Hello commanders, how's Season 2 of Mechabellum going for you? Today we would like to address the balance of Raiden. The current performance of the new Raiden is strong, but some players are also finding ways to counter it. In the three tournaments over the weekend, Raiden users won the Asian tournament, while non-Raiden users won the European and American tournaments. This balance patch aims to nerf Raiden's efficiency against small and large units while maintaining its dominance against medium-sized units.

• Attack interval increased from 4.2 seconds to 4.6 seconds (DPS decreased by 8.7%).
  Developer's note: The decrease in attack speed will make Raiden less efficient against small units, and the decrease in DPS will also reduce Raiden's performance against high HP units.
  
• The price of [Chain] increased from 250 to 300.
  
• [Chain] no longer jumps to buildings.
  
• [Chain]'s damage after the jump decreased from 30% to 25% (meaning jump damage no longer kills Phoenixes of the same rank).
  Developer's note: The adjusted [Chain] can no longer damage buildings, and it is now also a lower threat to targets such as Marksman and Phoenix. This change also helps differentiate [Chain] from [Fork] more.
  
• The price of [Electromagnetic Shot] increased from 200 to 300.
  Developer's note: [Electromagnetic Shot] has performed exceptionally well in the past few days, so we have decided to increase its price.
  
• The price of [Ionization] decreased from 200 to 100.
  Developer's note: [Ionization] significantly weakens Raiden's performance against medium-sized units, while enhancing its performance against giant units. This Tech was rarely used in the last patch, and we hope to increase its use rate a bit.
  
• The price of the [Fork] decreased from 300 to 250.

• The resurrection time of Quantum Reassembly has been adjusted from 15 seconds to 12 seconds.

• Optimized the SFX of Sabertooth.

• Fixed the issue where Raiden's [Chain] would hit cloaked Phantom Rays.

Raiden's damage decreased from 6631 to 5304(20% decrease).
The cost of Raiden's [Chain] increased from 200 to 250.
Fixed an issue that made it impossible to complete tutorial level 3.2.
Fixed multiple sound effect bugs.
Fixed an issue where replays would not play correctly.

Hello commanders, Update 1.2 is finally here. This update will be carried out at 9:00 AM on January 2, 2025, UTC time. At that time, the server will undergo update maintenance for approximately 360 minutes.


We have prepared many new season rewards for you in Season 2, and we have made it faster for you to progress through the rewards tree.
Just like before, at the beginning of the new season, your Combat Power and Insight will be reset to 1, and your MMR will be reset to 90% of the original. At the same time, the system will issue rewards such as Medals and Credits based on your performance in the previous season. In addition, all Season Points that were not spent in the previous season will be converted into Credits.

Raiden is a new giant flying unit that emits three lightning bolts to hit three different targets with each attack. It is good at fighting medium-sized units and has multiple unique Techs.

We are always looking for ways to revamp old units. This time we have completely remade the model of the Sabertooth and added a new Tech [Secondary Armament] to it. The new Sabertooth will appear in the initial unit selection, this will significantly increase the variety of the initial unit lineup.

We have always imagined Overlord being a huge battleship. With the addition of the new aerial unit Raiden, we finally have the opportunity to reposition Overlord. The adjusted Overlord has become larger, stronger, and more expensive, making it a more powerful presence than other giant units.

Now players can find the Death Knell in unit reinforcement cards in Survival Mode and Brawl Mode. Death Knell is an extremely powerful Titan-class unit and the ultimate form of Melting Point, it can also be a potential counter to many popular strategies in the 4-Player Brawl Mode.

Training Specialist obtains an extra 50 supplies in the first round and gets 1 Intensive Training for free. We think this specialist may provide interesting ways to introduce unusual matchups in earlier rounds.


Optimized the rendering performance of UI.


Sabertooth

• New Tech [Secondary Armament]: Install one secondary gun on both the left and right sides of the Sabertooth. Secondary guns have a range of 95, attack every 4s to deal 2000 damage. Damage increases by 2000 per unit Rank increased.
  
• Attack interval increased from 3s to 3.6s (20% increase).
  
