DeveloperMode

DeveloperMode — unlock SCUM's developer-tier admin commands

A server-side tool for SCUM dedicated servers that unlocks the game's built-in developer-tier admin commands — the ones gated above the normal admin/elevated tiers, which otherwise return "Player must be developer." for everyone on a retail server.

The headline command:

#UpgradeBaseBuildingElementsWithinRadius <radius>upgrades every base-building element within radius (in cm) of you to its max tier — live, no restart, persistent — using SCUM's own native code. No save-file editing, no rebuilding game state.

⚠ Server operators only

This patches your dedicated-server process in memory. Installing it requires file-system access to the server and UE4SS injection — in other words, a server you run or are authorised to administer. It does nothing on a game client and cannot affect a server you don't control. Use it on your own / authorised servers only.

Requirements

• []A SCUM dedicated server you administer (SteamCMD app 3792580).[/]

  []UE4SS injected server-side (the same setup other SCUM server mods use). UE4SS must be able to load into SCUMServer.exe.[/]

  []Server launched so injection is allowed (self-hosted is fine — BattlEye is client-side; on a rented host, server-side mod/DLL injection must be permitted).[/]

  []Your account already has admin/elevated rights to issue # commands.[/]

  Install — Vortex (easiest)

  If you use the Vortex mod manager with the SCUM (UE4SS) game extension, this is the simplest path — Vortex sets up UE4SS and enables the mod for you.

  • []Manage SCUM Dedicated Server in Vortex. On first manage, the extension auto-downloads UE4SS and applies the SCUM-safe settings.[/]

    []Install this mod — click Mod Manager Download on this page's Files tab, or drag the .zip onto Vortex's Mods tab.[/]

    []Enable the mod and click Deploy. Vortex installs it to …\ue4ss\Mods\DeveloperMode\ and adds it to the UE4SS mod list for you.[/]

    []Start the server, then confirm in …\Mods\DeveloperMode\dlls\DeveloperMode.log (look for INSTALLED).[/]

  Everything below is only needed for a manual install (without Vortex).

  Installation

  • []Copy the DeveloperMode folder into your server's UE4SS mods directory, so you have:

    <server>\SCUM\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods\DeveloperMode\dlls\main.dll[/]

    []Enable it in ...\ue4ss\Mods\mods.json (a JSON array) by adding:

    { "mod_name": "DeveloperMode", "mod_enabled": true }(Current UE4SS builds use mods.json; older builds used a mods.txt line DeveloperMode : 1.)[/]

    []Start the server. Confirm it worked in ...\Mods\DeveloperMode\dlls\DeveloperMode.log:

    INSTALLED: developer-tier commands are now gated by DeveloperMode.ini (per-executor-tier; validator + dispatcher).[/]

    []In-game, an admin/elevated user stands in the base and runs e.g. #UpgradeBaseBuildingElementsWithinRadius 5000.[/]

    Configuration — DeveloperMode.ini

    Which executor tiers may run developer commands is set in DeveloperMode.ini (in the mod folder, next to the DLL). One line per tier, ON or OFF:

    Regular    = OFF

    Admin      = ON

    SuperAdmin = ON

    Elevated  = ON

    Developer  = ONDefaults shown: regular players are denied; admin/elevated and above are allowed. Set a tier to OFF to deny it, ON to allow it. The file is read once at server start — edit it, then restart. If the file is missing, these same defaults are used.

    How it works

    SCUM admin commands each carry a required-privilege tier; the top tier ("developer") is checked against an in-memory developer-ID set that is empty on retail servers, so nobody qualifies and every developer command is refused. A developer command must actually pass two gates — the per-command validator and the dispatcher's authorization check — so DeveloperMode installs a small in-memory hook on each. When a developer-tier command is run, the hooks look up the caller's real executor tier (Admin / SuperAdmin / Elevated / Developer) and allow the command only if that tier is enabled in DeveloperMode.ini. Everyone else still gets the n