A fundamental rule of positioning is speed. Fast units, like the nimble Wasp or the heavy melee Rhino, will charge ahead and engage the enemy quickly. Slower, heavy-hitting units, like the Fortress or Melting Point, will lag behind. You must consider this unit speed when you place them. A common tactic is to place your most resilient units in front to absorb damage, while your high-damage, fragile units stay protected in the back. The game's "chess-like" nature means every placement is a move and countermove against your opponent.

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You step into this world as a commander of a mechanized army. The "story" in the gameplay sense is the ongoing negotiation of battle—adapting to your opponent's technology, countering their unit choices, and attempting to survive in a war where adaptability is the only way to avoid becoming another casualty of the stalemate. Dreamhaven current gameplay meta in this world? Mechabellum is a conversation you should be having 28 Mar 2026 —

As technology advanced, autonomous factories were able to rebuild lost machinery almost as quickly as it was destroyed. This led to a grim equilibrium: massive battles were fought with zero human casualties on either side, as the only thing at stake was replaceable metal. Neither warring nation could gain a decisive advantage because their "war machines" were essentially infinite. The Shift to Biological Warfare