2026-09-10 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · [O] Astraea
Hello Squaddies!We've released Hotfix 10.5.5, which is aimed at addressing additional vulnerabilities being used to crash servers and disrupt player queues.Thank you Squaddies for their continued bug reports, feedback, and support as we develop Squad. As we continue to monitor the situation please reach out to your Server Hosting leads if you continue to experience disruptions!Fixed several server-side exploits causing server crashes. This should help mitigate some of the issues impacting Squad.
2026-09-03 22:51 UTC · Community Announcements · [O] Astraea
Hello Squaddies!We've released Hotfix 10.5.4, which is aimed at addressing vulnerabilities being used to crash servers and disrupt player queues.We will continue monitoring our servers and working with both our hosts and community partners to counteract malicious behaviors, and encourage you to reach out to your server leaders if you continue experiencing disruptions.We would like to thank all Squaddies for their continued bug reports, feedback, and support as we continue developing Squad. Fixed several vulnerabilities being used to disrupt servers, trigger crashes, and create infinite queue t
2026-08-20 17:37 UTC · Community Announcements · [O] Astraea
Hello Squaddies!Welcome to Update 10.5.3!We've released Hotfix 10.5.3. This hotfix is aimed at addressing a few game client crashes with mods installed, and to ensure compatibility with mods for Update 10.5. Some info behind the issues:Our transition to Unreal Engine 5 introduced a new storage format that caused checksum calculation errors to go undetected. This issue prevented the game from detecting outdated Steam mods, resulting in "Network object failure" errors and frequent server disconnects.Additionally, we have resolved a bug in which signature verification rules were incorrectly appli
2026-08-12 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · [O] Astraea
Hello Squaddies!Welcome to Update 10.5.2!Update 10.5.2 is an update focused around solely around Suppression and its features as well as some additional changes to our bullet SFXs mainly the snap/crack bullet pass-by sound.Looking to connect with fellow Squadmates, share feedback or stay up to date with the latest Squad news? Join the Squad Community Discord!Completely reworked Suppression visual effects. Adjusted Suppression accumulation and decay rates. The amount of Suppression dealt by each weapon and projectile has been re-balanced.The amount of VFX, sway, and other effects dealt for each
2026-08-11 18:45 UTC · Community Announcements · O Luna
Hey Squaddies,As always, thanks for jumping into Squad and for everything you bring to this community. It's what makes working on this game so rewarding, even when the topic at hand is a contentious one like weapon suppression.Suppression has been a recurring point of feedback for a while, and has sparked some good debate, both among players and within the design team. Any changes we make will change how the moment-to-moment combat feels and affect how players communicate and coordinate during a match. We didn't want to rush this, so we ran several internal playtests and then invited groups of
2026-06-26 00:41 UTC · Community Announcements · [O] eLbotz
Pick up the brand new Squad Fireteam Edition today, on sale during the Steam Summer Sale from June 25 - July 9 for 60% off. The Squad Fireteam Edition includes the base Squad game, and the Fireteam Supporter Pack which includes 11 premium missions. https://store.steampowered.com/sub/1603731/
2026-06-25 17:03 UTC · Community Announcements · [O] Astraea
Squaddies!We're taking part in the Steam Summer Sale! From June 25th - 10 AM PT (GMT-7) and running until July 9th - 10 AM PT (GMT-7), save 50% on Squad as well as 60% on Squad: Fireteam, Commander and Ultimate Editions! Join your fellow Squaddies and check out the latest in Squad such as our roadmap and latest Update 10.5!Find your future Squadmates or come and discuss the game by joining the Squad Community Discord!Offworld Out. ───
2026-06-18 19:45 UTC · Community Announcements · [O] Astraea
Hello Squaddies,We've released Hotfix 10.5.1. This is a client-side and server-side update to tackle some bugs, crashes and other issues Squaddies are facing, As well as an issue causing mods to crash repeatedly.We would like to thank all Squaddies for their continued bug reports, feedback and support as we continue the development of Squad. Fixed an issue where some mods would cause a crash at client start.Fixed an issue with AKS-74U Iron Sight Rifle ranging being ranged incorrectly at 100m.Fixed an issue with RPK74M Iron Sights ranging being ranged incorrectly at 100m.Fixed an issue where Fi
