WARDOGS Arsenal

Patch and announcement timeline

Season 1 is the baseline every number on this site is measured against. Anything published before the ninth of September describes a build that no longer exists.

9 September 2026

Pre-load opens, Season 1 changelog published

The launch build's balance pass. Level curve slowed between 10 and 20 and flattened from 35 onward; Artillery Tank moved to Career 90 and Heavy Tank from Career to Driver 35; fourteen vendor prices rewritten, four of them downward. Frame generation became toggleable without a restart and shadow quality on high-benchmark machines is clamped to Low rather than disabled. Report tracking added, with reports weighted against repeat and bad-faith reporters.

Changes what is on: Progression, Cost planner, System requirements, Anti-cheat

8 September 2026

Anti-cheat position published

The studio declined to name its anti-cheat product on principle, pointed players at in-game reporting and community-hosted servers, and stated it reserves the right to require Secure Boot from accounts linked to cheaters. Three approved hosting partners opened server pre-orders.

Changes what is on: Anti-cheat and Secure Boot

5 September 2026

Closed beta opened to everyone

The second closed beta became an open beta, running until 08:00 UTC on the Sunday.

Changes what is on: Early Access

14 August 2026

One million wishlists

A scale marker rather than a game change, and the reason the launch-day server picture is worth watching.

11 August 2026

Pre-orders open, Supporter Edition announced

Pre-ordering granted guaranteed closed beta access. The studio stated there would be no monetisation during Early Access beyond the optional Supporter Edition, and lifted the alpha footage NDA.

Changes what is on: Price and editions

7 April 2026

Early Access roadmap

The Black Market, the Vault, and a player skills and challenge system named as the metagame to be built during Early Access.

Changes what is on: Early Access

3 March 2026

Console question answered on camera

Asked about a console release, the studio said it will definitely come to Xbox and PlayStation, that this is the plan, and that it does not know when. This remains the entire published position.

Changes what is on: Console, PS5, Xbox

18 February 2026

Core systems described

The Control Zone rules, the Hot Zone, the persistent cash system, Gold Bars and the Gold Market, the six progression tracks, the three factions, and the Kolchia setting — all set out in one place.

Changes what is on: Control Zone, Cash, Factions

Every announcement above is linked in full on the sources page.