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Fortifications and Structures - Version 4 vs Version 5
Oct 14, 2026, 11:30 AM
Removed repeated links to the same article in the body text
Oct 16, 2026, 06:24 PM
Added the Season 2 building changes: the three new buildables with their hammers and costs, the build cost table, build speed, emplacement and drill rig changes, and newly named structures
11Building is one of the three things WARDOGS is built on, alongside the objective and the economy, and it is the one the game explains least. A player who buys a forward operating base without knowing what a hammer is will put walls up and wonder what they were for. This page covers the tools and the catalogue; the strategic picture is under Base Building and Destruction.22The developers have published the hammers, the forward operating base and the deployable munitions by name, in their own patch notes and store copy. The fuller structure list below is documented by players from the launch build. Where that is the case it is said so.3+The developers have published the hammers, the forward operating base and the deployable munitions by name, and the Season 2 patch notes of 14 October 2026 added build costs for much of the catalogue. The structure table below was first documented by players from the launch build; where the studio has since named an entry, that is said.44The Three Hammers66Construction runs through a hammer, and there are three tiers of them. Each tier unlocks everything below it and adds its own options, and the higher tiers also build faster. Both the Medium and Large Hammers are bought, and the Large Hammer sits in two places at once: it unlocks on the Support track and is also sold by a vendor, at separate prices.88HammerSeason 1 priceWhat it addsSmall HammerNot publishedBasic infantry protection: sandbag walls, barbed wire, simple barriers, small barrier blocks and observation structuresMedium Hammer$25,000 on the Support trackEverything above plus doors, gates, larger barrier walls, loudspeakers and the pieces needed for a proper perimeterLarge Hammer$75,000 on the Support track, $2,400 from a vendorHeavy construction and the weapon emplacements: bunkers, recon towers, heavy walls, indirect fire shelters, mortars, anti-air and repair and refuel stations, plus drill rigs1010Both the Large Hammer vendor price and the forward operating base vendor price were raised when Season 1 opened, which the studio said it did specifically so that buying either would be more of a choice. The Medium Hammer went from $10,000 to $25,000 and the Large Hammer from $25,000 to $75,000 on the Support track in the same pass.1111The Forward Operating Base1414The forward operating base is the anchor everything else hangs off. It is bought from a vendor rather than unlocked on a progression track, and its price rose from $2,500 to $7,500 at the start of Season 1. A base supplies the structures around it, and the supply types are not interchangeable: fuel in particular is what powers a drill, so a base with a drill rig and no fuel is an expensive ornament.1616Named Structures1818The structures below are named by players from the launch build. They are grouped by what they do rather than by hammer tier, since the tier that unlocks each one is not published for every entry.2020CategoryStructuresInfantry coverSandbags, barbed wire, hedgehogs, small and large barrier walls, heavy wallsPerimeterDoors, gates, bunkersObservationRecon towersIndirect fireL81 Mortar, indirect fire sheltersAnti-airAnti-air systems, surface to air missile systems, a close-in weapon systemLogisticsRepair stations, refuel stations, supply cratesObjectiveDrill rigsCommunicationLoudspeakers, used to broadcast faction propaganda22-One entry in that table has since appeared in the studio's own text. A balance hotfix on 2 October 2026 named the CIWS, the close-in weapon system, and set it to destroy the Havoc in around 6 seconds instead of 12, after the studio said it had overcorrected in the patch before.22+Many entries in that table now appear in the studio's own text. A balance hotfix on 2 October 2026 named the CIWS, the close-in weapon system, and set it to destroy the Havoc in around 6 seconds instead of 12, after the studio said it had overcorrected in the patch before. The Season 2 notes then named the Vanguard CIWS, the Talon 9K-SAM, the L81 Mortar, the Stingray, the Hot Zone Magnet, the Bremmer wall, the crow's nest, the air raid shelter, the bunker, doors, gates, tank traps, barbed wire, sandbags, foundations, the repair and refuel station and the Drill Rig.2323Mortars and Indirect Fire2525The L81 Mortar is the shorter ranged half of the game's indirect fire, covering the ground the Artillery Tank cannot reach. Players report a range of up to roughly 700 metres, up to three shells loaded at a time, an ammunition cost of 30 supplies per shell, and a build cost of around 91 building supplies. Those are observed values rather than published ones.26+The L81 Mortar is the shorter ranged half of the game's indirect fire, covering the ground the Artillery Tank cannot reach. Players report a range of up to roughly 700 metres, up to three shells loaded at a time, an ammunition cost of 30 supplies per shell, and a build cost of around 91 building supplies. Those are observed values rather than published ones, and the build cost in particular is out of date: the Season 2 notes give the mortar's build cost as 150 supplies in Season 1 and 600 from Season 2.2727Because the game gives map coordinates, players