Wardogs Season 1 Changelog: Early Access Patch Notes

BULKHEAD detailed major rebalances and exploit fixes following the closed beta.

Published: Sep 10, 2026, 4:55 pm Updated: Sep 10, 2026, 4:55 pm

Primary Subject: Wardogs
Key Update: BULKHEAD has released the full patch notes for Wardogs' Early Access launch, detailing extensive exploit fixes, economy rebalances, performance improvements, and XP adjustments based on closed beta feedback.
Status: Confirmed
Last Verified: September 10, 2026
Quick Answer: The Wardogs Early Access update introduces server browser fixes, performance stability patches, vehicle/weapon rebalances, modified XP progression curves, and reworked vendor prices.

It's official: Wardogs is releasing in Early Access on September 10.

Wardogs is a tactical, all-out warfare FPS game. A hundred players will be split across three teams that fight over the control zone. In this shooter game, teamwork is one of the most important things - and cash, of course.

Curious how Wardogs will change from its beta state to early access? Here's everything we know.

All Changes From Wardog's Beta to Early Access Release

The second Wardogs' closed beta ran for three days, from September 3 to September 6. With the learnings from these days, BULKHEAD made several changes to improve the players' experience.

Two armed soldiers inside a military vehicle, one operating a mounted weapon and the other holding a rifle, looking out at a distant landscape.

The changes span from fixing exploits to more quality-of-life adjustments, such as voice chat and moderation. The game is in early access, which means more changes will arrive in the future. Still, it seems to be shaping up to be a solid shooter game.

Here are the complete patch notes, which were posted on the game's Steam page:

Four armed soldiers advance through smoke and debris, with smoke grenades creating a dramatic effect in the background.

Exploits

Fixed an exploit that let players reach an unintended position on the church roof.

Reporting and Moderation

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 the server when match termination is turned off.
The kicked from server message now only appears if you were actually banned.

Server Browser and Front end

Reworked server browser filtering.
Fixed community server images scaling incorrectly.
The Host a server button now links straight to the hosting page.

Voice Chat

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.

Gameplay and Vehicles

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.

Performance and Stability

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.
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.

Balance changes

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.

XP Bands

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 using an air vehicle: 300 XP to 250 XP.
Supply crate item sold under $75: 25 XP to 1 XP.

Economy Changes

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.

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 50-round drum magazine: 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: 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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