Developer announcement
Published
Announcement from Squad Command
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
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Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions. · Captured on 2026-10-08
Squad: updates, settings and interface
Game updates, plugin versions and improvements to our interface with a traceable history.
Recorded, available and installed are different states. Your actual installation status and suitable updates are shown in the server panel.
Game update
Published
Squad Hotfix 9.0.4b
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Game update
Published
Squad Hotfix 9.0.4
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Developer announcement
Published
Pick up Squad for a cool 60% off as we head into the Steam Autumn Sale!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Game update
Published
Squad Hotfix 9.0.3
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Developer announcement
Published
Graphics Settings Guide
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Game update
Published
Squad Hotfix 9.0.2 version 2
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Game update
Published
Squad Hotfix 9.0.2
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Game update
Published
Update 9.0 FAQ
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Game update
Published
Squad 9.0.1 - Patch Notes
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Game update
Published
Squad 9.0 Patch Notes - Return to Al-Basrah
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Developer announcement
Published
Letter from the Squad Leader - August 2025
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Game update
Published
Server Browser Spoofing Update - August 2025
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Developer announcement
Published
Celebrating Offworld's 10th Anniversary
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
LETTER FROM THE SQUAD LEADER - July 2025
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Squad UE5 - A message from [O] Howitzer
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Developer announcement
Published
Unreal Engine 5 - Public Playtest #5 - The Final Playtest!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Game update
Published
Squad v8.2.3 Hotfix
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
Developer announcement
Published
Pick up Squad for 60% off and load up some HEAT rounds!
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Game update
Published
SQUAD 8.2 Anti-Cheat Client update
Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.
Effects on plugins
No independent plugin compatibility test is documented for this announcement. Check the affected plugins in the update center before changing game versions.
What the interface looks like
The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.
What the settings do
These values come from our guided editors. Defaults are the editor starting values; they do not show the contents of a customer server.
Advertise in server browser
- Setting
- ShouldAdvertise
- Default
- true
LAN mode
- Setting
- IsLANMatch
- Default
- false
Reserved slots
For groups with reserve permission. Does not change the purchased total slot limit.
- Setting
- NumReservedSlots
- Default
- 0
- Range / options
- 0 – 100
Public queue limit
-1 = unlimited, 0 = no public queue.
- Setting
- PublicQueueLimit
- Default
- 25
- Range / options
- -1 – 100
Server tags
Separate official tags with spaces, e.g. language_en mode_raas playstyle_focused.
- Setting
- Tags
- Default
Rule tags
- Setting
- Rules
- Default
Rotation mode
- Setting
- MapRotationMode
- Default
- LayerList
- Range / options
- LevelList, LayerList, LayerList_Vote, LevelList_Randomized, LayerList_Randomized
Randomize rotation at start
- Setting
- RandomizeAtStart
- Default
- true
Vote for factions
- Setting
- UseVoteFactions
- Default
- false
Vote for level
- Setting
- UseVoteLevel
- Default
- false
Vote for layer
- Setting
- UseVoteLayer
- Default
- false
Allow team changes
- Setting
- AllowTeamChanges
- Default
- true
Prevent unbalanced team changes
- Setting
- PreventTeamChangeIfUnbalanced
- Default
- true
Allowed team difference
- Setting
- NumPlayersDiffForTeamChanges
- Default
- 3
- Range / options
- 0 – 50
Record server demos
- Setting
- RecordDemos
- Default
- false
Allow public client recording
- Setting
- AllowPublicClientsToRecord
- Default
- false
Server message interval (sec)
- Setting
- ServerMessageInterval
- Default
- 300
- Range / options
- 0 – 3600
Time between matches (sec)
- Setting
- TimeBetweenMatches
- Default
- 60
- Range / options
- 0 – 600
Time before vote (sec)
- Setting
- TimeBeforeVote
- Default
- 60
- Range / options
- 20 – 300
Auto-kick for teamkills
- Setting
- TKAutoKickEnabled
- Default
- true
Teamkills before auto-ban
- Setting
- AutoTKBanNumberTKs
- Default
- 7
- Range / options
- 1 – 100
Auto-ban duration (sec)
- Setting
- AutoTKBanTime
- Default
- 300
- Range / options
- 0 – 2592000
Disable vehicle claiming
- Setting
- VehicleClaimingDisabled
- Default
- false
Disable vehicle kit requirement
- Setting
- VehicleKitRequirementDisabled
- Default
- false
Beacon Port
UDP port used by joining clients to reserve their player slot.
- Setting
- BEACON_PORT
- Default
- 15000
- Range / options
- 1024 – 65535
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Query Port
Query port for server browser
- Setting
- QUERY_PORT
- Default
- 27165
- Range / options
- 1024 – 65535
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Max Players
Maximum number of players
- Setting
- MAX_PLAYERS
- Default
- 80
- Range / options
- 1 – 100
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Workshop Mod IDs
Comma/space-separated Steam Workshop IDs (app 393380). Downloaded + loaded on (re)start. Empty = no mods.
- Setting
- MOD_IDS
- Default
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Auto Update
1 = Server aktualisiert sich bei jedem Start, 0 = aus
- Setting
- AUTO_UPDATE
- Default
- 1
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.
Server Name
Name in der Serverliste (ServerConfig/Server.cfg: ServerName).
- Setting
- SERVER_NAME
- Default
- Squad Server
- When it takes effect
- Takes effect after saving and restarting the server.