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Steam News23 January 20265mo ago

January Patch

Today we have a small monthly patch with some improvements, some bug fixes, and some minor balance tweaks. A larger balance patch will be coming in February.

In this update7

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What changed

1 fix2 additions9 changes1 removal
  • UI and audio
  • Maps
  • Gameplay
  • Events
  • Balance
changedToday we have a small monthly patch with some improvements, some bug fixes, and some minor balance tweaks. A larger balance patch will be coming in February. As always, you can make your voice heard on the Pox Nora community discord.
changedUser InterfaceUnranked games once again have a different colored background in the lobby.
changedUser InterfaceThere is now a button in the bottom left for toggling the map grid display in game.
addedUser InterfaceAdded an option to set the default map grid display for games.
fixedArt & EffectsFixed a texture seam that appeared on the bottom trees of the K'thir Forest and K'thir Plains maps.
addedArt & EffectsAdded more high resolution rune art.

Pox Nora changes

changedToday we have a small monthly patch with some improvements, some bug fixes, and some minor balance tweaks. A larger balance patch will be coming in February. As always, you can make your voice heard on the Pox Nora community discord.
changedUnranked games once again have a different colored background in the lobby.
changedThere is now a button in the bottom left for toggling the map grid display in game.
addedAdded an option to set the default map grid display for games.
fixedFixed a texture seam that appeared on the bottom trees of the K'thir Forest and K'thir Plains maps.

Today we have a small monthly patch with some improvements, some bug fixes, and some minor balance tweaks. A larger balance patch will be coming in February. As always, you can make your voice heard on the Pox Nora community discord.

Enjoy, and welcome to 2026!

Client

User Interface

  • Unranked games once again have a different colored background in the lobby.

  • There is now a button in the bottom left for toggling the map grid display in game.

  • Added an option to set the default map grid display for games.

Art & Effects

  • Fixed a texture seam that appeared on the bottom trees of the K'thir Forest and K'thir Plains maps.

  • Added more high resolution rune art.

Game

Game Rewards

  • Maximum gold reward for winning either unranked or ranked games has been increased by 100 gold.

  • Maximum gold reward for losing ranked games has been increased by 50 gold.

  • Maximum gold reward for losing unranked games has been increased by 25 gold.

  • Maximum gold reward for winning skirmish matches vs AI has been increased by 50 gold.

Maps

  • Removed Lost City from ranked rotation.

  • Changed the map rarity of Tundra Lake from EXOTIC to LIMITED.

Balance Updates

The list of balance changes can be found on the Pox Nora website.

Source

Steam News / 23 January 2026

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