Pre-Load Live & Season 1 ChangelogOfficial patch notes · Sep 9, 2026
Levelling slows around levels 10–20 and the curve flattens from 35 onward; the median player (20–25 hours) sits around level 20. Each season has a different XP curve with a different item order.
What changed in Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog
Official69 changes grouped the way the developer grouped them.
Voice chat
- Fixed voice chat cutting out permanently after a failed join.
- Improved voice reliability under load, with a visible communication status.
Exploits
- Fixed an exploit that let players reach an unintended position on the church roof.
Moderation
- Added a new report tracking system.
- Reports are now weighted, so repeat and bad-faith reporters carry less influence.
- Cheater bans are announced in the server when match termination is off.
- The kicked-from-server message only appears if you were actually banned.
Performance & stability
- DLSS Frame Generation can be toggled without a restart, and the render target pool is configurable.
- Fewer shadow cache refreshes, which means less hitching.
- Fixed two frame generation crashes.
- More detailed GPU crash reports.
- Removed a legacy graphics dependency.
- High benchmark scores now clamp shadow quality to Low instead of turning shadows off.
- Several crash fixes (network calls, chatbox tooltip, buildables, weapons firing after their owner left).
- Dropped items no longer affect navigation.
Server browser
- Reworked server browser filtering.
- Fixed community server images scaling incorrectly.
- The Host a server button links straight to the hosting page.
Gameplay & vehicles
- Z20 Lakota balance pass and a fix for its sluggish pitch.
- Helicopter input damping now applies to every input device.
- Vehicle turrets now have a maximum operator rotation speed.
- 155mm, 122mm and flare deployables take up more room in your loadout.
- Fixed a DPI issue affecting tank aiming.
- Z20 Lakota chase-camera rotation rattle reduced by 6 dB.
Other economy changes
- The supply-crate purchase curve was rescaled from 25–250 down to 1–200.
XP curve changes
OfficialCumulative role-track XP per level: level 10 went from 25,000 to 35,000, level 20 from 111,500 to 250,000 and level 50 from 838,000 to 1,000,000.
| Level | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv 6 | 8,750 | 9,250 | +500 (+6%) |
| Lv 10 | 25,000 | 35,000 | +10,000 (+40%) |
| Lv 15 | 54,750 | 110,000 | +55,250 (+101%) |
| Lv 20 | 111,500 | 250,000 | +138,500 (+124%) |
| Lv 25 | 192,000 | 325,000 | +133,000 (+69%) |
| Lv 30 | 293,750 | 400,000 | +106,250 (+36%) |
| Lv 35 | 416,500 | 500,000 | +83,500 (+20%) |
| Lv 40 | 551,250 | 650,000 | +98,750 (+18%) |
| Lv 45 | 689,500 | 800,000 | +110,500 (+16%) |
| Lv 50 | 838,000 | 1,000,000 | +162,000 (+19%) |
Levels below 6 are unchanged. Values are cumulative role-track XP, following the changelog's wording (Level 10: 25,000 to 35,000).
XP value changes
Official| Action | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player kill with an air vehicle | 300 | 250 | −50 |
| Supply-crate item sold for under $75 | 25 | 1 | −24 |
Unlock cost and price changes
Official14 changes. More expensive: Forward Operating Base, Large Hammer, Artillery Tank, 6-10x MRAD scope, 6-10x MOA scope, Medium Hammer, Large Hammer, Small armoured supply crate, Little Bird with miniguns, Kodiak Flatbed. Cheaper: Z20 Lakota, URAL, Dune Buggy, Music Tape H.
| Item | Track | Type | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Operating Base | Vendor | Vendor price | 2,500 | 7,500 | +200% |
| Large Hammer | Vendor | Vendor price | 1,600 | 2,400 | +50% |
| Artillery Tank | WARDOG | Unlock cost | 400,000 | 500,000 | +25% |
| 6-10x MRAD scope | Recon | Unlock cost | 25,000 | 40,000 | +60% |
| 6-10x MOA scope | Recon | Unlock cost | 30,000 | 45,000 | +50% |
| Medium Hammer | Support | Unlock cost | 10,000 | 25,000 | +150% |
| Large Hammer | Support | Unlock cost | 25,000 | 75,000 | +200% |
| Small armoured supply crate | Pilot | Unlock cost | 5,000 | 10,000 | +100% |
| Little Bird with miniguns | Pilot | Unlock cost | 25,000 | 50,000 | +100% |
| Z20 Lakota | Pilot | Unlock cost | 50,000 | 35,000 | -30% |
| URAL | Driver | Unlock cost | 50,000 | 35,000 | -30% |
| Dune Buggy | Driver | Unlock cost | 35,000 | 25,000 | -29% |
| Kodiak Flatbed | Driver | Unlock cost | 15,000 | 35,000 | +133% |
| Music Tape H | Driver | Unlock cost | 5,000 | 2,500 | -50% |
Values exactly as published. Career in the notes is today's WARDOG track; Vendor rows are Equipment Vendor prices.
