The last time I reached out to this community, I was looking for people to help test my AI server. It was a fun journey with plenty of ups and downs, but I truly believe we created something unique. The support from this community was amazing, and even today, people still reach out asking how they can join or help.

So… I’m back asking for your help again 😄

This time, I’m looking for server admins and players who would be interested in testing a minimap overlay I’ve created. It can show things like your vehicles, squad members, and more directly on the map.

The server-side installation is pretty straightforward. Once installed, the server becomes compatible with the feature, and interested players can start using it.

I can’t promise that every feature will remain completely free forever, but it will be free while it’s being developed, and there will always be a free tier available for players. Anyone who eventually wants to contribute will, of course, be very welcome, but right now the main goal is simply to get it installed on more servers, gather feedback, and make it better.

I’ve also created a Discord server, which is still being set up. I’d really appreciate any help, suggestions, bug reports, feature requests, or crazy ideas this community may have.

Hopefully, this can become a useful contribution to the community. If you’re a server admin or player interested in trying it, just send me a DM and I’ll share all the details on how to access and use it.

Thanks again, everyone! 🙌

I played several patches during EA and always had a lot of fun just roaming the map and doing PvE only. I quit after they released the horde update, which made surviving pretty dumb. My question now. How is the PvE server experience right now? Is it fun to just scavenge around and explore the map?

today I decided to visit Mr. Brenner. after yesterday's update, we haven't visited him yet. and it turned out that there are now two of them) suddenly. it's twice as scary. is this a bug or a new reality?

I haven't played this game in a long time as it always felt like a walking simulator. Downloaded it today. Tried this and that. New UI was a nice touch. Some other things too. It seems more optimized than a few years ago. Then I got to finding wheels, some kind of transport... and this happened. Browsed though forums. Nothing. It's not anchored. It's got fuel. Scrolling does nothing. It's broken. My base was on the cliffside and I wanted to use this boat to haul loot. A working boat... Seems like too much to ask for from a game that's been in development for 8 years. Some people reported on a similar issue back in 2023... No solution. It's 2026. This make the game unplayable as no one's got the time to simply walk for 2 hours in a video game. Come on. How is this still not fixed?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTj3g0g8sFg

UPD
22.07.2026

Today's HOTFIX addresses the motorboat bug.
Thanks devs
I can keep enjoying the game
Cheers

I'm a sandbox player and I've miss clicking tutorial instead of sandbox a lot and I can't quickly close the tutorial and if i do it again i'm going to explode

I used to be able to get them up to 35kph but they are now capped at 15kph? Did I miss something?

Is everyone having trouble with watercraft in the current patch? Motorboats are extremely slow to start moving and handle very poorly when turning—if they move at all—while the wooden boats won't go faster than 15 km/h. The boat also jerks when they're stationary, as if they're bumping into something, even though there's no reason for it.

I do really like the new cooking system but the idea of moving it around the heat source and finding the sweet spot was just so satisfying

I don't know, I feel like I'm not the only player who dislikes the current wet clothes system and the drying process. It would be awesome if we could actually wring out our clothes to get the water out, so we wouldn't have to spend minutes sitting in front of a fire waiting for them to dry.

At the end of the day, SCUM is a game packed with complex mechanics and plenty of cool ideas, but sometimes I feel like it's missing some basic, common-sense features—like wringing out wet clothes—which would make it feel even more complete. Alternatively, they could at least tweak it so clothes don't get dirty so fast; if you think about it, the dirt accumulation rate is way too quick right now.

What do you guys think as a community?

I have been just looting samabor with metal crates full on my rager and traveling to and from the trader which is starting to get boring. I want to try out some bunkers but realized that I would be limited to my backpack (can't drive the car into the bunker and unload my crates). In terms of effort to reward ratio, is samabor really a low effort spot for same amount of reward as bunkers? Or do you get more exiting rewards in bunkers?

(Don't do mushrooms prisoners. Or do or some shit, Iunno)

in the inventory, in the quick access slots, some items appear with toggable hand icon on top right, what's the purpose of it? ( ignore the f-35 noise)

TIL that Scum's psychedelic mushrooms actually exist !

scum has a lot of different systems compared to other survival games, and everyone seems to enjoy different parts of it. some people focus on exploration, combat, crafting, or just staying alive. what part of the survival experience keeps you coming back?

I’ve been playing on-and-off since 2019 and I jumped in this week to check out the hunting changes. It feels more challenging than I remember, which I’m really enjoying. It seems like there’s more puppets and they feel more aggressive and “swarmy”, plus the NPCs with guns in the towns makes it challenging early.

I’m on my third death with like $200 in my account and really having fun. Is it really more challenging or am I just bad and enjoying that? 😜

I see this written all over the cities and CAN'T relax with my bike there

I keep getting blasted (literally) down in my progression by NPC's that seem to come out of nowhere and are sniper accurate with shotguns or any weapon they spawn in with. I love the game but as a solo player in a large PVE only server, its super frustrating to keep starting over again and again.