In-game event23 Jun 2026June patchFor the June patch, we have focused mostly on client quality of life fixes as well as some fixes and changes to allow for some runes to be allowed in ranked play again. Client Updates Network DEV NOTE : issues with disconnection are important and so some care was put into trying to find the source of this. An issue was identified in which the client could incorrectly treat the connection as unr…
For this month's patch, there have been some pretty significant changes to the game client while in game. The chat and combat log is now integrated into the lower UI so it can be seen immediately and while the game is being played. In fact, this design inadvertently functions almost identical to the UI from before expansion 12 when the game was launched on Facebook. Everything old is new again!…
This month's patch has some more quality of life updates as well as adding the new factional Pox Harbingers to the store. You can still earn these by being in the top 5 for any faction in the Drums of War, so pick a faction and do your part. Ranks · The minimum amount of gained rating for winning a ranked game is now 1 (was 5) · The maximum amount of lost rating for losing a ranked game is now…
We have released a small hotfix to correct some issues that were occurring after adding some adjustments to networking including the latency monitor. · Fixed an issue that could make the client disconnect in some cases due to it not correctly registering that network traffic had occurred. This would occur if the game did not register any network traffic within 5 seconds and the last outgoing ne…
Client User Interface · Added an option for changing how transparent the map grid is. · Fixed an issue in which the artwork for campaign encounters did not appear for the The Ancients Arrive campaign. · Fixed an issue that caused seams to appear in the map showing campaign encounters. · The view for campaign encounters now shows the current encounter with a green outline and a darker green outl…
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 bott…
A client hotfix has been released to correct an issue in which the game could fail to show the lobby chat and would not correctly enter lobby screens (and thus the game was unplayable without relaunching the game). In particular, this issue would happen when the game was run outside of steam (through the app being pinned on the sidebar or launching from the game directory directly). However, th…
From the messy desk of Slugbait: Seasons greetings everyone. For this end of the year patch, I've focused almost entirely on additional quality of life features in the game client. There are also some map tweaks and a couple of minor changes. We hope everyone is having a happy holiday. Next year Pox Nora will be entering its twentieth year. It's old, I'm old. We're all old here. As always, I ap…
For this November patch, we have focused on balance changes as well as some bug fixes. This patch also signals the start of the 44th Drums of War. Maps · Updated the location of the player 1 shrine on Tundra Lake . · Updated the locations of nora fonts on Lost City . · Readded Brood Pits and Shores of Maljara to ranked rotation. Balance Updates The list of balance changes can be found on the Po…
The October patch is upon us and with it comes another round of balance changes and tweaks. In addition, a new client is available on Steam with additional UI improvements including showing if conditions are Cleansable or Dispellable. Have a spooky halloween everyone and keep an eye out for witches and hyaenids! Client User Interface · Unit Conditions and effects now display if they can be disp…
For this early October patch, we have included a number of balance changes and fixes. There also are a couple of minor game client improvements and fixes. Client Security · The game client has been rebuilt with the newest version of Unity to address the CVE-2025-59489 vulnerability as detailed on the Unity website . Please note that there have been no evidence of this vulnerability being exploi…
To coincide with the 2025 Rebalance patch, all player ranks have been reset. The following changes have been made to the Pox Nora Client: · Updated text based on recent ability and faction bonuses changes. · Fixed a number of incorrect or missing descriptions and combat logs. · Added more high-resolution rune art for champions. The following changes have been deployed to the game: Drums of War…
Today we have deployed a major rebalance patch that includes new themes and reworks across all factions. In particular, there have been reworks of Barbarians, Hyaends, and Vampyres. Details of these reworks can be found on the Pox Nora Website . Client · Fixed an issue that could cause units and map terrain objects starting from the bottom of the screen to disappear when using Callouts. · Vario…
A hotfix has been released with the following changes: · Fixed an issue that caused rune deployment popups to appear for units that were deployed via various abilities or spells which are supposed to be hidden (e.g., Summon Rock Trap, etc) · Fixed another issue with word wrapping in chat, seen most prevalently when using the /who command. · Fixed an issue in which the game would sometimes play…
