Mechabellum Patch Notes — May 27, 2026
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
Balance Adjustments
Hacker
Hackers now require a 0.9s preparation time before controlling a new target
Developer's Note: This adjustment will significantly reduce the hacker's control efficiency over light units and leave its control efficiency over medium and heavy units largely unchanged.Typhoon
\ price 200 → 300
Vortex
\ ATK modifier per linked unit increases +45% → +35%, maximum cumulative ATK modifier +135% → +105%
\ Cost 100 → 150
\ Cost 100 → 150
\ Cost 400 → 350
Scorpion
\ Attack Range modifier +15 → +20, Attack Interval modifier -0.5s → -1s, Splash Range modifier -7 → -8, Cost 200 → 150
Battlefield Powers
\ Duration: 2 Rounds → 1 Round
\ Duration: 2 Rounds → 1 Round, Cost 200 → 100
Dimensional Rift
\ Experimental Death Knell's Tech Cost will cap at 800
\ AI can now unlock the Tech of the Experimental Death Knell correctly
\ AI can now research Battlefield Power correctly via the Research Center
\ Significantly increased the cooldown time of Battlefield Powers in the Research Center
Experience Optimization
Optimized unit list sorting of Testing Grounds Tools
Added a new category label \ to Testing Grounds Tools
Optimized several VFX
Bugfixes
Fixed several issues that caused combat to freeze
Fixed some incorrect Tags of Typhoon
Fixed some localization issues
How to access the Public Test Server
1. Locate Mechabellum in your Steam library, right-click on it, and select Properties...

2. In the pop-up Properties window, select the Betas tab, and then choose public_test from the drop-down menu of Beta Participation.

3. Wait for the update to complete. Please note that the version should display as public_test. Now click Play, and you can get access to the Public Test Server.

4. In order to switch back to the live server, please repeat these steps and select "none" from the drop-down menu.
Feedback & Bug Reports
Feel free to submit feedback, suggestions, or report bugs for this update via the following channels.
Mechabellum Discord: https://discord.gg/mechabellum
Mechabellum Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Mechabellum/
Mechabellum Steam Discussions: https://steamcommunity.com/app/669330/discussions/