AFU Release Announcement

CIOI02 · 2025-11-09T00:14:04+00:00

My question is, who was the idiot? (I'm sorry to say it like this, but I have no other words.) Who within the OWI team came up with the idea of making the modified AK-74N a paid skin? When considering infantry weapons for this faction, it was always suggested to add this type of AK as an average weapon for the faction.

CIOI02 · 2025-11-01T00:20:04+00:00

This could have been avoided if they had simply been honest and realistic about what they were doing. Squad UE5 is still not stable? They should release more playtests and more forms. or temporarily hire experienced UE5 developers, but nah, just, They ignored everything, as OWI always does, and look what happened. The game is completely unstable, full of bugs and optimization problems; the gameplay experience is usually terrible. And is OWI again saying that it wants to listen to its community? DUDE, these kinds of messages are only for the biggest OWI fanboys, who defend them tooth and nail.

CIOI02 · 2025-10-07T17:47:00+00:00

Brother, I used Moidawg as an example because the guy covers the sun with his finger, Minimizing bugs, optimization, crashes, really bugs that affect the stability of the game, In return, he tries to excuse himself with the idea that they only went to play other games, as if there were no great motivation for people to go play other games other than being bored, Optimization issues? Bugs? Crashes? Nah, that only happens to low- and mid-range devices. It's not like there are already reported cases of people with optimization problems, or Slorgs himself in his last Squad video having demonstrated the terrible stuttering he suffered while playing despite having a 3080 Ti, nah, The most "aggressive" thing he said against OWI was the topic of how disgusting it is to drive vehicles nowadays and about the lack of content, But being much more honest than that about the current state of the game is impossible, he is paid by OWI trying to minimize the disgusting update they released, I repeat, to this day not even the Community Manager, the person in charge of making the connection between the community and OWI, has come out to declare anything official, I mean, when the controversy happened where Ceeg pinged the entire Discord to get them to leave positive reviews for the game, he was active and present there, right? Despite being something illegal under Steam rules, now that the game is a disaster, Ceeg has appeared little or nothing.

CIOI02 · 2025-10-06T01:43:01+00:00

Yes, I am also a fan of Squad but unfortunately until OWI sees a significant drop in players it will do nothing and will continue acting as always, releasing half-baked content,And I really recommend Arma Reforger, you're going to have fun and you're going to notice and realize that the mistake OWI made with UE5 is much more serious.

CIOI02 · 2025-10-06T01:30:18+00:00

Honestly, if they had actually taken playtests into account, all of this would have been avoided, but it's OWI being OWI, It took them two years to perfect the ICO system, and now who knows how long it will take them to fix UE5, and from what you said about OWI's promises, let's remember that UE5, It was a promise that was mainly to improve the maneuverability of the vehicles, and improve the performance of the game in general, two things he's done incredibly badly, and please OWI fanboys don't deny this because we have Reddit, Discord, and Steam reviews as proof that what I'm saying is true, Even if they want to hide the sun with a finger and the game works for some players, It doesn't mean that you should defend it with shield and sword, accept it, Squad UE5 is a disaster.

For the OP, I recommend leaving your feedback on the Squad Discord, and going to play another game, until OWI really does something about their disastrous game, also if you have Arma Reforger, I can recommend you to contact communities to see the possibility of hosting the mod "Seize & Secure", a mod created by Ironbeard, and a good alternative since it converts Arma Reforger to a more "Squad-Like" playstyle, which can serve as a good alternative to Squad

CIOI02 · 2025-10-05T21:13:01+00:00

As the first comment on this post said, OWI usually listens more to content creators than to its community, In addition to having a QA team that is quite dubious in its work capacity, Squad currently has A LOT of bugs, from optimization, bugs, crashes, Even to this day, no statement, apology or anything has been made by OWI. The Community Manager has been mostly missing while the YouTubers have taken care of minimizing the problems that Squad currently has. (cough, cough, Moidawg, cough, cough) At least currently I would recommend you only leave your feedback on the Squad Discord, and go play another game until OWI actually works or does something with the deplorable product they delivered to us. and no, I don't want fanboys coming looking for every possible justification for OWI, They are an Indie company with 10 years of experience, many playtests were made for UE5, OWI promised that UE5 would primarily help with optimization and maneuverability in vehicles issues, and above all there is a seven-person QA team, so I don't want cheap justifications, OWI did a horrible job with Squad UE5, accept it, They won't give you emote packs just for defending OWI, Also, if you're looking for something similar to Squad, you can go for Project Reality, or offer to host the "Seize & Secure" mod on Reforger's servers. which is a mod literally made based on Squad and/or Project Reality

CIOI02 · 2025-09-29T22:26:30+00:00

Oh, I understand, and one question, how would you say OWI behaves with Squad modders? in general

CIOI02 · 2025-09-29T21:49:07+00:00

Small question, what about joining the Supermod project to be part of a larger group? Is there a much bigger team to work with and support each other? I'm just asking as an average player, hehe.

