Upcoming features

This is a list of features that will be added to Scrap Mechanic at some point in the future. These features have been mentioned in devblogs and on Twitter.

Near Future

 * A major content update for Survival Mode, referred to as the "next chapter"
 * Quests
 * Managed through the Logbook
 * Involve new NPCs
 * Dialog via telephone
 * Mining island
 * New, mostly underground area of the world
 * Accessed as part of a quest
 * Structures
 * Propane Station
 * Found in caves
 * Cablebot
 * Very small
 * Attack in swarms
 * Trash Bot
 * A Boss robot
 * Found on the roof of Warehouses
 * Possibbly shoot trash
 * Red Totebot
 * Small Explosive Canisters on its head
 * Explodes when attacking
 * Spawns at the Propane Station
 * Chili Pepper
 * Farmable crop
 * Attracts an unspecified type of robot
 * Possibly used in cooking a new food item that resembles a slice of pie (seen in Devblog 19)
 * Sticky Wheels
 * Presumably wheels that stick to surfaces
 * Possibly obtained by defeating a Trash Bot
 * Either directly or an item required to craft them
 * Plasma Drill
 * Can drill through some rocks found in the mining island
 * Can drill faster than the standard drill.
 * Warehouse changes and additions
 * New story elements and associated quests
 * Ability to disable and/or remove the Encryptors
 * New Clothing
 * T-Shirts
 * Outfits
 * Welder
 * The ability to load blueprints with the Lift in Survival
 * Will require the items needed to build it
 * Digital clock
 * Displays the time
 * Can activate connected parts at a configured time of day
 * Respawn Bed rework for balance reasons
 * Initially planned that beds would break after five uses, with an updated model to indicate the remaining uses
 * Final rework plans yet to be determined
 * 10 new challenges for Challenge Mode
 * Completing all challenges will grant some kind of reward
 * Tutorial part
 * Placed on a lift to activate an interactive vehicle building tutorial

Far Future

 * Dedicated servers
 * Server admin commands
 * Propellers
 * Wings
 * Possible Mac support

Undetermined

 * Folders for saved blueprints
 * Signs with editable text
 * Ladders
 * Jetpack
 * More than two binds per key
 * Controller support
 * Remote activation
 * Activate parts that belong to other creations
 * Ropes with physics
 * Exo-Suit
 * Likely a form of armor
 * Modifies player movement in some way (increases speed?)
 * Scrapyard biome
 * Inhabited by a new type of Robot that looks similar to a bulldozer
 * Yellow color
 * Possible Xbox One and PS4 support
 * New wheel variants with "some fun extra features"