• ATK increased from 6000 to 7372 (22.8% increase) .
  
• HP decreased from 15258 to 14801 (3% decrease).
  
• The cost of [Doubleshot] increased from 100 to 150.
  
• The cost of [Missile interceptor] decreased from 200 to 150.
  
• The EXP required to rank up increased by 20%.

Developer's note: The new Sabertooth becomes stronger against heavy units, but weaker against light units.

Overlord

• Cost increased from 400 to 500 (25% increase).
  
• HP increased from 15294 to 21412 (40% increase).
  
• ATK increased from 3742 to 5238 (40% increase).
  
• Damage to Player HP increased from 350 to 400
  
• [Mothership] now produces 5 Wasp instead of 4.
  
• Overlord Artillery's damage increased from 5500 to 7000.
  
• The cost of [Photon Emmision] decreased from 350 to 300.
  
• The cost of [Field Maintenance] increased from 150 to 250.

Developer's note: We are likely to make adjustments to the overlord again in the coming weeks based on statistical data.

Arclight

• The EXP required to rank up increased by 30%.
  
• The cost of [Charge Shot] decreased from 200 to 150.

Wasp

• The cost of the [Jump Drive] increased from 50 to 100.
  
• The cost of [Electromagnetic Shot] decreased from 200 to 100.
  
• The cost of [Ignite] decreased from 200 to 100.

Wraith

• Movement speed decreases from 12 to 10.
  
• Range increased from 55 to 60.

Tarantula

• The EXP required to rank up increased by 10%.
  
• HP decreased from 15,631 to 15,162 (3% decrease)

Stormcaller

• ATK decreased from 821 to 796 (3% decrease).

Unit Drops

• Drops of high-level and large amount units will appear less frequently.

Bugfixes

• Fixed multiple issues that could cause the game to freeze.

Hello, commanders!

The second season of Mechabellum is coming on January 2nd. Today, we hope to give you a preview of all the content coming to Mechabellum during Season 2. The season will last for three months, during which there will be two major updates:



In Season 2, we have prepared many new rewards for you. In addition, we have made it faster for players to progress through the rewards tree. Our goal is to make sure more players are able to obtain most of the seasonal rewards at the end of the season.

Here is what some of the avatar frames look like in motion:


Raiden is a new giant flying unit that emits three lightning bolts to hit three different targets with each attack. It is good at fighting medium-sized units and has multiple unique Techs.


We are always looking for ways to revamp old units. This time we have completely remade the model of the Sabertooth and added a new Tech [Secondary Armament] to it. The new Sabertooth will appear in the initial unit selection, this will significantly increase the variety of the initial unit lineup.


We have always imagined Overlord being a huge battleship. With the addition of the new aerial unit Raiden, we finally have the opportunity to reposition Overlord. The adjusted Overlord has become larger, stronger, and more expensive, making it a more powerful presence than other giant units.


Now players can find the Death Knell in unit reinforcement cards in Survival Mode and Brawl Mode. Death Knell is an extremely powerful Titan-class unit and the ultimate form of Melting Point, it can also be a potential counter to many popular strategies in the 4-Player Brawl Mode.


Training Specialist obtains an extra 50 supplies in the first round and gets 1 Intensive Training for free. We think this Specialist may provide interesting ways to introduce unusual matchups in earlier rounds.



Hounds are light units of six per squad, good at fighting against other small units. They can even clear acid and fire on the ground if equipped with the right Tech. You will know more details about it in February.


The new 2v2 tournament will allow players to team up and compete in tournaments. We hope the 2v2 tournament can provide a new stage for players who like the mode.

The above is a preview of the major updates of Season 2. And there is still other content in Season 2 that is not included in this preview. You can check the corresponding patch notes when those updates are released to learn the details of them.

Amplify Specialist: Get 3 Small Amplifying Cores for free in the first round.

Typhoon

• HP decreased from 10030 to 9529 (5% decrease).
  
• The cost of [Aerial Specialization] decreased from 300 to 250.
  
• [Typhoon Specialist]'s HP bonus decreased from -200 to -300.
  Developer's Note: In high MMR ranges, Typhoon has an above-average win rate, this is an attempt to balance it a little.

