Mechabellum 1.11.1 Patch Notes (9th July 2026)

Update 1.11.1 hits servers today at 09:00 UTC, bringing a significant rebalance to Mechabellum's Tech ecosystem. The centrepiece is a complete rework of Stormcaller, which now trades raw damage output for survivability: it boosts ATK by 120% and Missile HP by 250%, but slows attack speed by 25%. The trade-off is deliberate. Developers designed it specifically to counter Missile Interceptors, though the slower firing rate makes it a poor choice against Light Units.

Beyond Stormcaller, this patch is largely about making underused Techs competitive. Sledgehammer drops from 150 to 100 cost following earlier nerfs, while Vulcan takes a modest hit after dominating the meta recently. A dozen Techs have been recosted downward. Void Eye, War Factory, Scorpion, Fire Badger, Abyss, Tarantula, Raiden, and Typhoon all become cheaper. Signalling developers want players experimenting across the roster rather than clustering around a handful of picks.

On the quality-of-life front, you can now invite Steam friends directly into lobbies, the system remembers your filter preferences, and emote slots expand from 8 to 16. Two new map layouts with fewer defensive structures round out the changes. The full patch, including unit variant adjustments and bug fixes for Abyss and shield interactions, is below.

Update 1.11.1 will take place at 09:00 UTC (06:00 Eastern Daylight Time, 11:00 Central European Summer Time) on Thursday, July 9th, during which the server will undergo approximately 1 hour of maintenance. This update added a new Tech to Stormcaller, made many balance adjustments, and implemented a few QoL improvements.

Balance Adjustments

Stormcaller

changed to : Increases ATK by 120%, increases Missile HP by 250%, but increases Attack Interval by 25%

Developer's Note: This Tech provides players with a means to counter Missile Interceptors. It is worth noting that the significantly increased Attack Interval makes Stormcaller particularly ineffective against Light Units.

Sledgehammer

Cost 150 → 100

Developer's Note: After the nerf to ,  seems a bit too weak.

Mustang

Cost 200 → 250
Cost 300 → 250

Developer's Note: We have adjusted both the most and least popular Tech for the Mustang, aiming to make the Mustang's Tech choices more diverse

Vortex

Cost 200 → 250
ATK modifier +20% → +30%

Developer's Note: We hope this adjustment will allow a small number of Vortexes to have a larger impact

Void Eye

Cost 200 → 150

Developer's Note: We have buffed the relatively less popular Tech of Void Eye

War Factory

Cost 250 → 200

Developer's Note: We have buffed the relatively less popular Tech of War Factory

Scorpion

Cost 150 → 100

Developer's Note: We have buffed the relatively less popular Tech of Scorpion

Fire Badger

Cost 300 → 250

Developer's Note: We have buffed the relatively less popular Tech of Fire Badger

Abyss

Cost 300 → 250

Developer's Note: We have buffed the relatively less popular Tech of Abyss

Tarantula

Cost 200 → 150

Developer's Note: We have buffed the relatively less popular Tech of Tarantula

Raiden

Cost 200 → 150

Developer's Note: We have buffed the relatively less popular Tech of Raiden

Typhoon

Cost 200 → 150

Developer's Note: We have buffed the relatively less popular Tech of Typhoon

Hacker

Attack animation time 0.9s → 0.6s
ATK 645 → 600 (-7%)

Developer's Note: This adjustment will slightly increase the efficiency of Hackers against Units like Sledgehammers and Typhoons

Vulcan

HP 32559 → 30279 (-7%)
Cost 300 → 250
Cost 200 → 150
Cost 250 → 300

Developer's Note: Vulcan has been a bit too popular recently, so we've applied a small nerf to it while buffing its less popular Techs.

Sandworm

ATK 9352 → 9726 (+4%)
Cost 150 → 100

Developer's Note: We have buffed the relatively less popular Tech of Sandworm

Map Layout

Added two new layouts with fewer defensive structures

Unit Variants

Level of recruited Marksman: 3 → 2
Level of recruited Rhino: 3 → 2
Level of recruited Steel Ball: 3 → 2
Level of recruited Fang: 3 → 2
Level of recruited Stormcaller: 3 → 2
Level of recruited Hacker: 3 → 2
Level of recruited Arclight: 3 → 2
Level of recruited Phoenix: 3 → 2
Level of recruited Tarantula: 3 → 2
Level of recruited Wasp: Level 3 → Level 2, Reinforcement Card Level: 2 → 1
Level of recruited Mustang: 3 → 2, Reinforcement Card Level: 2 → 1
Level of recruited Sledgehammer: 3 → 2, Reinforcement Card Level: 2 → 1
Reinforcement Card Level: 2 → 1

4-Player Brawl Match

Experimental Death Knell will no longer appear in reinforcement after Round 7

Developer's Note: This will effectively reduce the frequency of  appearing in 4-Player Brawl Match Mode

Experience Optimization

During the Deployment Phase, when the mouse hovers over a Tech icon, if the Tech has an area of effect, the exact area of the effect will be displayed around the unit.
Now you can invite friends or join your friends' rooms through the Steam Client, and view more detailed game status of your Steam friends.
The system now remembers your previous Lobby filter settings
Removed the performance warning pop-up displayed before 4-Player Brawl matches
Maximum number of Emotes equipped: 8 → 16
The maximum number of participants per group in the Weekend Tournament: 128 → 64

Developer's note: A lower maximum number of participants per group will result in players within the same group having more closely matched skill levels.

Bugfixes

Fixed the issue where Battlefield Power spawned units fail to activate Techs properly
Fixed several issues related to Abyss
Fixed multiple desync issues
Fixed an issue related to shields
Fixed a Marksman visual issue
Fixed an Experimental Death Knell display issue
Fixed some display issues caused by switching the game language

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/