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Swimming and Diving

The process of not drowning.

The Island has many rivers, creeks, and lakes, and is surrounded by the sea. When there are no other options like bridges or boats, one must go for a dip.

Swimming

Press [W] and [S] to move forwards and backwards, [A] and [D] to move left and right. [Scroll up] and [Scroll down] can be used to adjust the pace to the same as on the ground.

Diving

Hold [C] to dive into the water. When submerged, prisoners start to hold their breath. That is shown above the starmina bar in the HUD. When out of breath, prisoners will start to drown and lose health. Hold [Space] to ascend from the water. IMPORTANT - If the gear weight is too heavy, the character may start to sink. If that happens, gear can be dropped from the Inventory Tab.

Official SCUM in-game content (the game’s own text, translated by the studio).