Confirm the role and kit
Verify that the current loadout exposes the required construction action.
SOURCE-AWARE ISSUE GUIDE
Garrison or Outpost Won't Place
Most failures are role, resources, blocked ground, or unsafe proximity to enemies—not a missing faction feature. Exact meter locks and cooldowns stay Pending until shown in the current build or an official note.
Check role, supplies and terrain clearance · Reviewed Sep 9, 2026
QUICK ANSWER
Check role, supplies and terrain clearance
Squad Leaders are called out in hub spawn guidance to add backup Garrisons. Exact supply costs, spacing and enemy-lock distances deliberately remain unstated on first-party pages here until captured in a current build or official note, because inventing meter rules contradicts evidence-first policy.
DO THIS FIRSTConfirm you are on a role that can place the structure in the current build (Squad Leader called out for backup Garrisons on the hub).PLATFORMPC · PS5 · Xbox SeriesEVIDENCEOfficial update
PLATFORMPC · PS5 · Xbox Series
STATUSCheck role, supplies and terrain clearance
EVIDENCEOfficial and dated sources
SOURCE POSITION
What the sources establish
Squad Leaders are called out in hub spawn guidance to add backup Garrisons. Exact supply costs, spacing and enemy-lock distances deliberately remain unstated on first-party pages here until captured in a current build or official note, because inventing meter rules contradicts evidence-first policy.
MATCH THE SYMPTOM
Use this page when
- Build blueprint will not confirm
- Garrison/Outpost option greyed out
- Placement cancels near enemies or objects
CHOOSE YOUR CURRENT STATE
Read the failed placement in a fixed order
Role, supplies, ground and current spacing rules should be checked one at a time.
Move to stable ground
Clear obstructions and slope before changing anything else.
Capture the on-screen state
Record role, supplies, map position and the current warning instead of importing original-game distances.
REVERSIBLE CHECKS FIRST
What to do
- 01
Confirm you are on a role that can place the structure in the current build (Squad Leader called out for backup Garrisons on the hub).
- 02
Check required supplies/resources are available—exact costs: verify in current build.
- 03
Move to firmer, clearer ground away from rocks, steep slopes and tight props.
- 04
Step farther from obvious enemy contact and from stacking on an existing spawn.
- 05
Retry once; if it still fails, capture role, map, mode and screenshot for a report rather than inventing a meter rule.
- 06
Related: after a lost forward spawn, rebuild from a safer rear mark first (see spawn-points / how-to-place-garrison-outpost).
IMPORTANT LIMITS
Before changing more
- Do not publish unverified "must be X meters from Y" rules.
- Do not confuse placement failure with a wiped spawn that already existed.
- This is separate from NVA tunnel connection issues.
QUICK ANSWERS
Garrison or Outpost Won't Place questions
Why won't my Garrison place?
Check role permissions, supplies, terrain clearance and enemy pressure. Exact spacing/lock values are Pending without a current-build capture.
Is there a fixed distance rule?
Pending—verify in the current build or official notes before stating meters.
Outpost places but Garrison does not—why?
They serve different scopes and may differ in requirements. Confirm both in-game rather than assuming one rule.
Is this the same as tunnel won't connect?
No. Tunnel links use the tactical-map connection workflow; Garrison/Outpost placement is build-spot validation.