Portal Guides

Our Discord Server is directly connected with the Portal and displays real-time info on the Dashboard, the Forum and various other pages of the Portal.
We provide direct access to that Discord Server to all our members.
Just click on the join button, login and you are good to go.

You can even establish a direct synchronization between Portal and Discord.
This way you can use your Discord Avatar here on the Portal and your user-rights on the Portal will also be established on the Discord…

The entire Portal is optimized for use on mobile devices.
No matter if you want to use it on your tablets or mobile phones everything will display in fast and organized way.

By default your selected Forum style will be used on mobile devices as well.
Of course that is not always the best option when the sun is shining on your display.

That is why you can enable a bright style just for use on mobile devices. You can enable this option on your "General Settings". The option is called "Enable…

If you want to include specific areas of the Portal into your regular Feedreader you of course can do that.
We provide feeds in many areas of the website and access to the feeds is really simple.

Example:
The URL to the Welcome to the Portal Forum is:
https://swat-portal.com/forum/board/379-welcome-to-the-portal/


The URL to the Feed of this specific Forum would be:
https://swat-portal.com/forum/board-feed/379-welcome-to-the-portal/


That`s it.
One tiny change and you can include Portal…

Every member is allowed to create Clans/Guilds for games that are supported on this Portal.
We support this by providing a Clan & Guild Management for free.

You can access the Clan and Guild Management through the Dashboard Menu.
Here you have the option to view other registered Clans/Guilds or to create your own.
The creation process is easy.
Choose a name, upload a logo and a header image, write a short description and finally decide how the Clan/Guild-tag should look like (all members have…

The User menu does not only give you access to the Control Panel. It also shows you notifications, conversations, social links, your bookmarks and of course the Portal wide search function.
If you have new notifications or conversations this area will get highlighted.

The Control Panel is your personal shortcut to all your settings.
These settings are grouped into at least five categories.

The first of these categories is your Profile. Here you can view and edit it. User Profiles are not just…

The Tools are the small little helpers that support the Community.
Most important here is the list of Donations and the Frequently Asked Questions.

In order to keep this place and our servers running we need donations and we want to be as transparent as possible about it. Thats why we list the received Donations here.

The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) deal with the most common user questions. If you need help with a question this should be the first place for you to look at.

If you can…

The members area is where you can find specific information about all our members.
You can get the complete list of registered member or you can search for specific names.
From there you can enter the member profiles, contact these members via conversation system or write at their walls. It also is possible to follow other members can get information about their activities on the Portal.

The user profiles are a great way to get information about specific users (if they made it public) or get…

The Calendar is a good way for us to organize community events. You can see upcoming events or even create own events.

Members can apply to such events and even discuss the details.
Events of specific categories get highlighted so it is much easier for our members to find what is interesting to them.

It is also possible to see which members celebrate their birthdays at specific dates.

We always want to improve our community as well as the products and services that we offer.
That is why we have a "Ticketsystem" in which all registered members can report problems or make suggestions.

There are multiple ticket categories in which you can submit your topics. We have Portal related categories and we have game server related categories. You should try to select the correct category so we can deal with the ticket as fast as possible.

It would be nice if you can describe your…

Registered members can share media elements with other users on our Gallery.
Not only images can be uploaded but also videos and video links. That makes our Gallery the perfect multimedia platform for our community.
You can upload your files into our already existing categories and you can even create your own custom albums.
All images of the following types can be uploaded:

Other members can view, rate and comment your images.
You can even include these images in other areas of the Portal…

On the Filebase you can find a large number of downloads for all the supported games.
There are demos, mods, media files, manuals, tools and lots of other stuff.


You can navigate through the different categories on the right side or simply use the search function if you are looking for something specific. You also have the option to sort and filter the entries.
Once opened you can see a detailed description and more information about the files (e.g. type or size).


Some of the entries have…

The Lexicon and our Wiki contain detailed information about the games which are officially supported at the SWAT Portal.

The Lexicon provides information about specific key words which are getting highlighted and linked all over the Portal.

The Wiki on the other side covers more complex topics but also makes use of the Lexicon keywords to explain specific details.

We try to keep the information for both, Lexicon and Wiki updated which isn't always an easy task.

Community members can support…

All registered members are allowed to publish their own Blogs.

This is your personal area to create and publish content that you want to share with the community.
No matter if you want to publish short stories or write about your experiences in specific games, the Blog allows you to share it with the other members of the SWAT Portal.

Upon creation you can decide who can view your Blog. It is even possible to team up with other members. In this case multiple members can publish their content…

The Forum is our main communication hub.

On the left side you can see the available categories and boards. The upper area of this list shows Portal related boards and Public Talk which does not fit in any other category.

Game related topics are discussed in the Game Specific Forums below. These game categories have a more complex structure once you open them.

To avoid confusion you should create your messages only in the fitting categories and boards.
But don't worry. If you mistakenly…

The SWAT Portal offers wide spread News about the games we support.

Here you can see the latest activities in all areas of the Portal that you have access to.

Every page of the Portal has a similar structure.

At the very top you will find our Logo which always will direct you to the main view of the currently active Portal feature if you click it. So if you ever want to switch back to the top level of one of the Portal features just click on the SWAT Portal logo.
You also will be able to see some content related statistics related to your user account. This is a nice way to keep track of your own content.



Below that you can see the Main Menu…

This website is quite complex and offers many features and settings that we would like to explain to you in detail.

In first place we consider the SWAT Portal to be a community of players, not just an info website.
That is why we require that users have to register in order to use all functions and content we offer.

The SWAT Portal is an international game community founded in 2002.
Our goal is to provide a friendly environment for players which seek for help, guidance and other people to play with.