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Hades 2 is now out, but it's in early access. This means that the development team, Supergiant Games, will continue to update the game with patches and hotfixes, with some ideas even being implemented from fan and player feedback. Until Hades 2 releases in full, which might not be until 2025, there will be plenty of additions to the game.
This patch notes guide for Hades 2 will be updated with every major patch for the game, keeping the older ones towards the bottom and bringing the latest ones to the top.
Hades 2 was updated on July 16, 2024, and the patch was pretty small. It focused on squashing bugs and community feedback.
Hades 2 - Patch 4 (July 16, 2024)
Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms
Sister Blades: Increased damage striking foes from behind.
Boons and Blessings
Lightning Lance (Zeus): improved targeting while using gamepad controls
Spirit Surge (Zeus): reworked; now whenever you use magick, a surrounding foe is struck by lightning
Sworn Strike (Hera): slightly reduced bonus from Poms of Power
Engagement Ring (Hera): reworked; inflicts Hitch on foes, and any slain in the circle deal area damage
Family Trade (Hera): cut from game; replaced with...
Rousing Reception (Hera): Your Casts damage foes as they enter the Encounter, wherever they appear (this effect was previously innate to Engagement Ring)
Golden Rule (Hera X Poseidon): now applies a multiplicative global damage bonus, rather than a flat bonus only to Attacks and Specials
Beach Ball (Poseidon x Apollo): added greater damage and area scaling over a brief charge-up duration
Mint Condition (Hephaestus): invulnerability effect now resets between Encounters in same Location
Daedalus Hammer Upgrades
Mirrored Thrasher (Staff): removed Life penalty; now requires Magick instead
Skulking Slice (Blades): reduced bonus damage striking foes from behind
Escalating Ambush (Blades): cut from game; replaced with...
Wicked Onslaught (Blades): Adds power to Attacks
Melting Shredder (Axe): increased damage to Armor
Inverted Spark (Flames): now also causes projectiles to linger for longer
Whirling Coil (Flames): projectiles no longer spin in place; renamed from Origin Coil
Crushing Comet (Flames): cut from game; replaced with...
Triple Comet (Flames): Your Special fires more projectiles
Destructive Array (Skull): now deals a percentage of your Attack damage whenever your Shells drop
Rocket Bombard (Skull): increased damage
Hexes of Selene
Phase Shift: rescaled some Path of Stars upgrades
Lunar Ray: rescaled damage over a shorter duration
Foes and Encounters
Chronos: adjusted sequencing of some moves; now easier to strike from behind after certain moves
Headmistress Hecate: now easier to strike from behind after certain moves
Oaths of the Unseen
Vow of Haunting: Revenants can no longer spawn others; you now collect them from farther away
Damage penalties from Vow of Blood and Vow of Suffering now are added, rather than multiplied
Bug Fixes
Fixed several later narrative events related to Nemesis and Moros never playing
Fixed interaction between Witch's Staff (Momus) and Mirrored Thrasher (Daedalus - Staff)
Fixed visual shield from The Lovers (Arcana) not appearing while using Sister Blades (Artemis)
Fixed some hit-stun effects applying unexpectedly during Riposte from Sister Blades (Artemis)
Fixed Ionic Gain (Zeus) not working correctly while Icarus is around
Fixed Glorious Disaster (Zeus x Apollo) using Magick without activating the bonus effect
Fixed Hail Storm (Zeus x Demeter) sometimes not working on Chronos
Fixed interaction between Bridal Glow (Hera) and Heavy Metal (Hephaestus)
Fixed Golden Rule (Hera x Poseidon) not applying a global damage bonus as the description states
Fixed Hydraulic Might (Poseidon) unexpectedly granting invulnerability at the start of Encounters
Fixed Water Fitness (Poseidon) unexpectedly restoring Life whenever you gained Water essences
Fixed Freezer Burn (Demeter x Hestia)sometimes not working on Chronos
Fixed Icarus Armor boosts not correctly adding to Hephaestus Armor boosts
Fixed Burnt Offering (Hestia) sometimes selecting a different Boon to sacrifice if Rarified
Fixed Hard Target (Hermes) not affecting Sea-Serpent shots and other splitting shots
Fixed Aetheric Moonburst (Daedalus - Staff) not restoring Magick when your Magick is full
Fixed Inverted Spark (Daedalus - Flames) sometimes preventing Attacks from destroying urns
Fixed interaction between Phase Shift (Selene) and Alacrity upgrade not resetting properly
Fixed Lunar Ray (Selene) firing indefinitely if you collected a reward while firing
Fixed interaction between [b]Experimental Hammer () [/]and Full Salvo (Daedalus - Skull)
