Scum is still currently in Early Access and I must say it's looking great and has a lot of potential to be a great survival game.

Here's some things I like:

- No K/D score board for non events.
- Combat is great, weapons are awesome.
- Graphics are very nice, especially when the sun is coming up etc.
- The camoflauge is awesome. I was laying in long grass and 2 players walked 2 meters either side of me without seeing me...
- Bunkers are fun to raid and unpredicable mechs make some hard.
- Crafting stuff and fortifying buildings is great. Looking forward to future stuff.
- Addition of cars a month back has made a big difference to the game, now more players are moving around and battling.
- Pooing and peeing on squad mates never gets old.
- The map is huge, so people could be anywhere.

Things I don't like:

I won't list any for now. The game is still going through a lot of changes seeing it's in development.

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April 2020 review update
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What can I say, 1000 game hours later and I have not played it for about 5 months.

- Development is going very slow, so slow not much has changed in 20 months since beta release. Vehicles, basebuilding, a few new locations, a few more weapons, some game adjustments.

- Big problem is when a patch is released it breaks a lot. Then needs another small patch. This issue is continous and they keep breaking stuff they have fixed multiple times in the past. When the beta was first released it was very polished.

- There's so many servers the community is spread out. You spend hours upon hours building a base on a busy server then the server dies player wise and you need to move somewhere else and start again.

- Still no npcs or missions, the game went off track due to base building, originally there was meant to only be fortifying existing buildings. Base building has slowed game progress and has caused lots of issues, mainly people exploting and griefing other players.

- Sometimes hard to find other players in game, sometimes you can drive around the whole map for hours on end a see no body. Then the game gets boring.

- Most private servers get abused, admins spawning stuff for themselves, raiding bases by teleporting into bases, or using admin drones for their own groups advantage.

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April 2022 review update
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What can I say, my last review edit was 2 years ago and nearly 1000 hours of gaming ago.

The biggest change has been that 0.7 update was released. Trading posts have been added and so have planes

Trading posts have been a great addition, it saves server admins from having to deal with discord trading etc.

The big downfall was that not all of the trading posts were released.

The general store, armoury and garage was added. The bars, hookers, medical centre and bank were not added.

Another issue that came along with 0.7 is dsync and rubber banding on any server once it reaches 40+ players. The Devs acknowledged the issue but we have not seen any patches to help fix the issue for 18 days now.

A new feature in 0.7 is planes, it's more a novelty at the moment because only 2 planes spawn at anyone time. Most people have not even seen one yet and that's 3 weeks since it's addition. I tried some flying, but it's not real practical gameplay wise. Seems out of place and maybe small flying vehicles would have been better, like gyros etc...

- 2021 Hellrider's 0.6 update had one major good addition, that is the new Metabolism system. Which is great and added a real good hardcore element to the game. This update has changed everything from healing when being injured to recovery.

Strength, constitution, dexterity and intelligence now play a bigger part in the game. Which was a major step in the right direction for SCUM as a survivial game.

- 0.6 added Motorcycles, these are a bit glitchy still even a year after release but I find they are the best way to travel the map, every to hide in a bush or to get away from other players quickly. Besides some random glitches these were a great addition!

- As of 0.5 Bases can be upgraded now. Instead of building just a wooden wall base, you can upgrade the walls about 4 times now. Maximum is a brick wall and you will need bricks from a brick factory and some other construction sites to upgrade them. Highly recommended for large squads. Work together to get it done quickly.

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FINAL THOUGHTS AS A TOTAL
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While the game is getting some great additions to it, it is still going very slow to get content. I don't expect to see 1.0 for at least another 3-4 years. That's how slow things are currently going.

While scum is great, pumping out hotfixes need to be done quicker! The major problems that came with 0.7 outpost update are still present nearly 27 days later. With no hotfixes seen for 18 days and the game is unplayable with 40+ players on private and official servers.

Will Scum be relevant by the time 1.0 comes out? who knows. I think the one major thing that would help Scum would be after 1.0 is to allow modding, we would see better game changes and probably better game fixes in general.

