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New player guide

Your first hour on FISTILAND, step by step. Tick the boxes as you go: they stay ticked in this browser.

14Slots
x5Loot
10Per squad
3Flags per player

1. Get in

  • Open the server list from MULTIPLAYER in SCUM, then type in the white field at the bottom right. All the steps are in Join. The server is free to enter.
  • Join the Discord: news, changes, and the place to look for a squad.
  • Read the two player rules in Rules: no raiding with aircraft, and mines are for defending your base only.

2. Land and gear up

  • You arrive by parachute and it opens by itself. New players are protected at the start.
  • Loot is x5: search buildings and containers. Loot can come back after 60 minutes once nobody is within 50 m. See Economy.
  • Visit a trader: prices are attractive, and fuel and water cost half at stations. Accept a quest: a trader refills its quests every 3 hours.

3. Survive the night

  • In game, the sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 22:30. A whole in-game day lasts about 6 h 15 min of real time, so a night lasts about 1 h 42 min. Nights stay dark: bring a light. See Survival.
  • Vehicles are fewer than usual, so getting around takes effort. Hunt rabbits, deer and goats: there is plenty of game.

4. Know your enemies

  • Zombies are numerous but slow and fragile. Armed NPCs have medium difficulty and very little health: a well-placed bullet is enough. See Enemies.
  • The real danger is other players. Damage between players is x1.3 and there is no crosshair. There are no mechs.

5. Build and hold ground

  • Place up to 3 flags. Each flag holds 300 base elements, plus 17 for every squad member after the first. Try the base size calculator.
  • Capturing an enemy flag takes 24 hours. When your whole squad is offline, your base is protected after 30 minutes, for up to 8 hours. See Territory.
  • Squads hold up to 10 players.

6. Dying is cheap

  • Know your respawn options, from Respawn:
Method Price Wait
Random point 100 0 s
Your shelter, inside a flag area 150 30 s
Chosen sector 250 60 s
Next to a squad member 2g 60 s

Prices ending in g are paid in gold; the others are paid in fame points.

7. Cargo drops and bunkers

  • A cargo drop is announced 9 minutes before it falls, every 45 to 60 minutes. A crate nobody opens explodes after 20 minutes. See Events.
  • Killbox and Apex bunkers open with access cards: 6 of each exist. Abandoned bunkers open by themselves for 12 hours, 3 at a time. See Bunkers.

Questions? Read the FAQ, look up a word in the Glossary, or ask on Discord.

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