There can be times when you can find that you are not able to load a game on your system. This can cause a lot of stress and frustration especially if you have a friend waiting on the other side for you to join. So, to get out of these situations, you must know how to fix them instantly. Scum is one of the games which is suffering from the same issue for a long time. Many players are reporting this issue on online forums like Reddit, Steam, etc. However, there is no official solution for this issue. So, are you stuck in the loading screen while launching Scum? If yes, then continue reading to know how to fix it
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SCUM stuck on loading screen (2022): How to fix it?
These are some of the fixes that you can use to make the game load without any problems:
1) Restart your system:
You can restart your system to avoid any temporary bug or glitch that might have been hindering the loading of the game.
2) Check your internet connection:
Make sure that you are getting proper upload and download speeds from your internet connection while opening the game. To do so, you can head over to any network speed testing website online.
3) Close unnecessary background processes:
You can open the Task Manager and close all the background processes that are consuming resources of your system for no good reason.
4) Delete the saved folder:
Open the Windows search bar by pressing the Windows button and type % localappdata% here. Now, go to the Local\SCUM directory and delete the saved folder from there.
5) Lower the graphics of the game:
Go to the C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\SCUM\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor and open the gameusersettings.ini file with the help of notepad. In this file, make the following changes:
[ScalabilityGroups] sg.ResolutionQuality=80.000000 sg.ViewDistanceQuality=1 sg.AntiAliasingQuality=3 sg.ShadowQuality=2 sg.PostProcessQuality=3 sg.TextureQuality=0 sg.EffectsQuality=1 sg.FoliageQuality=2 sg.ShadingQuality=3
[/Script/Engine.GameUserSettings] bUseDynamicResolution=False ResolutionSizeX=1920 ResolutionSizeY=1080 LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeX=1920 LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeY=1080 AudioQualityLevel=1 DesiredScreenWidth=1280 bUseDesiredScreenHeight=False DesiredScreenHeight=720 LastRecommendedScreenWidth=-1.000000 LastRecommendedScreenHeight=-1.000000 LastCPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000 LastGPUBenchmarkResult=-1.000000 LastGPUBenchmarkMultiplier=1.000000 bUseHDRDisplayOutput=False HDRDisplayOutputNits=1000 LastUserConfirmedDesiredScreenWidth=1280 LastUserConfirmedDesiredScreenHeight=720 WindowedFullscreenMode=2 FrameRateLimit=60.000000 LastConfirmedAudioQualityLevel=1 FullscreenMode=1 LastConfirmedFullscreenMode=1 PreferredFullscreenMode=1 bUseVSync=False WindowPosX=-1 WindowPosY=-1 Version=5
[/script/engine.localplayer] AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV
[ScumSettings] LastSessionIP= LastUserProfile=7 scum.MusicSoundVolume=0.0 scum.MouseSensitivityTP=1.305656 scum.MouseSensitivityFP=1.397493 scum.MouseSensitivityDTS=1.069504 scum.MouseSensitivityScope=0.933936 scum.DynamicShadowsQuality=0 r.MotionBlur.Amount=0 scum.CustomGraphicsPresetFlag=1 sg.FoliageQuality=2 r.DistanceFieldShadowing=0 r.DistanceFieldAO=0 r.RefractionQuality=0 r.DepthOfFieldQuality=1 r.LensFlareQuality=0 r.BloomQuality=3 r.Tonemapper.Quality=1 scum.InvertMouseY=False sg.PostProcessQuality=3 sg.EffectsQuality=1 sg.ResolutionQuality=80 scum.ConcealedMode=0 scum.FOVMultiplier=1.268400 r.ReflectionEnvironment=1 r.LightShaftQuality=1 r.ShadowQuality=2 r.LightFunctionQuality=0 sg.ViewDistanceQuality=1 r.Shadow.MaxResolution=1024 scum.MouseSensitivityDrone=1.000000 scum.EffectsSoundVolume=0.5 sg.AntiAliasingQuality=3 sg.TextureQuality=0 r.TranslucencyVolumeBlur=0 r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0 r.SeparateTranslucency=0 scum.GraphicsPreset=1 scum.MouseSensitivityLockpicking=1.000000 scum.FirstPersonFOVMultiplier=1.441200 scum.ThirdPersonFOVMultiplier=1.441200 scum.FirstPersonDrivingFOVMultiplier=1.441200 scum.ThirdPersonDrivingFOVMultiplier=1.441200 r.VSync=1 scum.CameraBobbingScale=0.8 scum.VoiceChatVolume=2.0
[ShaderPipelineCache.CacheFile] LastOpened=SCUM
You can look at the above graphics settings and change them accordingly. Once you have done that, you can save the changes. Restart the game, and the error should be fixed.
6) Don’t log out near vehicles or chests:
If you are trying to log out of the game, make sure that there are no vehicles or chests nearby. This might be a bug in the game but unless you are not logging out of such places, you won’t probably face the loading screen problem.
7) Install the game on SSD:
If you are trying to run the game on an HDD, make sure that you shift the game to your SSD. SSDs have faster load times and they will be able to load the game more smoothly.
8) Stop overclocking:
If you are using any overclocking applications on your PC, we recommend that you close them and then try to run the game.
9) Verify your game files:
You can also try to verify the game. For this, go to the Steam library and find the game. From here, right-click on the game, select Properties, and under the Local Files tab, click on the option that says “Verify the files of the game”. After that, try opening the game again.
10) Update your Windows and graphics drivers:
Make sure that your Windows and graphics card drivers are up to date. If not, update them and then try running the game.
If these fixes don’t work for you, try contacting the official support of the game. On this note, we hope that we were able to solve the stuck on loading screen issue in Scum for you. Also, if you want to get the latest updates in the world of tech and gaming, do not forget to visit Androidgram.
