WARDOGS Reload Bug Fix — Vehicle and Mortar Weapons Won't Reload

Published 2026-09-213 min read

Fix the WARDOGS reload bug where vehicle guns and mortars refuse to reload: one ActionMappings line in GameUserSettings.ini, plus conflict troubleshooting.

Crew-served weapons inside a vehicle — exactly the mounts the reload bug strands empty.

A widely-reported WARDOGS bug leaves vehicle-mounted weapons, mortars and other crew-served guns unable to reload — the reload key does nothing, leaving you with an empty mount and a full ammo bag. It comes from the game never writing a reload binding for Vehicle.WeaponExtension.Reload. The fix is one config line (per the Steam guide by IceFiire, verified September 21, 2026).

The Fix: Add the Missing Binding

  1. Close WARDOGS completely — an open game overwrites config edits on exit.
  2. Press Win+R, paste %localappdata%\Wardogs\Saved\Config\WindowsClient and hit Enter.
  3. Open GameUserSettings.ini in Notepad.
  4. At the end of the file, just before the [WDSecondStage] section, add this line block:
[/script/engine.inputsettings]
+ActionMappings=(ActionName="Vehicle.WeaponExtension.Reload",bShift=False,bCtrl=False,bAlt=False,bCmd=False,Key=R)
  1. Save and launch. Vehicle and mortar reload now works on R — swap Key=R for any key you prefer.

Still Not Reloading? Two Known Conflicts

  • Ghost entry in the Enhanced Input section. Search the file for Vehicle.WeaponExtension.Reload inside the [/Script/BHEnhancedInput.BHEnhancedInputPlayerBinds] block above your added line. If one exists, delete it — the game usually clears it automatically, but a leftover blocks the new binding.
  • Key conflict with infantry binds. The vehicle reload binding silently fails if R is already taken by one of your custom infantry bindings. Pick a key nothing else uses.

Why This Happens

WARDOGS ships without a default binding for the vehicle weapon-extension reload action, so mounts that reload through it start broken. Related input bugs are the same family: if your scope zoom broke after rebinding, that's an empty custom binding overriding the hidden default — same file, same style of fix.

Related: scope zoom fix · mortar ranging tutorial · helicopter flying guide

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