WARDOGS Season 3 patch notes

Season 3 is scheduled for 12 November 2026, with maintenance from 13:00 to 15:00 UTC (14:00–16:00 in Amsterdam). The two-hour window is an estimate, not a server-status guarantee. Seasons will last roughly three months; progression starts more slowly, with increasing weekly catch-up XP and vendor discounts for lower-level players, per role.

Sabatulo adds streets, high-rise buildings and vertical combat around a hospital, pool, power station and river embankment. These are announced landmarks; this briefing does not invent exact objective or loot coordinates. Use cover and check upper floors rather than treating an open street as a clear approach.

Limited Mode restricts vendor stock to earlier equipment: no HP/AP ammunition, Level 3/4 armour, attack vehicles, CIWS, Stingray, MG Nest, Drill Rig or anti-tank mines. Progression and cash still carry between modes. Check the server browser for its actual rules. Shared armour, packs, vests and parachutes gain unlocks across role tracks; role-adjacent equipment can unlock earlier on its own role. The notes do not supply every alternate level.

The Infrared Range Finder is removed from the vendor pending a redesign. Assault-rifle torso damage returns to Season 1 scaling and LMG torso scaling matches it: upper torso +13%, middle/lower +3% relative to Season 2, with armour reduction unchanged. TCX-SPR recoil and lateral drift are reduced; Compound Bow arrow speed rises 50%. DMRs are announced at two unarmoured body hits or one unhelmeted headshot; limb damage is unchanged. SVD, BMR-308 and M14 need fewer armoured body hits and two Level 3 helmet headshots. These are patch claims, not a replacement complete damage matrix.

Molotov fire can ignite players and force them to drop the held item; its damage against heavy armour and armoured vehicles is reduced. The Halligan Bar can force enemy supply crates open for a random item. Basic Parachute becomes a slower emergency chute, with activation restricted near the ground: effective above about 100 m, potentially survivable above 60 m with a fast reaction. Sport Parachute improves turning, glide, dive and flare; effective above about 60 m, potentially survivable above 40 m. These approximate heights do not guarantee survival.

Wheeled vehicles roll downhill off-throttle; Ural and Humvee gain traction, while excessive downhill speeds reduce grip. Ural reverse speed is capped at forward speed. Mounted miniguns gain infantry multipliers; Littlebird cockpit occupants gain protection. AH-6R uses less stable 70 mm rockets with unchanged stated damage. CIWS rounds damage each vehicle section once per round, with vehicle damage retuned; its maximum elevation falls from 65° to 60°. Tanks resist grenades better. No new full armour or weapon-damage table is provided.

Supply crates can no longer be placed inside safe zones. Approximate safe drop heights fall to 35 m for ordinary and armoured crates, and 40 m for pallets. Speed and impact still matter; the published guidance says drops around these heights remain possible at up to about 80 km/h. Armoured crates retain ballistic/explosive protection, not an extra fall-height allowance. Vehicles other than Bobcat can flatten box hedges; tanks and artillery can destroy stone walls.

The WARDOG and role progression changes are separate from purchase prices. Shared unlocks should no longer require switching roles to rush a combined level. Exact new XP checkpoints and every per-role alternative remain unrecorded. Tank levels are reported as ranges, not exact per-tank assignments.

The losing-faction vendor discount now compares against first place. Destroying a vehicle with your own vehicle within 1,000 m of a control zone earns the full zone reward; air-vehicle kill streak rewards return. Fuel that activates a FOB drill and parachuting into an enemy FOB gain rewards. Low-value crate drops and pallets outside friendly FOBs pay less. The Wager Vendor is withdrawn for redesign.

Official-server ping limits rise to 250; community admins retain their own limits. Community play gains a small cash bonus and configurable server rules. Limited servers and favourites appear in the redesigned browser. Squad invites and join requests queue up to five each. Helicopter passengers see ground clearance; Steam recordings gain kill, revive and give-up timeline events. During seeding, free unarmed vehicles spawn and are cleared at match start.

The notes address downed-body and death-bag ownership, unsupported build pieces, MG Nest repair, TCX-SPR prone recoil, vehicle hit credit, tank collision and transport repairs. Grenade-launcher hits on tanks are corrected to three for tracks and five to six for engines. Map fixes cover terrain/collision, doors, vehicle spawns and destruction. Low-end shadow settings are restricted to intended hardware, and Global Illumination is exposed only under Overkill. Check the official notes for the complete platform and graphics list.

Movember adds a temporary growing moustache cosmetic and a permanent scoreboard badge, with profits supporting the charity. Season 3 Twitch Drops require linked accounts and claimed rewards; the published milestones run from 15 minutes to 15 hours. Existing owners do not pay the planned $5 Early Access price increase announced for 28 January. These commercial and reward announcements are separate from equipment purchase and unlock costs.