Wardogs Wipe: What Resets in Season 2 and What You Keep

Wardogs Season 2 starts on October 15, 2026, Bulkhead announced on Steam on September 22. No launch time has been given. That announcement does not describe the wipe itself; going by Bulkhead’s earlier statements and Dexerto’s wiki, cash, Career and role levels and XP reset when a season ends, leftover cash turns into Gold Bars, and Gold Bars and the cosmetics bought with them stay.

Wardogs Season 2 start date and wipe timing

Bulkhead posted the WARDOGS | Season 02 Teaser on Steam on September 22, 2026. The full text is three lines: “WARDOGS Season 02 is coming.”, the date “15th October 2026” and “Stay tuned for more details.” The description of the same teaser on Bulkhead’s YouTube channel carries the same date. Neither gives a clock time, so there is nothing to convert into other time zones yet.

From the September 10 launch to October 15 is 35 days, so Season 1 runs about five weeks, a little longer than the “month” Brammer gave Insider Gaming. The date comes from Bulkhead’s own post; the day count is our arithmetic. Brammer’s September 18 post on X, which PCGamesN reported, says he had already played the Season 2 build. Bulkhead’s September 26 Steam post promises more information the following week, so the launch time and patch notes may arrive before the wipe does. BULKHEAD’s October 9 preview lists the new weapons and vehicles; see our Season 2 weapons and vehicles guide.

What the Wardogs wipe resets and what you keep

Bulkhead has explained the wipe in videos, interviews and posts on X rather than in a single written rules page, and the Season 02 announcement does not repeat those rules. The table combines Bulkhead’s statements with Dexerto’s Wardogs wiki, which published a wipe explainer on September 22, 2026 and a Season 2 page that calls this the game’s first progression wipe. Where neither source covers an item, it says so.

Wardogs cash at the end of Season 1

Cash is the balance in the top-right corner of your HUD, and Bulkhead’s official site says it “persists from match to match.” It does not persist across seasons. Polygon’s April 7, 2026 report on Bulkhead’s Early Access video says any cash left at the end of a season is automatically converted into Gold Bars, so newer players are not at a financial disadvantage.

Our Wardogs money guide covers how that balance is earned in Season 1. Going by Bulkhead’s video as Polygon reported it, the wipe changes what the pile is worth at the end: spent cash becomes gear you used, and unspent cash becomes Gold Bars.

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Wardogs levels and unlocks after the wipe

Progress is tracked on the account-wide Career track and on separate role tracks such as Medic, Support, Driver, Pilot and Recon. Unlocks sit at a level on a track and, for the bigger items, carry a cash price too. The Season 1 changelog moved the Artillery Tank to Career level 90 at $500,000 and the Heavy Tank to Driver level 35, for example. The community-run Dexerto wiki lists levels as resetting at the wipe, and when they reset, those gates close again. Our breakdown of how long every class takes to reach 50 has the Season 1 total across all six tracks.

The same changelog says “Each season we will have a different XP curve with different item orders.” Brammer went further in a September 12 reply on X: each season Bulkhead will “change the order of progression and implement new weapons and vehicles etc. We will also rotate out existing ones.” So the Season 2 unlock list is not guaranteed to match Season 1, and a Season 1 item may not come back at all. Bulkhead has not published the Season 2 list. No source we found says an unlock you paid for in Season 1 survives the wipe, so plan on earning it again.

For how the Season 1 curve is shaped, including where Bulkhead slowed it down, see the Season 1 leveling guide.

What is new in Wardogs Season 2: confirmed and not confirmed

Bulkhead has confirmed the date and nothing else about Season 2’s content in writing. Brammer’s September 12 reply above is the only first-party statement on what a new season brings: new weapons and vehicles, a new progression order, and some existing items rotated out. Everything else in circulation comes from press and players reading the teaser. The table sorts it.

The infantry quote comes from Brammer’s September 23 post, covered by GamesRadar+; in it he says Bulkhead had left infantry servers to the community and is “not seeing enough of them”, and that he is “Excited for seasons two and three”. The jets line is in the Early Access section of the WARDOGS Steam page. Neither attaches a feature to October 15.

Do Wardogs Gold Bars survive the wipe?

Yes. Gold Bars are the currency built to survive it. Bulkhead’s February 18, 2026 Steam post calls them “the endgame currency used to obtain cosmetic unlocks.” Dexerto’s Gold Bars page says they are “permanently tied to your account” while cash resets every season.

There are two ways to get them: exchange cash yourself during the season, or let the wipe convert what is left. The exchange rate moves daily, according to both Polygon and Dexerto. Bulkhead has not said which day’s rate the automatic conversion will use. You cannot buy Gold Bars with money: the pre-order announcement of August 11, 2026 says “We will NEVER monetize in-game cash or gold bars, they must be earned through play.”

Cosmetics you buy with Gold Bars stay too. Polygon describes them as “permanent cosmetic unlocks”. Supporter Edition items are paid Steam content, but Bulkhead has not said anything about them and the wipe specifically, so they are listed as Not confirmed above.

