This edition contains 61 individually linked records and 30 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
BULKHEAD: Season 02 is now live — Update 0.2.0 ↗
Source date / review . October 15 official confirmation that Update 0.2.0 is released and servers are back online. No Kingy installed-client or match test.
BULKHEAD: Season 02 patch notes ↗
Source date / review . October 14 official notes, fetched October 15: released weapons, prices, role gates, construction, logistics, controller and vehicle changes. Wager Vendor opens later in Season 02; no current earnings or gameplay test.
BULKHEAD: WARDOGS Season 02 Preview · October 9, 2026 ↗
Source date / review . Official Steam body fetched October 10 UTC. October 15 target; weapons, vehicles, equipment, construction, faction and economy previews. Full notes and maintenance details still planned for next week; no released Season 02 or match test claimed.
WARDOGS players: update broke controllers ↗
Source date / review . Firsthand player report and conflicting Steam Input suggestions; neither cause nor workaround has been reproduced by Kingy.
Quick Tips: How To Unluck Deliberator in Wardogs ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Original creator vendor footage inspected at 0:31–0:32; exact capture build unidentified. The Defibrillator tooltip shows Medic level 11, a 2.6 kg weight label, Medical / Quick Slot classification and a battery requirement. The item remains locked in the example. Narration at 0:23–0:29 describes selecting the specialist slot and Medical tab. No completed purchase, charged-tool use, revival timing or battery capacity was demonstrated in the reviewed footage. Displayed price is excluded from current budget calculations. Original video linked; no media rehosted or Kingy gameplay test.
Strider: Explaining The WARDOGS Starter Weapons ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Creator range footage; exact capture build unidentified. PP-19 Vityaz magazine tooltip checked at 7:03–7:08: 30 rounds, 9×19 mm, PP-19 only, loaded with Standard (FMJ). AMP-9 narration and inventory at 5:41–5:52 show a 20-round magazine occupying one cell. Range entries display zero prices; these do not establish normal vendor costs. No Kingy gameplay test or controlled damage measurement. Linked/embedded original video; no footage rehosted.
Team17: WARDOGS September 2026 press kit ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . Official names of three starter weapons and Littlebird cosmetics; no weapon prices or statistics.
WARDOGS Artillery Calculator: map documentation ↗
Source date / review . Community map registration, coordinate calibration and external map links. Map imagery is excluded from the project MIT license.
Open the community Bakurani map ↗
Source date / review . External community map with pan, zoom and planning tools; maintained by apollyon-sys.
Open the community Ozeti map ↗
Source date / review . External community map with pan, zoom and planning tools; maintained by apollyon-sys.
Open the community Zestafona map ↗
Source date / review . External community map with pan, zoom and planning tools; maintained by apollyon-sys.
PC Gamer: spotting with binoculars ↗
Source date / review . Author reports dozens of beta hours, a $75 binocular purchase, and holding left click to spot. Beta figures may change.
BULKHEAD: IR Goggles & CIWS Balance Hotfix ↗
Source date / review . October 2 publisher notice fetched again from the official Steam API on October 8, 2026. BULKHEAD says IR Rangefinders will leave the vendor as regional servers restart within twelve hours, returning in Season 02 with batteries; CIWS destruction of the Havoc changes from about twelve to six seconds. No new client download or downtime is required for these balance changes. This is publisher-reported behavior, not a Kingy match test or proof that the separate security maintenance completed.
BULKHEAD: Security & Stability Hotfix notice ↗
Source date / review . Official announcement fetched again October 8, 2026. Historical maintenance window: a security and stability hotfix is planned for Friday October 2 at 08:00 UTC, with one hour of expected downtime. The notice does not confirm the hotfix is deployed, provide detailed fixes, or guarantee when service resumes.
BULKHEAD: WARDOGS Update 0.1.2 ↗
Source date / review . September 30 official patch notes fetched October 8, 2026 announce a fix for Windows 11 WD-L020 crashes caused by KB5124010, a DEPLOY choice of Official, Community, Infantry Mode or Low-Level servers, restored Official advanced filters, join/queue status, and server stability changes. Revive validity checks are server-authoritative; vehicle fly-through rewards are capped; buildable destruction rewards scale with construction progress; pallet deposits at FOBs outside the zone pay less. Grenades, smoke and C4 cannot be used from enclosed vehicle seats. The notes also cover daily UTC server restarts and RCON restrictions. Exact new payouts are not given. Maintenance was scheduled for 08:00 UTC; the notice alone is not an installed-client test or proof that every crash or server issue is resolved.
Team17 support: WD-L020 and Windows update KB5124010 ↗
Source date / review . Historical September 23 support notice, rechecked September 29: Team17 was investigating a potential WD-L020 compatibility issue with KB5124010 and offered waiting or optional at-your-own-risk removal. The September 30 Update 0.1.2 notes subsequently report a fix for the KB5124010-caused pattern; this older notice is retained as prior support context.