Vulcan

• ATK increased from 86 to 88 (2% increase).
  
• HP decreased from 36,054 to 35,332 (2% decrease).
  Developer's Note: This change aims to make Vulcan destroy medium-sized units such as Sledgehammer faster, while also making Vulcan a little bit weaker against high-damage units.

Tarantula

• The cost of [Range Enhancement] increased from 300 to 350.
  
• The cost of [High Explosive Ammo] increased from 150 to 200.
  Developer's Note: Tarantula is a bit too strong in the high MMR ranges. This change aims to slightly nerf it.

Initial Units

• Crawler and Mustang opening's player HP bonus increased from 0 to +100.
  
• Marksman and Mustang opening's player HP bonus increased from +500 to +700.
  
• Fang and Steel Ball opening's player HP bonus increased from +500 to +700.
  
• Fang and Tarantula opening's player HP bonus decreased from +200 to 0.
  
• Crawler and Tarantula opening's player HP bonus decreased from -400 to -500.

• Fixed a configuration error that caused the Stormcaller openings' player HP bonuses to be too high.
  Developer's Note: Due to a previous configuration error, Stormcaller openings' player HP bonuses were significantly higher than they should have been, which in turn led to a higher winning rate for Stormcaller openings.
  
• Fixed a configuration error that caused the HP of the Overlord missile to be very high.
  Developer's Note: Due to a previous configuration error, Overlord's missiles were extremely difficult to intercept.
  
• Fixed an issue where some emotes in the collection could not be seen.
  
• Fixed an issue where a unit could not be attacked if being pushed to the outskirts of the map.
  
• Fixed some localization issues based on community feedback.

Hello everyone,

Mechabellum’s publisher Paradox ARC and developer Game River have something important to announce.


It’s now been a few months since Mechabellum’s release, and we’re happy to see thousands of people enjoying the game every day. Now, we want to announce some changes regarding the future of Mechabellum. After a fruitful partnership, and bringing the game to the 1.0 release, the developer Game River, and publisher Paradox ARC, decided to part ways

Going forward, Game River will retain all ownership of Mechabellum, and will continue developing the game. For Paradox ARC, Mechabellum was a truly unique game to publish, that came with an unmatched community of competitive players. With our goal of bringing the game to 1.0 launch fulfilled, we’re excited to see Game River’s next steps with Mechabellum, and wish the team all the best!

For Mechabellum players, we want to say “thank you” for working with us to create one of the world’s best wargames. Be driven in your defeats and gracious in your triumphs!

Paradox ARC signing off!

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Hello commanders,

I'm Wen Youge, the lead developer of Mechabellum—you may also know me as Bearlike.

As you know, we are parting ways with publishing partner Paradox ARC. We appreciate the support they provided in helping us get to 1.0, and now that we’re entering the next chapter of Mechabellum, we look forward to a very bright future filled with more of everything you love about the game.

We are going to expand the Mechabellum team so we’ll have more people working on the game, and that means tons of new content—a lot of which will surprise you. We also have broader promotional plans, which will give us even more opportunities to serve players and expand the community. And there is another exciting announcement coming for Mechabellum next year . . . I will let you all know the details as soon as I'm allowed to.

Meanwhile, I hope you will enjoy all the new content we prepared for you in Mechabellum Season 2, which starts on January 2.

See you on the battlefield,

-Youge and the Mechabellum team

Season 2 of Mechabellum is near. To enable more players to obtain more seasonal rewards before the end of Season 1, we have further adjusted the Combat Power system. We also added a new initial specialist and some new unit variants to the game, as well as some balance adjustments.

• Players outside the top 200 worldwide no longer lose combat power when defeated.
  
• Increased combat power gained when winning for players outside the top 200 worldwide.
  
• Players in the top 200 worldwide can lose up to 600 combat power in a battle.
  Developer's Note: With these changes, we hope to enable players with lower Combat Power to increase their Combat Power faster while still keeping the Combat Power leaderboard competitive.

