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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

Alpha 13.1

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.

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Developer announcement Published

Alpha 13 Feedback Survey

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Open original source
Developer announcement Published

Weekend Roundup, 5/9

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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Game update Published

Avatars Updated

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.

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Developer announcement Published

Weekend Roundup, May 2

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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Game update Published

Video Patch Notes: Alpha 13

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.

Open original source
Game update Published

Alpha 13 Released

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.

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Developer announcement Published

Weekend Roundup, 4/25 Edition

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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Developer announcement Published

Weekend Roundup, 4/18 Edition

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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Developer announcement Published

The Wrench -- April 2019

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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Developer announcement Published

Alpha 13 Public Test, Round 1

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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Developer announcement Published

Weekend Roundup, 4/11 Edition

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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Game update Published

Modding 2.0, Update #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.

Open original source
Game update Published

General 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.

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Developer announcement Published

Weekend Roundup, April 4 Edition

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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Developer announcement Published

Weekend Roundup, PAX Edition

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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Developer announcement Published

Weekend Roundup, March 23-24

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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Developer announcement Published

The Wrench, March 2019 Edition

Announcement from the official source. The source describes the changes; your server installation status is shown separately in the update center.

Open original source
Developer announcement Published

Weekend Roundup

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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Developer announcement Published

What is Squad? Director's Cut

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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What the interface looks like

The image shows the interface on its capture date; earlier versions may differ.

Excerpt of the current interface with sample values. Values and prerequisites illustrate the controls; available tools depend on server software, plugins and permissions.
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.
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

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.