Welcome, Squaddies, to the 8.2 Patch notes! Today we are going to show off a lot of balancing changes to multiple Factions, some new weapons coming in the patch, as well as the long-awaited feature, the Friends List!

USMC M39 EMR
Replaces the M38 rifle for USMC marksman:

WPMC AUG rifle
Replaces M4 Simon Offense + M150 on WPMC rifleman 08. It used to appear on a single layer as the F88 for the Australian faction but has been absent since voting was introduced.

USA M110 Suppressed
Replaces the non-suppressed M110 on the USA marksman role for Light Infantry & Air Assault Battlegroups.

INS Mosin Carbine
Appears on a new raider role variant for Insurgents. It was previously in the game and removed.

We have made some changes to improve the balance and viability of key factions and maps:

• Reduced the number of PMV RWS from 2 to 1 on ADF Combined Arms Battlegroup.
  
• Increased number of ASLAV IFVs from 3 to 4 on ADF Mechanized Battlegroup.
  
• Replaced 2x PMV with 2x PMV RWS on ADF Mechanized Battlegroup.
  
• Reduced number of Coyote recon vehicles from 2 to 1 on CAF Armored Battlegroup.
  
• Reduced number of BMP1AM from 3 to 2 on RGF Armored Battlegroup.
  
• Removed 2x ZBD04A and added 1x ZSL10 on PLA Armored Battlegroup.
  
• Increased number of ACV-15 M2 from 1 to 2 on TLF Armored Battlegroup.
  
• Increased number of ACV-15 MG3 from 1 to 2 on TLF Armored Battlegroup.
  
• Replaced 2x PARS III M2 with 2x PARS III IFV on TLF Combined Arms Battlegroup.
  
• Reduced number of M7A3 from 2 to 1 on USA Armored Battlegroup.
  
• Removed 1x LAV-25, and added 2x AAVP to USMC Armored Battlegroup.
  
• Increased number of LAV-25 IFVs from 3 to 4 on USMC Motorized Battlegroup.
  
• Reduced number of ZBD05 IFVs from 2 to 1 on PLANMC Combined Arms Battlegroup.
  
• Increased number of ZTD05 MGS from 3 to 4 on PLANMC Combined Arms Battlegroup.
  
• Added 2x CSK HJ8 to PLANMC Armored Battlegroup.
  
• Increased the number of wheeled IFVs that spawn in for ADF, CAF, and USMC Combined Arms Battlegroups from 2 to 3.
  
• Updated MEA Combined Arms Battlegroup to spawn with 2 BRDM scout cars instead of 1.
  
• Replaced the 2x Ural ZU23 with Technical ZU23 on Insurgent Motorized Battlegroup.
  
• Added 2x Technical BMP to Insurgent Motorized Battlegroup.
  
• Increased respawn delay for main battle tanks from 15 minutes to 20 minutes on all mechanized battlegroups, except for TLF (remaining at a 15-minute delay), IMF, and INS (remaining at a 10-minute delay).
  
• Reduced spawn time for transport helicopter from 10 minutes to 6 minutes on all Air Assault Battlegroups.
  
• Adjusted CAF Leopard 2A6M MBT ammo rack location, now located in the rear of the vehicle and the size has been reduced to make it less vulnerable.
  
• Updated the USA M113A3 M2 and M113A3 Mk19 desert variants to randomly spawn in with cage armor 50% of the time.
  
• Reduced total supply capacity from 3000 to 2000 on the TLF BMC logistics truck.
  
• Removed FOB mortars from WPMC battlegroups and added 2 mortar technicals to each battlegroup.
  
• Updated PLA & PLAAGF woodland camouflage with the newer “Starry Sky” camouflage pattern. The previous woodland camouflage will still appear as a winter camouflage on the Goose Bay map. The PLANMC will continue to use its blue camouflage.
  
• Updated CAF AR 01 role to use a C9A2 with CQB-length barrel and foregrip.
  
