WARDOGS Community Servers, Browser and Hosting Guide

Use the separate Community browser

Patch 0.11 splits the front end into Community and Official browsers. Official-server filters were removed, while Community filtering was made more reliable and gained text search.

Choose the Community browser before searching for a rented or player-run server. Use Show Empty and Show Full in the quick bar when population is part of the decision.

Rejoin with a persistent Community Server ID

Patch 0.11 says Community Server IDs persist between matches and restarts, so the same server can be found again by ID. It also says the ID is longer for security reasons without publishing an exact length.

Copy the full displayed ID instead of shortening it. If an older bookmark or screenshot no longer matches, take the current browser value as authoritative.

Follow the new server-name rules

Patch 0.11 enforces naming requirements intended to keep servers alphabetical regardless of special characters and numbers. It also disallows more than one consecutive space.

Use a plain searchable name and one space between words. The patch notes do not publish every validation rule, so follow the current host form when it rejects a name.

Three approved hosts named on September 8

The September 8 announcement identifies QONZER, BisectHosting and xREALM. These are the named approved partners in that announcement.

What the preorder announcement confirms

The same announcement said community-hosted servers were available to preorder ahead of September 10 Early Access. A preorder announcement does not establish that a server has already been delivered or is running.

For the game’s scheduled release, continue with the Early Access release-date guide below.

Self-hosting and admin tools are separate questions

An approved rental-host list is not a self-hosting installation guide. Do not use the list to infer downloadable server files, supported RCON commands or particular admin controls.

If those features matter to your group, ask for the current published terms before placing an order.

Do not treat announced features as live

The Patch 0.11 notes list Community server favouriting, tiered priority queues, a Message of the Day prompt, improved warmup activities, AFK kicking during seeding disabling and team-switching controls as work still to come.

Do not write instructions for those features until a later official note or the current interface confirms they shipped.

Read the provider terms before ordering

Start with the named partners in the official announcement linked below. Before choosing a plan, compare its region, price and refund terms, and check which administration features that specific offer includes.

The names alone are not a price comparison or a recommendation of one provider over another.