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WARDOGSWARDOGS · PC · version Season 02 (0.2.0)

Gold Exchange stays locked after paying to unlock it

UnconfirmedReported as unpatched

Updated

Players who paid the 150k unlock for the Gold Exchange at the required level still find it closed days and dozens of levels later. One player says the unlock didn't take their cash at all. No developer response was found on Steam. A player guesses it may have been disabled deliberately, but nothing official says so.

Lifecycle

Reported · stage 1 of 5

13days open

Since first report

  1. Reported (reached) · now
  2. Confirmed (not yet)next
  3. Acknowledged (not yet)—
  4. Partial (not yet)—
  5. Patched (not yet)—
In current stage 13d
Workaround none yet
Game
WARDOGS
Platform
PC
Affected version
Season 02 (0.2.0)
Kind
Bug
Confirmation
Unconfirmed
Patch status
Reported as unpatched
First reported
Last updated
Latest fix or workaround
None on the record
How we label issues

Kind

  • Exploit: Repeatable and clearly advantageous to the player using it; essentially cheating.
  • Bug: Everything else: crashes, launch errors, broken features, visual or audio faults.

Confirmation

  • Confirmed: A developer or official account acknowledged it, an official known-issues board lists it, it appears in official patch notes, or 100+ corroborating posts on X were actually counted.
  • Unconfirmed: None of the above yet. Press articles are reports and never confirm an issue on their own.

Patch status

  • Unpatched: Known and open; no fix has been claimed.
  • Reported as unpatched: Players credibly report it persisting, including after a fix claim that never appeared in patch notes.
  • Partially patched: Official patch notes list a fix, but credible later reports say it still happens, or the notes only cover part of it.
  • Reported as patched: A developer, official account or player says it is fixed, but no official patch notes list it.
  • Patched: Official patch notes (a Steam news post or the publisher's patch notes page) list the fix, and nothing credible says it still happens.

Active means still affecting players: Unpatched, Reported as unpatched or Partially patched. Patched and Reported as patched issues are closed.

Estimated impact runs from 0.1 to 9.9 with one decimal. xploitr sets it from the rubric below. Factors: advantage to other players, reach, play blocked or progress lost, frequency, and whether a reliable workaround exists. Patched issues keep their historical impact.

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Impact bands

  • 0.1–2.9 Low: Cosmetic, audio, text and UI glitches with no effect on play.
  • 3.0–4.9 Moderate: Narrow gameplay bugs or small exploits, rare or with a workaround.
  • 5.0–6.9 Elevated: Bugs most players in a mode notice: hit registration, desync, balance-breaking damage.
  • 7.0–8.4 High: Widely abused competitive or economy exploits; crashes many players hit.
  • 8.5–9.9 Severe: Launch blockers, widespread progress or item loss, exploits that break the game for everyone.

Each issue has a dated timeline of updates (report, acknowledgement, announcement, fix, workaround). Update summaries are our own words; quotes and excerpts are the source's words, or our English translation when marked.

Estimated impactEstimated impact 3.5 out of 9.9, ModerateOur estimate from how many players it reaches and what it costs them.

Updates · 6

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  1. Report

    Paid 150k for the Gold Exchange at Wardog level 35; at level 53 it is still closed. 1 more post in the thread.

    imaginarygymbuddy · Steam · Forum thread ·
    “I am level 53 wardog. I paid the 150k for the gold exchange unlock at lvl 35 wardog. But the gold exchange is still closed. No information anywhere about this. Devs or anyone who has this problem please help, thank you.”
    imaginarygymbuddy · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
  1. Report

    The 150k unlock didn't deduct any cash. 1 more post in the thread.

    NisoL · Steam · Forum thread ·
    “It said it cost 150k to unlock it, I unlocked it but I still had my 150k cash. I unlocked other things and that's when my cash went down. So, bug?”
    NisoL · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
  2. Report

    Unlocked it, but still no access 4 days and 50 levels later (screenshots linked). 1 more post in the thread.

    Baitz · Steam · Forum thread ·
    “I unlocked the Gold Exchange on thursday, yet I still do not have access to it 4 days and 50 level later. Please halp https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3822674021 …”
    Baitz · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
  3. Report

    Paid for the unlock and still can't access it at level 110.

    SmugglerPenguin · Steam · Forum thread ·
    “I paid for gold exchange to unlock and now Im lvl 110 and still can't access the gold exchange”
    SmugglerPenguin · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
  4. Report

    Oct 19: the exchange is closed but its price keeps moving.

    @EmpireRook on X ·

    @EmpireRook on X · · View post

  5. Report

    Oct 19: another player confirms the same bug.

    MaxZ1mus · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “Same issue here, please let me know if you get a fix”
    MaxZ1mus · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
Sources · 66 Community@EmpireRook+ 5 similar community reportsShow all →
Rook Empire@EmpireRook
“@wardogs We REALLY need some Gold Market Transparency. Market has been closed all of Season 2 but price has risen from 253k on Day 1 to 938k today. If the market is CLOSED the value should not be moving...”
  • imaginarygymbuddySteam · Forum threadOpen
    “I am level 53 wardog. I paid the 150k for the gold exchange unlock at lvl 35 wardog. But the gold exchange is still closed. No information anywhere about this. Devs or anyone who has this problem please help, thank you.”
  • NisoLSteam · Forum threadOpen
    “It said it cost 150k to unlock it, I unlocked it but I still had my 150k cash. I unlocked other things and that's when my cash went down. So, bug?”
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