WARDOGS FIELD MANUAL
Practical WARDOGS guides
Choose the task you want to complete. Each guide keeps prerequisites, instructions and relevant evidence together.
Controller double-input and skipped menus ↗
Distinguish skipped tabs, failed confirmation and aim changes; understand why the Steam Input reports need a controlled test.
Kit Doctor betaBudget rifleman / recovery: Kit Doctor checklist ↗
Start a modest infantry shopping list after a lost kit.
Kit Doctor betaMedical support: Kit Doctor checklist ↗
Prepare medical tools and check the defibrillator’s power requirement.
Kit Doctor betaRecon / spotter: Kit Doctor checklist ↗
Prepare binoculars and a defensive weapon before choosing a viewing position.
Kit Doctor betaLogistics driver: Kit Doctor checklist ↗
Plan a personal kit and the transport and supplies for one delivery.
Kit Doctor betaConstruction assistant: Kit Doctor checklist ↗
Prepare a hammer for work at an existing, stocked FOB.
Kit Doctor betaAccessible anti-vehicle: Kit Doctor checklist ↗
Check access and ammunition before committing to an RPG-based draft.
Start hereYour first match: buy, deploy and recover ↗
Prepare a usable kit, reach the objective and avoid paying for the same mistake twice.
InfantryWARDOGS reload guide: loaded magazines and loose ammo ↗
The difference between changing a magazine and putting rounds back into it.
InfantryHeal, revive and prepare medical equipment ↗
Choose a healing item or a revive tool, equip it, and avoid interrupting a teammate’s rescue.
EconomyEarn cash and recover a low balance ↗
Separate earnings, gear spending and unlock payments before choosing your next deployment.
ObjectivesRead Control Zone and Hot Zone scoring ↗
Use the team counts and objective display to understand why a side is scoring.
BuildingPlace and build your first FOB ↗
Prepare the FOB, place its construction area, deposit supplies and finish a protected core.
LogisticsRun a supply delivery ↗
Choose between individual-item crates and bulk pallets, then complete the transfer to the FOB.
BuildingBuild and activate the Drill ↗
Prepare a fueled FOB Drill and distinguish it from the pre-existing tower interaction.
VehiclesFly, land and service a helicopter ↗
Set up a known control layout, practise a gentle landing and prepare repair supplies.
Start hereJoin friends and check voice chat ↗
Use the documented Steam join route, confirm team membership and diagnose voice by channel.
EquipmentCheck ammunition, magazine and attachment compatibility ↗
Verify weapon components and separate protective gear slots before paying for a kit.
EquipmentUse backpacks, quickslots and inventory space ↗
Make room for the items a role needs and put usable equipment on reachable controls.
EconomyUnderstand Career, role XP and unlock costs ↗
Read the track, level requirement and two kinds of purchase before planning an unlock.
Advanced tacticsAttack and defend a FOB with a clear objective ↗
Choose whether to protect access, interrupt supplies, stop a Drill or capture the core.
Start hereFind stable settings and bindings ↗
Change the right settings for your hardware, keep frame times stable and check that bindings survive vehicle play.
VehiclesDrive and load a ground vehicle ↗
Buy or unlock a truck or buggy, drive it with the current handling and load cargo that matches the vehicle.
BuildingFortify a base beyond the first FOB ↗
Layer entrances, supply flow and the core so the base keeps working under attack.
Launch weekLaunch-week cash, helicopters and Patch 0.11 ↗
Historical launch-week cash and helicopter context, with current DEPLOY guidance and an expired September bonus.
Start hereFind a server and regroup with friends ↗
Use Update 0.1.2’s DEPLOY choices and filters, then verify the squad before spending on a life.
EconomyRecover after losing an expensive kit ↗
Shrink the next risk, choose a useful low-cost job and measure recovery from your own balance.
VehiclesCounter an armored push without burning the squad budget ↗
Turn historical player reports about armor counters into a measured squad plan while keeping disputed damage claims out of your kit math.
TroubleshootingWARDOGS reload bug: mounted weapons and one-round mags ↗
Two reload bugs players report on Update 0.1.2: mounted weapons that stop reloading after a keybind change, and rifles that show a full magazine but hold one round.
TroubleshootingTriage crashes and Control Zone stutter ↗
Use Team17’s published first checks, separate launch failures from zone-entry stutter and capture a report that can be acted on.