Game: Galactic Contention
Galactic Contention is a free total-conversion mod that turns Squad into the Clone Wars — the Grand Army of the Republic against the Confederacy of Independent Systems, fought at Squad's scale and pace. Version 9.0, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, released on July 31, 2026 — and Command Squad runs a dedicated server for it, held to the same standard as the rest of our network.
Galactic Contention · North America
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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.
Direct connect162.218.229.230:27166
Live player counts and the current map appear when our status feed is reachable; the join link works either way.
This is the part that trips people up, so it's worth being blunt about: you do not have to download Galactic Contention before you can join us. Click join on our server and Squad handles it.
If you'd rather have it ready in advance, subscribe to the mod on the Steam Workshop (external link) and Steam will download it in the background. Either route lands you in the same place.
A mod this size lives or dies on the server running it. The same test we apply to any Squad server applies here, and it has nothing to do with slot count:
We're not going to claim we're the best server on day one — nobody can honestly claim that about a server that launches with the mod. What we can tell you is what we're bringing to it: an established community, admins who were already doing this on our Squad servers, and rules that already work.
Galactic Contention is one of several games Command Squad supports — see the full server network, including our WARDOGS servers.
Galactic Contention is asymmetric by design — the two sides are not mirror images with different textures on them, and that shapes how you play.
Some layers also field Geonosians — playable on the Confederacy side, and able to fly — along with Tusken Raiders and Gungans. Matches run up to 50 v 50.
Faction and vehicle details come from the mod team's own wiki (external link), which is the authority on what any given version ships. We don't develop the mod and don't speak for it.
Galactic Contention is a free total-conversion mod for Squad that moves the game into the Clone Wars — the Grand Army of the Republic against the Confederacy of Independent Systems, with clone troopers, battle droids, AT-TEs and AATs in place of Squad's modern factions. Version 9.0, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5, released on July 31, 2026. Full details on our Galactic Contention page.
You need Squad on PC. The mod itself is free — it is a community project, not a paid expansion, and nothing on our server is behind a payment either.
No. Click join on our Galactic Contention server and Squad will tell you the mod is missing, then download it for you. Subscribing on the Steam Workshop first works too and lets you download ahead of time. Either path is covered in the how to play Galactic Contention guide.
Roughly 35–45 GB, on top of Squad itself. It is a total conversion, so it ships its own maps, models, audio and effects. Budget the disk space and some download time before launch night rather than during it.
Modded servers are hidden by default. In the server browser open Filter and enable "Show Modded Servers", then search for Galactic Contention. This is the single most common reason people think no servers are running.
Yes. Same Squad server rules, same seeding rules, same admin standards. The factions changed; the expectations about comms, teamwork and behaviour did not.
The mod supports up to 50 v 50. Our Galactic Contention server runs up to 98 slots, matching our main server.
Yes. From the main menu or a training range, type adminchangelayer followed by a GC map name, then use Shift + K or the End key to open the AI menu. It's a reasonable way to learn a vehicle without holding up a live match.
It can be, but it's a harder first step than vanilla Squad — the mod assumes you already know how squads, FOBs and comms work. If you're brand new, read the new player guide first, then come across. Either way, say you're new on our server and people will help.
Getting a modded server populated takes people showing up at the same time. That coordination happens on our Discord — it's the fastest way to be in the first full match rather than waiting for one.
We run a server; we're not the mod team. For the mod itself — bug reports, release notes, and support — go to the source:
Galactic Contention is an unofficial, non-commercial fan mod developed by the Galactic Contention team. Command Squad is not affiliated with the Galactic Contention development team, Offworld Industries, Lucasfilm Ltd., or The Walt Disney Company. Star Wars and all related marks are trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd.
Squad is developed and published by Offworld Industries. Command Squad runs licensed community servers under Offworld Industries' server licensing and administration policies and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Offworld Industries.