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'''Squad''' is a Multiplayer only First Person Shooter that is being developed by [[Offworld Industries]]. It is inspired by the Battlefield 2 total conversion mod [[Project Reality]]. Squad became available on Steam Early Access on December 15, 2015, and was officially released on [http://store.steampowered.com/app/393380 Steam] on September 23, 2020. 

==About==
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Squad is a Tactical Military First Person Shooter in development on [https://www.unrealengine.com/what-is-unreal-engine-4 Unreal Engine 4] that bridges the gap between serious [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MilSim MilSim] titles, and casual shooters. It will feature [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_arms Combined Arms warfare] on maps up to 16km², which will include land vehicles such as IFV, APC, Tanks, ground attack aircrafts and helicopters, alongside infantry. 

Squad success relies heavily on teamwork and communication; featuring built in VoIP, with “Local” chat for players with a certain proximity, “Squad” chat that is focused on player within your squad, and “Command Net” chat, that is open to only squad leaders. The players dictate how the scenarios unfold with base-building and interactive environments, intuitive squad command and management tools and large-scale warfare where strategy and leadership are just as important as a quick trigger finger.

==Gameplay==
=== Features: ===

* Extensive amount of [https://squad.gamepedia.com/Vehicles#All_vehicles Vehicles.]

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!Type
!Classification
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|Armor
|[https://squad.gamepedia.com/Vehicles#Main_battle_tanks_.28MBT.29 Main Battle Tanks (MBT)], [https://squad.gamepedia.com/Vehicles#Infantry_fighting_vehicles_.28IFV.29 Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV)], [https://squad.gamepedia.com/Vehicles#Armored_personnel_carriers_.28APC.29 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC)]
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|Air-support
|[[MQ-9 UAV|UAV]], [[A-10 Warthog|A-10]], [[SU-25 Grach|SU-25]] (exclusive to the [[Commander]])
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|Utility
|[https://squad.gamepedia.com/Vehicles#UTILITY_HELICOPTERS Helicopters], [[Vehicles#Logistics|Logistics]] / [[Vehicles#Transport|Transport]] trucks
|-
|Anti-Armor
|[https://squad.gamepedia.com/Vehicles#Armor_Hunters Armor Hunters]
|-
|Scout
|[https://squad.gamepedia.com/Vehicles#Light_Attack_.26_Recon_Vehicles Light Attack & Recon Vehicles]
|}

* In-game [[Deployables|base-building]], where you can build [[Spawn Bunker|spawn points for your entire team]],  <work in progress>

== Major Development Milestones ==
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The Timeline on the right (use navigation to go over the different phases) shows a simplified view of how Squad has progressed since its inception, with the table below providing more detail.
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!Date
!Goals Reached
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|March 2014
|Development of Squad started.
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|October 2014
|Squad was publicly announced for the first time (in [http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f11-off-topic-discussion/131654-squad-commercial-game-made-developers-inspired-pr-bf2.html PR forums], in [http://forums.joinsquad.com/topic/60-welcome-to-squad/ Squad forums]).
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|February 2015
|The studio [[Offworld Industries|Offworld Industries LLC]] was founded.
|-
|April 2015
|Squad was successfully greenlit on '''Steam's Greenlight''' ([http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=402654862 Greenlight page], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEBqUSWqyR4 Greenlight trailer]).
|-
|May 27 to June 27, 2015
|Successful '''Kickstarter''' campaign ([https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/offworldindustries/squad/description Kickstarter page], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8blEnc2u5ic Kickstarter trailer]).
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|July 18, 2015
|'''Closed Pre-Alpha''' launch weekend.
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|September 26, 2015
|'''Closed Alpha''' launch.
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|December 15, 2015
|'''Steam Early Access launch''' ([http://store.steampowered.com/app/393380 Steam store page], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59S0CiNkdys Early Access launch treaser]).
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|August 7, 2016
|Release of alpha version 7, which includes the first '''vehicles''' in-game ([http://joinsquad.com/readArticle?articleId=108 announcement], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n861O8U38Bk release trailer)].
|-
|February 5, 2018
|Release of alpha version 10 with new animation system, free-look, vaulting/climbing, bipod resting, and much more ([http://joinsquad.com/readArticle?articleId=252 release notes], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDDiDALh9Do release trailer]).
|-
|May 1, 2019
|Over a million copies of Squad have been sold (sources: [https://joinsquad.com/what-is-squad/press/ press information])
|-
|October 9, 2019
|Release of Alpha 16.0 with helicopters added to the game ([https://joinsquad.com/2019/10/09/alpha-16-patch-notes/ release notes], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw4b6JvBT9Q release trailer]).
|-
|November 26, 2019
|The '''Beta''' started with the release of [https://joinsquad.com/2019/11/26/beta-17-released/ Beta 17.0] and is still ongoing. The beta will focus on stability and optimization, the game will be almost feature complete.
|-
|September 18, 2020
|Over two million copies of Squad have been sold (sources: [https://joinsquad.com/2020/09/18/upcoming-sale-new-pricing-information/ update post])
|-
|September 23, 2020
| Squad left the beta and was officially released (sources: [https://joinsquad.com/2020/09/23/squad-v1-0-released/ release notes], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDnUD73gRXk release trailer])
|}

