SQUAD 7.0 LIVE & RELEASE NOTES
This update introduces the Turkish Land Forces faction, a new set of emotes, and a new weapon skin system:
[h2]Turkish Land Forces (TLF)[/h2]
The Turkish Land Forces join Squad as a capable, Independent faction that fields strong infantry, and good vehicles. They boast a mix of domestically produced, Soviet, and Western equipment and although some of their vehicles are older, they make up for it with highly capable infantry. The infantry has access to an extra grenadier role, including one equipped with the MGL, a powerful semi-automatic grenade launcher, a raider role equipped with a modern submachine gun, and can field more light anti-tank weapons than other factions but lack a dedicated heavy anti-tank role.
[h3]Weapons[/h3]
SOR 109T Submachine Gun
o A940 1-4x Optic
o KESKIN Marksman Optic
o HNA Red Dot Optic
[h3]Vehicles[/h3]
[h3]Kit Roles[/h3]
[h2]TLF Gameplay Layers[/h2]
Al Basrah
• Invasion v9 - TLF vs INS
Anvil
• RAAS v5 - TLF vs RGF
Black Coast
• Invasion v6 - TLF vs RGF
• RAAS v6 - TLF vs PLA
• Seed v2 - TLF vs VDV
Chora
• AAS v7 - TLF vs MEA
Fallujah
• Invasion v7 - TLF vs INS
• RAAS v8 - TLF vs INS
• Seed v2 - TLF vs MEA
Gorodok
• Invasion v4 - TLF vs IMF
• RAAS v13 - TLF vs VDV
Kohat
• Invasion v5 - TLF vs INS
• RAAS v5 - TLF vs IMF
• RAAS v11 - TLF vs RGF
Lashkar
• Invasion v5 TLF vs PLA
Logar
• AAS v4 - TLF vs IMF
Mutaha
• Invasion v5 - TLF vs MEA
• RAAS v8 - TLF vs USA
Sumari
• RAAS v3 - TLF vs INS
• Seed v4 - TLF vs USA
Tallil Outskirts
• Invasion v6 - TLF vs MEA
• RAAS v9 - TLF vs PLA
Yehorivka
• Invasion v5 - TLF vs RGF
• RAAS v15 TLF vs VDV
[h2]Weapon Skins[/h2]
Weapon skins are cosmetic items grounded in reality that don’t impact gameplay.
Skins can be equipped only by certain factions and are biome-restricted to keep gameplay authentic.
These items can be equipped on the Customize screen, which can be accessed from the Main Menu.
Woodland Warfare Pack ($4.99 USD)
Contains three cosmetic items for use on Woodland maps
Desert Warfare Pack ($4.99 USD)
Contains three cosmetic items for use on Desert maps
Legacy Weapon Skins
Updated existing founder and reward weapon skins to use the new skin system:
o RPG7 Veteran can now be used by VDV faction
o RPG7v2 Veteran can now be used by VDV, MEA, and the new TLF faction
[h2]Emotes[/h2]
Added a new emote pack:
Stand Off Pack ($3.99 USD)
[h2]System & Gameplay Updates[/h2]
We have replaced all Steam backend calls with Epic Online Services backend calls.
This will still use your Steam account to authenticate to the backend as was done previously.
[h2]Turkish Land Forces (TLF)[/h2]
The Turkish Land Forces join Squad as a capable, Independent faction that fields strong infantry, and good vehicles. They boast a mix of domestically produced, Soviet, and Western equipment and although some of their vehicles are older, they make up for it with highly capable infantry. The infantry has access to an extra grenadier role, including one equipped with the MGL, a powerful semi-automatic grenade launcher, a raider role equipped with a modern submachine gun, and can field more light anti-tank weapons than other factions but lack a dedicated heavy anti-tank role.