range mortars by arithmetic rather than by walking rounds onto a target: marking the gun and the target, taking the difference in each axis, and treating the two as the sides of a right angle triangle. The advantage is not accuracy so much as concealment, since a ranging shot tells every enemy on the map roughly where the gun is.2929Deployable Munitions3131Separately from built structures, players can carry deployable munitions: 155mm and 122mm rounds and flares. All three were changed at the start of Season 1 to take up more room in a loadout, which made carrying them a real trade against the rest of a kit rather than a free addition.3333Tearing Structures Down3535Everything on this page can be destroyed, and the effort varies enormously by structure and by tool. Players have measured heavy barrier walls as taking several times the explosives that a gate does, with fragmentation grenades and grenade launchers being poor choices against anything substantial. The counterpart to building, and the weapons used for it, are covered under Base Building and Destruction and Loadouts and Arsenal.3737Update 0.1.2 on 30 September 2026 changed two things about tearing structures down. Critical spots on buildables no longer reappear in the place a player has just hit, get pushed into corners or jump to the far side of a structure; they now favour a spot the player can reach from where they stand. Rewards for destroying a buildable now scale with how far it had been built, so destroying a freshly placed schematic no longer pays in full.3939Announced for Season 240+Season 2 Building Changes4141The Season 2 preview, for a season scheduled to start on 15 October 2026, announces three new buildables. Which hammer builds each, and what they cost, had not been published as of 14 October 2026.42+Season 2, which went live on 15 October 2026, added three buildables and made a full pass on build costs, build speed and durability, aimed at making structures a considered investment rather than something to spam. The studio said the Talon, Mortar and Drill Rig were rebalanced to be slower to build and more expensive to keep active, without removing creative strategies or putting hard limits on what players can do.4343BuildableAnnounced descriptionMG NestA manned M2 Browning emplacementLarge ShelterA large metal shelter for covering key assets or keeping the rain offWooden StepA step, made of wood44+BuildableDescriptionBuilt withBuild supply costMG NestA manned M2 Browning emplacementLarge Hammer650Large ShelterA large metal shelter for covering key assets or keeping the rain offMedium Hammer and above250Wooden StepA step, made of woodSmall Hammer and aboveNot listed4545The shelter's description ties into the season's new rain weather preset, which the studio says interacts with damaged and destroyed structures.46+The shelter's description ties into the season's rain weather preset, which comes through roofs that have been destroyed.4747Build Costs49+Costs are in building supplies. Destroying a buildable now pays cash equal to its build supply cost, scaled by how far it had been built.51+StructureSeason 1Season 2Wood BaseNot listed15Bremmer wall1532Door2280Gate85200Large ShelterNew250Air raid shelter, bunker and crow's nest100200L81 Mortar150600Stingray150650MG NestNew650Talon 9K-SAM1,000650Vanguard CIWS1,5001,200Hot Zone Magnet2,2502,75053+Build Speed54+The Medium Hammer contributes less per swing.Critical spots give a smaller bonus than before.The Large Hammer's build rate per swing is unchanged.56+Weapon Emplacements58+The Talon's reload rose from 2 to 5 seconds, and its restock from munition supplies from 50 to 200.The Mortar's restock from munition supplies rose from 75 to 150, to cut the shots per pallet drop-off, and a new firing animation, with the shell dropped into the tube as it fires, slows its rate of fire.CIWS cannon damage against structures was retuned: it now shreds light cover and struggles against heavy fortifications.The Vanguard CIWS takes 2.25 times longer to destroy the Spawn Vehicle.60+Drill Rigs62+Drill rigs need 2,000 fuel to activate (was 1,500), run for a maximum of 300 seconds rather than 375, which the studio says matches the capturable towers, hold up to 10,000 fuel (was 7,500), and have a substantially longer cooldown after spawning, so a destroyed rig cannot be replaced at once. See Towers and Drills.64+Other Changes66+Barbed wire and sandbags can be placed on top of Bremmer walls.Barbed wire no longer pays cash or XP for kills.Foundations fit properly against slopes, stairs and walls.Unfinished buildables collapse as soon as they lose a support instead of floating.Tank traps can only be placed on a defined set of surfaces.Doors and gates can no longer be breached with a hammer, while the Halligan Bar can now breach both.68+Building for the Fight You Are Having4970The practical advice players give each other is to build against the problem in front of them rather than to a template. Enemy helicopters call for anti-air, enemy armour for defensive positions and anti-vehicle planning, an assault on an enemy position for mortar support, and vehicles that keep running dry or coming back damaged for refuel and repair stations. If the Hot Zone is far away and the team wants it closer, that is what a drill rig is for, as covered under Towers and Drills.5172The other consistent piece of advice is to protect the expensive structures. A drill rig or an anti-air system sitting in the most exposed part of a base is a purchase waiting to be deleted.