Updated September 21, 2026
WARDOGS Season 1 Changelog Explained
See the official WARDOGS Season 1 XP bands, 14 price changes, 18 unlock moves and the systems or guides affected by the September 9 changelog.
What changed in Season 1?
The September 9 changelog rebalances progression and the economy, then adds reporting, voice, server-browser, graphics, vehicle and stability work. This page summarizes the player-facing decisions instead of reproducing the official note line by line.
The official note says balancing had been designed for short beta tests and was changed for Season 1. It does not state that account progress resets.
XP takes longer through the middle levels
Levels below 6 are unchanged. The largest published percentage increase is at level 20, while the note says the curve flattens from level 35 onward.
| Level | Before | Season 1 | Published difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 25,000 | 35,000 | 40.0% slower |
| 15 | 54,750 | 110,000 | 100.9% slower |
| 20 | 111,500 | 250,000 | 124.2% slower |
| 35 | 416,500 | 500,000 | 20.0% slower |
| 50 | 838,000 | 1,000,000 | 19.3% slower |
Prices and low-value farming changed
The changelog lists 14 price changes across construction, scopes, support equipment, aircraft, ground vehicles and Music Tape H. It also cuts the XP for an air-vehicle player kill and sharply reduces the reward for selling a supply-crate item under $75.
Use the money guide for the full old-to-new price table. The live vendor remains authoritative if another patch changes a value.
Unlocks moved across four tracks
The changelog moves 18 unlocks across Career, Medic, Support and Driver. The largest level increase is Artillery Tank from Career 55 to 90; Heavy Tank moves from Career 35 to Driver 35; Music Tape H moves from Pilot 28 to Driver 23.
A level move establishes access timing, not automatic ownership. Check the item card and current price after reaching the requirement.
| Item | Before | Season 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Artillery Tank | Career 55 | Career 90 |
| Heavy Tank | Career 35 | Driver 35 |
| Music Tape H | Pilot 28 | Driver 23 |
| Kodiak Flatbed | Driver 2 | Driver 10 |
| URAL Covered | Driver 30 | Driver 18 |
| Medic PP-19 50-round drum | Medic 33 | Medic 29 |
Systems and fixes that affect existing guides
Voice now recovers after a failed join, voice reliability under load was improved and a visible communication status was added. Helicopter input damping now applies to every input device. DLSS Frame Generation can be disabled without restarting, the render-target pool is configurable and shadow behavior changed.
Vehicle turrets gained a maximum operator rotation speed; tank-aiming DPI was fixed; several crash paths and a church-roof exploit were addressed. The note does not publish the numeric turret cap or identify the church-roof map.
Sources and further reading
Official WARDOGS Season 1 changelog — September 9, 2026 →
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