Microsoft support: KB5124010 preview update ↗
Source date / review . Microsoft identifies KB5124010 as the September 22, 2026 non-security preview cumulative update for Windows 11 24H2, 25H2 and 26H2, with OS builds 26100.9550, 26200.9550 and 26300.9550. Microsoft does not list WARDOGS as a known issue on this page.
Team17 support: WARDOGS crash triage ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Team17’s pinned support thread, posted 12 September and edited 18 September, lists WD-L launch errors and potential checks: verify files, update GPU drivers, repair Elytra, restart, inspect security or virtualization conflicts and other system conditions. These are potential workarounds, not a confirmed root cause or guaranteed fix.
Steam report: repeated crashes after the 15 September update ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Steam displays the post as 14 September, while the author reports installing build 25278619 on 15 September in UTC+8 and records seven crashes on Windows 11 with an RTX 4060 Laptop. Failed crash-report uploads and a bounced support address are also reported. Hardware, build and timing are preserved; comments do not establish a universal cause.
Team17 support: vehicle stutter near the Control Zone ↗
Source date / review . Review date. A 16 September report describes stutter and rubber-banding when vehicles cross the Control Zone, with MH-6 and Quad Bike reported as less affected; Team17 says the reports were sent to the team. This is a reported troubleshooting signal, not a confirmed vehicle or network rule.
Players debate vehicle pressure and counters ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Current community discussion of terrain, anti-vehicle unlocks, Stingrays, mines, C4 and the limits of vehicle-versus-vehicle play. Payouts, shot counts and a universal meta are not independently verified.
Players test low-cost armor counters ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Current comments describe RPG, MAAWS, C4, Stingray and crate-reserve ideas, with conflicting reports about rockets, tracks and vehicle durability. No Kingy gameplay test or fixed damage table.
Steam discussion: ground vehicle balancing ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Player comments report protected Humvee and APC windows and discuss AP, RPGs, mines and C4 as counters. These are player observations with unresolved weapon, angle and armor conditions.
Steam report: stolen vehicles can become inaccessible ↗
Source date / review . Review date. A player reports losing access after locking a stolen helicopter or Kodiak; Team17 says the report was forwarded. This is a troubleshooting signal, not a confirmed vehicle rule.
IceManIsaac: Ultimate WARDOGS Settings Guide ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Launch-era quality and performance comparison. Settings vary by hardware; used as a starting point only. The written guide tells players to measure their own frame-time stability.
Sadow: The Beginner’s Driving Guide ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Launch-era creator driving demonstration. Used for practical handling prompts, not as a current vehicle physics measurement or universal settings recommendation.
WARDOGS Building Community: Advanced Fortification ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Community construction demonstration. Used for layout ideas and logistics checks, not as a verified structure recipe or current-build test.
Steam report: Reload Bug ↗
Source date / review . Ansalem, October 3: after reloading in a firefight the magazine shows full, including on TAB, but the gun has one round. No reply or fix in the thread.
Steam report: Too much reload bug occasion ↗
Source date / review . Fubzilla, October 3: after reloading, the magazine holds one bullet instead of a full load, repeatedly. No reply or fix in the thread.
Steam report: Mag full, reloaded, clicks once and does not fire ↗
Source date / review . October 8 thread title describing a full, reloaded magazine that fires once in a fight. Title read through Steam search; thread body not reviewed.
Steam discussion: mounted weapons stop reloading after keybind changes ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Players report CIWS, TALON, mortar and other mounted-weapon reload failures after remapping inputs. A Team17 support reply says the report was forwarded for investigation. Community workarounds are setup-specific and are not published as a universal fix.
Steam report: controller and input binding problems ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Player reports describe controller remapping and interact-versus-reload conflicts. These are issue reports, not a complete supported-controller matrix or a confirmed current bug boundary.
Players share low-cost recovery activities after losing a kit ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Community discussion of cheap kits, logistics, helicopters, building, medical support and looting after a high-cost death. Exact payouts, item prices and repeatable income rates are not independently verified.
Players discuss what FOBs are for ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Community discussion distinguishes FOB construction and Drill use from APC-linked spawning. The thread is a player question and reply set, not an official spawn specification.
jackfrags: WARDOGS Is Actually Incredible... ↗
Source date / review . Review date. YouTube metadata checked 2026-09-15 shows publication 2026-09-14T13:51:45-07:00 and 656,666 views at check. The description covers making money and flying helicopters. No transcript or frame review was used; this source is launch context, not proof of any exact current control, payout or meta.
