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WARDOGSWARDOGS · PC · version Season 01–02

Minimap flickers and text chat disappears

UnconfirmedUnpatched

Updated

After being revived with the full map open, the minimap can start flickering constantly; separately, text chat sometimes disappears until the game is restarted. Team17 support escalated both after similar reports. Players still report it in Season 02; toggling minimap rotation or the HUD setting helps some but not others.

Lifecycle

Acknowledged · stage 3 of 5

39days 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 0dIn current stage 39d
Workaround available
Game
WARDOGS
Platform
PC
Affected version
Season 01–02
Kind
Bug
Confirmation
Unconfirmed
Patch status
Unpatched
First reported
Last updated
Latest fix or workaround
Workaround, : Oct 21: toggling the HUD setting off and on works as a temporary fix for this player. Source
How we label issues

Kind

  • Exploit: Repeatable and clearly advantageous to the player using it; essentially cheating.
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Confirmation

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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.

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Estimated impactEstimated impact 3.0 out of 9.9, ModerateOur estimate from how many players it reaches and what it costs them.

Updates · 6

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  1. Acknowledged

    Team17 support (Steam developer badge): similar reports from other players; both issues escalated to the team.

    Team17_Help · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “Hey wendal, Thanks for contacting us. We understand how frustrating it must be to deal with issues like a flickering minimap and disappearing text chat, especially when these bugs disrupt your ability to navigate and communicate effectively in the game. We've received similar reports from other …”
    Team17_Help · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
  2. Workaround

    Oct 19: turning minimap rotation off and on again fixed the minimap for this player three times out of three.

    Luaiko · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “I have a fix for the minimap, go to settings and enable/disable minimap rotation. Apply and change back. Fixed it for me 3/3 times already”
    Luaiko · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
  3. Workaround

    Oct 21: toggling the HUD setting off and on works as a temporary fix for this player.

    Mazz · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “Toggling on and off the hud in the settings will act as a temp fix this, I've only had this issue since i turned hud to always on Last edited by Mazz; Oct 20 @ 6:28pm”
    Mazz · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
  4. Report

    Oct 22: toggling the HUD does not work for this player; it still happens from time to time.

    YoMumNaga · Steam · Forum reply ·
    “Toggling on and off the HUD doesn't work for me. Tried every setting. Still an annoying bug. Happens from time to time. Playing on a different account with about 150 hours done so far”
    YoMumNaga · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
  5. Report

    Oct 25: a player's minimap flickers or disappears.

    Community report on reddit ·
    “Trying to figure out if it’s just me. My mini map will disappear or flicker.”
    Community report on reddit · Open source
Sources · 61 Developer5 CommunityTeam17_HelpSteam · Forum replyDeveloper+ 5 similar community reportsShow all →
Steam · Community discussionTeam17_HelpDeveloperWARDOGS · Steam app 1867240 · Reply in a thread
“Hey wendal, Thanks for contacting us. We understand how frustrating it must be to deal with issues like a flickering minimap and disappearing text chat, especially when these bugs disrupt your ability to navigate and communicate effectively in the game. We've received similar reports from other …”
  • wendalSteam · Forum threadOpen
    “Two separate bugs, although equally annoying. Sometimes when I get revived with the map fully open (by pressing M), the mini map will break and start flickering constantly to the point where it's pretty much useless and actually pretty annoying to have to look at. Sometimes text chat will just …”
  • YoMumNagaSteam · Forum replyOpen
    “Toggling on and off the HUD doesn't work for me. Tried every setting. Still an annoying bug. Happens from time to time. Playing on a different account with about 150 hours done so far”
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