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Squad

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Squad
Squad cover
Developers
Offworld Industries
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows September 23, 2020[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions Cosmetic
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres FPS
Vehicles Helicopter, Tank
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary
Squad on HowLongToBeat
Squad on IGDB
Squad on MobyGames
Squad on Wikipedia

Squad is a multiplayer first-person FPS game.

General information

Official forums
Official Discord server
Official wiki
Steam Community Discussions
/r/joinsquad Subreddit

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Not available in all regions.
Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Canadian Armed Forces Free. Includes 2 maps, 3 vehicles, and new character models.
Windows
Free Recruit Pack Free. Includes 2 emotes and 2 gestures: Salute, Shrug, Come Here, and Thumbs Up.
Windows
Grunt Pack Includes 1 emote and 4 gestures: Slow Clap, Horns, Finger Snap, Fist and Palm, and High Ready.
Windows
R&R Pack Includes 1 emote and 4 gestures: Facepalm, Hang Loose, Applause, Finger Wag, and Shh.
Windows
Free PT Pack Free. Includes 2 emotes: Pushups and Jumping Jacks.
Windows
Attitude Pack Includes 3 gestures: Victory, Eyes On You, and Pinched Fingers.
Windows

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Cosmetic Contains cosmetic emote packs available for purchase.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename movie files[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\SquadGame\Content\Movies.
  2. Delete or rename squad_intro_movie.mp4.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\SquadGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/393380/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\SquadGame\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/393380/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
[citation needed]
Ultra-widescreen
All 21:9 resolutions are cropped 16:9 which results in a zoomed-in view (FOV is Vert-).[4]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Can be set between 90-120° in-game.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA or TAA, with optional Super Sampling up to 2x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

In-game game settings.
In-game game settings.

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Effects, UI, Music, Out of Game, Command Voice, Squad Voice, Local Voice
Surround sound
May cause performance issues, especially on AMD processors.[citation needed] The solution is to change the sound to stereo in the audio manager.[citation needed]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Adjust Out of Game Volume setting to 0% in order to mute.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
LAN play
Online play

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
[5]
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Interface does not support direct connections.
It used to be possible to connect to a server directly using Steam's +connect <ip> launch option,[6][7] but this appears to no longer be possible.[8]

Issues fixed

Miscellaneous issues

See the FIXED Problems Steam Community sub-forum for miscellaneous fixes.

Stuttering

Disable Control Flow Guard[9]
  1. Open Windows Security.
  2. Navigate to the App & browser control and click on Exploit protection settings.
  3. Click on the Program settings header, followed by Add program to customize.
  4. Add the program by its executable filename or by browsing to it.
  5. Scroll down to Control flow guard (CFG).
  6. Enable Override system settings and ensure the toggle is set to Off.
  7. Click on Apply to save the changes.
  8. Restart the system to allow the changes to take effect.
  9. Some people will need to additionally change the game to DX11 setting afterwards to see the improvement[10].

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12
Shader Model support 4, 5 Shader Model 4 support requires launching the game with the -sm4 command line argument
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX 3.4.0.0 with APEX
Multiplayer Steamworks
Anti-cheat Easy Anti-Cheat, Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) [11]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i Quad Core
AMD Ryzen Quad Core
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 80 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
AMD Raden HD 7970
4 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Other Broadband Internet connection
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/393380/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (393380) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Cciacona on 2023-09-11
  2. The developer was started in 2015, for 5 years, the game is now completely released.
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-13
  4. Imgur - last accessed on May 2023
  5. Dedicated server - Official Squad Wiki - last accessed on 2019-08-14
  6. Reddit reply by Squad developer korypostma - last accessed on 2023-07-13
    "Use the steam +connect command through a shortcut [...]"
  7. Reddit reply by Squad streamer DesmoLocke - last accessed on 2023-07-13
    "[playsqlad.xyz] uses "+connect" in Steam launch parameters to directly connect to a server"
  8. Verified by User:Mezzodrinker on 2023-07-13
    Tested with Squad 5.0.1 on Windows
  9. https://new.reddit.com/r/borderlands3/comments/odd9zb/comment/hqlkyh0/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
  10. https://www.reddit.com/r/borderlands3/comments/odd9zb/comment/hsqsdxf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
  11. Easy Anti-Cheat - last accessed on May 2023