Official eGO Announcement WARDOGS Update Thread

[LukePyro]

This thread will provide continual patch notes for WARDOGS hotfixes and updates.​

 

[LukePyro]

WARDOGS SEASON 1 LAUNCH UPDATE​

Welcome to the WARDOGS update log. This is the Early Access launch build and includes major changes to progression, the economy, vehicles, performance and general quality of life.

GAMEPLAY & VEHICLES​

• Z20 Lakota received a balance pass.
• Fixed the Lakota's sluggish pitch controls.
• Helicopter input damping now works across all input devices.
• Vehicle turrets now have a maximum rotation speed.
• Fixed a DPI issue that could affect tank aiming.
• Reduced the Z20 Lakota chase camera rattle volume by 6 dB.
• 155mm shells, 122mm shells and flare deployables now take up more loadout space.
• Air vehicle kills now award 250 XP instead of 300 XP.
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to reach an unintended position on the church roof.

PERFORMANCE & STABILITY​

• DLSS Frame Generation can now be turned off without restarting the game.
• Render target pool settings are now configurable.
• Reduced shadow cache refreshes to help reduce hitching.
• Fixed multiple Frame Generation related crashes.
• Improved GPU crash reporting.
• Removed a legacy graphics dependency.
• High performance PCs will now use Low shadows instead of disabling shadows completely.
• Fixed crashes involving network calls.
• Fixed a crash involving chatbox entry tooltips.
• Fixed crashes involving buildable objects.
• Fixed a crash caused by firing a weapon after its owner disconnected.
• Dropped items no longer affect navigation calculations.
• Improved startup reliability and added clearer startup error messages.

SERVER BROWSER & FRONT END​

• Reworked server browser filtering.
• Fixed Community Server images displaying at the wrong scale.
• The Host a Server button now links directly to the hosting page.

VOICE CHAT​

• Fixed voice chat permanently cutting out after a failed server join.
• Improved voice chat reliability when servers are under heavy load.
• Added visible communication status information.
• Improved push to talk targeting.
• Improved channel rejoining after disconnects.
• Voice communication should now recover correctly after logging back in.

REPORTING & MODERATION​

• Added a new report tracking system.
• Reports are now weighted based on player reporting behavior.
• Repeated or bad faith reports carry less influence.
• Cheater bans can now be announced in the server.
• The kicked from server message should now only appear when the player was actually banned.

PROGRESSION​

• XP requirements were increased beginning around level 6.
• Progression between levels 10 and 20 was slowed significantly.
• Progression begins flattening again around level 35.
• Bulkhead's target is for the median player to reach around level 20 after roughly 20 to 25 hours of play.
• Level 10 now requires 35,000 XP instead of 25,000.
• Level 15 now requires 110,000 XP instead of 54,750.
• Level 20 now requires 250,000 XP instead of 111,500.
• Level 25 now requires 325,000 XP instead of 192,000.
• Level 30 now requires 400,000 XP instead of 293,750.
• Level 35 now requires 500,000 XP instead of 416,500.
• Level 40 now requires 650,000 XP instead of 551,250.
• Level 45 now requires 800,000 XP instead of 689,500.
• Level 50 now requires 1,000,000 XP instead of 838,000.

ECONOMY​

• Forward Operating Base vendor price increased from $2,500 to $7,500.
• Large Hammer vendor price increased from $1,600 to $2,400.
• Artillery Tank unlock increased from $400,000 to $500,000.
• 6-10x MRAD scope increased from $25,000 to $40,000.
• 6-10x MOA scope increased from $30,000 to $45,000.
• Medium Hammer unlock increased from $10,000 to $25,000.
• Large Hammer unlock increased from $25,000 to $75,000.
• Small Armoured Supply Crate increased from $5,000 to $10,000.
• Little Bird with Miniguns increased from $25,000 to $50,000.
• Z20 Lakota decreased from $50,000 to $35,000.
• URAL decreased from $50,000 to $35,000.
• Dune Buggy decreased from $35,000 to $25,000.
• Kodiak Flatbed increased from $15,000 to $35,000.
• Music Tape H decreased from $5,000 to $2,500.
• Selling supply crate items worth less than $75 now awards 1 XP instead of 25 XP.
• The supply crate purchase curve was reworked to prevent abuse involving low value items.

