Wardogs Early Access: Complete Patch Notes for Launch

Wardogs launches on September 10, 2026, in Early Access. What has been revised during the transition from Beta can be found here.

Here you can find the complete patch notes for the start of Early Access. You can navigate directly to the exciting sections via the table of contents:

Exploits

Exploit fixed that allowed players to reach an unintended position on the church roof.

Reports and Moderation

New system for tracking reports added.
Reports are now weighted, so players who report repeatedly or with malicious intent have less influence.
Cheater bans are now announced on the server when automatic match cancellation is disabled.
The “kicked from server” message now only appears when you have actually been banned.

Server Browser and Interface

Filters in the server browser revised.
Fixed faulty scaling of images from community servers.
The “Host Server” button now leads directly to the hosting page.

Voice Chat

Fixed that voice chat failed permanently after a failed join. Rejoining outdated channels, the push-to-talk target, and reauthentication are now restored correctly.
Improved voice chat reliability under load and added a visible communication status display.

Gameplay and Vehicles

Balancing adjustment for the Blackhawk as well as fixing sluggish yaw behavior.
The input damping for helicopters now applies to all input devices.
Vehicle turrets now have a maximum rotation speed for the operator.
155mm, 122mm, and flare ammunition deployables now take up more space in the equipment.
DPI issue when aiming with tanks fixed.
The rotational rattling of the Blackhawk’s chase camera has been reduced by 6 dB.

Performance and Stability

DLSS frame generation can now be disabled without restarting, and the render target pool is configurable.
Fewer updates to the shadow cache, reducing stutters when taking over a character.
Two causes of crashes in the frame generation pipeline fixed.
GPU crash reports now contain more details so we can respond faster.
Removed outdated graphic dependency.
Shadow quality is now limited to low at high benchmark values instead of being completely turned off.
Fixed crash due to network calls outside of the game thread.
Fixed crash when closing a chat tooltip.
You can now only join a session via presence if you are friends.
Fixed crash related to construction objects.
Fixed crash when firing a weapon whose owner had left the match.
Dropped items no longer affect navigation, regaining some performance.
Improved reliability at startup, with clearer messages in case of early errors and a way to recover.

Balancing Changes

After evaluating our data, we have decided to slow progression between level 10 and 20 and flatten the curve starting at level 35. Our median players with 20 to 25 hours end up around level 20, and those who want the big rewards, the top 5%, will have to grind. Artillery moves to career level 90, and heavy tank to driver level 35. Driver has also been adjusted to make the progression through the assault vehicles feel smoother. The trader prices for forward operating base and large hammer have been raised to ensure they represent a real decision.

Slowed levels 10 to 20, flattened curve starting at level 35.
Moved artillery to career level 90, heavy tank to driver level 35.
Raised trader prices for forward operating base and large hammer to ensure they represent a real decision.

XP Levels

Our balancing was previously designed for weekend beta tests. It now reflects what we believe to be right. Each season brings a different XP curve with a different order of unlocks.

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.

XP Events

Player kill with an aircraft: 300 XP to 250 XP.
Sale of a supply crate item under $75: 25 XP to 1 XP.

Economic Changes

All price changes in one place. Level shifts remain on their respective track.

Trader, forward operating base: $2,500 to $7,500.
Trader, 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 armored supply crate: $5,000 to $10,000.
Pilot, little bird (miniguns): $25,000 to $50,000.
Pilot, Blackhawk: $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.
XP curve of the tracks rebalanced starting at level 6. Level 6 increases from 8,750 to 9,250, so around 5.7% slower, with a larger jump at level 10.
Price curve for supply crates rescaled from 25-250 to 1-200 to ensure low-cost items are reasonably priced and cannot be exploited.

Season-1.0 Unlocks: Career

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.

Season-1.0 Unlocks: Medic

PP-19 drum magazine (50 rounds): level 33 to level 29.

Season-1.0 Unlocks: Support

Large hammer: level 7 to level 8.

Season-1.0 Unlocks: Driver

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: switches from pilot level 28 to driver level 23.
URAL (Attack): level 40 to level 25.
Humvee (Minigun): level 35 to level 30.
Heavy tank: switches from career level 35 to driver level 35.

With the preload, you are ready to start right away and don’t have to start a potentially lengthy download then. Once you get into the game, many of you will want to level up quickly. Therefore, we have a few tips for you to effectively get started: Wardogs: Level up quickly – with these tips you can efficiently rise

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