• Updated USMC marksman 01 role to use an M39 EMR instead of an M38 on all USMC battlegroups except for light infantry.
  
• Updated USMC roles to no longer use the M27 IAR. SL 02 now uses M4 + foregrip, AR 01 now uses an M249 PIP with iron sights.
  
• Updated USMC Light Infantry Battlegroup to represent a more modern USMC setup.
  
  
  • Crewmen roles unchanged.
    
  • Pilot roles unchanged.
    
  • Only 1 SL role variant making use of M27 IAR without bipod, and M17 pistol.
    
  • Only 1 rifleman role variant making use of M27 IAR without bipod.
    
  • Medic 01 role unchanged.
    
  • Medic 02 role makes use of M27 IAR without bipod, and M17 pistol.
    
  • AR 01 makes use of M27 IAR ironsights + bipod, and M17 pistol.
    
  • AR 02 makes use of M27 IAR + bipod, and M17 pistol.
    
  • Grenadier 01 makes use of M27 IAR without bipod, and M320 grenade launcher.
    
  • Only 1 LAT role variant making use of M27 IAR without bipod, and AT4 launcher.
    
  • Marksman role makes use of M38 DMR, and M17 pistol.
    
  • Heavy Grenadier role appears in the ‘specialist’ role category making use of M27 IAR without bipod, and the MGL grenade launcher. Only 2 are available per team. The MGL is still using the TLF texture, and will be updated in the future.
    
  • Machinegunner role unchanged.
    
  • Only 1 HAT role variant making use of M27 IAR without bipod, and the M3 MAAWS launcher.
    
  • Engineer role unchanged.
    
  • M1151 vehicles replaced with MATV variants using the same weapons systems.
    
  • Increased the number of TOW vehicles from 2 to 3.
    
  • Removed tank spawn.
    
  • These light infantry battlegroup roles will appear on Jensen's Range along with the standard roles from other USMC battlegroups.

• Updated RGF Light Infantry and Support Battlegroups to have access to build up to two ZU23 AA gun emplacements on FOBs.
  
• Updated the USA Grenadier role to use the standalone M320 grenade launcher instead of an underslung grenade launcher.
  
• Updated WPMC Rifleman 08 role to use an AUG rifle instead of M4 Simon Offense with M150.
  
• Updated WPMC LAT 02 role to use M16 Wormpool with M150 instead of M4 Simon Offense with M150.
  
• Updated the following MEA roles to use a KLT (Iranian copy of the AKMS rifle) instead of a G3A3: Squad Leader 01, Rifleman 01, Medic 01, LAT 01.
  
• Added an additional rifleman role to MEA making use of a G3A3 + foregrip.
  
• Added a second marksman role to MEA which uses the SVD. This role is available in the direct combat category, similar to BAF's second marksman role.
  
• Updated MEA Automatic Rifleman 01 role to use the RPK instead of a G3A3 with drum magazine. Their Automatic Rifleman 02 role continues to use the G3A3 with drum magazine and ZF1 scope.
  
• Added a marksman role to the USA faction making use of a suppressed M110 rifle. This role replaces the standard marksman role in the Light Infantry and Air Assault Battlegroups. Both roles will appear on Jensens Range.
  
• Added a HAT role to all TLF battlegroups making use of the RPG-7 with tandem rounds. The TLF Air Assault battlegroup continues using their Carl Gustav HAT role with extra availability. Both HAT roles will appear on Jensens Range.
  
• Updated TLF Machinegunner 01 to use PKM instead of MG3.
  
• Added a Marksman role to VDV Air Assault and Amphibious Assault Battlegroups using an AS VAL + PSO-1 scope. This role will also appear on Jensen’s Range.
  
• Added 2x RGO grenades to VDV scout role.
  