• New specialist [Missile Specialist]: Get 2 [Missile Strike] for free on round 2.
  Developer's Note: Missile Specialist is the first in a series of new specialists, and we plan to add more specialists who provide Battlefield Powers and Equipment Items in the coming month.

• New variant [Extended Range Phantom Ray]: increases Phantom Ray's range by 20, but decreases HP by 40%.
  
• New variant [Mass-Produced Sandworm]: Decreases the recruitment cost of Sandworm by 100, but decreases Sandworm's ATK by 30% and HP by 30%.

• HP decreased from 292 to 277 (5% decrease).
  
• [Loose Formation]'s HP reduction increased from 30% to 40%.
  
• The cost of [Mechanical Rage] decreased from 200 to 150.
  
• The cost of [Impact Drill] decreased from 200 to 150.
  
• [Subterranean Blitz]'s damage reduction increased from 50% to 55%
  Developer's Note: By reducing the HP of Crawlers, we hope that Fangs and Mustangs will be better against Crawlers in the early game.

• HP decreased from 16099 to 15294 (5% decrease).
  
• [High-Explosive Ammo]'s ATK reduction increased from 30% to 40%.
  Developer's Note: In the mid and low MMR ranges, players often feel helpless when facing a large number of high-level Overlords. This adjustment hopes to give cheaper units a better chance against Overlords while also maintaining the basic role of Overlords intact.

• The EXP required to rank up increased by 25%.
  Developer's Note: While not very powerful in lower MMR ranges, some Sledgehammer strategies have above-average win rates in higher MMR ranges above 2000. We hope to nerf these strategies by slowing down Sledgehammer's promotion speed.

• The cost of [Degeneration Beam] decreased from 300 to 250.
  Developer's Note: We hope to increase Wraith's usage rate by making its supporting Tech cheaper.

• ATK increased from 10047 to 10650 (6% increase).
  
• [Siege Mode]'s range bonus increased from 80 to 100.
  
• Developer's note: We hope to increase Scorpion's usage rate by making it stronger against high HP units.

• The cost of [Stealth Clock] increased from 200 to 250.
  
• The cost of [Sticky Oil Bomb] decreased from 200 to 100.
  
• The cost of [Burst Mode] decreased from 250 to 200.
  Developer's Note: As a new unit, the Phantom Ray has a surprisingly balanced win rate. However, some Phantom Ray Techs do not see enough usage. These changes aim to balance the usage rate for all Phantom Ray Techs.

• [Nano Repair Kit] adjusted from level 2 to level 3.
  Developer's Note: While the Nano Repair Kit's win rate isn't particularly impressive, it can be very powerful in certain situations, so we decided to change it from a level 2 card to a level 3 card.

• The cost of high-level Sandworm cards has been increased.
  Developer's Note: Although the overall win rate of Sandworms is not outstanding, the impact of high-level Sandworm reinforcements on the battlefield is significantly greater than that of other giant units. This change hopes to weaken the impact of high-level Sandworm reinforcements.

• Optimized the sound effects of the Phantom Ray.
  
• Fixed and optimized several localized texts based on community feedback.

Greetings commanders,

2024 is coming to a close and it has been an incredible journey for Mechabellum and we are happy and proud to have shared it with you the players.

With the holidays coming soon, the 2024 Steam Awards are just around the corner and we think Mechabellum could have a nomination and who knows, maybe an award! This could have a great impact on the game and bring many new players to the game.

And that is where you come in Commanders!
If you want to help Mechabellum be nominated we would like you to nominate it in the “Best Game You Suck At” category. It is the category we think we have the best shot at. Even if we all know you don’t suck at Mechabellum at all !!

Whatever the results, Mechabellum is full steam forward. Season 2 will be coming soon and will pack many new things you’ll be happy to discover after the holidays!

Thanks for your help and for playing our game.
See you on the Battlefield,

The Mechabellum Team

Fixed an issue with Phantom Ray causing a significant FPS drop.
Fixed a config error causing several high-level unit drops to appear too early.
Fixed multiple issues causing the game to freeze.
Fixed multiple localization issues.
Fixed several other minor issues.