SCUM - The future of SCUM [exclusive Interview with leva opaki]

Launch was crazy, hackers and DDoS attacks being the main problems. At one stage they had 1 GB/s coming into the master server via DDoS attacks

Only have 5 programmers and one master server for now

Office space limited... looking for a new one and hiring more people

A lot of features disabled/removed due to hackers and the need to slowly test things instead of 100's of thing at once & for balance, LOTS of things. Only 30% of features exist in the game at the moment

Smoking will be in the game

Maybe slippery surfaces when it rains

House fortification in the next big patch and Vehicles not long after

Fortify doors/windows only at first but then sandbags around your house and traps later

Vehicles will probably start with unlimited fuel. Fuel and broken/fixable cars come after

Catching bugs and recreating them hard... very hard... a player 10km away from you may do something that affects you

Puppets inside Military Base's

Free Cam being added back to Single Player

Server optimization coming, lag/desync not a network problem, its servers getting overloaded with workload. Getting advice/help from Epic Games on this (yes, EPIC are the makers of the UE4 and the Dev's of Fortnite). A new version of Unreal Engine 4 will help with this (getting that in a week or so, work already started on it.. maybe 2 weeks until release). They are not on the main branch of the UE4 Engine... Changing all the time to accommodate SCUM game

A lot of content already created, they have more content creators than programmers, so now need programming to catch up

Electricity Generator already built... can power electric fences (needs fuel though)

Lots more cooking recipes already done. Unit measures in data base and materials just need to be matched up so they work together

Eating raw food will be bad for you

More weapons coming... Bows etc...

Complex ballistics already in game

Explosives/Explosive Weapons will come, but not until much later... RPG's and other Rocket Launchers coming

More character cosmetics/choices coming... faces etc... Females will be coming

Will be able to hack and control Mechs... also able to hack and control Drones, Puppets and OTHER PLAYERS FOR A SHORT TIME XD

Missions at certain places on the map

Special "Corporate" loot air drops

Lots of plans for Medical skills... Have got advice from Ex US Ranger who was a medic

BR type play is happening atm... but overall game focus will be on survival

No Memory leak... It client side "item queue" that is causing it... Working with EPIC Games to solve it

Trading in Fame Points for "stuff"

EMP grenades talked about to disable Mechs for a time

Compass coming (craftable). Current map will be removed and map will have to be found, maybe in pieces. Will have tools to navigate

Lots of things related to hacking happening... as in anti-cheat. 1000 already banned. Not talking about it because it helps the hackers when they do. Releasing server files would make things worse, so not happening at the moment

Direct reporting of cheaters/hackers from in game UI coming

Trying to work as quickly as possible... but things like loot box bug happens when they try to go to fast lol

Will at some point need to slow down with patch's (4-5 weeks between), as things get more complex, is bigger risk of breaking something major

Safe Zone medical bays

Caves coming.... said he thinks there is one in the game right now with the last patch!

Looting through walls will be removed

Events will be changed to reflect the most popular

Blanks maybe added... as in ammo that you can load in guns and give to others to see if they shoot you lol

Pick-Pocketing coming

Explosive bullets... even for AK etc.... fake bullets... bullets you can rig to explode

Binoculars coming

Indicators for weapon fire mode, ammo left in gun etc coming

Fireworks/crackers coming for distraction

Human and Animal traps coming

Animal handling (training/taming) coming... maybe use Donkey/Horse to carry stuff and Bear to protect you... Chicken for egg source

HEADS ON STICKS COMING to mark your territory LOL

Ghillie suits coming

More clothes from animals coming.... Horse and Pig hats etc... one guy has done all the clothes

Chest locks.... lock picking... electronic locks/password hacking talked about

Maybe Flame Throwers and "some crazy shit" lol