CAREER UNLOCKS​

• Sports Parachute: Level 36 → 35
• Large Backpack: Level 56 → 55
• 7.62x54mm AP: Level 83 → 82
• 5.56mm AP: Level 85 → 83
• Deagle: Level 90 → 85
• Artillery Tank: Level 55 → 90

MEDIC UNLOCKS​

• PP-19 50-round drum magazine: Level 33 → 29.

SUPPORT UNLOCKS​

• Large Hammer: Level 7 → 8.

DRIVER UNLOCKS​

• URAL: Level 4 → 3
• Kodiak Assault: Level 8 → 6
• Dune Buggy: Level 10 → 8
• Kodiak Flatbed: Level 2 → 10
• Large Supply Crate: Level 20 → 16
• URAL Covered: Level 30 → 18
• Music Tape H: Pilot Level 28 → Driver Level 23
• URAL Attack: Level 40 → 25
• Humvee with Minigun: Level 35 → 30
• Heavy Tank: Career Level 35 → Driver Level 35

OTHER BALANCE CHANGES​

• M4 shot deviation changed from 7° to 10°.
• Mini Angled and Shift foregrips received vertical recoil adjustments.
• 2.5x Combat Optic price confirmed at $690.
• Holographic Sight price confirmed at $620.
• Spectr 4x price confirmed at $800.
• Adrenaline Pen price confirmed at $250.
• Flakpanzer Gepard price corrected to $10,000.
• Z20 Lakota confirmed with 13 seats, 445 km/h top speed and 120 L of fuel.
• Build Tool is the Small Hammer.
• Repair Tool is the Wrench.

 

[LukePyro]

LAUNCH STABILITY HOTFIX #1​

The first WARDOGS hotfix arrived just over four hours after Early Access launched. This update focused entirely on connection and launch stability issues and did not include weapon, economy or progression balance changes.

CONNECTION & SERVER STABILITY​

• Addressed players being unable to join servers.
• Addressed players unexpectedly being kicked during matches.
• Addressed extremely long login queue times.

CLIENT UPDATE​

• Players who were already logged in were required to restart WARDOGS.
• A new client update was downloaded after restarting.
• Players returned to the login queue after installing the update.
• Players were gradually allowed back into the game in controlled batches.
• Bulkhead increased the number of players being admitted as server stability was confirmed.

BALANCE​

• No weapon changes.
• No vehicle balance changes.
• No XP changes.
• No economy changes.
• No unlock level changes.

 

[LukePyro]

WARDOGS PATCH 0.11​

Patch 0.11 focuses heavily on improving Community Servers and making the server browser easier to use. It also fixes cash exploits, addresses additional crashes and establishes clearer rules regarding economy abuse and XP farming.

SERVER BROWSER​

• Server browser is now separated into Community and Official tabs.
• Official Servers no longer have unnecessary filtering options.
• Improved reliability of Community Server filters.
• Added text search for Community Servers.
• Added Show Empty/Full to the server browser quick bar.
• Updated the Host button so it links to the correct hosting page.

COMMUNITY SERVERS​

• Community Server IDs now stay the same between matches.
• Server IDs now remain the same after server restarts.
• Players can join Community Servers directly through their unique server ID.
• Community server IDs are now longer for security reasons.
• Server names now sort alphabetically regardless of special characters or numbers.
• Servers can no longer use more than one consecutive space in their name.

COMMUNITY SERVER BONUS​

• Community Servers received a temporary 5% End of Match cash bonus.
• The bonus lasts for one week following the update.

FIXES & STABILITY​

• Fixed various cash exploits.
• Addressed additional GPU crashes.
• Increased server capacity in Asia.

ECONOMY & EXPLOIT RULES​

• Players abusing cash exploits can receive a timed ban.
• Cash and XP can be reset to zero for exploit abuse.
• Repeated offenses can result in longer bans.
• Creating tutorials that teach players how to abuse economy exploits can result in a permanent ban.
• Participating in XP farming servers for more than a few minutes can result in a permanent ban.
• Briefly testing an exploit once or twice to confirm and report it is treated differently from repeatedly abusing it.

COMING TO COMMUNITY SERVERS​

These features were announced as being worked on but were not included in Patch 0.11.

• Community Server favorites.
• Tiered priority queues.
• Message of the Day prompts.
• Improved warmup activities.
• Option to disable AFK kicking during server seeding.
• Team switching controls.

 

[LukePyro]

WARDOGS UPDATE 0.1.2 ​

Update 0.1.2 is a smaller WARDOGS patch focused on shutting down cash and XP exploits, improving server security, fixing the Windows 11 WD-L020 crash, and making it easier for players to find Infantry Mode and Low-Level community servers. The update also includes several server browser, community server and gameplay fixes.

WINDOWS 11 CRASH FIX​

• Fixed the WD-L020 crash caused by the recent Windows 11 KB5124010 update.
• Players affected by the Windows update should now be able to launch WARDOGS normally again.

CASH & XP EXPLOIT FIXES​

• Revive validity checks are now handled fully by the server.
• This prevents revive rewards from being abused across large distances or invalid situations.
• Fixed an exploit involving flying vehicles through certain areas to repeatedly gain rewards.
• Rewards from the vehicle exploit are now capped.
• Rewards for destroying buildables now scale based on how much the structure has actually been built.
• Destroying a newly placed schematic will no longer provide the same reward as destroying a completed structure.
• Depositing supply pallets into FOBs located outside the active zone now gives reduced rewards.

EXPLOIT & ECONOMY ENFORCEMENT​

• Players caught abusing major cash or XP exploits can have their cash and progression reset.
• Players involved in Real Money Trading can also have their progression reset and risk permanent bans.
• Bulkhead says its previous leniency toward first-time exploit offenders is ending.
• Repeatedly abusing unintended and repeatable economy exploits can now result in a permanent ban without warning.

SERVER BROWSER​

• Added a new DEPLOY menu when looking for a server.
• Players can now choose between:
  • Official
  • Community
  • Infantry Mode
  • Low-Level
• The new menu is intended to make alternative community server types easier to find.
• Advanced Filters have been added back to the Official server browser.
• Long server names are no longer cut off completely.
• Hovering over a server entry now displays its full name.
• After selecting Join, the game now displays that you are connecting.
• If the server has a queue, your position in that queue will now be shown.
• Region selection now displays how many regions are currently selected.
• Gamepads are now supported on the DEPLOY selection screen.

PRIVACY & STREAMING​

• Anonymous Mode now hides the server name on the loading screen.
• Server names are hidden similarly to Streamer Mode.
• The server name also remains hidden in the pause menu unless the player chooses to reveal it.

COMMUNITY SERVER TOOLS​

• Server owners can now configure a scheduled daily restart time in UTC.
• Added RCON AllowedHosts, allowing administrators to restrict which hosts can access RCON.
• RCON message and broadcast lengths are now capped.
• RCON response detail now defaults to Standard instead of Full.
• Configuration responses no longer expose certain internal server information.
• ServerImageURL is now validated when the server configuration loads.

SERVER STABILITY & SECURITY​

• Added various server stability hotfixes.
• Increased server-side security to help prevent exploitation.
• Additional protections have been added against abuse of game systems.