• Renamed the “Insurgent Forces” faction to “Middle Eastern Insurgents” and updated/added several roles and role variants:
  
  
  • 6 SL variants:
    
    • AMD-65
      
    • PPSH + stick magazines
      
    • PM md. 63
      
    • M16A2
      
    • FAL
      
    • AKS-74 + 1P29
  • 3 medic variants:
    
    • AMD-65
      
    • FAL
      
    • M16A2
  • 7 rifleman variants:
    
    • AKM
      
    • M16A2
      
    • FAL
      
    • Mosin Nagant
      
    • G3A3
      
    • AKS-74 + 1P29
      
    • SKS + PU
  • 3 LAT variants:
    
    • FAL + HEAT rifle grenades
      
    • AKMS w/ RPG-7
      
    • AKS-74 + 1P29 w/ RPG-7
  • 3 raider variants:
    
    • PPSH + drum magazines w/ 2 frag grenades, 2 AT grenades
      
    • AKM + drum magazines w/ 2 frag grenades, 2 AT grenades
      
    • Mosin Carbine, vz61 Skorpion w/ 4 frag grenades, 4 AT grenades
  • 2 grenadier variants:
    
    • AKM + GP25
      
    • FAL + fragmentation rifle grenades
  • 2 marksman variants:
    
    • M16A2 + 3x scope
      
    • SVD
  • 2 HAT variants:
    
    • AKMS w/ RPG-7
      
    • SKS w/ RPG-29
  • 2 sapper variants:
    
    • PPSH
      
    • AKMS
  • 2 machine gunner variants:
    
    • PKM
      
    • MG3
  • The sniper role is unchanged.
    
  • Automatic rifleman roles are unchanged but are now in the ‘fire support’ roles category.
    
  • The crewman roles are unchanged (but the SL crewman now has AKMS instead of vz61).
• Added REDFOR Alliance (RGF and VDV) battlegroups as voting options for all Sanxian Islands layers.
  
• Adjusted Seed Game Mode to limit the following deployables to a max of 5 per FOB: Sandbag Wall + Firing Port, Ammobox, Hesco Wall, Oil Barrel Wall, Dirt Crate Wall + Firing Ports.
  
• Adjusted Seed Game Mode to remove the IMF deployables: Camo Nettings, Hull Down, Observation Tower, and Hedge Hog Tank Trap.
  
• Adjusted the number of tickets gained when capturing a flag on invasion from 130 to 125.
  
• Completed standardization of Invasion layers:
  
  
  • All invasion layers will now have 5 flag layouts.
    
  • The first 2-3 objectives are generally closer together to reduce instances where attackers need to maneuver the entire team and set up new FOBs to attack the next point unless it's across more open terrain. Also attempted to reduce instances where areas of thick concealment or urban areas lie between the first flags, which generally bog down attackers and cost them high amounts of tickets to clear. The 4th and 5th objectives will generally be more challenging to attack.
    
  • Most invasion layers will no longer have forward vehicle spawns for defenders and will only have infantry spawns closer to the first objective.
    
  • Some invasion layers will now have multiple potential lanes to increase replayability.

We have made some changes to Squad’s gunplay with the following goals in mind:

• Make weapons feel more responsive overall.
  
• Reduce punishment in the form of weapon destabilization that players receive after movement.
  
• Create more standardized weapon archetypes, which will lead to distinct playstyles for players to master.
  
• Improve the effectiveness of machine guns when not bipoded.
  
• Improve the control of sub machineguns at short distances making them more ideal for close quarters and flanking.

Medium Machineguns (M240 family, PK family, MG3, QJY-88)

• Reworked M240 family recoil & sway to be more controllable, particularly in prone and bipod stances.
  
• Standardized hipfire to be more controllable than it was previously.
  
• Standardized ADS move speed, equip movement speed, and reload movement speed to be 40% of normal movement speed.
  
• Standardized per-stance ADS times to be between 0.3 to 0.75 seconds depending on stance and optic. Bipod ADS time is always 0.3 seconds.
  
