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"