Crashes and Errors

Most Wardogs launch errors, the "WD-L0" codes such as WD-L014, can be fixed for some players by repairing the Elytra anti-cheat: in your Steam Library choose Manage, then Browse local files, open the Elytra folder, run Elytra-Setup and pick Repair (GamesRadar+, Sep 17, 2026). WD-L020 was a clash with the Windows 11 update KB5124010 that Bulkhead fixed in update 0.1.2 on Sep 30, 2026 (Bulkhead, Sep 30, 2026). The two long number codes, 1147405308 and 1413677057, usually mean the servers or your connection, not your PC. Official help for Wardogs comes from Team17's support portal, support.team17.com (Steam, read Oct 26, 2026). This page lists each error, the queues and outages so far, and the bugs Bulkhead has fixed.

Quick facts

Sources: GamesRadar+, Sep 17, 2026; Bulkhead's 0.1.2 notes, Sep 30, 2026; Bulkhead's Oct 2 hotfix, Oct 2, 2026; TheGamer, Sep 10, 2026; Steam, read Oct 26, 2026.

Error codes and fixes

Sources: GamesRadar+, Sep 17, 2026; Dexerto, read Oct 26, 2026; Bulkhead's 0.1.2 notes, Sep 30, 2026; Bulkhead's launch changelog, Sep 9, 2026.

GamesRadar+ says error 1413677057 has no clear fix; Dexerto links it to server trouble and suggests a full restart of the PC, ending the Wardogs task in Task Manager, and checking whether the servers are down before trying again (Dexerto, read Oct 26, 2026). Error 1147405308 is a failed login to the online services, which also points to the servers or your connection (GamesRadar+, Sep 17, 2026).

"Kicked from match" in the middle of play was a bug the developers were looking into in mid-September (GamesRadar+, Sep 17, 2026). A separate "kicked from server" message appears only when an account has really been banned, since the launch changelog (Bulkhead, Sep 9, 2026). Since Season 2 you can also be kicked for high ping on official servers; see Servers and Matchmaking.

Wardogs not launching or crashing

Work through these in order. They are GamesRadar+'s general fixes, with the Elytra repair first because it is specific to Wardogs (GamesRadar+, Sep 17, 2026):

1. Repair Elytra: Steam Library, right-click Wardogs, Manage, Browse local files, Elytra folder, run Elytra-Setup, choose Repair.
2. Update the game and restart Steam and your PC.
3. Verify the game files: Properties, Installed Files, Verify integrity of game files.
4. Run the game as administrator.
5. Delete old beta builds. The betas were a separate Steam app, "WARDOGS Playtest" (app 4809930), which can be uninstalled (Steam, read Oct 26, 2026).
6. Check your connection and whether the servers are down (Bulkhead posts maintenance on its Steam news page and X account).

If the game crashes rather than refusing to start, check that your PC meets the specs on PC Requirements and Performance and lower the settings on Best Settings. Wardogs does not run on Steam Deck or Linux: the Elytra anti-cheat stops it under Proton, so no fix applies there (TheGamer, Sep 10, 2026).

Crash fixes Bulkhead has shipped

1:24 Bulkhead's launch changelog fixed two frame generation crash paths and crashes involving buildables, chatbox tooltips, off-thread network calls and firing a weapon whose owner had left the server; it also made startup failures show clearer messages with "a route to recovery" (Bulkhead, Sep 9, 2026). Patch 0.11, deployed on Sep 14, 2026, addressed more GPU crashes and added detail to GPU crash reports (Bulkhead, Sep 12, 2026). Update 0.1.2 fixed WD-L020 on Sep 30, and a Security and Stability Hotfix followed on Oct 2, 2026 (Bulkhead, Oct 2, 2026). Every patch is on Patches and Updates. In the clip, from its August beta recap, Bulkhead calls the crashes 3% of beta players hit, with VoIP issues, its number one priority.

Launch queues and outages

1:43 Wardogs launched in Steam Early Access on Sep 10, 2026 at 16:00 UTC, and the servers buckled. At one point 45,590 players were in the game with 168,000 waiting, because only about 10 players a second were getting through instead of the 100 the system was built for (PCGamesN, Sep 12, 2026). Players reported queues from 40 minutes to several hours (TheGamer, Sep 10, 2026), and Bulkhead took the servers offline to fix "an issue that wasn't present in the previous beta" (PC Gamer, Sep 10, 2026). The clip is Bulkhead's launch-day recap, with about 46,000 players in and 117,000 queued at that moment.

3:01 Bulkhead CEO Joe Brammer said the queues were partly from being "rate-limited by Valve" and advised: "I wouldn't leave the queue, I'd just stay in" (PC Gamer, Sep 10, 2026). Launch Stability Hotfix #1 at 20:20 UTC that day forced every player to restart and update, sent everyone back to the login queue and let players in "in controlled batches"; it targeted failed joins, unexpected kicks and long login queues (Bulkhead, Sep 10, 2026). Staff then admitted players by hand, 10,000 at a time, until the queue was empty (PCGamesN, Sep 12, 2026). The full story is on Release History.

Joining a full server can still mean a wait: update 0.1.2 shows that you are connecting after you click Join, and then your place in any queue (Bulkhead, Sep 30, 2026). Brammer wrote on Sep 26, 2026 that the team had spent its time "fighting bottom-feeder cheaters and constant DDOS attacks" (GamesRadar+, Sep 28, 2026).

