Command Squad servers

4 community servers across 3 games, all run to the same standard: coordinated play, communication on comms, active administration, and a culture that treats new players as future regulars rather than obstacles.

Squad

Our foundation since day one: 98-player combined-arms warfare with squads that actually talk to each other. New players welcome, leadership supported, admins present. More about Squad here · Squad rules

WARDOGS

Two Command Squad servers on BULKHEAD's 100-player, three-team shooter — same admin standard, same teamplay expectations, from the first day of Early Access. More about WARDOGS here · WARDOGS rules

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
Players
—
Current map
—

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
—
Current map
—

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

The Star Wars total-conversion mod for Squad, on a dedicated Command Squad server. Clone Wars combat at Squad's scale — the mod downloads itself when you join. More about Galactic Contention here · Galactic Contention rules

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
Players
—
Current map
—

Direct connect162.218.229.230:27166

Live player counts and current maps appear when the status feed is reachable; joining instructions always work either way. We also run an event server used for community events and custom games — it's announced in Discord (external link) when active.

What to expect in a match

These hold on every server we run, whichever game it is:

  • Squads that talk. Leaders communicate with each other and with their squads. You'll hear a plan — and you're expected to listen for it.
  • Objective play. Taking and holding the objective wins games here. Lone-wolf killstreaks do not.
  • Room to learn. Say you're new and squadmates will help. Nobody expects perfection; everybody expects effort.
  • Rules that are enforced. Our rules aren't decoration. Admins act on intent and context, consistently, in every game.

How to join

Squad and Galactic Contention

  1. Use the one-click links on the Play site (external link), or
  2. Search Command Squad in the in-game server browser.

If the server browser won't cooperate, the server connection guide has a troubleshooting checklist.

WARDOGS

  1. Open WARDOGS and go to the Community server browser.
  2. Search CMD and pick one of our two servers — or click Join by ID in the bottom-left corner and paste the server ID from its card above.

We're not publishing a one-click WARDOGS join link until we've verified one works on a real client — the WARDOGS joining guide has both routes step by step, plus what to do when the browser comes up empty.

Still stuck on any game? Open a support ticket via the player support pathway and tell us which game and server.