[h3]Weapons[/h3]
SOR 109T Submachine Gun
- MPT-76 Rifle
- KNT-76 Marksman Rifle
- AK40-GL Underslung Grenade Launcher
- PMT-76 Medium Machine Gun
- MG3 - Iron Sights Variant
- MKE MGL Grenade Launcher
- HAR-66 Light Anti-Tank Weapon
- SOR-9 Pistol
- Optics
o A940 1-4x Optic
o KESKIN Marksman Optic
o HNA Red Dot Optic
[h3]Vehicles[/h3]
- BMC 185-09B Truck
- Cobra II MRAP
- ACV-15 Tracked APC/IFV
- PARS III Wheel APC/IFV
- M60T MBT
- UH1H Helicopter
[h3]Kit Roles[/h3]
- Squad Leader (3 variants)
- Medic (2 variants)
- Rifleman (3 variants)
- Light Anti-Tank (3 variants)
- Automatic Rifleman
- Jandarma
- Marksman
- Machine Gunner
- Crewman (+ Squad Leader Crewman)
- Pilot (+ Squad Leader Pilot)
- Engineer
[h2]TLF Gameplay Layers[/h2]
Al Basrah
• Invasion v9 - TLF vs INS
Anvil
• RAAS v5 - TLF vs RGF
Black Coast
• Invasion v6 - TLF vs RGF
• RAAS v6 - TLF vs PLA
• Seed v2 - TLF vs VDV
Chora
• AAS v7 - TLF vs MEA
Fallujah
• Invasion v7 - TLF vs INS
• RAAS v8 - TLF vs INS
• Seed v2 - TLF vs MEA
Gorodok
• Invasion v4 - TLF vs IMF
• RAAS v13 - TLF vs VDV
Kohat
• Invasion v5 - TLF vs INS
• RAAS v5 - TLF vs IMF
• RAAS v11 - TLF vs RGF
Lashkar
• Invasion v5 TLF vs PLA
Logar
• AAS v4 - TLF vs IMF
Mutaha
• Invasion v5 - TLF vs MEA
• RAAS v8 - TLF vs USA
Sumari
• RAAS v3 - TLF vs INS
• Seed v4 - TLF vs USA
Tallil Outskirts
• Invasion v6 - TLF vs MEA
• RAAS v9 - TLF vs PLA
Yehorivka
• Invasion v5 - TLF vs RGF
• RAAS v15 TLF vs VDV
[h2]Weapon Skins[/h2]
Weapon skins are cosmetic items grounded in reality that don’t impact gameplay.
Skins can be equipped only by certain factions and are biome-restricted to keep gameplay authentic.
These items can be equipped on the Customize screen, which can be accessed from the Main Menu.
Woodland Warfare Pack ($4.99 USD)
Contains three cosmetic items for use on Woodland maps
- Rainforest - Factory camo for the QBZ95-1 Assault Rifle and the QBZ95B-1 Carbine (PLA and PLANMC)
- Shade - Spray paint for the M4A1 and M4 Carbine (USA and USMC)
- Tree Line - Trusty camo paint for the AK74M Assault Rifle (RGF)
Desert Warfare Pack ($4.99 USD)
Contains three cosmetic items for use on Desert maps
- Gobi - Special camo order for the QBZ95-1 Assault Rifle and QBZ95B-1 Carbine (PLA and PLANMC)
- Black & Tan - Classic color scheme for the M4A1 and M4 Carbine (USA and USMC)
- Dust - Slightly worn camo paint for the AK-74M Assault Rifle (RGF)
Legacy Weapon Skins
Updated existing founder and reward weapon skins to use the new skin system:
- Moved legacy skins from the Steam Inventory section in Settings to the new Weapon Skins tab on the Customize screen
- Legacy skins don’t have biome restrictions as they didn’t before
- Added some of the existing skins to new factions that are thematically appropriat
o RPG7 Veteran can now be used by VDV faction
o RPG7v2 Veteran can now be used by VDV, MEA, and the new TLF faction
[h2]Emotes[/h2]
Added a new emote pack:
Stand Off Pack ($3.99 USD)
- Cut Throat (Gesture)
- Fist Pump (Gesture)
- Finger Guns (Emote)
- Can’t See Me (Gesture)
- Stop (Gesture)
[h2]System & Gameplay Updates[/h2]
- Integrated Epic Online Services
We have replaced all Steam backend calls with Epic Online Services backend calls.
This will still use your Steam account to authenticate to the backend as was done previously.