• Slightly increased the amount of suppression that medium machine guns can output.
  
• Standardized the time it takes to stabilize weapons to be faster than it was previously, but will now be very slow compared to other weapon types.
  
• Increased the time it takes before the weapon is automatically put into the 'lowered' position from 0.15 to 30 seconds.

Light Machineguns (M249 family, RPD)

• Improved MOA on M249 family from 12 to 6.
  
• Standardized Hipfire to be more controllable.
  
• Standardized ADS move speed, equip movement speed, and reload movement speed to be 40% to 50% of normal movement speed depending on optic.
  
• Standardized per-stance ADS times to be between 0.3 to 0.55 seconds depending on stance and optic. Bipod ADS time is always 0.3 seconds.
  
• Standardized the time it takes to stabilize the weapon to be faster than it was previously, but will be slow compared to other weapon types.

Battle Rifle / Marksman Rifle / Bolt-Action Rifle (C14, FAL, G3, KNT-76, M110, M14, Mosin, MPT-76, QBU-88, SV-98M, SVD)

• Added new camera shake effects to make these weapons feel more powerful when shooting them.
  
• Removed the heavy recoil curve that was present on most battle rifles and replaced it with a standard recoil curve.
  
• Reworked recoil configurations for G3, FAL, M110, and MPT-76 rifles to be more controllable.
  
• Standardized ADS move speed, equip movement speed, and reload movement speed to be 50% to 60% of normal movement speed depending on optic.
  
• Standardized per-stance ADS times to be between 0.3 to 0.55 seconds depending on stance and optic. Bipod ADS time is always 0.3 seconds.
  
• The time it takes to stabilize a weapon has been standardized to be faster than it was previously. It will now be faster than machine guns but slower than rifles.
  
• Slightly reduced the damage on the G3 damage curve, now that these weapons are easier to control, they will less frequently cause one-hit kills but still cause high damage that will require immediate bandaging to survive.
  
• Battle rifles with foregrips now provide a small benefit to control recoil.

Automatic Rifles (M27 IAR, RPK family, G3A3 w/ drum, QJB95-1)

• Reworked recoil configuration of RPK family of weapons.
  
• Standardized ADS move speed, equip movement speed, and reload movement speed to be 60% to 70% of normal movement speed depending on optic.
  
• Standardized per-stance ADS times to be between 0.3 to 0.45 seconds depending on stance and optic. Bipod ADS time is always 0.3 seconds.
  
• The time it takes to stabilize a weapon has been standardized to be faster than it was previously. It will now be faster than machine guns but slower than rifles.

Rifles (M4 family, AK family, L85 family, EF88 family, SKS family, QBZ95-1 family)

• Reworked recoil configuration of AKM family of weapons.
  
• Standardized ADS move speed, equip movement speed, and reload movement speed to be 60% to 70% of normal movement speed depending on optic.
  
• Standardized per-stance ADS times to be between 0.3 to 0.45 seconds depending on rifle length, stance and optic. Bipod ADS time is always 0.3 seconds.
  
• The time it takes to stabilize a weapon has been standardized to be faster than it was previously. It will now be the fastest weapon type to stabilize other than sub-machine guns and pistols.
  
• Reworked configurations for M4 Simon Offense to perform better in close quarters but weaker at range than other rifles.
  
• Rifles with foregrips now provide a small benefit to control recoil.

Sub Machineguns (MP5 family, SAR-109T, PPSH, Vz61)

• Standardized recoil and sway configurations to make these highly controllable weapons.
  
• Standardized ADS move speed, equip movement speed, and reload movement speed to be 90% of normal speed.
  
• Standardized per-stance ADS times to be 0.2 seconds.
  
• The time it takes to stabilize the weapon has been standardized to be faster than it was previously. It will now be the fastest weapon type to stabilize other than pistols.

Pistols

• Reworked sway to be more controllable.
  
• Standardized ADS move speed, equip movement speed, and reload movement speed to be 100% of normal movement speed.
  
