WARDOGS, from South Africa
Everything we know about playing WARDOGS from this end of the world, written by the crew running the community server. No filler.
Season 2 · 15 October Our WARDOGS servers move to South African hosts They go public with the Season 2 launch, and members keep priority access. See the countdownStart here
Servers, ping and joining
WARDOGS South Africa servers
There is no African region in WARDOGS, so every South African plays on European hardware. What that costs, measured on our own server, and how to find a game worth playing.
How to join a WARDOGS community server
Step by step from South Africa: the server browser, the EU-Central region and Community Servers filter, direct connect, passwords, reserved slots, and what to do when the server you want is full.
Playing WARDOGS on 200ms
You cannot fix the distance to Frankfurt. You can fix jitter, Wi-Fi, a bad route, and the way you take fights. The short list of things that are worth doing.
The South African ping problem
Why South Africans get handed the worst connection in most lobbies, and the approach we took on the Boet’s World server to make matches fair.
Finding a WARDOGS squad in South Africa
Solo queue is where good games go to die. Where to find South Africans playing at your hours, and how our Discord is set up to make that quick.
Playing the game
What is WARDOGS?
A hundred players, three teams, one control zone and a destructible map. What is confirmed, from the official listing and from playing it.
WARDOGS maps and modes
The three maps, the King of the Hill zones on each, the Infantry Only and Hardcore variants, the eight times of day, and the three factions, read straight off the server.
The WARDOGS cash economy
You start with $10,000 and buy a loadout every life. How the money works, and why teamplay is the payday.
Anti-cheat, and why the devs point at community servers
BULKHEAD say community servers are the best protection against cheaters. What that actually means, and what to ask of any server before you invest time in it.
Before you buy
WARDOGS price in South Africa
R374.99 on Steam — what that buys, what Early Access means, and how refunds work.
WARDOGS system requirements
Minimum and recommended specs, the 50GB download, and what “upscaled 1080p” really means.
WARDOGS release time in South Africa
It unlocked at 18:00 SAST on 10 September 2026. How to be downloaded and in a squad instead of watching a progress bar.
Our other games
BOETZ, our DayZ server
First person on Chernarus, the Boets Rand economy, King of the Hill, keycard rooms and raid weekends: how it works, the rules and how to join.
Play ABI with the boets
Find a South African squad, enter the ABI Squad Cup and back local creators, all with one free portal account.
More guides land as we actually play the game. Server news and announcements always hit the Discord first.