Scum is still currently in Early Access and I must say it's looking great and has a lot of potential to be a great survival game. Here's some things I like: - No K/D score board for non events. - Combat is great, weapons are awesome. - Graphics are very nice, especially when the sun is coming up etc. - The camoflauge is awesome. I was laying in long grass and 2 players walked 2 meters either side of me without seeing me... - Bunkers are fun to raid and unpredicable mechs make some hard. - Crafting stuff and fortifying buildings is great. Looking forward to future stuff. - Addition of cars a month back has made a big difference to the game, now more players are moving around and battling. - Pooing and peeing on squad mates never gets old. - The map is huge, so people could be anywhere. Things I don't like: I won't list any for now. The game is still going through a lot of changes seeing it's in development. ============== April 2020 review update ============== What can I say, 1000 game hours later and I have not played it for about 5 months. - Development is going very slow, so slow not much has changed in 20 months since beta release. Vehicles, basebuilding, a few new locations, a few more weapons, some game adjustments. - Big problem is when a patch is released it breaks a lot. Then needs another small patch. This issue is continous and they keep breaking stuff they have fixed multiple times in the past. When the beta was first released it was very polished. - There's so many servers the community is spread out. You spend hours upon hours building a base on a busy server then the server dies player wise and you need to move somewhere else and start again. - Still no npcs or missions, the game went off track due to base building, originally there was meant to only be fortifying existing buildings. Base building has slowed game progress and has caused lots of issues, mainly people exploting and griefing other players. - Sometimes hard to find other players in game, sometimes you can drive around the whole map for hours on end a see no body. Then the game gets boring. - Most private servers get abused, admins spawning stuff for themselves, raiding bases by teleporting into bases, or using admin drones for their own groups advantage. ============== April 2022 review update ============== What can I say, my last review edit was 2 years ago and nearly 1000 hours of gaming ago. The biggest change has been that 0.7 update was released. Trading posts have been added and so have planes Trading posts have been a great addition, it saves server admins from having to deal with discord trading etc. The big downfall was that not all of the trading posts were released. The general store, armoury and garage was added. The bars, hookers, medical centre and bank were not added. Another issue that came along with 0.7 is dsync and rubber banding on any server once it reaches 40+ players. The Devs acknowledged the issue but we have not seen any patches to help fix the issue for 18 days now. A new feature in 0.7 is planes, it's more a novelty at the moment because only 2 planes spawn at anyone time. Most people have not even seen one yet and that's 3 weeks since it's addition. I tried some flying, but it's not real practical gameplay wise. Seems out of place and maybe small flying vehicles would have been better, like gyros etc... - 2021 Hellrider's 0.6 update had one major good addition, that is the new Metabolism system. Which is great and added a real good hardcore element to the game. This update has changed everything from healing when being injured to recovery. Strength, constitution, dexterity and intelligence now play a bigger part in the game. Which was a major step in the right direction for SCUM as a survivial game. - 0.6 added Motorcycles, these are a bit glitchy still even a year after release but I find they are the best way to travel the map, every to hide in a bush or to get away from other players quickly. Besides some random glitches these were a great addition! - As of 0.5 Bases can be upgraded now. Instead of building just a wooden wall base, you can upgrade the walls about 4 times now. Maximum is a brick wall and you will need bricks from a brick factory and some other construction sites to upgrade them. Highly recommended for large squads. Work together to get it done quickly. ========= FINAL THOUGHTS AS A TOTAL ========= While the game is getting some great additions to it, it is still going very slow to get content. I don't expect to see 1.0 for at least another 3-4 years. That's how slow things are currently going. While scum is great, pumping out hotfixes need to be done quicker! The major problems that came with 0.7 outpost update are still present nearly 27 days later. With no hotfixes seen for 18 days and the game is unplayable with 40+ players on private and official servers. Will Scum be relevant by the time 1.0 comes out? who knows. I think the one major thing that would help Scum would be after 1.0 is to allow modding, we would see better game changes and probably better game fixes in general.