Your own squad and the wider faction can occupy the same Wardogs scene. If the display treats them as an undifferentiated crowd, useful player information becomes harder to follow. Disconnect Wardogs External lists Show Squad and Show Faction separately, alongside dedicated colours and distance controls.
The practical comparison for squad and faction ESP in Wardogs starts with those actual menu entries. Group selection, presentation and render distance each have their own role. A clear configuration keeps those roles separate while using them together.
Decide which groups to include
Show Squad and Show Faction are named Player ESP choices. Check them individually when recording a setup. Do not assume the presence of one group proves the selection for the other, or invent a hidden priority rule that the product description does not document.
Start with the groups relevant to the view you want. Adding more people can add useful context, but it also adds information to read. The point is to make a deliberate selection, not to claim that every available category should be active in every situation.
Give faction information a consistent place
Faction tags can appear in the name or at the left side. Those are placement choices for the displayed information. They do not change which faction a player belongs to or replace the Show Faction control.
Keep the position consistent enough that you recognise the information quickly. If you also display names, distance and loadout cost, avoid assigning every field to the same crowded part of the player view. Each field should remain associated with the correct person.
Colours help distinguish the selected groups
The visual customisation list includes squad and faction colours. Use their meaning consistently across saved configurations. A colour change is a presentation change, and it should be recorded if you are comparing two versions of a setup.
Boxes, skeletons and names also have their own visual options. Their presence does not turn group filtering into one universal colour switch. Read the relevant control before making a claim about every element on screen.
Check the separate distance entries
Maximum player, squad and faction render distances are separately listed. These concern how far the relevant views extend, while Show Squad and Show Faction concern group selection. Distance text has another role again: it is information associated with a displayed player.
If a view is crowded, identify whether the issue is the selected groups, their range or the number of fields around each person. Those are different problems and deserve different explanations.
Wounded-enemy and wounded-friendly choices should also remain visible in your notes. They concern player state rather than replacing the squad and faction selections. Save the full combination once it has a clear purpose.
Faction information can sit within a player name, so changing its position may also change how much text you read in that area. Review the result alongside the chosen name and distance positions.
Before using an older configuration, check the current product description and status notice. A useful group filter gives you a view you can explain: which people are included, how far the view extends and how the displayed information distinguishes them. It does not need a vague promise about total awareness.
