Update log
Full Squad update
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Extracted changes
- Gameplay
- Workshop
- Maps
- Security
The Hired Guns update brings the Western Private Military Contractors (WPMC) faction to Squad along with new weapon skins and emotes. We’ve also overhauled several significant menus and included many bug fixes to make playing and understanding Squad easier than ever. Finally, we’ve added bots to the Seed mode games to allow for a better seeding experience.
The expected release date and time of this update is - September 25, 2024 11:00 AM PST
Western Private Military Contractors (WPMC) Faction
The Western Private Military Contractors (WPMC) faction… The Western PMC is an irregular Independent faction that focuses on non-standardized, modern infantry. While they may lack some of the tools that other conventional forces have such as heavy vehicles and heavy weapons, they make up for it with speed, agility, and infantry firepower.
Distinguishing Features
Primary colors/patterns are black and aftermarket camouflage.
Independent faction, which can match up against any other faction in the game.
This faction can be deployed to any biome or map.
This faction has a noticeable lack of heavy vehicles, lacking infantry-fighting vehicles.
This faction has a wide variety of modern and effective small-arms.
WPMC Units
Murk Water Air Wing (Air Assault) This unit prioritizes attacking from the air and is equipped with the new close-air support Loach helicopter. Due to its focus on aerial operations, the unit lacks the M60T battle tank and M1151 anti-tank guided missile variants that the other WPMC units have access to.
Manticore Security Task Force (Combined Arms) This unit prioritizes controlling the battlefield through a mix of ground infantry and armored vehicles. This unit has access to the M60T tank, the TOW and M2 variants of the M1151 armored car, three helicopters, and more.
Overwatch 6 Patrol Group (Light Infantry) This unit prioritizes using ground infantry to swiftly capture strategic objectives. This unit has access to nine 4x4 quad bikes, two armored SUVs equipped with miniguns, the TOW variant of the M1151 armored car, and more.
WPMC Vehicles
CPV Armored Car: A new light & agile vehicle exclusively for WPMC, the Convoy Protection Vehicle looks like a typical civilian SUV but is highly modified to protect occupants while maintaining very fast on-road top speeds. Comes in two variants: An unarmed transport and a fire support variant (equipped with an open-top M134 minigun). Comes in three color variants: Black, Merlot, Midnight Blue.
M1117 Armored Car: A new armored vehicle exclusively for WPMC, it features a closed-top dual turret HMG and GMG and a mine-resistant ambush-protected hull.
Loach Helicopter: A new helicopter exclusively for WPMC. Comes in two variants: the scout variant with room for 1 pilot and 3 passengers and the Close Air Support (CAS) variant equipped with miniguns and dumb-fire hydra rockets.
M1151 Armored Car: Re-texture of an existing vehicle, an agile fast-moving armored car. Comes in three variants: open-top M240 medium machine gun, open-top M2 heavy machine gun, and TOW Launcher (anti-tank missile).
M113A3 Tracked APC: Re-texture of an existing vehicle, a capable armored transport armed with an open-top M2 HMG.
M113A3 Tracked Mobile Spawn Vehicle: An existing tracked vehicle with a new special capability: the ability to rapidly deploy a mobile spawn point.
M939 Truck: Re-texture of an existing vehicle. Standard unarmed transport and supply carriers. Comes in two variants: Logistic truck and Transport truck.
M60T Main Battle Tank: Re-texture of an existing vehicle, bringing more heavy firepower to the faction with western-friendly gunner reticles.
Modern Technical 2-Seater Truck: Re-texture of an existing vehicle. A
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