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WARDOGSWARDOGS · PC · version Season 01

Screen turns greyscale after a match

UnconfirmedUnpatched

Updated

No new reports in 42 days. This may be fixed.

The last report or update we've seen is from . We mark open issues this way after 21 days without one. The status stays as it is until a patch note or an official source says otherwise. Still seeing it? A new report keeps it open.

After a match, the game can lose all colour and stay in a greyscale tint for the next match, even on another server, until the game is restarted. One player says lowering post-processing brought the colours back; another says it did not. Team17 support says it has sent the reports to the team; no fix has been announced.

Lifecycle

Acknowledged · stage 3 of 5

48days open

Since first report

  1. Reported (reached)
  2. Confirmed (not yet)—
  3. Acknowledged (reached) · now
  4. Partial (not yet)next
  5. Patched (not yet)—
Report → ack 4dIn current stage 43d
Workaround available
Game
WARDOGS
Platform
PC
Affected version
Season 01
Kind
Bug
Confirmation
Unconfirmed
Patch status
Unpatched
First reported
Last updated
Latest fix or workaround
Workaround, : Lowering post-processing to Low brought the colours back for this player. Source
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 3.0 out of 9.9, ModerateOur estimate from how many players it reaches and what it costs them.

Updates · 5

  1. Report

    Sep 12: after one match the game turns greyscale, even after switching servers; restarting the game fixes it.

    Amphidex · Steam · Forum thread ·
    “For some reason after one match, no matter if I server bounce, the game sucks all color and is in this weird greyscale tint. Restarting the game fixes it.”
    Amphidex · Steam · Forum thread · Open source
  2. Workaround

    Lowering post-processing to Low brought the colours back for this player.

    cTPyJa · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “ok, after lowering the post-processing to low the game colors became more vibrant”
    cTPyJa · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
  3. Report

    Another player says lowering post-processing did not fix it.

    SpaceSquelch · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “Didnt fix the issue unfortunately”
    SpaceSquelch · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
  4. Acknowledged

    Team17 support (Steam developer badge) says it has sent the greyscale reports to the team to look into.

    Team17_Service · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “Hello all, Thank you for reporting the change in appearance with WARDOGS going into greyscale after finishing a match. We understand this can have a noticeable impact on your gameplay experience and we know this can be frustrating. Please know that we have now sent these reports and information …”
    Team17_Service · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
  5. Acknowledged

    Team17 support adds another player's report, saying the issue has been reported previously by other players.

    Team17_Service · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “Hello there Evan, Thank you for reaching out to us about the issue you are having with the game being in greyscale as well. We understand this can be frustrating when trying to play the game. As you may have seen, this has been reported previously by other players so we will be adding your …”
    Team17_Service · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
Sources · 52 Developer3 CommunityTeam17_ServiceSteam · Forum replyDeveloper+ 3 similar community reports and 1 official postShow all →
Steam · Community discussionTeam17_ServiceDeveloperWARDOGS · Steam app 1867240 · Reply in a thread
“Hello all, Thank you for reporting the change in appearance with WARDOGS going into greyscale after finishing a match. We understand this can have a noticeable impact on your gameplay experience and we know this can be frustrating. Please know that we have now sent these reports and information …”
  • Team17_ServiceSteam · Forum replyDeveloperOpen
    “Hello there Evan, Thank you for reaching out to us about the issue you are having with the game being in greyscale as well. We understand this can be frustrating when trying to play the game. As you may have seen, this has been reported previously by other players so we will be adding your …”
  • AmphidexSteam · Forum threadOpen
    “For some reason after one match, no matter if I server bounce, the game sucks all color and is in this weird greyscale tint. Restarting the game fixes it.”
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