WARDOGS · PC · version Season 01 to Season 02 (Oct 17 to 23 reports)Voice chat doesn't pick up the microphone until the input device is re-selected
UnconfirmedUnpatchedUpdated
Some players say in-game voice chat does not transmit their microphone, even though it works in other games. Two players say they have to switch the audio input device to something else and back again every time they start the game. Others say voice chat stopped working after a patch, or works for a few minutes and then stops.
Lifecycle
Reported · stage 1 of 5
12days open
Since first report
- Reported (reached) · now
- Confirmed (not yet)next
- Acknowledged (not yet)—
- Partial (not yet)—
- Patched (not yet)—
- Game
- WARDOGS
- Platform
- PC
- Affected version
- Season 01 to Season 02 (Oct 17 to 23 reports)
- Kind
- Bug
- Confirmation
- Unconfirmed
- Patch status
- Unpatched
- First reported
- Last updated
- Latest fix or workaround
- Workaround, : Oct 19: every launch the mic device has to be changed, applied and set back before other players can hear them. 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.
Updates · 5
- Workaround
Oct 17: every time the game starts, the audio input device has to be switched to something else and back before the mic works.
@mist3r_trixt3r on X ·
@mist3r_trixt3r on X · · View post
- Workaround
Oct 19: every launch the mic device has to be changed, applied and set back before other players can hear them.
@thatguyStrike on X ·
@thatguyStrike on X · · View post
- Report
Oct 20: in-game voice chat does not work although the mic works in every other game; the usual fixes did not help.
Dickie · Steam · Forum thread ·
“Hey all, I cant make in in game voice work. I have tried every single one of the things I can find online, everything listed in here as well. It works in every other game, just not this one. Any suggestions? I have tried new servers, voice off and on through scoreboard, default m”
Dickie · Steam · Forum thread · Open source - Report
Oct 20: asks WARDOGS and its CEO about the voice chat bug.
@naevydjo on X ·
@naevydjo on X · · View post
- Report
Oct 23: voice chat fails every match, sometimes working for 5 minutes and then stopping again.
carlos · Steam · Forum reply ·
“Same thing happens for me every game, and randomly it works for 5 minutes and stops working again.”
carlos · Steam · Forum reply · Open source
Sources · 55 CommunityDickieSteam · Forum thread+ 4 similar community reportsHide
“Hey all, I cant make in in game voice work. I have tried every single one of the things I can find online, everything listed in here as well. It works in every other game, just not this one. Any suggestions? I have tried new servers, voice off and on through scoreboard, default m”
- @naevydjoView post
“Any idea about the issue with the voice chat bug? @WARDOGS @Brammflakes”
- carlosSteam · Forum replyOpen
“Same thing happens for me every game, and randomly it works for 5 minutes and stops working again.”
- @mist3r_trixt3rView post
“@WARDOGS I know you have a lot on your plate, but can we please figure out the issue with the Input Device in the Audio settings not working every time I start up the game? I have to go in and change it to something else, apply it, then change it back to my actual mic.”
- @thatguyStrikeView post
“I don't think @bramm reads this but I think I found a bug: For some reason every time I start @WARDOGS, I have to change my mic device in audio settings, apply, then set it back to the original, apply, for it to actually be "heard" in the game.”