This edition contains 57 individually linked records and 14 practical guides. It documents the sources listed below. A complete current-game inventory and independent current-build testing are still outstanding.
What the evidence labels mean
- Officially documented: a developer or publisher source establishes the particular fact.
- Community-reported: a player or creator describes it; the page identifies the source context.
- Observed in game: reserved for an attributable in-game observation with build and conditions.
- Unresolved: conflicting or insufficient evidence. An unknown price or measurement is never treated as zero.
Open research
- Reconcile every live weapon, attachment, ammunition type, armor item and vehicle variant against the current client.
- Capture current vendor prices separately from permanent unlock costs and full deployment costs.
- Measure Drill consumption and timing, medical interactions, vehicle servicing, ammunition compatibility and protection under controlled conditions.
- Obtain verified map imagery and location annotations suitable for publication. Current map pages link to independent community views.
- Reproduce complete loadouts with exact quantities, loaded ammunition and current unlock requirements.
Corrections and attribution
Use the correction link on a record or guide to send a source, observation or proposed improvement to the existing review queue. Submissions do not change the public facts automatically. Accepted changes are applied by an editor and retain their evidence and contributor credit.
Current expansion research and writing: Kingy editorial, assisted by Codex. No independent gameplay test is claimed. Publisher assets retain BULKHEAD / Team17 credit; linked creator material remains credited to its original creator.
Source register
Team17: WARDOGS September 2026 press kit ↗
Official screenshots, logos, trailers and two fact sheets. Images document their pictured scenes, not a current vendor inventory or map atlas.
BULKHEAD: Supporter Pack contents ↗
Official names of three starter weapons and Littlebird cosmetics; no weapon prices or statistics.
WARDOGS Artillery Calculator: map documentation ↗
Community map registration, coordinate calibration and external map links. Map imagery is excluded from the project MIT license.
Open the community Bakurani map ↗
External community map with pan, zoom and planning tools; maintained by apollyon-sys.
Open the community Ozeti map ↗
External community map with pan, zoom and planning tools; maintained by apollyon-sys.
Open the community Zestafona map ↗
External community map with pan, zoom and planning tools; maintained by apollyon-sys.
PC Gamer: spotting with binoculars ↗
Author reports dozens of beta hours, a $75 binocular purchase, and holding left click to spot. Beta figures may change.
JA Guides Gaming: How to get Armor in Wardogs ↗
Review date. Launch-period creator capture; exact build unidentified. Visually checked: separate gear slots, unlock prompt around 0:21 and selected Level 1 Armor at 0:28. Discounted displays cannot establish normal vendor prices. No Kingy gameplay test.
WARDOGS Building Community: How To Build, Episode 1 ↗
Review date. Creator explicitly identifies beta footage. Transcript reviewed: hammer pages 1:34; Drill 6:02; placement 7:27; FOB inventory 9:59; transfer 11:24; snapping 12:37; construction 13:16. No Kingy gameplay test.
StratzFPS: Bases, FOBs and Supply Guide ↗
Review date. Pre-launch creator footage and transcript: vendor 0:25; FOB area 1:09; pallet procedure 2:14; hammer tiers 2:51; defensive layout 3:38.
StratzFPS: How to Fly Helicopters ↗
Review date. Creator explicitly identifies pre-alpha gameplay. Transcript: controls 1:03; landing 3:24; vehicle access 3:57; countermeasure purchase 5:59. Historical procedure, not a current-build flight test.
TacticalNed: WARDOGS beginner systems walkthrough ↗
Review date. Pre-launch creator walkthrough; auto-generated transcript reviewed. HUD 0:45; permanent unlocks 4:54; gear loss 15:08; medical items 15:49. Later discussion of unavailable features is explicitly speculative and is excluded.
Fringe-Patriot-Gaming: Medic Role Deep Dive ↗
Review date. Pre-launch creator walkthrough: Field Resuscitator 0:57; IFAK 2:21; defibrillator 2:51; Medical Bag 3:32. Historical item behavior, not verified current prices or precise revive timings.
