# Squad 44 Update 2.3.1 - Changelog

- Product: Squad 44 (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/squad-44)
- Vendor: Offworld
- Date: 2025-07-31
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/736220/view/515217056009814271
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/squad-44/releases/2025-07-31-update-2.3.1-changelog

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- **fixed** — Hidden UI spam causing FPS drops
- **fixed** — VFX issues with smoke particles spawning too often
- **fixed** — HDD server loading times through EOS/EAC amendment
- **fixed** — Various HLOD issues
- **removed** — Collision from the top of vehicle spawners to prevent vehicles from getting stuck on reset
- **fixed** — Geo issues on Best, Grave, Velmolen, and Heelsum
- **fixed** — Broken ammocrate on SME Conquest
- **changed** — Players no longer spawn within 45 degrees in front of the Squad Lead; they spawn behind and to the side to reduce friendly fire
- **changed** — Squad Leader spawns go inactive when enemies are within 20m
- **changed** — Capture point spawns become inactive when enemy players outnumber friendly players
- **changed** — Capture point spawns give players 2 seconds of spawn protection with more variety in spawn locations to reduce spawn camping
- **changed** — Players can now spawn up to 5 Mechanised or Specialised vehicles, up from 3
- **added** — Ticket bleed is now visually shown in the UI
- **changed** — Set capture point ammo crates not to take damage
- **removed** — Spawn Tents from Conquest
- **changed** — Set Conquest player controller to vanilla
- **changed** — Improved spawn UI on the spawn menu to denote types of spawn
- **changed** — Adjusted various Conquest player roles and limits
- **changed** — Reduced AT mine to 1 for all Conquest Sapper kits
- **added** — Frag grenades to the UK medic role

##### **Recruits!**

**Update v2.3.1 **is now available for download. This hotfix includes polishing for the conquest gamemode, further performance enhancements, and also a fix for the issue previously preventing players from joining a server that had the game installed on an HDD or an external SSD.

**Before deploying, remember to clear your cache before joining a server for a smooth operation. **Thank you, recruits!

If you're looking for other fellow recruits to fight alongside, we suggest joining the[ **Squad 44 Community Discord**](https://discord.gg/joinsquad44)**!**

- Fixed hidden UI spam causing FPS drops.

- Fixed some VFX issues, e.g., Smoke particles spawning too often.

- Fixed HDD server loading times through EOS/EAC amendment.

- Various HLOD fixes.

- Removed collision from the top of some vehicle spawners to prevent vehicles from getting stuck on reset.

- Best, Grave, Velmolen, and Heelsum geo fixes.

- Fixed broken ammocrate on SME Conquest.

- Conquest

- Players no longer spawn within 45 degrees in front of the Squad Lead; they will spawn behind and to the side to reduce the potential of friendly fire.

- Squad Leader spawns will go inactive when enemies are within 20m (red colour).

- When enemy players outnumber friendly players on a capture point, the capture point spawn becomes inactive (red colour).

- Capture point spawns give players 2 seconds of spawn protection and offer more variety in where players spawn within the area to reduce the potential of spawn camping.

- Players can now spawn up to **5 Mechanised** or **Specialised** vehicles (up from 3).

- Ticket bleed is now visually shown in the UI.

- Set capture point ammo crates not to take damage.

- Removed Spawn Tents from Conquest.

- Set the Conquest player controller to vanilla.

- Improved spawn UI on the spawn menu to denote types of spawn.

- Adjusted various conquest player roles and limits.

- Reduced AT mine to 1 for all conquest Sapper kits.

- Added frag grenades to the UK medic role.

- Set the medic limit to 8.

- Made the MG temperature VFX less opaque to be less blinding on firing.

- Fixed Flammwagen Pzkfw. B-2 740(f) Flamethrower Tank magazines.

- Fixed double-sided armour plating on Flammwagen Pzkfw. B-2 740(f).

- Added fuel component to the rear of Flammwagen Pzkfw. B-2 740(f).

- Fixed Churchill Crocodile Flamethrower Tank magazines.

- Removed trailer from Churchill Crocodile physics asset to improve tank handling up hill.

- Fixed misaligned hatch open driver camera on Churchill Crocodile.

- Both new tanks were added to Arnhem Range.

- Fixed double armour plating behind MG port on Churchill MkIV and VII.

- Fixed bleed-out circular progress bar.