2026-06-15 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · [O] Astraea
Hello Squaddies!Welcome to Update 10.5!This update introduces new content for Squad: Fireteam while also retiring the Founders Pack, along with a variety of bug fixes and improvements. We’re also introducing the Sliva Weapon Pack, bringing the iconic plum-coloured furniture to the AK family of weapons. Players can also make use of the new Field Rest Emote.For our modding community, the Mod SDK has been updated to 10.5. As a result, all existing mods will require a recook before they become compatible with the latest version. If you encounter an infinite loading loop after updating, please unsu
2026-05-29 16:53 UTC · Community Announcements · [O] Astraea
Hey Squaddies,It’s time for an updated look at our Squad Showcase Roadmap, but before we dive into what’s ahead, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on how far we’ve come together and where we’re heading next.Updating our showcase reminded us just how much momentum the team has built over the past several months, and honestly, how much exciting work still sits in front of us.Since our Fall 2025 Showcase, we’ve delivered a lot of what we set out to accomplish. You’ve seen the return of Al Basrah in 9.0, our move to Unreal Engine 5, Squad: Fireteam, the introduction of the AFU faction, communi
2026-05-11 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · [O] Astraea
Hello Squaddies,We've released Hotfix 2 for Update 10.4.1. This is a client-side and server-side update to tackle some bugs, crashes and other issues Squaddies are facing, so please RESTART your client to receive the update, Server MUST update to the newest version.Fixed client stutter when using PiP scopes and Nvidia Frame Generation.Fixed Steam Rich Presence so players can now join and be invited into games.Fixed skin textures not properly displaying on the USMC M4.Fixed an issue where helicopters were not spawning on certain layers for Al Basrah.Fixed a client crash when using PiP scopes af
2026-05-04 22:09 UTC · Community Announcements · [O] Astraea
Hello Squaddies,We've released Hotfix 1 for Update 10.4. This is a client-side update to tackle some crash errors Squaddies are facing and a weapon skin bug, so please RESTART your client to receive the update.Fixed crashes related to PiP scopes.Fixed a crash related to the server browser.Fixed a bug that had missing skin textures for the WPMC and CRF M4 and M16 Wormpool rifles.Fixed a crash related to clearing the cache would freeze the game.Known IssuesBroken textures on the Desert M4 Skin for the USMC.Client crash that occurs sometimes when exiting the game.Client crash when using TSR Upsca
2026-04-30 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Ceeg
Hello Squaddies! Welcome to Update 10.4 There is a lot to get through today, including extensive bug fixes, but we will try to keep everything as digestible as possible, with the main changes up here at the top! With this update, something that everyone should be aware of, is that we are working on changing how our keybinds work. This means that we had to return all your settings to default, and this time around, you cannot import your settings from previous saved files. A warning was sent out in the official Discord yesterday in order to help you all save images of your keybinds to redo them
2026-04-28 21:36 UTC · Community Announcements · Ceeg
Hello Squaddies! Today we have a great video from Offworld Partner Slay3K, where he has spent time chatting with Norby and Assi from the Squad game team about what we have been working on for Update 10.4, as well as plans for future updates. "Today, we're talking with two developers from Offworld, Assi and Norby about the performance and optimization in Squad with Unreal Engine 5 and the transition up to 5.7 with Update 10.4. This discussion covers where the game and development currently is with regards to performance, as well as what to expect beyond Update 10.4 with future updates. We'll di
2026-04-21 22:31 UTC · Community Announcements · Ceeg
The Irregular MilitiaThe Irregular Militia Forces have always held a special place in the heart of Squad. As one of our original asymmetric factions, they were designed to be an East Bloc style wildcard faction, a force that specializes in adaptable warfare in the face of standard militaries, especially in unique scenarios and game modes like Invasion. A Look BackThe Success of v4.3During the development of v4.3 our goal was to pull the IMF away from the shadow of the Middle Eastern Insurgents and give them an update that felt uniquely scrappy yet capable. We introduced several fan-favourite f
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