and gameplay experience.
Game Description:
In SCUM, survival is a constant battle as players navigate treacherous terrains, scavenge resources, craft items, and fend off threats to their existence. The latest update amplifies these experiences with groundbreaking character customization and progression systems.
Highlights of the New Update:
- Improved Encounter System: Better spawn distances and reduced pop-in create a more seamless experience for players engaging with enemies and other NPCs.
- New Diseases: The introduction of common cold and flu mechanics introduces new layers of challenge, with symptoms affecting gameplay dynamics.
- Reworked Armor Mechanics: Bullet penetration through objects and body armor has been overhauled, introducing armor-piercing rounds for added strategy.
- NPC Upgrades: NPCs now exhibit more realistic behaviors, such as limping and reacting to flashbangs and tear gas, enhancing immersion.
- Military Tomahawk Addition: Players can now wield this new weapon, adding versatility to combat scenarios.
- Expanded Base Building: New additions include kitchen appliances, rugs, sofas, storage shelves, and camo net walls/roofs, allowing for more creative and functional base constructions.
New Features:
- Improved encounter system with adjustable spawn distances and virtualization settings.
- Diseases (common cold and flu) with symptoms impacting gameplay.
- Reworked armor and bullet penetration mechanics, including armor-piercing rounds.
- NPC upgrades: limping and reactions to flashbangs/tear gas.
- Military Tomahawk addition.
- Expanded base building options: kitchen appliances, rugs, sofas, storage shelves, camo net walls/roofs.
- New server settings for customization of encounter spawns, ovens, and resource management.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed Black Hawk crossbow reload animation offset.
- Resolved issues with wind noises appearing or disappearing unexpectedly.
- Corrected arrow offset when nocking while crouched.
- Removed text from scopes that shouldn't be there.
- Adjusted weapon sight offsets.
- Reduced vehicle damage on collisions.
- Prevented premature despawning of animal bodies.
- Fixed sentries not triggering mines.
- Resolved ghillie suit visibility issues on certain weapons.
- Addressed placement of base building elements in incorrect locations.
- Fixed foliage sound persistence after cutting down plants.
- Corrected purchase UI panel for non-service tradeables at the mechanic NPC.
- Prevented holsters and quivers from despawning immediately when dropped to 0% health.
- Adjusted wind sound volume for better performance.
For more details, visit the official update announcement on Steam:
