WARDOGS Patch Notes

Patch 2026-09-10 September 10, 2026

• All currently logged-in players will be forced to close WARDOGS and restart the game.
• You will then be prompted to download the latest client update.
• Once the update has been installed and you relaunch the game, all players will return to the login queue.
• We will then begin allowing players into the game in controlled batches .
• As we confirm that players are successfully entering and populating servers, we will gradually increase the number of players being let through.
• Players unable to join servers.
• Players being unexpectedly kicked from servers during play.
• Extended login queue times.

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Patch 2026-09-09 September 9, 2026

• Fixed an exploit that let players reach an unintended position on the church roof.
• Added a new report tracking system.
• Reports are now weighted so that repeat and bad faith reporters carry less influence.
• Cheater bans are now announced in server when match termination is turned off.
• The kicked from server message now only appears if you were actually banned.
• Reworked server browser filtering.
• Fixed community server images scaling incorrectly.
• The Host a server button now links straight to the hosting page.
• Fixed voice cutting out permanently after a failed join. Stale channel rejoins, push to talk targeting and re-login all recover properly now.
• Improved voice reliability under load, and added a visible communication status.
• Z20 Lakota balance pass, and a fix for sluggish pitch.
• Helicopter input damping now applies to every input device.
• Vehicle turrets now have a maximum operator rotation speed.
• 155mm, 122mm and flare deployables now take up more room in your loadout.
• Fixed a DPI issue affecting tank aiming.
• Brought the Z20 Lakota chase camera rotation rattle down by 6 dB.
• DLSS Frame Generation can now be turned off without restarting, and the render target pool is configurable.
• Reduced shadow cache refreshes, which cuts hitching when you take control of a character.
• Fixed two crash paths in the frame generation pipeline.
• GPU crash reports now carry more detail, so we can act on them faster.
• Removed a legacy graphics dependency.
• Shadow quality is now clamped to Low on high benchmark scores rather than being switched off entirely.
• Fixed a crash caused by network calls scheduled off the game thread.
• Fixed a crash when closing a chatbox entry tooltip.
• You can now only join a session through presence if you are friends.
• Fixed a crash involving buildables.
• Fixed a crash when firing a weapon whose owner had left.
• Dropped items no longer affect navigation, which claws back a little performance.
• Improved startup reliability, with clearer messages when something fails early and a route to recovery.
• Levels 10 to 20 slowed down, with the curve flattening from 35 onward.
• Artillery moved to Career level 90, and Heavy Tank moved to Driver level 35.
• Forward Operating Base and Large Hammer vendor prices raised so they are more of a choice.
• Below level 6: unchanged.
• Level 6: 8,750 to 9,250, 5.7% slower.
• Level 10: 25,000 to 35,000, 40.0% slower.
• Level 15: 54,750 to 110,000, 100.9% slower.
• Level 20: 111,500 to 250,000, 124.2% slower.
• Level 25: 192,000 to 325,000, 69.3% slower.
• Level 30: 293,750 to 400,000, 36.2% slower.
• Level 35: 416,500 to 500,000, 20.0% slower.
• Level 40: 551,250 to 650,000, 17.9% slower.
• Level 45: 689,500 to 800,000, 16.0% slower.
• Level 50: 838,000 to 1,000,000, 19.3% slower.
• Player kill using an air vehicle: 300 XP to 250 XP.
• Supply crate item sold under $75: 25 XP to 1 XP.
• Vendor, Forward Operating Base: $2,500 to $7,500.
• Vendor, Large Hammer: $1,600 to $2,400.
• Career, Artillery Tank: $400,000 to $500,000.
• Recon, 6-10x MRAD scope: $25,000 to $40,000.
• Recon, 6-10x MOA scope: $30,000 to $45,000.
• Support, Medium Hammer: $10,000 to $25,000.
• Support, Large Hammer: $25,000 to $75,000.
• Pilot, small armoured supply crate: $5,000 to $10,000.
• Pilot, Little Bird with miniguns: $25,000 to $50,000.
• Pilot, Z20 Lakota: $50,000 to $35,000.
• Driver, URAL: $50,000 to $35,000.
• Driver, Dune Buggy: $35,000 to $25,000.
• Driver, Kodiak Flatbed: $15,000 to $35,000.
• Driver, Music Tape H: $5,000 to $2,500.
• Rebalanced the role track XP curve from level 6 upward. Level 6 moves from 8,750 to 9,250, roughly 5.7% slower, with a larger increase at level 10.
• Rescaled the supply crate purchase curve from 25 to 250 down to 1 to 200, so low value items are priced sensibly and cannot be abused.
• Sports Parachute: level 36 to level 35.
• Large Backpack: level 56 to level 55.
• 762x54mm AP: level 83 to level 82.
• 556mm AP: level 85 to level 83.
• Deagle: level 90 to level 85.
• Artillery Tank: level 55 to level 90.
• PP-19 50 round drum magazine: level 33 to level 29.
• Large Hammer: level 7 to level 8.
• URAL: level 4 to level 3.
• Kodiak Assault: level 8 to level 6.
• Dune Buggy: level 10 to level 8.
• Kodiak Flatbed: level 2 to level 10.
• Large Supply Crate: level 20 to level 16.
• URAL Covered: level 30 to level 18.
• Music Tape H: moves from Pilot level 28 to Driver level 23.
• URAL Attack: level 40 to level 25.
• Humvee with minigun: level 35 to level 30.
• Heavy Tank: moves from Career level 35 to Driver level 35.

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