Unlock level changes
Official18 items moved. Earlier: Sports Parachute, Large Backpack, 7.62x54mm AP, 5.56mm AP, Deagle, PP-19 50 round drum magazine, URAL, Kodiak Assault, Dune Buggy, Large Supply Crate, URAL Covered, URAL Attack, Humvee with minigun. Later: Artillery Tank, Large Hammer, Kodiak Flatbed.
| Item | Track | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Parachute | WARDOG | Lv 36 | Lv 35 | 1 level earlier |
| Large Backpack | WARDOG | Lv 56 | Lv 55 | 1 level earlier |
| 7.62x54mm AP | WARDOG | Lv 83 | Lv 82 | 1 level earlier |
| 5.56mm AP | WARDOG | Lv 85 | Lv 83 | 2 levels earlier |
| Deagle | WARDOG | Lv 90 | Lv 85 | 5 levels earlier |
| Artillery Tank | WARDOG | Lv 55 | Lv 90 | 35 levels later |
| PP-19 50 round drum magazine | Medic | Lv 33 | Lv 29 | 4 levels earlier |
| Large Hammer | Support | Lv 7 | Lv 8 | 1 level later |
| URAL | Driver | Lv 4 | Lv 3 | 1 level earlier |
| Kodiak Assault | Driver | Lv 8 | Lv 6 | 2 levels earlier |
| Dune Buggy | Driver | Lv 10 | Lv 8 | 2 levels earlier |
| Kodiak Flatbed | Driver | Lv 2 | Lv 10 | 8 levels later |
| Large Supply Crate | Driver | Lv 20 | Lv 16 | 4 levels earlier |
| URAL Covered | Driver | Lv 30 | Lv 18 | 12 levels earlier |
| Music Tape H | Driver | Pilot Lv 28 | Lv 23 | moved track |
| URAL Attack | Driver | Lv 40 | Lv 25 | 15 levels earlier |
| Humvee with minigun | Driver | Lv 35 | Lv 30 | 5 levels earlier |
| Heavy Tank | Driver | WARDOG Lv 35 | Lv 35 | moved track |
Levels are as published; where the notes name another track (for example Pilot 28), the item moved to this track.
Source
Summarised from the developer's official Steam announcement published on Sep 9, 2026. Numbers are copied as published; item names link to our pages where we could match them.
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The Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog was published on Sep 9, 2026 and lists 69 changes. They cover Voice chat, Exploits, Moderation, Performance & stability, Server browser, Gameplay & vehicles, starting with: Fixed voice chat cutting out permanently after a failed join. Levelling slows around levels 10–20 and the curve flattens from 35 onward; the median player (20–25 hours) sits around level 20. Each season has a different XP curve with a different item order. It rewrote the role-track XP curve: level 10 now needs 35,000 XP instead of 25,000, level 20 250,000 instead of 111,500, and level 50 1,000,000 instead of 838,000. It also changed the XP value of 2 actions. 14 unlock costs or vendor prices changed; more expensive: Forward Operating Base, Large Hammer, Artillery Tank, 6-10x MRAD scope, 6-10x MOA scope, Medium Hammer, Large Hammer, Small armoured supply crate, Little Bird with miniguns, Kodiak Flatbed; cheaper: Z20 Lakota, URAL, Dune Buggy, Music Tape H. 18 items moved to a different unlock level; earlier: Sports Parachute, Large Backpack, 7.62x54mm AP, 5.56mm AP, Deagle, PP-19 50 round drum magazine, URAL, Kodiak Assault, Dune Buggy, Large Supply Crate, URAL Covered, URAL Attack, Humvee with minigun; later: Artillery Tank, Large Hammer, Kodiak Flatbed. All values are copied from the official Steam post, linked below.
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Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog FAQ
What changed in WARDOGS Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog?
69 changes across Voice chat, Exploits, Moderation, Performance & stability, Server browser, Gameplay & vehicles. The first listed is: Fixed voice chat cutting out permanently after a failed join.
When was Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog released?
The developer published it on Steam on Sep 9, 2026.
How did Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog change the XP curve?
It raised the cumulative XP for 10 role-track levels: level 10 went from 25,000 to 35,000, level 20 from 111,500 to 250,000 and level 50 from 838,000 to 1,000,000.
Which unlock costs changed in Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog?
14 changes. More expensive: Forward Operating Base, Large Hammer, Artillery Tank, 6-10x MRAD scope, 6-10x MOA scope, Medium Hammer, Large Hammer, Small armoured supply crate, Little Bird with miniguns, Kodiak Flatbed. Cheaper: Z20 Lakota, URAL, Dune Buggy, Music Tape H.
Which items unlock at a different level after Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog?
18 items moved. Earlier: Sports Parachute, Large Backpack, 7.62x54mm AP, 5.56mm AP, Deagle, PP-19 50 round drum magazine, URAL, Kodiak Assault, Dune Buggy, Large Supply Crate, URAL Covered, URAL Attack, Humvee with minigun. Later: Artillery Tank, Large Hammer, Kodiak Flatbed.
Where can I read the official Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog notes?
On the WARDOGS Steam news page; the Source section of this page links straight to the post from Sep 9, 2026.