SCUM Update — Mod Compatibility Status & Broken Mods List

8/20/2026 — SCUM | August Update Preview: Enter a TEC1 Research Facility & Hunt Mutant Bears

🧠 What This Means for Modders

SCUM | August Update Preview: Enter a TEC1 Research Facility & Hunt Mutant Bears — a general update — most mods survive, but check the broken list below. Roll-back guide →

📋 Patch Notes

Prisoners,The next Into the Wild update arrives on Monday, August 24, opening the way into an abandoned underground TEC1 Research Facility and expanding the hunt with mutant bears and new Master Hunter quests.We’re also adding new Heatless Cooking recipes and overhauling Food Effects to make preparing a proper meal more rewarding.Here’s what awaits: ENTER A TEC1 RESEARCH FACILITYHidden inside converted underground bunkers across the Island are TEC1 Research Facilities once used to contain and st

📄 Read the full patch notes on Steam →

✅ Mods Updated for This Patch (0)

These mods were updated after the patch — safe to use on the current version.

None yet.

⚠️ Mods That May Be Broken (0)

These native mods may not work until the author updates them. Everything else is unaffected — .esp, texture, and Papyrus-script mods are version-independent and survive patches.

None yet.

📋 Browse SCUM Mods

↩️ How to Roll Back / Downgrade

Steam: open the Steam console (steam://nav/console) and run `download_depot <appid> <depotid> <manifestid>` to download the pre-update build, then copy those files over the updated ones. Set the game to "only update when I launch" (Properties → Updates). Always back up the game folder before a patch.