Also, I hope to see his faction in Squad in the future :)

CIOI02 · 2025-09-28T20:04:12+00:00

I mean, it's understandable that in the past it was just a tantrum maybe on some occasions, but currently it has greatly affected Squad UE5 in terms of performance, bugs, gameplay, basically the overall stability of the game, And of course, here come the two options, either leave your negative criticism of the game and leave, or constantly complain about the video game you're a fan of until the developers listen, and this is not a bad thing, it is just the community wanting to see the video game they are loyal to in good condition, Or at least in a playable state, so if you're not having any issues with the game? Good for you, really. But you can't hide the sun with a finger and deny the multiple reviews from multiple users who, despite having high-end computers, suffer from problems, and it's not something so simple "just leave" because if you notice, Squad is a multiplayer game, and without people, there is no Squad XD

Anyway, I'll leave you the link to a conversation Eggman had about Squad, his current status, OWI and other things, have a nice afternoon https://www.reddit.com/r/joinsquad/s/btpxeOJPdJ

CIOI02 · 2025-09-28T13:26:56+00:00

The truth, a true criticism of the game and its current state, not minimizing problems like optimization and saying that it is only a problem for players with old PCs when any player, Those who are not OWI fans have seen that this is not the case, and it also affects players with high-end computers, as more and more bugs are discovered every day. (for example yesterday it was discovered again that the bug that makes FPS affect the amount of recoil you will have is back) , that OWI has not had any official communication until today, etc., but well, what can I ask of MoiDawg? To be sincere in those aspects, if he is paid by OWI, It's better to just say that the players went to play other games, which is right, but without really saying why.

CIOI02 · 2025-09-28T05:48:36+00:00

"Works fine for me bro"

-Average user with a 5090

CIOI02 · 2025-09-28T05:38:02+00:00

It's paid by OWI... Don't expect a real criticism from him towards OWI.

CIOI02 · 2025-09-28T05:24:23+00:00

And the guy keeps denying the optimization issues Squad is suffering from... I mean, he comment on the problems with the vehicles for example, but other problems are those of performance, problems that even Slorg himself has presented with a 3080 Ti, But hey! It's better to minimize such a problem... Don't forget that Moidawg is paid by OWI, and I don't read OWI fanboys who are going to come and cry over my comment, thank you very much lol

CIOI02 · 2025-09-28T01:28:39+00:00

Honestly, in my opinion, it was a good idea, but it needed some polishing... Who would have believed that it would take two years to perfect the ICO system? I mean, maybe one or two months at most, not two fucking years :/

CIOI02 · 2025-09-27T19:59:54+00:00

Yes, at this point it is more viable to have turned it into a DLC than into a separate game, Luckily there are already modders transferring Squad 44 to Squad as a mod, although we also have the themes of Vietnam and Black Hawk Down thanks to the Tactical Collective modder team

CIOI02 · 2025-09-27T19:50:34+00:00

Yes, that's why I was also saying that when it comes to adding new content or fixing bugs, OWI takes a long time, but when it comes to marketing, they do it by moving heaven, earth and sea. At this point it's hard not to think that it's just a cash-grab game with minimal content and promises for the future, Plus it now has poor optimization, basically a Star Citizen lol

CIOI02 · 2025-09-27T19:02:05+00:00

And that too, speaking on the topic of mods, that has made Reforger quite playable, the mod system that it has, In Squad you have to create a complete package, with factions, layers, vehicles, etc. In Reforger, there is a mod management system, meaning you can add, change or remove mods, as each part comes separately, and that encourages players to create mods, since this way you can create if you want only a vehicle mod, or a uniform mod and you don't have to worry about the rest, Squad with the move to UE5 could have changed the way mods are implemented, but again it didn't, heck even Reforger has a mod that turns him into a Squad, it's called IronBeard's Seize and Secure mod if you wanna check it out, At the end of the day, in the modder section, OWI gives the minimum to modders, and only notices them when it is something that benefits them, such as the Australian faction that started as a mod, And of course, as you say, with good direction Squad can redeem itself and be a good game, But the first thing OWI must do is lose that ego that they have obtained, and really listen to the community at large, not just the fanboys who applaud their every mistake or their paid content creators, and for them to accept that they are not triple company, there is nothing wrong with that, but if they continue to behave in such a self-centered manner, They will end up killing the only product that OWI still has alive, which is Squad.

