Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 Friendly Fire Guide
Friendly fire is reported on higher difficulties in Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2; exact thresholds and exemptions not published. Source checked.
Friendly fire is reported to activate on higher difficulties. The public information supports the general rule, but not a reliable exact difficulty threshold or a complete list of attacks that are exempt.
What changes on higher difficulty
The supplied preview and community material agree on the important rule: higher difficulties introduce friendly-fire risk. The page does not name a precise threshold because the evidence does not reliably establish one. Treat the feature as a reason to change squad habits as difficulty rises, not as a numerical rule borrowed from the first game.
Practical rules that do not invent mechanics
Use clear firing lanes, keep spacing, and communicate before firing through a teammate’s position. These are practical consequences of friendly-fire risk, not claims about hidden damage formulas. The public information do not confirm which skills, turrets, explosives or other damage sources are exempt, so this guide does not tell players that a particular tool is safe to use behind allies.
What is confirmed
Media preview coverage and community reports agree that harder settings introduce friendly-fire risk.
Practical play should therefore emphasize firing lanes, spacing and communication once difficulty increases.
Claims that specific skills, turrets or other damage sources are exempt are not published for AFE2.
Core data
| Question | Status |
|---|---|
| Does friendly fire exist? | Yes, reported on higher difficulties |
| Exact difficulty threshold | Not published; check the current difficulty description in-game |
| Damage-source exemptions | Not published |
| How to play safely | Use clear firing lanes, keep spacing and communicate before firing through a teammate |
Step-by-step
- 1
Confirm friendly fire before a hard squad run
Friendly fire is reported to activate on higher difficulties. The exact difficulty threshold is not published, so check the current difficulty description before committing the squad. This is the first practical step because the rule changes how close the team can stand.
- 2
Call firing lanes before the wave starts
Use clear firing lanes and hold spacing so shots do not cross through a teammate. Call the lane before the wave starts, not after an accidental hit. This is a consequence of the friendly-fire rule, not a claim about hidden damage formulas.
- 3
Confirm exemptions in the current settings, not from memory
The material does not list which abilities, turrets or grenades are exempt from friendly fire. Because the rule is difficulty-linked and not fully documented, the safe check is the current in-game settings or official support information rather than a remembered rule from the first game.
Frequently asked questions
Does friendly fire affect every mission?
The reported rule is that harder settings introduce friendly-fire risk. The material does not confirm whether the same threshold applies to every mission or mode, so verify the current difficulty description before treating it as universal.
Do turrets and abilities ignore friendly fire?
Not published for Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2. The supplied material does not name exempt damage sources, so do not assume a turret, grenade or ability is safe behind an ally; verify it in the current client.
What is the safest spacing rule?
Keep clear firing lanes, hold spacing and communicate before shooting through a teammate’s position. That is the practical consequence of the rule and remains safe until the exact damage or exemption values are published.
Limits and current status
Do not rely on rules remembered from the first game; the public information does not prove they carry over unchanged.
Sources used for this page
Sources were collected and checked on August 26, 2026. Store, balance and service information can change.