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Build a forward position. Get your squad to the zone. Keep enough cash for the next life. Find the current rules, costs and fixes before you commit.
100-player, three-team objective FPS · BULKHEAD / Team17
Current-source review: 2026-09-19
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Building & Destruction
Check Season 1 FOB and hammer costs, construction roles and confirmed destruction examples without invented durability or placement rules.
Vehicles & Aircraft
Compare documented ground vehicles and helicopters, Driver unlock changes and progression costs while keeping planned fighter jets separate.
Linux & Steam Deck
BULKHEAD says Linux is not officially supported and Proton work is ongoing. Check the September statement without assumed Steam Deck compatibility.
Anti-Cheat & Secure Boot
Steam lists Elytra. BULKHEAD says Secure Boot and TPM are not currently required; check the dated policy and safe error-reporting boundaries.
How to Make Money
Earn through objective play, revives and transport; budget repeat lives and distinguish confirmed rewards from temporary bonuses and exploit claims.
Troubleshooting
Triage live Early Access crashes, queue and server issues, Elytra messages, controller limits and platform support using current official notices.
The launch changed the numbers
From the September 9 official changelog · See the changes and source
Make each life count
How to Make Money
Earn through objective play, revives and transport; budget repeat lives and distinguish confirmed rewards from temporary bonuses and exploit claims.
Cash Economy
Understand starting cash, match-to-match balances, vendor versus progression costs and the limits of temporary community-server bonuses.
Economy Changes
Compare every price change listed in the Season 1 changelog, separating vendor purchases, progression costs, XP changes and temporary cash bonuses.
Know your next unlock
Roles & Progression
Separate equipment-defined roles from Career, Medic, Support, Driver, Pilot and Recon progression, with documented Season 1 examples.
Progression
Separate Career and role progression, published XP bands, level unlocks and track costs using the official Season 1 changelog.
Leveling
Understand slower levels 10–20, changed XP events and role progression without fabricated XP-per-hour routes or farming exploits.
Ground transport. Air support.
Vehicles & Aircraft
Compare documented ground vehicles and helicopters, Driver unlock changes and progression costs while keeping planned fighter jets separate.
Aircraft & Planes
Separate documented Z20 Lakota and Little Bird helicopters from planned fighter jets, with Pilot cost changes and current input limitations.
Helicopter Controls
Check helicopter input damping, the Z20 Lakota pitch fix and controller limits; use an in-game binding checklist instead of invented default keys.
Build a position. Change the fight.
Building & Destruction
Check Season 1 FOB and hammer costs, construction roles and confirmed destruction examples without invented durability or placement rules.
FOB Building
Plan a forward operating base around the objective, its verified $7,500 vendor price and a clear boundary around unverified placement and repair rules.
Building Tools
Understand Large Hammer’s Support level and separate vendor/progression costs, Medium Hammer’s cost change and the limits of the published tool data.
Plan the spend. Keep unknowns visible.
Get back into the match
Troubleshooting
Triage live Early Access crashes, queue and server issues, Elytra messages, controller limits and platform support using current official notices.
Crash Fix
Triage WARDOGS launch and GPU crashes with dated official fixes, reversible checks and a useful report checklist—not registry, BIOS or bypass advice.
Settings & Performance
Build a repeatable WARDOGS settings test from Steam’s resolution targets and Season 1 Frame Generation changes, without invented FPS gains or presets.
System Requirements
Compare the current Steam CPU, GPU, Windows and RAM tiers, 50 GB storage at both levels and the exact publisher performance targets.
Linux & Steam Deck
BULKHEAD says Linux is not officially supported and Proton work is ongoing. Check the September statement without assumed Steam Deck compatibility.
Anti-Cheat & Secure Boot
Steam lists Elytra. BULKHEAD says Secure Boot and TPM are not currently required; check the dated policy and safe error-reporting boundaries.
Work out your next move
Keep the version attached
12 SEP · PATCH NOTICE
0.11 / Community server discovery
Separate browsers, persistent IDs and more GPU fixes. Scheduled maintenance is historical, not live telemetry.
09 SEP · SEASON CHANGELOG
Season 1 / A different progression curve
Track changes, vendor costs and input fixes from the official launch notes.
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