GAMEPLAY FIXES​

• Grenades, smoke grenades and C4 can no longer be thrown from enclosed vehicle seats.
• The adaptive crosshair now correctly disappears while aiming down sights.
• Fixed buildable critical-hit spots repeatedly appearing in the exact same location.
• Fixed buildable crit spots being pushed into corners.
• Fixed crit spots appearing on the opposite side of a structure.
• Buildable crit spots will now favor locations the player can actually reach from their current position.

VEHICLES​

• Fixed a bug causing the Havoc to take more damage than intended from 20mm and 30mm cannon fire.

LOCALISATION​

• Improved various game translations and localization text.

SEASON 02​

Update 0.1.2 is primarily a fixes and security patch. Bulkhead says Season 02 is planned as a much larger content update and is expected to include:

• New map conditions.
• New equipment.
• Balance reworks.
• Additional gameplay features.

More information about Season 02 is expected the following week.

 

[Ghosting Godzilla]

WARDOGS – Season 2 Update & Patch Notes​

Season 2 brings major gameplay improvements, new weapons, vehicles, faster progression, combat balancing, and numerous bug fixes!
Here's a breakdown of the most important changes players should know about.

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1. Weapon & Combat Balancing​

High-Caliber Damage Reductions
Several powerful ammunition types have received damage reductions to improve weapon balance.

• .308 Winchester: 25% damage reduction
• 7.62x54mmR: 20% damage reduction
• 7.62x39mm: 19% damage reduction
• .50 Caliber: 16% damage reduction

These adjustments affect infantry and vehicle weapons using these ammunition types.
Additional Combat Changes

• Assault rifles now deal slightly less body damage.
• LMG body damage has been adjusted to match assault rifles.
• DMRs received damage and recoil adjustments.
• Sniper rifles retain their high single-shot damage role.
• Scout Rifles can now eliminate unhelmeted enemies with one headshot.
• MP5 recoil has been adjusted.
• Super-45 effectiveness reduced beyond 50 meters.
• MGL-40 muzzle velocity reduced by 25%.
• Suppression effects are now stronger and more consistent.

2. Armor & Survivability​

• Level 3 Armor/Helmet: Damage reduction decreased from 55% to 50%.
• Level 4 Armor/Helmet: Damage reduction decreased from 65% to 60%.
• Level 3 Helmets now provide 68% suppression resistance.
• Level 4 Helmets now provide 80% suppression resistance.
• Level 4 Helmets now restrict visibility, muffle audio and proximity chat, and fog up while sprinting.
• Medical Bag durability increased from 100 to 150.
• Compound Bow trajectory and armor damage adjusted.

3. New Weapons & Vehicles​

New Weapons

• TCX-SPR – Assault
• PP-19 Bizon – Medic
• M14 – Recon
• Evo-3 Ultra – Support

New Vehicles

• Wolf-110
• Wolf-110 [M2 Browning]
• T-72B3 Tank
• Flakpanzer Gepard

Additional weapon attachments, magazines, scopes, and equipment have been introduced.

4. Building & Base Defense​

Building costs and construction speeds have been rebalanced to encourage strategic base building.
Important Supply Cost Changes

Structure	Previous	New
Door	22	80
Gate	85	200
L81 Mortar	150	600
Stingray	150	650
Talon 9K-SAM	1,000	650
Vanguard CIWS	1,500	1,200
Hot Zone Magnet	2,250	2,750

Additional Building Changes

• New buildables include Wooden Steps, Large Shelters, and MG Nests.
• Medium hammer construction effectiveness reduced.
• Drill Rigs require more starting fuel and have shorter maximum uptime.
• Mortars and Talons now require more supplies to restock.
• Doors and gates can no longer be breached with hammers.
• Halligan Bars can now breach doors and gates.
• Unfinished structures collapse when their support is destroyed.
• Barbed wire and sandbags can now be placed on Bremmer walls.

