WARDOGS Season 1 Launch Patch Notes

Season 1 replaced the short beta progression curve with the first persistent Early Access economy. The official changelog is long; this page groups the changes by what they mean when you enter the buy menu.

Economy changes

Item	Previous price	Season 1 price
Forward Operating Base	$2,500	$7,500
Large Hammer (vendor)	$1,600	$2,400
Artillery Tank career unlock	$400,000	$500,000
6–10x MRAD scope	$25,000	$40,000
6–10x MOA scope	$30,000	$45,000
Medium Hammer support unlock	$10,000	$25,000
Large Hammer support unlock	$25,000	$75,000
Small armoured supply crate	$5,000	$10,000
Little Bird with miniguns	$25,000	$50,000
Z20 Lakota	$50,000	$35,000
URAL	$50,000	$35,000
Dune Buggy	$35,000	$25,000
Kodiak Flatbed	$15,000	$35,000
Music Tape H	$5,000	$2,500

Progression and unlock moves

Role-track progression is slower from level 6 onward. The official example moves level 6 from 8,750 XP to 9,250 XP, with a larger increase by level 10.

The most consequential unlock moves are:

• Artillery Tank: Career level 55 to level 90.
• Heavy Tank: moved from Career level 35 to Driver level 35.
• Large Hammer: Support level 7 to level 8.
• Little Bird with miniguns: Pilot price doubled to $50,000.
• Z20 Lakota: Pilot price fell to $35,000.
• URAL: Driver level 4 to level 3 and price fell to $35,000.
• Dune Buggy: Driver level 10 to level 8 and price fell to $25,000.
• Kodiak Flatbed: Driver level 2 to level 10 and price rose to $35,000.

Several later Driver unlocks moved earlier: Kodiak Assault to level 6, Large Supply Crate to 16, URAL Covered to 18, URAL Attack to 25, and the minigun Humvee to 30.

Vehicle and gameplay tuning

• The Z20 Lakota received a balance pass and improved pitch response.
• Helicopter input damping now applies across input devices.
• Vehicle turrets have a capped operator rotation speed.
• 155mm, 122mm and flare deployables consume more loadout space.
• A tank-aiming DPI problem was fixed.
• The Z20 Lakota chase-camera rattle was reduced.

These changes make the vehicle guide and the live vendor more useful than beta price lists.

Reliability and interface fixes

Season 1 also shipped fixes for voice reconnection, push-to-talk targeting, server-browser filters, community-server images, frame-generation crashes, shadow-cache hitching and several other crash paths. Reporting now tracks reporter quality and distinguishes confirmed bans more clearly.

Sources

• Official Season 1 changelog on Steam — prices, unlock moves and fixes
• WARDOGS on Steam — current Early Access status