• Standardized per-stance ADS times to be 0.2 seconds.
  
• Standardized the time it takes to stabilize the weapon to be faster than it was previously, it will now be the fastest weapon type to stabilize.

We have added a friends list to the Squad main menu. This should make joining your friends’ servers easier. This is our first iteration of this feature, and we expect to see it grow into something more in the future!

• Updated WPMC Loach Helicopters to use new "Scout" and "Light CAS" map icons, which more accurately depict their vehicle roles.
  
• Admin's can now cycle between different local voice chat modes:
  
  • Hear only friendlies. Only heard by friendlies.
    
  • Hear everyone. Only heard by friendlies. (New Default)
    
  • Hear everyone. Heard by everyone.
    
  • Hear everyone. Only heard by enemies.

• Fixed an issue with the WPMC Loach Helicopter bouncing soldiers away when they attempted to get close to the front, rear, and sides of the vehicle.
  
• Fixed WPMC Loach Helicopter emergency recovery "Push" being too strong.
  
• Fixed a bug where the M134 minigun on the WPMC Loach CAS Helicopter appeared to be pristine even when wrecked.
  
• Fixed an issue with the WPMC CPV M139 minigun impact VFX.
  
• Fixed an issue with the WPMC M16 Wormpool rifle family text description listing the weapons using 3-round burst fire mode instead of auto.
  
• Fixed the alignment on the WPMC M16 Wormpool with Meupold Scope.
  
• Added correct firing sounds for C6 CROW for the CAF TAPV vehicle.
  
• Fixed an issue with the USMC/WPMC M27 IAR ABD HK416 Rifles not allowing a +1 round in chamber.
  
• Fixed a visual bug with the USMC AAVP-7A1 APC.
  
• Fixed an issue with the IMF UB32 Emplacement using the mortar map icon instead of its own unique icon.
  
• Fixed WPMC AK-101 PushCo Rifle where players middle finger on the right hand was clipping into the trigger guard.
  
• Fixed an issue that WPMC Crewman and Pilot kits had more mags for MP5A3 than they should have.
  
• Fixed WPMC AK101 PushCo Rifle to now use a 5.56mm mag (was using a 5.45mm mag previously).
  
• Made specific attenuation adjustments to vehicle exterior engine sounds. Volume now decreases quicker further out, but is still just as audible as before.
  
• Increased FOB Radio audio attenuation radius to be heard at 50 meters.
  
• Fixed potentially inconsistent armor hit damage in rare edge cases.
  
• Fixed VDV Armored Battlegroup having access to build ATGM emplacements when defending.
  
• Fixed RGF Motorized Battlegroup having access to build ATGM emplacements when defending.
  
• Fixed BAF L85A2 Classic + SUSAT to use the correct name in HUD and Kit Role Select Menu.

General
Fixed some faction vehicle layouts for Seed and Skirmish maps.

Anvil
Skirmish v1 - Fixed a bug where WPMC was not an option during voting.

Mutaha
RAAS v2 - Fixed an issue with Team Two’s middle helipad destroying Helicopters directly after spawning.
Invasion v1 - Fixed Quad bikes not spawning in attackers base.

Pacific Proving Grounds
AAS v1 - Fixed mercy bleed instantly ending the round after last capture point taken.

Sanxian Islands
Invasion v1 - Fixed an issue with USMC helicopter spawning in sideways.

• Reverted localization for capture point names back to English to ensure consistency for players from different regions playing on the same server.
  
• In order to better facilitate player communication we reverted layer names to English.
  
• In order to better facilitate player communication we reverted game mode names to English in all languages (except Chinese).

We are currently not aware of any new known issues created with this update. If you happen to come across something that you would like to report, please use the Community Discord and we will update this thread accordingly.

This concludes our debrief for the 8.2 Squad Release Notes! Stay tuned to our Steam forums for all our upcoming comms!