5. Vehicle Improvements​

• Purchased vehicle inventories are now private to drivers and their squads by default, with an option to allow public access.
• Humvee driving and terrain handling improved.
• Tracked vehicle physics improved.
• Dune Buggies have increased drifting capability.
• Explosives and placeables can no longer be used from enclosed vehicle seats.
• Several helicopter, tank, turret, and vehicle collision bugs fixed.
• Vehicle weapon damage and balancing adjustments implemented.

6. Faster Leveling & Progression​

One of the biggest improvements in Season 2 is significantly faster role progression!
Updated Total XP Requirements:

Level	Previous XP	New XP	Reduction
10	35,000	25,000	29%
15	110,000	54,750	50%
20	250,000	111,500	55%
30	500,000	318,200	36%
40	975,000	712,500	27%
50	1,500,000	1,150,000	23%

Level 20 now requires 55% less XP than before!
Important Role Unlock Changes

• Assault: C4 moved into Assault at Level 4. Molotov Cocktails added at Level 13. TCX-SPR unlocks at Level 20.
• Medic: MP5 now unlocks at Level 4. Medical Bag moves from Level 24 to Level 14.
• Recon: BMR-308 moves to Level 20. New M14 unlocks at Level 25.
• Support: PKM moves from Level 30 to Level 15. M249 moves to Level 20. Evo-3 Ultra unlocks at Level 30.
• Pilot: Little Bird AH-6M [Miniguns] moves from Level 4 to Level 8.
• Driver: Armed Wolf-110 unlocks at Level 16, T-72B3 at Level 20, and Flakpanzer Gepard at Level 25.
• WARDOG: Level 3 Armor and Helmet unlock moves from Level 60 to Level 70.

Many other weapon attachments and equipment unlocks have been moved to different levels.

7. Cash, XP & Economy Changes​

• Assault weapon kill rewards increased from $1,500 to $2,000.
• FOB hacking now rewards nearby teammates.
• Destroying enemy FOBs provides additional rewards based on stored supplies.
• Logistics delivery streak bonuses introduced.
• Capturing hostile Drill Towers now rewards $1,500 and 300 XP.
• Vehicle destruction rewards rebalanced based on vehicle type and equipment.
• Spotting rewards reduced by approximately 30% and now scale with target value.
• Various reward farming exploits addressed.

Notable Marketplace Price Changes

Item	Previous	New
Level 4 Armor	$4,000	$5,000
Level 4 Helmet	$3,000	$4,500
AMR 50	$8,800	$14,800
Super-45	$2,600	$5,600
AK74	$1,600	$800
PKM	$4,500	$4,100
FAL	$6,500	$6,000
Medical Bag	$2,000	$1,800

8. Parachute Changes​

• Parachutes now take longer to deploy.
• Deployment is unavailable below approximately 10 meters.
• Opening a parachute too late can result in fall damage.
• Basic Parachute price increased from $100 to $500.
• Sport Parachute price decreased from $1,000 to $700.

Be careful when jumping from aircraft!

9. Controller & Quality-of-Life Improvements​

• Adjustable Aim Assist strength added.
• Controller sensitivity and aiming responsiveness improved.
• Controller key bindings reorganized.
• Several controller-specific bugs fixed.
• General performance and stability improvements.
• Server stability and security improvements.
• Multiple gameplay and vehicle bugs resolved.

10. Additional Season 2 Content​

• New music tapes added to progression tracks.
• WARDOGS Steam Trading Cards and Point Shop items planned for Season 2, pending Valve approval.
• Additional equipment, vehicle, and gameplay improvements.

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Ready for Season 2?​

Season 2 introduces major improvements to combat, progression, vehicles, base building, and the in-game economy.
With faster leveling, new weapons, additional vehicles, and significant balancing adjustments, players have plenty of new strategies and equipment to explore.
Make sure to review your loadouts, equipment prices, and progression unlocks before heading into battle!
See you on the battlefield!
— EdgeGamers WARDOGS Division