Sources: Bulkhead's Hotfix #1, Sep 10, 2026; Patch 0.11, Sep 12, 2026; 0.1.2, Sep 30, 2026; Oct 2 hotfix, Oct 2, 2026; Season 2 notes, Oct 14, 2026.

Voice chat and parachute bugs

If your microphone stops working, the developers have said a third-party VOIP outage was the cause and that "Toggling Voice Chat off and on in settings should fix it" (Dexerto, read Oct 26, 2026). The launch changelog also fixed voice cutting out for good after a failed server join and added a visible communication status (Bulkhead, Sep 9, 2026). More is on Voice Chat.

In the launch period a bug could unbind the parachute key (Space by default); GameSpot's fix was to rebind it in the game's GameUserSettings.ini file (GameSpot, Sep 11, 2026). Since Season 2 a parachute that seems broken may simply be too low: chutes open more slowly, will not open below about 10 m, and opening below about 50 m while falling fast means fall damage (Bulkhead, Oct 14, 2026). See Spawning and Redeploying.

Where to get support

5:32 Wardogs' official support is Team17's portal, support.team17.com; the Steam store's support link is team17.com/support, where Wardogs has its own tile (Team17, read Oct 26, 2026). Team17 also runs a Discord. To report a cheater on an official server, use the in-game report function; Bulkhead weights reports so that repeat and bad-faith reporters count for less (Bulkhead, Sep 9, 2026). Wrong bans have happened: a moderator banned streamer Summit1g by mistake at launch, and the ban was reversed (Dexerto, Sep 12, 2026). In the clip Bulkhead asks players to flag cheaters with the report function, which it calls intelligent.

Frequently asked questions

How do I fix Wardogs not launching? Repair Wardogs' Elytra anti-cheat (Steam Library, Manage, Browse local files, Elytra folder, Elytra-Setup, Repair), then verify the game files, run it as administrator and uninstall the old "WARDOGS Playtest" beta.

What is error WD-L014 in Wardogs? WD-L014 is one of Wardogs' WD-L0 launch errors; GamesRadar+ says repairing Elytra through Elytra-Setup in the game's Elytra folder fixed it for some players.

What caused the WD-L020 crash in Wardogs? Wardogs' WD-L020 crash came from the Windows 11 update KB5124010, and Bulkhead fixed it in update 0.1.2 on Sep 30, 2026.

What does Wardogs error 1413677057 mean? It is Wardogs' "An unexpected error has occurred" message; Dexerto links it to server trouble and suggests restarting the PC, ending the game in Task Manager and checking whether the servers are down.

Are the Wardogs servers down? Bulkhead announces Wardogs maintenance on its Steam news page and X account, usually at 08:00 UTC for about an hour; error 1147405308 at login also points to the online services.

Why is the Wardogs queue so long? On launch day, Sep 10, 2026, Wardogs' login queue let in only about 10 players a second instead of 100, leaving 168,000 people waiting; since update 0.1.2 the game shows your place in a server's queue after you click Join.

How do I contact Wardogs support? Wardogs support is handled by its publisher Team17 at support.team17.com, linked from the Steam store as team17.com/support.

Sources

• Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog, Bulkhead (Steam news), Sep 9, 2026
• Launch Stability Hotfix #1, Bulkhead (Steam news), Sep 10, 2026
• Wardogs servers go down as over 300,000 people rush to play on launch day, PC Gamer (Morgan Park), Sep 10, 2026
• Wardogs Is Being Review Bombed For Having Hour Long Queue Times, TheGamer (Steven Garrard), Sep 10, 2026
• Try These Steps If Your Parachute Isn't Working In Wardogs, GameSpot (Cheri Faulkner), Sep 11, 2026
• SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE & PATCH 0.11, Bulkhead (Steam news), Sep 12, 2026
• Wardogs dev reflects on the FPS game's messy Steam takeover, PCGamesN (Ken Allsop), Sep 12, 2026
• Wardogs dev responds after Summit1g accidentally banned instead of cheater, Dexerto (Callum Doyle), Sep 12, 2026
• Common Wardogs error codes and potential fixes, GamesRadar+ (Will Sawyer), Sep 17, 2026
• As Wardogs sells 3 million copies, lead admits "bottom feeder cheaters," "constant DDOS attacks", GamesRadar+ (Anthony McGlynn), Sep 28, 2026
• WARDOGS | Update 0.1.2 (Minor Patch), Bulkhead (Steam news), Sep 30, 2026
• WARDOGS | Security & Stability Hotfix, Bulkhead (Steam news), Oct 2, 2026
• WARDOGS | Season 02 Patch Notes, Bulkhead (Steam news), Oct 14, 2026
• Wardogs error code 1413677057, Dexerto, undated, read Oct 26, 2026
• How to fix Wardogs mic not working, Dexerto, undated, read Oct 26, 2026
• Support, Team17, read Oct 26, 2026
• WARDOGS appdetails, Steam, read Oct 26, 2026
• WARDOGS Playtest appdetails, Steam, read Oct 26, 2026
• WARDOGS | Beta Recap & Next Steps, Bulkhead, Aug 24, 2026 (video)
• WARDOGS | The #1 Rule of Anti-Cheat, Bulkhead, Sep 8, 2026 (video)
• WARDOGS | Launch Day Recap, Bulkhead, Sep 11, 2026 (video)