Teamwork-first tactical gaming

Command Squad — Squad & WARDOGS community servers

Tactical teamwork. Strong leadership. No milsim baggage.

Command Squad runs community-first tactical gaming servers built around communication, fair administration, and players who want to work together. Squad is our flagship; WARDOGS expands the same standard to a new battlefield.

No ego. No drama. Just good games.

  • New Player Friendly
  • Firm but Fair Admins
  • No Pay-to-Win
  • Server Health First

Three battlefields, one standard

Command Squad is the community; the games are how you get here. Squad is our flagship and always has been. WARDOGS is new — two servers live from the start of Early Access on September 10, 2026.

4 servers, one set of standards

Every server we run is held to the same bar: active admins, published rules, teamplay expected, new players welcome.

Squad

WARDOGS

Command Squad #1

Recommended

North America (US Central)

[★CMD] Command Squad #1 | TEAMWORK FIRST | ACTIVE ADMINS

Our main WARDOGS server, running standard settings. Teamplay expected, admins present, new players welcome — start here if you are new to the game or to us.

Status
Live — up to 100 players
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Join from inside the game: open the Community server browser and search CMD, then pick Command Squad #1.

Or use Join by ID, bottom-left of the Community browser0dd8d12c-1289-472a-aaaa-b8aeac0a279a

Command Squad #2

North America (US Central)

[★CMD] Command Squad #2 | HARDCORE | OPEN TO ALL | ACTIVE ADMINS

Our Hardcore server: no killcam, reduced HUD, first-person only in vehicles. Same rules and same admins as Server 1 — a harder read of the same battlefield, open to anyone willing to try it.

Status
Live — up to 100 players
Players
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Current map
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Join from inside the game: open the Community server browser and search CMD, then pick Command Squad #2.

Or use Join by ID, bottom-left of the Community browserebb3b791-f1d5-4afb-a5e4-7045d7d05185

Galactic Contention

Command Squad Server 2 — Galactic Contention

North America

[★CMD] Command Squad 2 | Galactic Contention | New Player Friendly | discord.gg/CommandSquad

Running the Galactic Contention mod — it downloads automatically when you join.

Our Galactic Contention server — the Star Wars total-conversion mod for Squad. Same rules, same standards, clone troopers instead of riflemen.

Status
Live — up to 98 players
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Why Command Squad

Coordination without the cosplay

Squads work together, leaders talk to each other, and matches feel the way these games are meant to feel — without ranks you have to salute or an hour of formalities before you shoot anything.

Genuinely new-player friendly

Everyone's first match happened somewhere. Ask questions on comms, tell your squad you're new, and you'll get help instead of grief. Mentoring players is part of our culture, not a chore.

Firm but fair administration

Active admins with clear, published rules. Enforcement is based on intent and context — no ego trips, no favorites. Whitelist and supporter perks never bend the rules.

Leadership that develops leaders

Good squad leaders make the game. We back ours with guides, mentorship, and a planned Squad Leader Development Program — so stepping up feels achievable, not terrifying.

One community, more than one game

Same admins, same rules philosophy, same Discord, whichever battlefield you're on. One membership spans every game we support — you don't start over because you picked up something new.

Reliable, invested infrastructure

Top-tier hardware, automated seeding whitelists, Community Ban List integration, and a community-funded budget with a no-pay-to-win line that doesn't move.

Transparent by default

A public roadmap tracks what we're building and what's under review. Plans can change — but they change in the open.

Playing here takes three steps

  1. Choose a game and a server

    Squad, WARDOGS, or Galactic Contention — every server is listed with its region.

  2. Review the rules for that game

    Five minutes of reading that keeps every match worth playing.

  3. Join Discord and play (external link)

    Optional, but it's where seeding calls, events, and the community live.

New here? Start with a guide.

These games have a learning curve, but it's a climbable one — and climbing it on a server that wants you to succeed makes all the difference. The Field Manual takes you from the tutorial to your first confident match, in whichever game you picked.

Where do you fit?

Popular guides

How to Squad Lead: A Practical Guide

Squad leading demystified — what the job actually is, your first time with the SL kit, giving orders, rallies and HABs, command net, and recovering from chaos.

Squad Leader15 min read

Latest intel

WARDOGSAnnouncements

Command Squad Is Expanding to WARDOGS

Two Command Squad WARDOGS servers go live with Early Access on September 10. Why we're doing it, what's ready, and what Squad players should expect.

Active operations

Support is optional. Showing up matters most.

Command Squad is a community project, not a business. The most valuable support is playing the objective, using comms, helping new players, and seeding when the server needs it. If you want to help fund the infrastructure too, that option exists — with a hard no-pay-to-win line.

Ready when you are

Pick a server and play, join the Discord, or start with a guide. However you arrive — welcome to Command Squad.

Join the Discord (external link)