WARDOGS Landmarks: Read Terrain, Pick Routes and Make Callouts

How do landmarks help you in WARDOGS?

They turn an unfamiliar area into a route and a clear callout. Identify a recognizable building, junction or height near the objective, then use it to explain where you are moving and where the threat is.

The active Control Zone decides which landmarks matter now. A famous building outside every useful approach can be less valuable than an ordinary wall protecting an entry.

What should you look for in the terrain?

Feature	Useful question	Main risk
Rooftop or height	Does it see an approach the team needs covered?	Exposure and a predictable exit
Factory interior	Which entrance connects to the objective?	Blind corners and multiple access points
Village	Can teammates move between pieces of cover?	Several windows watching the route
Road or open crossing	Can transport shorten exposure?	Enemy firing angles on both sides
River or broken terrain	Where can the team cross and regroup?	Splitting the group or losing the fallback

Use the map overview to connect terrain with the scoring area.

What makes a clear enemy callout?

Give a recognizable feature, the enemy’s position relative to it and what they are doing. “Two players at the factory’s river-side entrance, moving toward the road” is more useful than a direction without a reference.

Keep information brief. Separate a seen target from a suspected one, and update the call when it moves. Spotting is also a named earning action; the cash guide explains how information supports the team.

Which landmarks make good defensive positions?

Choose the feature that serves the job and lets users survive. A height may suit a marksman watching a route. An interior may support close-range infantry. Neither is useful by default if it does not influence the objective.

Find the route in, an alternate exit and a place teammates can reach. Apply the same checks to a FOB.

How does destruction change a landmark?

It can remove cover or open a sightline. Recheck damaged buildings rather than following a remembered route blindly. An intact wall and its ruined version may expose you to different threats.

Not every surface has the same destruction behavior. Plan an exit instead of depending on one piece of cover.

How should beginners learn the map?

Learn a few useful connections per match. Pick a rally point, an approach and a fallback. Tell teammates which features you are using, then notice where the plan fails.

Fix one route decision next life. Use transport for the actual distance or exposure problem, and the beginner guide if the objective loop is still unfamiliar.

Sources

• WARDOGS on Steam
• Team17 game overview
• BULKHEAD Top Questions — spotting and objective play

Source: Latest game version.