update · September 11, 2025
Mechabellum Update 1.7.3 Adjusts Unit Pricing and Core Balances
Mechabellum update 1.7.3 delivers targeted balance adjustments to late-game chaff, unit prices, and health pools. The patch lowers the cost of several units to increase tactical variety while improving combat engine performance.
Update 1.7.3 for Mechabellum focuses on small balance adjustments and economic tweaks rather than disruptive overhauls. Developer notes indicate a shift toward refining existing units and improving quality-of-life features based on recent player feedback.
Chaff and Light Unit Adjustments
Crawlers receive a unit spacing reduction from 3.7m to 3.4m to curb their dominance in later rounds, making Arclights and Hounds more effective answers. Mustangs drop significantly in price from 150 to 50 supplies, accompanied by an attack modifier adjustment from -30% to -35%, allowing players to transition them into specialized anti-light roles more easily.
Giant and Medium Unit Tweaks
Tarantula attack drops from 534 to 496 alongside an attack modifier adjustment from -40% to -45%, reducing its threat to medium units while preserving anti-light suppression. Raiden receives a health buff from 17,476 to 18,349, a range modifier reduction from -15 to -10, and a price drop from 300 to 250 supplies to boost its viability against medium targets like Sledgehammers and Phantom Rays.
Phantom Ray Rework
Phantom Ray health increases from 3,159 to 3,412 and its price drops from 300 to 250 supplies. Its cloak mechanics are adjusted: the time required to enter a cloaked state increases from 1 second to 2.5 seconds, its attack modifier drops from +40% to +20%, and its HP modifier increases to +20%.
General Stat and Engine Improvements
Arclight health increases from 4,498 to 4,813, continuing efforts to improve its baseline survivability. Sabertooth rank-up experience requirements increase from 1,000 to 1,300 to align with Void Eye and Marksman progression speeds. Under the hood, improvements to the combat engine's math library reduce performance hitches across different CPU architectures.
Why this patch matters
Update 1.7.3 makes nuanced pricing and stat adjustments to underused units like the Raiden and Mustang while reining in overperforming chaff units.