Command Squad Server Launch
OPERATION: DEPLOYMENT
Discord setup. Hardware and software acquisition and setup (top tier). Acquire OWI license. Public launch.
Development in the open: what we've shipped, what we're building, and what we're considering — for the servers, the community, and the tools behind both. Last updated.
OPERATION: DEPLOYMENT
Discord setup. Hardware and software acquisition and setup (top tier). Acquire OWI license. Public launch.
OPERATION: BALANCE
Creation of custom shuffle command logic, offering both full team and squad shuffles.
OPERATION: RECOVERY
Launch of Patreon and whitelist options to help offset high monthly costs.
OPERATION: STEELTONE
Server-wide knife events now generate branded, tasteful, low-spam broadcasts.
OPERATION: IRONSCREEN
Integrate Community Ban List checks to reduce repeat offenders and improve match quality.
OPERATION: UAV
Develop the public roadmap website so players and members can follow CMD operations and progress.
OPERATION: AUTOSEED
Streamline player seeding and whitelist assignments so seed whitelists are automatically issued and removed.
OPERATION: CHEVRON
Finalize and launch the membership rank structure (e.g. hour-based).
OPERATION: CUSTOM GROUNDS
Launch of an additional server for events.
OPERATION: CMD EXPANSION
Launch of the second full-time Squad server.
OPERATION: GIVING SEED
Launch of our monthly seed giveaway initiative.
OPERATION: STATS TERMINAL
Ground-up rebuild of our whitelisting stat tracking system. Bot launch.
OPERATION: CMD ONLINE
Full buildout of the new Command Squad website, complete with guides and joining functionality.
OPERATION: EXPANSION
Two Command Squad WARDOGS servers live with Steam Early Access on September 10, 2026 — server provisioning, public naming, admin rota and launch-night seeding.
OPERATION: RULEBOOK
Launch Rules v1.0 published ahead of Early Access, with a 72-hour incident review and a v1.1 in the first week if live play justifies it. Deliberately conservative until we have evidence.
OPERATION: DOCTRINE
Beginner and joining guides published at launch; troubleshooting, Control Zone, economy, vehicles and the Squad-player transition guide written from live play on our own servers rather than press material.
OPERATION: EVENT 1
Planning and execution of the first Command Squad event.
OPERATION: STATS
Implementation of statistics tracking (K/D, vehicles destroyed, and more). For [CMD] members.
OPERATION: OVERWATCH
Bring WARDOGS server administration up to the standard of our Squad tooling — reporting, evidence handling, ban list integration and whatever the game exposes to community hosts.
OPERATION: IRONSTANDARD
Mentorship plus quick-reference playbooks to raise leadership quality without milsim baggage.
OPERATION: [★CMD★]
Formation and entry into the Squad competitive tournament space.
OPERATION: SWAG
Creation and deployment of the official Command Squad gear shop.
OPERATION: RENDEZVOUS
Member-only event: the first official IRL meetup.
OPERATION: NIGHTFALL
Limited-time thematic operations that encourage coordination and reward consistent play.
OPERATION: HONORROLL
Non-pay-to-win recognition for leadership, logistics impact, and sportsmanship.
OPERATION: WATCHTOWER
High-level metrics (seeding time, admin coverage, player retention) without doxxing data.