# Stormgate PTR Update 2026-01-14

- Product: Stormgate (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/stormgate)
- Vendor: Frost Giant Studios
- Date: 2026-01-14
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2012510/view/507350981098341963
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/stormgate/releases/2026-01-14-ptr-update-2026-01-14

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- **added** — Two new community maps: 1v1 Avant-Garde and Stormgate Battle Arena, a custom tug of war/MOBA-style game with customized hero characters
- **changed** — Latest updates to existing community maps including Holodeck, Frostline, Blackspire Station, Malice Depths, Short Circuit, Scarlet Isle, Cosmic Enigma, and Desolate Temple
- **changed** — Stormgate Triggers updated so that the first Stormgate now spawns at 3:30 into the game
- **fixed** — Potential fix for an issue where a non-functioning top bar UI would appear in some games
- **added** — Cheat to remove visible UI elements using the command ToggleInGameUI
- **added** — Random selection for AI faction when playing against the bots
- **changed** — Aeon Gate now has floating particles around the structure
- **changed** — Rotated some Celestial buildings

##### PTR Update 2026-01-14

- Added two new community maps to the custom games list:

- 1v1 Avant-Garde

- Stormgate Battle Arena - a custom tug of war/MOBA-style game with a ton of customized hero characters.

- Added the latest updates to existing community maps, including:

- Holodeck

- Frostline

- Blackspire Station

- Malice Depths

- Short Circuit

- Scarlet Isle

- Cosmic Enigma

- Desolate Temple

- and a handful more

- Stormgate Triggers updated so that the first Stormgate now spawns at 3:30 into the game.

- Potential fix for an issue where a non-functioning top bar UI would appear in some games

- Added a cheat to remove visible UI elements. Type the following (case sensitive): "ToggleInGameUI"

- Enabled a random selection for AI faction when playing against the bots.

##### Art:

- Aeon Gate - added floating particles around the structure.

- Rotated some Celestial buildings