CONTROL ZONEOfficial
Watch population and score
Three teams compete in randomized Control Zones. The official rule awards points to the team with the most players in the zone; the first to 100 wins.
Steam store · official ↗WARDOGS FIELD MANUAL
Control Zone, Drill and FOB mechanics
Read the objective, prepare a supplied FOB and use the Drill with a clear purpose. Each practical guide marks its source build and unresolved details.
Season 02 sets Drill Rig minimum fuel to 2,000, maximum stored fuel to 10,000, duration per fuel to 0.03 and maximum uptime to 300 seconds. The post-spawn cooldown increases without a published duration. Build-supply costs also change: Bremmer wall 32, Door 80, Gate 200 and L81 Mortar 600. These published values do not establish a Kingy-tested activation or complete base budget. BULKHEAD Season 02 notes · checked October 15 UTC.
Official mode rules sit beside community-reported interactions. The distinction matters most for the Drill, logistics handling and FOB counterplay, where the live client and match context can change the answer.
HOT ZONE / FOB / LOGISTICS
Every system
feeds another.
Start with the system you need to use. The linked guides give procedures, equipment records, source dates and checks for common failures.
HOT ZONEOfficial
Check the smaller objective
The official listing advertises doubled Hot Zone cash. The guide separates that documented incentive from beta reports about population weighting and scoring intervals.
Steam store · official ↗DRILLCommunity-reported
Prepare the buildable Drill
Beta players describe a fueled FOB Drill pulling the Hot Zone toward the base. Check construction, stored Fuel Supplies and readiness before activation. The released 0.2.0 note below now supplies fuel limits and maximum uptime; the longer cooldown remains unquantified.
Reddit · Hot Zone drill discussion ↗FOBCommunity-reported
Protect the core and its access
Community construction advice warns that enemies can hack an exposed FOB. Preserve a friendly route to the terminal when adding defenses. Do not treat the terminal as a verified infantry spawn point.
Reddit FOB guide · community ↗SUPPLIESCommunity-reported
Choose the required cargo
The logistics account distinguishes crates of purchased items from pallets of bulk FOB resources. Check vehicle compatibility and confirm the receiving stock increased after unloading.
Reddit · running logistics ↗FOB COUNTERPLAYEditorial guidance
Choose what the attack must stop
Decide whether the intended result is interrupting supplies, stopping a Drill, destroying an emplacement or capturing the terminal. Give teammates that objective before choosing an approach.
Reddit FOB guide · community ↗FIELD SEQUENCE
Build, supply
and defend.
- Choose a reachable FOB site with room for defenses and supply access.
- Open a supply lane and identify who unloads the crate or pallet.
- Protect the core while keeping a friendly entrance usable.
- Check stored Fuel Supplies and Drill readiness before drawing the objective toward the base.
- Keep an exit: a hacked FOB or trapped vehicle is a liability.
The released notes document Drill fuel limits, maximum uptime and selected reward values. Exact increased cooldown length, competing-Drill interactions and a tested construction loop remain unresolved.