WARDOGS Season 2 is live: what changed on 15 October

WARDOGS Season 2 went live on 15 October 2026. BULKHEAD published the patch notes and the trailer on 14 October. The complete Season 2 patch notes list every change; this page covers the ones that matter most.

Launch: official servers were down for maintenance from 08:00 to 09:30 UTC on 15 October, followed by a Steam update. Expect a long login queue on launch day.

From the game files: every price, unlock, weapon damage, armor and build cost that changed since Season 1 is listed, with the old and the new value, on What changed in Season 2.

New weapons#

Each comes with new optics, muzzles, magazines or bipods. The Mosin gets its own PU 91/30 scope.

New attachments: Compact P-1 Red Dot, Leatherwood ART II, Cross Rifle Muzzle Brake, Clutch Lok Muzzle Brake, SRD762TI-QD, SL7i-BL Suppressor, .30 Cal SS Phosphate Muzzle Brake, .30 Cal Steel Black Flash Hider, TCX-SPR 28 RND Magazine, PP-19 Bizon 53 RND Magazine, M14 10 RND Magazine, M14 20 RND Magazine, M14 30 RND Magazine, Evo-3 Ultra 50 RND Box, M14 Bipod, Evo-3 Ultra Bipod. Also new in the game files: Vehicle Smoke.

New vehicles and gear#

• Wolf-110 and Wolf-110 [M2 Browning]: a fast light transport, and the same with a ring-mounted M2.
• T-72B3: a main battle tank, slower than the L2A6 but cheaper.
• Flakpanzer Gepard: an anti-air vehicle.
• Molotov Cocktail: sets an area on fire; rain weakens the flames.
• New buildables: MG Nest, Large Shelter and Wooden Step.

Rain#

• Surfaces, vehicles and players get wet; rain sounds different indoors, under cover and in vehicles.
• Thunder is heard by everyone at the same moment and masks footsteps.
• Spotting range is shorter in the rain.

Damage and armor#

High-calibre rounds lose base damage on every weapon that fires them, vehicle guns included.

Sniper rifles get more hit-location damage to keep their one-shot role.

• The Level 4 Helmet muffles audio, narrows your view and fogs up while sprinting.
• The Infrared Range Finder now runs on batteries: uses the Battery or the High Capacity Battery.
• Parachutes open later and punish last-second pulls.
• The MGL-40, MP5 and Super-45 are weaker.

In the game files vs the patch notes

• The 12 Gauge Suppressor cost $1,040 before the patch, not $1,225 as the notes say.
• Slug damage against armor uses one flat modifier for every armor level: −13% → −30%, not a per-level scale.
• The Bow against Level 1 and Level 2 armor is unchanged.
• The CIWS takes 2.5× longer to kill the Spawn Vehicle (the notes say 2.25×).
• Calibre damage also depends on the weapon class: assault rifles .308 ×0.75 and 7.62 ×0.88; DMRs .308 ×0.85 and 7.62x54 ×0.80; LMGs .308 ×0.75 and 7.62x54 ×0.75.

Building#

Drill rigs need more fuel and stay active for less time. Hammers no longer breach doors and gates; the Halligan Bar breaches both.

Prices#

Purchased vehicles now have private inventories by default.

Progression#

• Reaching role level 20 takes less than half the Season 1 playtime.
• Assault gets C4 and the Molotov; Medic gets the Medical Bag at level 14.
• Recon gets the M14, Support the Evo-3 Ultra and the PKM at level 15, Driver the new tanks.
• Logistics pays less per run but adds delivery streaks for consecutive runs.

Lonestar and fair play#

Season 2 only: Lonestar gets a cash and XP win bonus plus teamplay multipliers.

Update 15 Oct: BULKHEAD removed the Lonestar cash and XP bonus in a backend update the same evening. What changed.

• All faction spawns on Bakurani were moved.
• The losing team gets 20% off at vendors when it trails second place by 40 points.
• Team kills: the victim votes to punish or forgive.
• Team switching is restricted once a team leads by more than 10 points.
• Official servers kick players with high ping, by region.
• A Wager vendor, where you bet cash on your own performance, opens later in the season.

Source#

• WARDOGS | Season 02 Patch Notes, BULKHEAD on Steam, 14 October 2026.
• WARDOGS Season 2 trailer on YouTube.