Fixed several Keepsakes not correctly showing up as expired when switching between regions
Fixed Headmistress Hecate's shadow copies being vulnerable to Aphrodite's Charm Curse
Fixed upgraded Warding Circles in Erebus sometimes recharging your Hex multiple times
Fixed instances where time-slow effects could unexpectedly persist if quickly chained together
Fixed Guardians appearing to restore Life after taking heavy damage from Hestia's Scorch Curse
Fixed cases where using Change of Fate on a reward preview would not offer a different result
Fixed Witch of the Crossroads and Natural Talent Prophecies not appearing as expected
Fixed Moon Beam (Selene) sometimes unexpectedly displaying as expired in Boon Info
Fixed several Boons not appearing in their respective Olympians' Fated List Prophecies
Fixed Breath of Eros (Charon) not appearing in the Valued Customer Fated List Prophecy
Fixed a display issue in the Fated List with the prompt to view more requirements
Fixed Reset option in the Oath of the Unseen not always resetting all Vows as expected
Fixed instances where camera motion could push Melinoë offscreen in the Rift of Thessaly
Fixed an issue preventing the use of the Book of Shadows while Icarus is around
Fixed occasional visual issues with special deliveries from Shrines of Hermes
Fixed several text and voiceover errors
Fixed several rare crashes
Other minor fixes
Hades 2 - Patch 3 (June 26, 2024)
General
Many Duo Boons and some Legendary Boons should be offered more frequently
Charon's Gold Rewards now include Nightmare after a certain point ·
Reworked Gathering Tool upgrades; now let you find +1 Elemental Essence for your Infusion Boons
Entering Chaos while in the Mourning Fields no longer causes you to skip a Location in that region
Slightly increased the minimum number of Boons and similar rewards you can find past Erebus
Warding Circles in Erebus now stagger foes that touch them
Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms
Witch's Staff (Circe): indirect damage from Omega Moves now contributes to activating Serenity
Sister Blades (Artemis): you now are immune to hit-stun effects during Riposte
Umbral Flames (Eos): improved Omega Attack tracking, though slightly increased Magick cost and reduced max damage from upgrade path; Attack sequence now continues after using it
Argent Skull (Persephone): now any Cast damage (not just Omega Cast) extends your Omega Special
Altar of Ashes
Rearranged Grasp costs and positions of several Cards; you may need to reset your Arcana loadout
Swapped the names and theming of The Moon and Night
Death: reworked; Omega moves have a chance to deal Critical damage if the last one used was different
The Moon: now costs 0 Grasp but has an Awakening requirement to activate any surrounding Card
The Unseen: improved Magick restoration
Divinity: Awakening requirement expanded to include activating a column of Cards (not just a row)
Origination: now specifies that Curses from different Olympians are required; this is relevant with Demeter, whose Cyclone now is considered a Curse (along with her Freeze)
Crossroads Cauldron
Temporal Fluctuation: Lets time-slow effects such as Phase Shift (Selene) work vs. Chronos
Circles of the Moon: Activating Warding Circles in Erebus fully charges your Hex
Ashen Memories of Life: Whenever you claim rewards of Ash, slightly raise your Life limit
Psychic Slivers of Clarity: Whenever you claim rewards of Psyche, slightly raise your Magick limit
Bones of Burnished Bronze: Whenever you claim rewards of Bones, gain some Armor
Nectar of Godly Savor: Whenever you claim rewards of Nectar, gain +1 Lv. For a random Boon
Keepsakes
White Antler (Artemis): reworked; now provides Critical bonus for one Region, but reduces Life limit
Silken Sash (Arachne): you no longer lose your Armor from this if you switch to a different Keepsake
Moon Beam (Selene): now also causes Selene or a Path of Stars to be offered soon
Olympian Keepsakes are now even more likely to make their respective Olympian Boons appear
Boons and Blessings
Heaven Strike (Zeus): increased bonus from Poms of Power
Heaven Flourish (Zeus): increased bonus from Poms of Power
Storm Ring (Zeus): now deals damage from all Casts (not just Omega Cast)
Ionic Gain (Zeus): reworked; now spawns an Aether Font nearby that fully restores Magick when used
Spirit Surge (Zeus): increased bonus from Poms of Power
Double Strike (Zeus): increased effect chance and bonus from Poms; renamed from Second Strike
Shocking Loss (Zeus): increased effect chance; now activates when foes first take damage
Glorious Disaster (Zeus x Apollo): reduced damage; fixed Magick not deducting correctly
Apocalyptic Storm (Zeus x Demeter): cut from game; replaced with...