What happens to your FOB in the Wardogs wipe

There is nothing to lose here. A Forward Operating Base is not saved to your account: it is a module you buy from the in-match vendor with cash, haul out and build on the spot. The Season 1 changelog raised its vendor price from $2,500 to $7,500. After the wipe you buy it again from the new season’s balance.

Two things are not confirmed for Season 2: the FOB’s vendor price, and whether a level gate sits in front of it. The Wardogs FOB guide has the Season 1 build steps and costs.

Wardogs exploit resets are not the seasonal wipe

A second, separate reset exists as a punishment. In the Patch 0.11 notes of September 12, 2026, Bulkhead says players caught using cash exploits get a timed ban and “We will reset your cash and XP to 0.” That happens to one account, whenever it is caught. The seasonal wipe happens to everyone at once, and Bulkhead said in a video, as reported by Polygon, that it converts leftover cash to Gold Bars instead of deleting it.

Wardogs boosting and cash before the Season 2 wipe

If you want a specific Season 1 unlock before Season 2 arrives on October 15, our Wardogs boosting service covers Wardog level and role levels, and Wardogs cash covers the unlock costs. Per Bulkhead’s video as reported by Polygon, leftover cash converts to Gold Bars at the end of the season.

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Frequently asked questions

When does Wardogs Season 2 start?

October 15, 2026. Bulkhead announced the date on Steam and YouTube on September 22, 2026. It has not given a launch time.

When is the Wardogs wipe?

Expected with the Season 2 transition. October 15, 2026 is the confirmed season date, but Bulkhead has not confirmed the reset’s exact timing: it has said leftover cash converts at the end of a season, not whether the reset happens at the Season 2 launch itself or in maintenance before it.

Does Wardogs wipe every season?

Bulkhead said in a video, as reported by Polygon, that leftover cash converts to Gold Bars at the end of a season, and Brammer said on September 12, 2026 that each season changes the order of progression. Available sources indicate a wipe at season transitions; the length of future seasons is not fixed.

Do I lose my Gold Bars in the Wardogs wipe?

No. The community-run Dexerto wiki says Gold Bars are “permanently tied to your account”, and Polygon describes cosmetics bought with them as “permanent cosmetic unlocks”.

Should I exchange cash for Gold Bars before the wipe or let it convert?

Not confirmed which is better. The exchange rate changes daily and Bulkhead has not said which rate the automatic conversion uses.

Will Season 2 have the same unlocks as Season 1?

No, going by Bulkhead. The Season 1 changelog says each season has a different XP curve with different item orders, and Brammer said new weapons and vehicles come in each season while some existing ones are rotated out. The Season 2 list is not published.

Does Season 2 add rain, the GARD tank, jets or infantry servers?

Rain appears in Bulkhead’s official Season 02 artwork, but gameplay weather has not been confirmed. The GARD tank, infantry-only official servers and night combat are not confirmed for Season 2, and fighter jets are a stated Early Access plan with no season attached.

Do banned or exploit-reset accounts get the same Gold Bar conversion?

Not confirmed. An exploit reset sets cash and XP to zero, so there would be no cash left to convert.

Sources and update history

• Bulkhead, WARDOGS | Season 02 Teaser (Steam), September 22, 2026
• Bulkhead, WARDOGS | Season 02 Teaser (YouTube, video description), September 22, 2026
• Bulkhead, 3 Million Sales + Golden Joystick Awards (Steam), September 26, 2026
• Bulkhead, Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog (Steam), September 9, 2026
• Bulkhead, Scheduled Maintenance & Patch 0.11 (Steam), September 12, 2026
• Bulkhead, Pre-Order Now! (Steam), August 11, 2026
• Bulkhead, WARDOGS – Top Questions (Steam), February 18, 2026
• Bulkhead, WARDOGS – Early Access & Beyond (Steam, with video), April 7, 2026
• Bulkhead, WARDOGS on Steam (release date and Early Access FAQ), checked September 28, 2026
• Bulkhead, official WARDOGS site, checked September 22, 2026
• Joe Brammer on X, reply on seasonal progression, September 12, 2026
• Joe Brammer on X, post on the Season 2 build, September 18, 2026
• Joe Brammer on X, post on infantry servers, September 23, 2026
• Polygon, Wardogs is proudly not a ‘Battlefield killer’, April 7, 2026
• PCGamesN, Wardogs Season 2 is just weeks away, September 18, 2026
• Insider Gaming, WARDOGS roadmap, September 14, 2026
• GamesRadar+, Wardogs boss admits “we’re failing on getting Infantry servers to you guys”, September 2026
• Guided.news, WARDOGS Season 2 may bring back a fan-favorite tank, September 23, 2026
• Dexerto Wardogs Wiki, When is Wardogs Season 2?, checked September 28, 2026
• Dexerto Wardogs Wiki, Wardogs wipes explained, September 22, 2026
• Dexerto Wardogs Wiki, Gold Bars explained, September 8, 2026

Published September 22, 2026.

Updated 2026-09-28: Season 2 date confirmed as October 15, 2026 (was “early October, not confirmed”); added Brammer’s September 12 and 23 posts, a section on what is and is not confirmed for Season 2 content, and two FAQ answers.

Facts last checked September 28, 2026 against the sources above.