# Stormgate Incremental PTR Update

- Product: Stormgate (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/stormgate)
- Vendor: Frost Giant Studios
- Date: 2025-12-23
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2012510/view/514103843981625722
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/stormgate/releases/2025-12-23-incremental-ptr-update

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- **fixed** — Fix editor crash on right-click
- **fixed** — Fix to reduce frequency of camera scroll getting stuck
- **fixed** — Fix concealment grasses not appearing when placed in the IGE
- **changed** — Normalized announcer sound levels by reducing their volume slightly
- **changed** — Changed announcer game sound ducking behavior so all announcements reduce game sound volume by 25% for a brief moment instead of 50% for stormgate announcements only
- **removed** — Removed the ambient sound and music volume ducking when a unit plays its On Move VO
- **changed** — Lowered fog levels from weather lighting presets, particularly snow
- **changed** — Increased brightness at night for all TOD lighting setups to help readability

PTR 4.2.2 update (Build 107138)

- Fix editor crash on right-click.

- A fix to reduce frequency of camera scroll getting stuck. We have a repro and may be able to squash this one for good!

- Fix concealment grasses not appearing when placed in the IGE.

- Normalized announcer sound levels by reducing their volume slightly. Stormgate announcement volume was very loud, and was brought in line with other announcement levels.

- Changed announcer game sound ducking behavior. Previously, when a stormgate announcement played, all other game volume was reduced by 50% during this time. Normal announcements (base is under attack) previously did not duck sounds. Now, all announcements will reduce game sound volume by 25% for a brief moment. This helps us keep announcement volume lower, without being so obnoxious, but still audible even if there's a lot of action. Please provide feedback if you think this goes too far making announcements quieter!

- Removed the ~30% ambient sound and music volume ducking when a unit plays its On Move VO. Units are frequently playing VO so this felt awkward and is unnecessary.

- Lowered fog levels from weather lighting presets, particularly snow.

- Increased brightness at night for all TOD lighting setups to help readability.