JA Guides Gaming: How to Heal Yourself & Teammates in Wardogs ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Original launch-period creator footage; exact capture build and custom bindings unidentified. Transcript: Items tab 0:18, Medical selection and purchase 0:37–0:40, quickslot wheel on 4 at 0:42, right-click self / left-click teammate 0:47–0:55. Visually checked equipped bandage and YOU ARE FULL HEALTH feedback around 0:49. The creator reports no teammate in range; no successful heal or measured health gain is established. Discounted shop displays do not establish normal prices. Original video linked/embedded; no footage rehosted or Kingy gameplay test.
JA Guides Gaming: How to get Armor in Wardogs ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . Publication date. Screenshot-based community walkthrough of buying and repacking magazines. Beta interface, not independently reproduced by Kingy.
Players explain buying a loaded magazine ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . 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 ↗
Source date / review . Dated beta discussion. Includes R to rotate a dragged item and equipment in backpack quickslots. Conflicting enemy-revive claims are excluded.
Espresso: 14 Best Ways to Make Money Easily ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Launch-era economy guide. Earning claims are community advice; current payouts are not measured and official announcements remain the source for balance changes.
IceManIsaac: Ultimate WARDOGS Settings Guide ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Launch-era quality and performance comparison. Settings vary by hardware; the written guide stays generic and instructs players to measure their own frame-time stability.
WARDOGS Building Community: How To Build, Advanced Fortification ↗
Source date / review . Review date. Community construction demonstration. Tactical inspiration, not a verified structure recipe or current-build test.
Team17: WARDOGS | Launch Trailer ↗
Source date / review . Official launch-era overview. A trailer is marketing media; it is not evidence of game rules or values.
WARDOGS on Steam ↗
Source date / review . Steam store fetched October 8, 2026: Early Access released September 10, 2026; full-release date not established. Official description: objective, starting cash, persistence, Hot Zone and systems.
BULKHEAD: 3 Million Sales + Golden Joystick Awards ↗
Source date / review . October 8 recheck of the September 26 sales, awards and community-highlights announcement. It says Season 02 work continues but supplies no live feature or balance changes. This historical source-screen result predates the September 30 Update 0.1.2 notes; sales and player-count figures are release context only.
BULKHEAD: Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog ↗
Source date / review . September 9 launch changelog fetched again from the official Steam API October 8, 2026. Launch changes to vendor prices, progression tracks and XP; not a complete item database.
BULKHEAD: Launch Stability Hotfix #1 ↗
Source date / review . Launch client stability and access changes.
BULKHEAD: Steam announcements ↗
Source date / review . Includes September 12 announcement of maintenance and Patch 0.11 scheduled for September 14.
BULKHEAD: Scheduled Maintenance & Patch 0.11 ↗
Source date / review . September 12 Patch 0.11 announcement fetched October 8, 2026. It separates Official and Community server lists, adds text search and filter improvements, makes community server IDs persistent and longer, grants a time-limited community-server cash bonus, and lists fixes and future community-server work. It does not publish exact deployable slot sizes or a vehicle damage table.
Steam discussion: Community server list empty after Patch 0.11 ↗
Source date / review . Steam discussion rechecked September 27. A player reported that Official servers appeared while the Community list remained empty, despite resetting filters, changing regions, refreshing, clearing the download cache, verifying files and reinstalling; a valid Community Server ID did join. On September 18, the same player reported that the list appeared after manually moving filter sliders (especially cash/reward bounds) and selecting all three European regions instead of automatic selection, but could not identify which change mattered. This is one community report, not an official diagnosis or a reproduced universal repair.
Player report: Daily WARDOGS tips #10 ↗
Source date / review . Launch-period community tips; not independently reproduced by Kingy.
Player report: vehicle tips #9 ↗
Source date / review . Community vehicle interactions; ammunition and hit conditions may differ.
Player guide: Build a base in ten steps ↗
Source date / review . Pre-launch construction advice; launch prices supersede beta numbers.
Player guide: Running logistics in WARDOGS ↗
Source date / review . Firsthand crate, pallet, loading and unloading instructions from the test period.
Player discussion: How the Hot Zone Drill works ↗
Source date / review . Community description of Drill behavior; exact consumption and timings unresolved.
Player builds: Share your go-to loadout ↗
Source date / review . Player builds from the test period; prices and unlocks need launch reconciliation.
Player builds: Share your loadout ↗
Source date / review . Named weapons, components and quantities in player accounts; approximate whole-kit costs.
Players discuss launch unlock priorities ↗
Source date / review . Role and equipment examples; opinions and unconfirmed player observations.
Steam community: Helicopter Controls FAQ ↗
Source date / review . Community-hosted controls reference; verify bindings against your device.
Players discuss joining friends ↗
Source date / review . Test-period join workaround; does not establish current party functionality.