Hail Storm (Zeus x Demeter): Your Freeze effects also cause lightning bolts to strike afflicted foes
Master Conductor (Zeus x Hephaestus): increased damage
Hera: Slaying a foe now can afflict them with the Hitch Curse and spread that damage accordingly
Sworn Strike (Hera): increased bonus from Poms of Power
Sworn Flourish (Hera): increased bonus from Poms of Power
Engagement Ring (Hera): now also inflicts Hitch when dealing damage, though reduced direct damage to compensate; no longer increases Cast duration
Nexus Sprint (Hera): now damages and inflicts Hitch on unafflicted foes
Born Gain (Hera): increased Primed Magick cost
Keen Intuition (Hera): cut from game; replaced with...
Blood Line (Hera): Your Omega Moves also create a damaging rift for an added Magick cost
Bridal Glow (Hera): Boons that are already Heroic can no longer be chosen for this
Soul Mate (Hera x Aphrodite): cut from game; replaced with...
Ecstatic Obsession (Hera x Aphrodite): one foe always has Charm (formerly Aphrodite's Legendary)
Cherished Heirloom (Hera x Demeter): increased power level when upgrading max-rank Keepsakes
Funeral Pyre (Hera x Hestia): cut from game; replaced with...
Elementary Particles (Hera x Hestia): Gain +1 each Elemental Essence and an Infusion Boon for it
Wave Strike (Poseidon): increased bonus from Poms of Power
Tidal Ring (Poseidon): Your Casts also immediately hit foes in front of you with a splash
Geyser Spout (Poseidon): now a second-tier Cast Boon; renamed from Geyser Ring
Crashing Wave (Poseidon): cut from game; replaced with...·
Splash Fount (Poseidon): Your Omega Moves also create a watery blast near the first damaged foe
Ocean's Bounty (Poseidon): merged with Sunken Treasure, which was removed as a stand-alone Boon
Water Fitness (Poseidon): effect now scales with each Water Essence
King Tide (Poseidon): increased size bonus and damage bonus
Beach Ball (Poseidon x Apollo): increased damage
Natural Selection (Poseidon x Demeter): increased chance of improved Rarity
Scalding Vapor (Poseidon x Hestia): increased damage
Nova Strike (Apollo): increased bonus from Rarity and Poms of Power
Solar Ring (Apollo): reworked; now inflicts Daze and deals a burst of damage
Prominence Flare (Apollo): now a second-tier Cast Boon; renamed from the earlier Solar Ring
Lucid Gain (Apollo): reworked; now restores Magick if you are standing in your Casts when they expire
Perfect Image (Apollo): reworked; damage bonus now resets if you avoid taking damage for a duration
Torrential Downpour (Apollo x Demeter): cut from game; replaced with...
Boreal Gust (Apollo x Demeter): While standing in Cyclones, you randomly fire damaging gales
Stellar Slam (Apollo x Hephaestus): cut from game; replaced with...
Rude Awakening (Apollo x Hephaestus)
Hephaestus blasts clear Daze and deal more damage
Tranquil Gain (Demeter): now restores Magick based on a percentage of your current total
Gale Force (Demeter): your Cast's Cyclone now can follow you if you also have Local Climate
Frosty Veneer (Demeter): now scales with Water Essence rather than Earth; renamed from Coarse Grit
Freezer Burn (Demeter x Hestia): reworked; inflicting Freeze on a foe with Scorch deals damage and removes Scorch
Aphrodite: Increased power and duration of her Weak Curse
Rapture Ring (Aphrodite): now deals damage as it drags foes in
Passion Rush (Aphrodite): reworked; now deals damage when you press Dash and again when you stop pressing Dash; renamed from Passion Dash
Glamour Gain (Aphrodite): now makes all nearby foes Weak, rather than one randomly
Shameless Attitude (Aphrodite): reworked; the damage bonus doubles if you haven't lost much Life
Wispy Wiles (Aphrodite): effect now scales with each Air Essence
Heartthrobs from Aphrodite now spawn behind Melinoë and no longer detonate on obstacles
Nervous Wreck (Aphrodite): Inflicting Weak inflicts other random Curses Soft Caress (Aphrodite x Hephaestus): cut from game; replaced with...
Love Handles (Aphrodite x Hephaestus): Hephaestus blasts also create Heartthrobs
Burning Desire (Aphrodite x Hestia): cut from game; replaced with...
Hot Flash (Aphrodite x Hestia): Scorch does not diminish as it deals damage to Weak foes
Hephaestus: Improved activation speed of the Vent Curse
Volcanic Flourish (Hephaestus): improved blast recharge time
Anvil Ring (Hephaestus): no longer reduces Cast size
Fine Tuning (Hephaestus): significantly increased bonus to upgraded Aspects
Tough Trade (Hephaestus): cut from game; replaced with...
