This is a very brief tutorial for Scum and Villainy; a lot of initial features are hidden until you get higher levels of Roguery, have enough denars at your disposal or if you have a high enough criiminal rating. This is all intended as criminals aren't known to be very trusting if you have not made a name for yourself or if you have enough money.

Troops

The main feature of this mod was always the addition of a large amount of troops based on banditry and organized crime. There are over hundred new troops, with more than six expansive troop trees. To bring these into the world, there are over a hundred new parties roaming the map. These parties spawn and increase in size over time. Large, unique parties will not spawn until later in the game, so the game is not immediately flooded with unbeatable parties for the player. Certain special parties will not spawn until 100+ days into the game. However, there should be smaller spawns since day 1. In your log bottom-left you can see when a special group spawns and sometimes where they spawn.

Patrols and Special Spawns

The main thing S&V does is add new parties to the overworld. These include criminal and bandit parties, but also parties to each faction.

Special spawns for factions are:
- Woodcutters
- Miners
- Harvesters
- Hunters
- Fishermen

These spawns hold items associated with their names (i.e. woodcutters carry more wood; fishermen have large amounts of fish, miners carry ores).

Similarly, bandit spawns such as thieves and smugglers carry much more loot. Specifically there are events where a Black Market disbands in towns which causes thieves and smugglers to flee the city; this is a good opportunity to attack them and take their loot.


Hideouts

There are different hideouts that provide different benefits:
Gang Hideout
 - Recruit gang members.
 - Recruit small guild of assassins
 - Recruit Rogue Hunters (can upgrade to Deadeyes)

Smuggler's Den/Bay/Market:
 - Visit the blacksmith
- Each 10 Roguery points offers new items in the market.
- Buy weapons, mounts, strong civilian armor and the new harnesses for mounts.
 - Hire Smuggler troops
 - Recruit Juggernauts (strong Tier 6 troop)
 - Visit the jewelcrafter, where you can craft a Exquisite Crown (from iron ore and jewelry), which when in your inventory increases your max party size by 25.
 - Craft the Grand Scimitar of the Shifting Sands (after defeating enough Sultans to get Shards of the Shifting Sands)
 - Craft Jewelled Imperial Helmet (requires normal Imperial Helmet with Metal Strips and Jewelry)
 - Visit the Alchemist
- Buy flaming arrows/bolts or craft them (with oil and regular arrows/bolts)
- Upgrade flaming arrows/bolts to explosive bolts
- Craft an immolation bomb
- Buy a brew to increase your strength (several effects possible, you can gain Strength and Endurance, but could also lose Intellect; the effects are random.
- Buy an amnesia potion, it resets your perks.

Hobo Refugee/Camp
 - Hire pit fighters
 - Bet (based on luck) on who will win in the pits.

Pirate Caverns
 - Hire pirates
 - Hire a pirate king, while he is in your party he increased your maximum party size by 10.

Slave Market/Bay
 - Hire slavers
 - Sell your prisoners into enslavement (increased criminal rating but gives you more denars for each prisoner)
 - Hire some troops that have been enslaved

Shifting Sands Hideouts
 - Hire Shifting Sand troops
 - Hire warstompers
 - Visit the Caravanserai, similar to the smith in the Black Market, this offers unique items (camels and saddles) 

Companions

Scum and Villainy offers several new companions with custom background and specific skills relevant for banditry. All of them have high roguery in addition to specific skills associated with their names. They can be found in different taverns across Calradia. Here is the list of names you can search for in the catalogue:

the Smuggler
Overseer
the Pirate
the Assassin
the Informant
the Enforcer
the Loan Shark
the Siege Warrior
the Robber Knight