Teams and squads

01Blue and Green

Every match is Blue Team against Green Team, up to 64 players a side, bots included. Joining puts you on the team with fewer players; you can change with the team key (,) or the ESC menu, and the scoreboard (Tab) shows each team’s score in large figures.

Friendly fire is off by default. A player who keeps hurting teammates with explosives is warned, then kicked. A short spawn protection keeps you safe for 2 seconds after a spawn, until you fire.

02Squads

In next gen capture the flag everyone is put in a squad of 4 (Alfa, Bravo…). Your squadmates’ names show above their heads, through walls, and in yellow on the map.

• Squad spawn: you respawn next to a squadmate who is not in a fight, close to the front
• Rally point: drop one from the quick chat ring and your squad spawns there
• the ESC menu’s Squad section picks another squad, or Alone

03Pings and spotting

Left Alt (Y on a gamepad) pings the spot under your crosshair for your team: a diamond in the world and on the map, with its distance. Press it twice quickly for a red DANGER ping. In next gen CTF a ping on an enemy spots them for your whole team. Hold it (or V) for the quick chat ring.

04Assists and revive

Damage an enemy that a teammate kills within 10 seconds and you get an assist. A Commando with the revive perk can bring a fallen mate back.