WARDOGS Best Settings & FPS: What Is Actually Confirmed
Updated 2026-09-25
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WARDOGS is an Early Access MMO with 100 players and vehicles — performance tuning matters, and misinformation spreads fast. This page only lists what is confirmed: known engine-level issues from the community, and safe general advice. We do not publish invented "best settings" tables.
The quick answer
Two settings facts are confirmed: WARDOGS launched without DLSS support (players have a dedicated request thread), and there is a known bug where settings are not saving between sessions. Everything else on this page is general guidance, clearly marked as such.
Confirmed issues
| Issue | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|
| DLSS missing at launch | Confirmed — feature request thread active | Steam discussions |
| Settings not saving between sessions | Confirmed bug, community thread active | Steam discussions |
| Crashes (WD-L020) | Caused by Windows KB5124010 — see the crash fix | Official thread |
| Kernel-Power 41 hard reboots | Community reports; likely driver/power-side, not a game setting | Steam discussions |
Safe performance guidance (general, not game-specific datamining)
These are standard, reversible steps players discuss for large-scale games like this — treat them as starting points, not verified WARDOGS config values:
- Lower shadows and crowd/entity density first — 100-player battles are CPU- and draw-call-heavy.
- Cap your framerate if you see Kernel-Power 41 reboots; uncapped load can expose PSU/driver instability (that thread's leading theory).
- Re-check your settings after every session until the settings-persistence bug is fixed.
- If you are on Linux or Steam Deck: the game is officially unsupported there — see Linux/Proton status.
Exact per-setting FPS impacts are not yet confirmed by the community; when someone publishes reproducible benchmarks, we will link them here.
Sources
- Steam thread: DLSS request
- Steam thread: Settings not saving
- Steam thread: Kernel-Power 41 reports
- Steam thread (official): WD-L020 crash fix
As of 2026-09-25, Season 1 post-wipe. Performance characteristics change with every EA patch.
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