When you first begin your journey in Wardogs, your bank account looks pretty sad. A couple of deaths with a full loadout and you’ll basically be on nothing, hindering your effectiveness on the battlefield. Making money consistently is key, and we have a few tips on how you can make bank without much effort.
The ideal scenario for many in Wardogs is to have a full set of armor, a beefy loadout, and enough cash to not be worried about where your next purchase is coming from. It takes a bit of effort to get to that point, though, and you’ll need a few staple money-making methods under your belt for when times get lean.
Best ways to make Wardogs money
Here are our picks for the best ways to earn Wardogs money:
Build a base
Combat can be difficult if you’re underpowered, and you might end up losing more money than you earn by jumping into the fray without adequate firepower, so we would suggest focusing on base building if you aren’t ready for a fight.
Grab yourself a hammer from the vendor and hitch a ride to the tower nearest your spawn. From here, you can utilize the supplies at your FOB to construct walls, barricades, and a front door for your base. Each successfully constructed building earns you Support XP and a bit of cash – and you won’t have to take a bullet in the process.
Use free loadouts
Okay, they aren’t exactly free, but you can purchase the base rifle from the vendor for nothing – it’s only the ammunition that costs money, and it isn’t much. With this bare-bones setup, attempt to stay put inside the zone for passive income, and try to pick off any enemy stragglers for a quick cash injection.
Looting enemy bodies will enable you to upgrade your loadout for free, as you’ll be taking what they don’t need anymore. Because the price of admission for this basic loadout is so low, anything you do and any money you earn is a bonus.
Become a taxi
Ferrying people to and from the zone earns you a decent chunk of change, and any assists your passengers get after you drop them off award you bonus cash. You might not want to hop into a helicopter for this immediately – we suggest either purchasing a car if you’re new, or using one of the ones that spawn at the beginning of a match.
Once you get better at this and progress down the Driver or Pilot progression tree, you can begin to ferry more and more passengers. Players can tip you if they enjoyed the journey, rewarding good driving or piloting skills and adding more money into your ever-increasing pot.
Be a spawn point
Not everyone gets the chance to do this, but if you can drive the mobile spawn point to a save location inside the spawn, you’ll earn a decent wedge of cash. Any subsequent spawns to your mobile spawn point will also net you additional money.
Think of this as passive income; if you already followed our build-a-base tip, then you’ll have a perfect spot to park the APC and will be earning money hand over fist for the rest of the game. Bear in mind, it takes absolutely ages to drive from spawn to the zone, so strap in.
Set up shop
A bit more advanced, this one, but it has huge potential. If you get your head around piloting without smashing into the nearest tree, you might want to turn your attention to the supplies needed rather than ferrying people to the zone. Purchase supply crates in the spawn area for your vehicle and fill them with things your team might want.
This can be ammunition; it can be building supplies; it can even be bandages if your side is taking a pounding. Drop these off inside the zone, and anyone who interacts with your crate and buys any of the supplies inside puts cash right back into your account. Smart purchases on your end and safe drop locations could pay off big.
Those are our picks for the best ways to make money in Wardogs. Yes, killing enemy players can pay out, but you’re putting yourself in danger a lot of the time, and having to re-buy loadouts can be a huge drain on your resources. Build up a healthy bank account first, then go hell for leather later.