Status report 2026.07.03: mobile arena, crafting and economy

The battle itself was rebuilt for phones, a new crafting system fuses subsystems into stronger gear, and a full economy pass reshapes earning and spending.

Since the command-console overhaul, the battle itself has been rebuilt for phones, a new crafting system lets you fuse subsystems into stronger gear, and a full economy pass reshapes how you earn and spend. The big strokes:

The Battle, Rebuilt for Mobile

Rebuilt the entire battle HUD for portrait phones: enemy mechs across the top, your own deck along the bottom, tap any mech to focus it.
Added in-battle chat (Global + Team) and one-tap ability targeting straight from the phone view.
Added a floating Repair Crate, and moved Airstrike and Nuke to the Tug-of-War so they’re something you win, not just buy.

Combat & Arena

Added new segmented mech healthbars: read any mech’s HP, shield and active buffs at a glance, on desktop and mobile.
Changed arena lighting so mechs and their skins pop everywhere, with skin previews now rendering on the real chassis across the shop, market and crates.
Added a live faction music mix for logged-in spectators.

Crafting: The Combiner

Added the Combiner: fuse any 3 subsystems of the same slot and tier into a random one a tier higher: the new road to top-tier gear.
Changed tier into a raisable power level, so combining keeps paying off instead of hitting a wall.
Added the Combiner free for Alpha Citizens.

Economy Rebalance

Changed stakes, ability contributions and Tug-of-War bids to scale off your balance, on clean bid rungs.
Retuned faucets, gacha and veteran rewards toward a healthier, more active flow of NXR.
Added promo-code redemption at checkout for credit packs and Alpha Citizen.

Referrals

Added a referral system: share your code, and both you and your friend earn rewards on their first purchase.

Settings & Account

Added a Settings area with a full Account panel: sign out, manage your subscription, or delete your account.
Added arena and menu music toggles, saved to your account so they follow you between devices.

Rewards

Added Alpha Citizen perks: 1.5× daily-login NXR and a free Combiner.
Changed Daily Ops to always offer an ability-contribute and ability-trigger objective, with a single claim-in-place popup for everything you’ve earned.

Stability

Fixed a wave of arena and settlement issues: smoother reconnects when your signal drops, steadier mobile performance over long sessions, and battles that always end and pay out cleanly.

Spotted something off? Drop it in Discord: playtest feedback is shaping every one of these.