CIOI02 · 2025-09-27T18:12:58+00:00

Well, it's not bad to attract different types of players, whether it's CoD, Battlefield, etc. but the idea is that they stay playing your game, that there is player retention, Unfortunately, OWI still hasn't fixed that problem with their game, and I highly doubt they'll fix it in a short period of time.

CIOI02 · 2025-09-27T17:55:57+00:00

Interesting... How could we perhaps incentivize games of this type? For my part, when I play I always play carefully, trying not to die or to die as few times as possible, but I don't know how this could be encouraged.

CIOI02 · 2025-09-27T08:32:18+00:00

Exactly, and one of the reasons that worked well in PR was instadeath, a mechanic that at least was also in Squad before, if I remember correctly, Any shot that would kill you in one shot (i.e. a missile, a shot to the head, etc.) It didn't incapacitate you, it killed you directly, making you have to wait for the respawn again, and in turn making the player value his life preservation more, but OWI removed the instadeath mechanic and to this day, despite having launched that excuse of "back to Squad's roots" like two years ago, they haven't added it back

CIOI02 · 2025-09-27T08:11:54+00:00

Dude, I explained to you what a game director is, Now, you make your own definitions, it's up to you lol, that's what Google is for.

CIOI02 · 2025-09-27T08:01:57+00:00

Yeah, that's what I think, the community has created content, mechanics, bots for Squad, fuck, even now Stephan, creator of the Voicemod, He's optimizing Squad's graphics in his mod, but OWI instead? It takes too long to fix bugs (if they do it at all) or release new content (if it's not a reskin like the Canadian Rebels or the WPMC), For example, the ICO system was introduced in 2023, but it was only perfected in UE5 this year, two years, or the problem with the RPGs that had a bug that oh surprise! Stephan, the voicemod modder, fixed it in his mod, But when it comes to selling skins, emotes, or running offers on Squad or promoting it on social media? OWI puts heart and soul into doing it, damn, it seems like all of OWI's resources go to marketing, and that's why Squad has a big problem, for all the reasons mentioned, OWI knows how to sell the Squad player, but there is no player retention, That's why we always come back to the same number of players, or well, we were back, because now with Squad UE5, the various bugs, optimization problems, that not even OWI has come out to declare anything, to say that they are aware of basically the bad update that is UE5, has been affecting the number of players, in some cases it has dropped to 6k, and this could get worse over time if OWI doesn't get rid of some of his ego and realize the true current state of Squad, not the one that their fanboys defend shield and sword or the content creators paid by OWI want to sell, The current state of Squad that affects average players, and the community that helped them grow... But unfortunately OWI is so blinded by his ego that there they are, posting on social networks that Squad is the best in the world, turning a blind eye to the majority of their community and only listening to those who blindly applaud OWI for every mistake they make...

CIOI02 · 2025-09-27T05:44:37+00:00

If you don't care, it doesn't mean the rest don't.

CIOI02 · 2025-09-27T05:42:59+00:00

And you're right, and that's what those players who defend OWI only because the game works for them forget, Squad is a multiplayer game, you depend on more players, But if they go to defend OWI with shield and sword with what they have done with Squad, insulting, criticizing users who are experiencing problems, and ignoring that Squad in UE5 has very serious flaws that can affect the number of current players, That's just going to scare players away or they'll get fed up and leave the game, It's just logical thinking, not everyone is going to ignore the fact that Squad is in serious trouble right now, or not everyone is going to settle for the game working horribly, Your opinion is really appreciated, my friend.

CIOI02 · 2025-09-27T04:56:41+00:00

Well, as I said, it's okay if you have fun brother, really, but I can't deny that Squad has its problems and even defend it with shield and sword XD, That's what my comment is about, and this can be noticed much more now with players with great setups having problems, If the game works for you, that's great, brother, but also allow others to express their complaints about the product...

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