Glossary

A quick reference for terms you'll hear constantly in WARDOGS and in The Kennel's Discord.

Term	Meaning
Control Zone	The randomized 2×2 km area where the current match's points are scored.
Hot Zone	A smaller, roaming area inside the Control Zone worth double cash and double points.
Wardog Level	Your combined account level (max 600), fed by all six role XP tracks.
XP Track	One of six per-role progression tracks (Assault, Medic, Recon, Support, Driver, Pilot), each capping at level 100.
FOB	Forward Operating Base — a player-built logistics position that can host mortars, AA, and supply storage.
Build Supplies / Fuel Supplies / Ammo Supplies / Mechanical Supplies	The four $10 resource items that feed FOB construction, vehicle refueling, weapon reloads, and vehicle repair respectively.
CIWS	Close-In Weapon System — a rapid-fire automated defense structure, primarily used against aircraft.
Talon	A confirmed anti-air launcher structure buildable at a FOB.
Gold Bar	An endgame cosmetic currency; unspent cash auto-converts to gold bars at progression resets via the Gold Exchange.
Black Market	An optional account-level commerce system, part of WARDOGS' long-term metagame.
The Vault	An account-level storage system tied to the same metagame as the Black Market.
Standard / Hardcore	The two playstyle modes — Hardcore removes killcam, most HUD elements, and the server-wide kill feed, and locks vehicles to first-person view.
Proximity Voice Chat	In-world voice chat — anyone physically near you (teammate or enemy) can hear you.
Squad Channel	A private voice channel for your squad only, independent of physical proximity.
[KNL]	The Kennel's clan tag. Search it in the in-game server browser to find our dedicated servers.
Server Browser	WARDOGS' server-selection model — there is no automated skill-based matchmaking (SBMM); admins run their own dedicated servers with their own rules.
DMR	Designated Marksman Rifle — a semi-automatic precision rifle (e.g. SKS, BMR-308), the lighter-weight alternative to a bolt-action sniper rifle.
Ranging Round	A mortar's first, deliberately test shot — fired to see where it lands before correcting aim for a real volley.
Vendor price	What an item costs every time you buy it. The number you budget per life.
Unlock cost	A one-time payment, at a required level, before an item can be bought at all. Separate from and usually much larger than its vendor price — the Mini Angled Foregrip is a $720 grip behind a $12,500 unlock.
Slots / grid	Inventory space. Your bag is a grid, so items have a footprint (a magazine might be 1×2 = 2 slots, a drum 2×2 = 4). A pack that isn't full can still refuse an item.
STANAG	The magazine standard shared by six 5.56×45mm rifles — the one case where a magazine fits more than one weapon.
Footprint	How many grid slots an item occupies. See Buy a Weapon.
Career / Wardog Level	Your account-wide level, as opposed to a single role's XP track. Community sources use both names for it.
Wager / Betting layer	An on-screen wager/betting meta layer tied to the game's economy systems.