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We’re getting ready for another SquadChat!



The SquadChat will take place on Friday, August 23 at 11 AM PDT on our Twitch Channel: http://twitch.tv/JoinSquad. If you can’t make it, don’t worry: we’ll archive it on Youtube.



This time, we’ll be inviting Renn Farnell, Blueprint Designer, to chat about what he does on Squad during the day, and how he mods Squad during...

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We’re tracking an issue that’s preventing players from accessing servers.



Early reports from the team are pointing to an issue with Steam-Unreal functionality related to the FOnlineAsyncTaskSteamFindServers queue. It appears to be an issue that will impact other games (e.g., Mordhau) using the Epic Steam OSS will be unable to display servers.



We’ll keep an eye on the situation and let you know more once we do.



Hang in there, squaddies.

OFFWORLD OUT.​

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We’ve got some slightly-unsual patch notes for you today.



But first, you can say goodbye to that annoying server filter bug! (The “show full servers” checkbox functionality was inverted. Whoops!)



Additionally, we’re introducing some experimental changes to the “dead dead” mechanic, as well as the way “instadeath” works. Let’s dig in a little.

PRE-ALPHA 13​

Prior to Alpha 13, the mechanics worked like this:



After dying and being revived, there was a 60-second time frame...

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We’ve got some fresh reinforcements incoming: The Canadian Armed Forces are now fully deployed! That’s right, there’s a brand new faction in Squad and it’s already yours, completely free.




Originally known as CAFMOD, the team behind the new faction is straight from our modding community. We’re honored to be able to include them as official content for all players. What content is that, you ask?...

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You’ve been asking for it for some time and we’re happy to oblige: the OWI Merch Store is back and better than ever!








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We’re pretty excited by the release of Modding 2.0 and we wanted to share a little more about what that means.



First and foremost, it means that the Canadian Armed Forces mod is going to be released in the near future as free, official Squad DLC. That’s right: you will be getting a new faction soon, completely free of charge, no action required. O, Canada!

CANADIAN ARMED FORCES​

The arrival of CAF marks our first step towards including community-created content into Squad. This...

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On Friday, July 26th beginning at 1:00 PM PDT we’ll be featuring a livestream on Twitch out of our Vancouver, BC offices to celebrate the Modding Free Weekend!



Who: Matsimus (Host), Phil Merricks (OWI Producer), and special guests!

What: A livestreamed celebration of Squad modding

When:...

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We’re happy to announce an upcoming free weekend to celebrate the release of Modding 2.0! From July 25th, 10 AM PDT through July 28th, 1 PM PDT. Squad will be 50% off, so those of you that have been telling us that you missed the Steam sale have another shot at a bargain too.










As part of...