SCUM Roadmap 2023: Game Development Upates and New Content News

While SCUM's developers haven't released an official roadmap for the game in quite some time, they do release weekly development updates and regularly add new features and fixes to the game. While updates are plentiful, many players want to know precisely what's coming next; but not everyone can produce a wonderful-looking infographic that illustrates precisely what is coming when. However, given the developers have let us know a few details about what's coming to the game, we've put together a rough 2023-2024 SCUM roadmap to let you know what to expect.

Latest News

Just below we'll keep you updated on any news, teasers, and official correspondence related to SCUM's future content plans:

Where Is The SCUM 2023 Roadmap

While SCUM's developers have mentioned that they have an internal roadmap, they won't publish it, according to a Tweet from Tomislav (see below). However, this doesn't mean that they don't communicate their plans with fans. Every week, developers release a Weekly Development Update outlining everything that's coming to the game in the next 7 days and everything they've just added.

Rather not, we have it ofc, but it has a different priorities and som things are optional. I just want to avoid people accusing us of lying if something drops out.

— Tomislav Pongrac (@dedaPong) September 2, 2023

SCUM Development Update Roadmap

Every now and again the developers will release development updates on their Steam profile to give fans a brief update on what's being worked on behind the scenes. It's probably about as close to a roadmap as fans can get. So we'll take it.

Here's a look at the most recent development updates mentioned by the team on September 25, 2023:

PROGRAMMERS

• Working on admin loot control settings.
• Code review.
• Working on EMP grenade functionality.
• Working on crafting rework.
• Resolving issues with puppets.
• Bugfixing.
• Adding up on Brenner capabilities.
• Working on blindness condition.
• Adjusting the pickup truck to modular vehicle system.
• Working on chest carrying functionality.
• Adjusting planes to modular vehicle system.
• Working on vehicle weapon mounting system.

LEVEL DESIGN

• Re arranging abandoned bunker layout.
• Bugfixing.
• Textures optimizations.
• Tweaking landscapes.
• Reworking and optimizing continental houses.

ART TEAM

• Setting up new Main menu screen.
• Reworking head item slots.
• Working on new concept art.
• Polishing and exporting the 1st part of new UI assets.
• Working on the flamethrower model.
• Working on plane modular assets.
• Working on SCAR animations.
• Animations optimizations.
• Working on EMP grenade.

SOUND

• Setting up preparations for audio recordings.
• Working on SCAR audio.

QA/CM

• Hunting and banning cheaters.
• Ban appeals.
• Steam general discussion and bug reports.
• Performance benchmarking and optimization testing.
• Testing of upcoming features.
• Various bug reports.

DESIGN TEAM

• Working on new game design documents.

SCUM Upcoming Content Teasers

SCUM's developers regularly release teasers and leaks on their Twitter accounts. For instance, here is one of the most recent teasers from Tomislav:

Is it a boat? Noooooo!
Is it a car? Noooooo.
Is it a submarine? Maybe…. pic.twitter.com/WTn3RCmrmo

— Tomislav Pongrac (@dedaPong) September 1, 2023

He also announced that the team would add more charms to the Charms DLC, showcasing some of the upcoming changes.

In the same Tweet, he mentioned that the team will start "reworking inventory and crafting systems," which will serve as "really big changes" that will allow the team to add highly-requested Quality of Life features.

Guys decided to boost up the charms DLC. Supposedly there were not enough charms inside.
Apart from that we’ll start reworking inventory and crafting systems. These will be a really big changes and will allow us to add many QoL features requested by community. Keep you posted! pic.twitter.com/SPpb5sLlCd

— Tomislav Pongrac (@dedaPong) September 5, 2023

You can also check out the game's patch notes for everything that's already been added this week and hints at what fans can expect in the coming days. For now, that's all we know about SCUM's future updates, but we'll make sure to keep this page regularly updated each week as more info is revealed or teased.