For the August patch, we've focused on fixing a series of issues (some longstanding) with the Pox Nora client. Client User Interface · Fixed an issue in which the main menu background could appear darkened if the user switched to another screen and back while the background was chaning to a different image. · Tweaked various elements of the main menu and added additional backgrounds. · Fixed an…
Wrath has again won the Drums of War. Across the realms, loremasters struggle as they try to find new ways to describe this onslaught of repetitious events. Drums of War 42 has ended. Drums of War 43 will begin soon. All players who participated in the Drums of War have been given rewards. These packs can be opened in the Marketplace either on the website or in the game client. Furthermore, the…
A hotfix has been released with the following changes: · Fixed an issue that caused the tutorial to not correctly highlight runes to deploy, thus breaking the initial tutorial mission · Fixed some map fx and depth sorting issues on K'thir Forest and Shores of Maljara 2 · Redid the effect for the Warchief abilities · Corrected an issue that caused 1 image to not appear in the main menu rotation…
Greetings and welcome to another year of Pox Nora! It's been 19 years since the launch and so we decided that a fitting update would be to spruce up the client a bit. Read on for more information about major changes to the client. As always, we appreciate your continued passion for this game and look forward to the big two-oh next year! -Slugbait et al Client New Main Menu · The Pox Nora main m…
For June's patch, a lot of focus has been put on improving the in-game rune manager as well as just doing various polish and consistency passes for things. A small balance update is also now live. Finally, this month brings the first improvements to the bot game server. The plan is for improvements to continually be made there in order to fix various bugs and weird behavior and hopefully improv…
The Iconic Foil pack is available now in the marketplace for 50,000 gold. It contains 1 of 18 runes (2 for each faction and 2 additional split hero runes). The new Drums of War has started. Be sure to represent with iconic foilness. A rank reset has also accompanied this new DOW cycle. Client User Interface · Fixed an issue in which the Shrine Scry button would appear while Observing games · Ad…
Wrath has once again defeated the forces of the Protectorate. Will this next war be the one in which the tide is turned? Or will these defeats remain unending? Drums of War 41 has ended. Drums of War 42 will begin soon, along with a rank reset. All players who participated in the Drums of War have been given rewards. These packs can be opened in the Marketplace either on the website or in the g…
For May's patch, we've focused on a lot of quality-of-life improvements to the client and have done some more balance changes including an adjustment to the rune reveal rate. Coming Soon: New Foil Runes New foil runes have been created and will soon be available in the store for a ridiculously high gold price. Sitting on a mountain of earned gold with nothing to do with it? Enjoy. Looking for a…
This client hotfix fixes the following issues: · Fixed an issue in which the ability Trickster could cause a unit to visually remain in place for the opponent and would block movement but was potentially not actually at that location. Trickster will now correctly make the unit stealthed and be removed from the map for the opponent. NOTE: it is possible that other effects, spells, or abilities c…
Client User Interface · Added a button below the rune dock to use Shrine Scry on your turn. Artwork & Effects · Added additional high resolution artwork for commonly used runes Rules Text & Combat Log · Added some missing combat logs · Various rules text tweaks and improvements Game Mechanics · Initial rune draw for 1v1 player vs player matches is now 10 (was 8) · Shrine Scry now does 6 damage…
For this month's patch, we are continuing work on improving user interface and making further balance changes. Client User Interface · Added additional UI for showing the path a champion will take when moving. This can be disabled in options if you prefer the original UI. · Fixed an issue that caused the space under the mouse cursor or controller position to not show a highlighted location when…
Additional balance changes have been deployed to the game. This client patch contains rules and text updates to match those changes as well as other text updates. There are also a couple of new sounds for abilities (thanks again SAForg). The list of balance changes and fixes can be found on the Pox Nora website . To chat with the Pox Nora community, get community assistance and report bugs & is…
Once again the forces of Wrath have defeated the forces of the protectorate. Protectorate must put up a greater fight to prevent this outcome from happening again. Drums of War 40 has ended. Drums of War 41 has begun. All ranks have been reset. All players who participated in the Drums of War have been given rewards. These packs can be opened in the Marketplace either on the website or in the g…
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