EXD new-player orientation

Your first HLL match.

Hell Let Loose makes more sense when somebody explains the map, spawn network and voice channels. This is the short version EXD wants every new player to know.

First-match checklist View EXD servers

EXD Hell Let Loose Bootcamp training session

VProximity voice default

CUnit voice default

3EXD HLL servers

50v50Full match format

First-match checklist

Do these five things first

Join an infantry squad

Choose an open squad with an Officer. Say that you are new. Most Officers would rather explain a task than discover you were lost ten minutes later.

Check your voice channels

On the default PC controls, C is unit voice and V is proximity voice. Use unit voice for squad information. Use proximity for players physically near you.

Spawn on the squad network

Use your squad Outpost when it is safe. Use a nearby Garrison when the Outpost is unavailable. Headquarters is usually the slowest route back to the fight.

Stay on the squad task

Attacking, defending and building spawns all matter. Follow the Officer marker and ask what the squad needs before running towards the loudest gunfire.

Mark and describe contacts

Use a direction, a landmark and a short description. "Tank, north of the church" helps. A long story in the middle of a firefight does not.

Choose a useful first role

Learn the match without leading it

Start in a role that keeps you close to the squad. Leave team-wide decisions and scarce equipment to experienced players while you learn the map.

RIFLEMAN

Learn movement and sectors

Stay close enough to hear the squad and watch how experienced players move between cover.

SUPPORT

Learn why supplies matter

Ask the Officer where the supply box is needed. This role shows how the team builds its spawn network.

MEDIC

Learn positioning

Watch casualty flow and use cover. Reviving every downed player is not always the right move under fire.

Leave these roles until you understand the map

Commander, Officer, armour crew and reconnaissance roles carry information or equipment the whole team depends on. Learn their job before taking the slot on a busy server.

Live EXD training

Bootcamp answers the questions a page cannot

EXD announces new-player sessions in Discord. Training can cover spawn placement, supplies, role equipment, sectors and voice discipline.

Find HLL Bootcamp Check HLL servers

Use the official guide too

Team17 maintains a broader walkthrough. Read its Hell Let Loose new-player guide alongside this EXD server orientation.