Details release information can be found on the [[Release Versions]] page.

=== Future: ===
The [https://joinsquad.com/ Official Squad Website] is a reliable resource for getting up to speed with the new content coming to Squad.

Details about new beta releases, playtest information, map updates, mod showcases and more can be found on the [https://joinsquad.com/updates/ Official Squad Update Page.]

A rough view of <u>all future content coming to Squad</u> was showcased on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20221207005407/https://joinsquad.com/roadmap/ Official Squad Living Roadmap]. 

==Localisation==
Squad has localisation for the following languages: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified & Traditional Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish and Ukrainian.
==Controls==
Forward: W
Left: A
Backwards: S
Right: D
Jump: Spacebar
Crouch: Left crtl
Prone: Z
Drag: F (Must be close to the person who is downed)
Switch weapons: Scroll and click on the selected item or press a number (E.g pressed 5 = grenade)
Reload: R
Aim: RMB (Right Mouse Button)
Fire: Left Mouse Button
Local Voice Chat: V (Hold)
Squad Voice Chat: B (Hold)
Interact with vehicle: F (Hold)
Swap seats: F1 (Driver) F2 (Gunner or passenger) F3 (Gunner or passenger) F4 (Passenger) (All vehicles have different counts for seats)
Left lean: Q (In vehicles, it switches between the zoom levels of the main gun.)
Right lean: E
Map: M
Map Zoom: N
Sprint: Shift (Hold)
Chat all: J
Chat Team: K
Chat Squad: L
Command: G
KEYPAD 1-9 allows Squad Leaders to direct chat with 1 other Squad Lead at a time.
Start Engine: E (Hold)
Designated Target View Gunner: E
THE LINK FOR CONTROLS: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/squad_gamepedia/images/8/86/Squad.keymap.Letter.Size.png/revision/latest?cb=20210417005507
(This was done by a Squad user named NOOT NOOT if you see him in game make sure to say "Hi!" He mostly plays as a medic.)

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==Videos==
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==See also==
*[[Offworld Industries]] (developer)
*[[Getting Started]] - you're a new player to Squad? Check out our "Getting Started" guides
*[[Post Scriptum]] - a new game developed by "Periscope Games", also based on the Squad engine "OWI Core"
*[[Factions]]
*[[Maps]]
*[[Game Modes]]
*[[Weapons]]
*[[:Category:Kits|Roles and kits]]
*[[Vehicles]]
*[[Deployables]]
*[[Modding]]

==External links==
*[http://www.joinsquad.com/ Official Site]
*[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=402654862 Steam]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squad_(video_game) Squad on Wikipedia]

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