Squad New Player Guide: From Tutorial to First Match
A practical beginner's guide to Squad — setup, roles, squads, spawning, communication, and the habits that make experienced players glad you joined.
Squad & WARDOGS guides
Practical, current guides written by people who run the servers and play every week — whether you have never installed the game or you are deciding whether to squad lead tonight. No login, no fluff.
Which game are you here for?
- SquadFlagshipOur largest library: new-player onboarding, communication, roles, vehicles, squad leading, seeding, and server connection help.Open the guides
- WARDOGSNewNew for Early Access: how to join our servers, a beginner guide, and more written from live play as launch week goes on.Open the guides
- Galactic ContentionSquad total conversionThe Star Wars total-conversion mod for Squad — installing it, finding our server, and surviving your first Clone Wars match.Open the guides
Not sure where to start?
The Start Here pathway splits by where you are: brand new to tactical shooters, experienced but new to Command Squad, or arriving for a specific game. Pick yours and follow the steps.
Most popular guides
Squad Communication Guide: Mic & Callouts
How communication actually works in Squad — voice channels, the callout formula, radio discipline, and the habits that make squads effective.
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.
How to Play Galactic Contention (Star Wars Squad Mod)
Install Galactic Contention, find a server, and survive your first Clone Wars match — including the browser filter that hides every modded server by default.
How Squad Server Seeding Works (and Why It Matters)
What seeding is, the special rules that apply during it, why every full server owes its evening to seeders, and how Command Squad rewards consistent help.
Rules Explained: The Intent Behind the Rules
Plain-language explanations of Command Squad's most-asked-about rules — main camping, vehicle claims, squad baiting, locking, and seeding — with examples.
Community-wide guides
Start Here: Your Path Into Squad and Command Squad
Two clear pathways — one for players brand new to Squad, one for experienced players new to Command Squad. Pick yours and follow the steps.
Getting Started on Command Squad
How to find, join, and start playing on Command Squad's servers — expectations, Discord, seeding, whitelist, and where everything lives.
Player Support: Reports, Appeals & Reaching Staff
How to report a player, appeal a ban or kick, get help mid-match, or ask Command Squad staff anything — what to include and what to expect.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about joining Command Squad servers, rules, membership, seeding, whitelist access, and community support — with links to the full guides.
More help
- Server rules — network standards, plus the ruleset for your game.
- Player support — reports, appeals, and reaching staff.
- All our servers — every game, grouped, with joining details.
- Ask in Discord (external link)— real humans, usually fast.