PC Gamer: Ten beginner tips from playing WARDOGS ↗
Review date. Firsthand launch-period tips; used narrowly for magazine combine and the rebuy interface. Source-derived prose kept short.
Players describe their beta role and earning routines ↗
Review date. Firsthand beta accounts of spotting, healing and reviving. Exceptional payout claims and exact XP totals are excluded; no current hourly return is established.
Clutchbase: Reloading with inventory screenshots ↗
Publication date. Screenshot-based community walkthrough of buying and repacking magazines. Beta interface, not independently reproduced by Kingy.
Players explain buying a loaded magazine ↗
Dated beta thread: select weapon, magazine, ammunition, then prepared magazine. Includes firsthand troubleshooting of a weapon bought without usable ammunition.
Player report: Bandage self-use and custom keybindings ↗
Dated beta discussion. A player reports right mouse self-healing despite a changed secondary-use binding. This establishes a historical interaction, not a persistent launch bug.
Player discussion: Fast revives, dragging and revive assists ↗
Dated beta discussion with firsthand replies about interruption and partial revive rewards. No controlled measurement of exact durations.
Player guide: Building and supplying a FOB ↗
Review date. Author describes logistics and building experience. Comments correct footprint and map-color claims. Old FOB price and Large Hammer level are superseded by Season 1; deposit payouts conflict with other reports.
Player discussion: Buildable Drill and tower Drill differences ↗
Review date. Beta replies describe personally using the buildable Drill. Cost, fuel thresholds and timing remain disputed or unmeasured.
Launch players discuss attacking Drill FOBs ↗
Review date. Firsthand reports of destroying or capturing defended Drill FOBs. Tactical accounts do not establish fixed rocket counts or universal counters.
Player reports: Joining a friend through Steam ↗
Review date. Beta replies describe joining a server and squad through an existing Steam friend. No guarantee of space on a full faction.
Player discussion: Squad and proximity voice issues ↗
Dated beta report. Describes separate squad and proximity bindings. Example keys are custom, not documented defaults; some recovery suggestions failed during an outage.
Player observations: Inventory rotation and equipment handling ↗
Dated beta discussion. Includes R to rotate a dragged item and equipment in backpack quickslots. Conflicting enemy-revive claims are excluded.
WARDOGS on Steam ↗
Official description: objective, starting cash, persistence, Hot Zone and systems.
BULKHEAD: Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog ↗
Launch changes to vendor prices, progression tracks and XP; not a complete item database.
BULKHEAD: Launch Stability Hotfix #1 ↗
Launch client stability and access changes.
BULKHEAD: Steam announcements ↗
Includes September 12 announcement of maintenance and Patch 0.11 scheduled for September 14.
Player report: Daily WARDOGS tips #10 ↗
Launch-period community tips; not independently reproduced by Kingy.
Player report: vehicle tips #9 ↗
Community vehicle interactions; ammunition and hit conditions may differ.
Player guide: Build a base in ten steps ↗
Pre-launch construction advice; launch prices supersede beta numbers.
Player guide: Running logistics in WARDOGS ↗
Firsthand crate, pallet, loading and unloading instructions from the test period.
Player discussion: How the Hot Zone Drill works ↗
Community description of Drill behavior; exact consumption and timings unresolved.
Player builds: Share your go-to loadout ↗
Player builds from the test period; prices and unlocks need launch reconciliation.
Player builds: Share your loadout ↗
Named weapons, components and quantities in player accounts; approximate whole-kit costs.
Players discuss launch unlock priorities ↗
Role and equipment examples; opinions and unverified player observations.
Steam community: Helicopter Controls FAQ ↗
Community-hosted controls reference; verify bindings against your device.
Players discuss joining friends ↗
Test-period join workaround; does not establish current party functionality.





















