# SCUM SCUM: INTO THE WILD - May Update | 1.3.0.0.117753 - Product: SCUM (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scum) - Vendor: Gamepires - Date: 2026-05-25 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/513710/view/685254577766793274 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/scum/releases/2026-05-25-scum-into-the-wild-may-update-1.3.0.0.117753 What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — All characters receive a temporary Archery and Awareness XP gain bonus for the duration of the Into the Wild season - **added** — Hunter's Grotto is a new dedicated hunting supply location within existing Island outposts with curated hunting supplies and challenging quests - **added** — Animals can now leave visible tracks after appearing during a hunt that show a trail to follow, with Awareness affecting track readability - **added** — Bait Feeder is a deployable container that can be placed and loaded with food items to attract animals to a set location - **added** — Smoker is a new base building element that preserves food by smoking meats, with each base able to hold up to five Smokers - **changed** — Meat and material yield from kills now depends on where you hit the animal and what weapon you use to kill it - **changed** — Farming skill level is now locked in when you plant a seed, so yield is determined by your skill at planting time rather than at harvest - **changed** — Fruit and produce are now guaranteed on each farming cycle instead of being left to chance - **changed** — Sunlight requirement for optimal plant growth has been lowered so plants grow closer to full potential in tougher conditions - **changed** — Food loot has been rebalanced across the Island to account for new food acquisition methods **Hey Prisoners, **Last week, we shared more on where **SCUM** is heading and introduced **Into the Wild**, our first focused run of updates. Across May, June and July, Into the Wild is about improving hunting, fishing, cooking, farming, wilderness survival, and the systems connected to them. Some features will arrive sooner than others, because bigger systems take time to build, test and balance, but each monthly update is designed to make that side of SCUM better. **Today, the May Update is here.** No server wipe has taken place with this update. This release gives every prisoner new ways to track wildlife, hunt with more control, make better use of the food they find, get more from their crops, and spend more time surviving in the wild. **Into the Wild Season Stat Bonus** To help every prisoner step into the wild, all existing and newly created characters will receive a temporary boost to their Archery and Awareness XP gain for the duration of Into the Wild. Archery helps with bow reload speed and access to stronger bows. Awareness improves your ability to hear animals in Focus Mode and unlocks a compass at the top of your screen at higher levels. Because Into the Wild is focused on hunting, tracking, and wilderness survival, we wanted everyone to feel a little more prepared for that side of SCUM while the season is live. The bonus is active by default throughout the season. ## ##### **Hunter's Grotto** A familiar place just got a lot more interesting. Tucked within the Island's existing outposts, the Hunter's Grotto is a dedicated corner for those who stalk the wilderness for sport, survival, and glory. A curated selection of hunting supplies is now right where you need it - no detour required. It's a gathering point. A place to swap stories with fellow hunters, forge unlikely alliances with strangers, and pick up some of the most challenging quests the Island has to offer. Some hunts are too dangerous to tackle alone - and the Grotto is where you find the people crazy enough to join you. ##### **Animal Trail Generation** The hunt is getting easier to read! Animals can now leave visible tracks after appearing during a hunt, giving you a trail to follow as you pursue them. For this update, tracks work within the existing hunting system: hunts still begin with hunting clues, then Focus Mode can help reveal an animal’s trail after it appears. Awareness affects how easy those tracks are to read. This is an early step toward one of our bigger goals: bringing animals back across the Island in a future Into the Wild update, supported by a new system built for better performance. ##### **Bait Feeder** Found in hunting towers, shops, and around farmland, or purchased outright, the Bait Feeder is a deployable container you can slot with a single food item to attract animals to a set location. Different bait draws different animals, so knowing what roams your local biome is half the battle. Once placed and loaded, the game checks whether a compatible animal can actually spawn in the area, which means where you set it up matters just as much as what you put inside it. Rather than chasing prey across the map, you can use the Bait Feeder to establish a reliable hunting spot and let the wildlife come to you. ##### **Kill Quality Influences Meat Quality** ## The quality of meat and materials you get from a kill now depends on how you take the animal down. In other words, where you hit it, and what you hit it with, now both play a big role. The aim of this system is to reward players who gear up properly and aim carefully. If you want the best yield out of every animal, it pays to consider what you're hunting for and what kind of gear you use for hunting before you pull the trigger (or release your arrow). ## ##### **Smoker** Have way too much leftover meat from your last hunt and worried that it'll go bad? Fret not, we've got you covered! The Smoker is a new base building element designed to help you preserve fo _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/513710/view/685254577766793274]_