Grand Caldera (Hephaestus): Hephaestus blasts become even bigger and stronger
Chain Reaction (Hephaestus x Hestia): timing to activate the multi-blast effect now less restrictive
Hestia: Increased damage rate of the Scorch Curse
Flame Strike (Hestia): increased Scorch damage
Flame Flourish (Hestia): increased bonus from Poms of Power
Smolder Ring (Hestia): increased Scorch damage
Controlled Burn (Hestia): increased damage
Glowing Coal (Hestia): increased damage
Hearth Gain (Hestia): reworked; now restores Magick when you hit with your Attack or Special
Pyro Technique (Hestia): no longer a Legendary Boon; now can scale with Rarity and Poms of Power
Fire Extinguisher (Hestia): cut from game; replaced with...
Highly Flammable (Hestia): Inflicting Scorch on a foe for the first time inflicts more
Spontaneous Combustion (Hestia): cut from game; replaced with...
Fire Walk (Hestia): You take minimal fire damage, and leave flames where you Sprint·
Swift Strike (Hermes): cut from game; replaced with...
Nimble Limbs (Hermes): Your Attack, Special, and Cast are faster
Swift Flourish (Hermes): cut from game; replaced with...
Nimble Mind (Hermes):Your Omega Moves are faster
Silver Streak (Artemis): increased damage
Easy Shot (Artemis): increased damage
First Blood (Artemis): increased Critical chance
Lethal Snare (Artemis): increased Critical chance
Daedalus Hammer Upgrades
Executioner's Chop (Axe): no longer prevents you from striking if you have insufficient Magick
Possessed Array (Skull): blast-on-retrieval effect now automatically uses some Magick
Hexes of Selene
Phase Shift: reduced Magick-spend requirement; slightly reduced effect duration; fixed text incorrectly stating this duration; now works vs. Chronos, after a certain point...·
Total Eclipse: greatly reduced Magick-spend requirement
Dark Side: increased ability damage; slightly reduced Magick-spend requirement
Upgrades of Sublime quality now also raise your Hex's recharge cost (to compensate for many recharge costs having been reduced; Hexes should now be more usable throughout each night)
Well of Charon
Breath of Eros: Similar to the now-cut Soft Caress (Aphrodite x Hephaestus), this causes the next instance of damage you would take to instead restore that much Life
Foes and Encounters
Infernal Cerberus: various adjustments to better align how scary he is with how scary he looks
Charybdis: improved visibility in this encounter
Hippo: reduced how long they tend to retreat after attacking
Harpy Talon: reduced frequency of wind vortex attack
Heracles: reduced average number of foes you'll face in this Encounter
Icarus: reduced average number of foes you'll face in this Encounter
Level Design
You now can use Change of Fate to alter the reward vs. Charybdis in the Rift of Thessaly
A certain Location in Tartarus no longer immediately fires a trap at Melinoë as soon as she enters
Fated list of Minor Prophecies
Updated some Prophecy fulfillment requirements based on above changes to Boons
Oath of the Unseen
Vow of Panic: reduced penalty to Magick at the start of Encounters
Menus and UI
Added UI icons for Boons of Artemis
Added UI icons for Blessings and Curses of Chaos
Added UI icons for Gifts of Narcissus
Added UI icons for Blessings of Echo
Added UI icons for Boons of Hades
Added UI icons for Curses of Medea
Added UI icons for Enchantments of Circe
Added UI icons for Offerings of Icarus
Added UI icons for effects such as Grave Thirst, Chthonic Fate, and Special Order
Added borders to upgrade icons on the Path of Stars screen
Damage preview from Hestia's Scorch Curse now appears on Guardian Life Bars
In the Past Deeds screen, cleared Chaos Trials no longer appear as failures
Improved legibility of damage numbers on the Victory Screen that shows when you prevail
Clarified when clear conditions for certain Fated List Prophecies are listed on more than one page
You now can press Esc to exit the map view while using City of Ephyra Bat Cages
Updated content of Grasp Upgrade Tutorial in the Altar of Ashes in cases where it repeats
Art of Visual FX
New visuals for Solar Ring (Apollo)
Music and SFX
Added SFX for when the benefit from Mint Condition (Hephaestus) is about to expire
Misc.
Improved performance in the Rift of Thessaly on systems close to the minimum system requirement
All timers now pause while using the City of Ephyra Bat Cages
Improved visibility of visual FX when Demeter is spurned in Trial of the Gods encounters
Adjusted names of several Boons
Made some optimizations to save files
Bug Fixes
Fixed Daedalus Hammers sometimes being offered on the very first night, introduced in Patch 2
Fixed the deadliest attack of Chronos being easier to evade than intended, introduced in Patch 2
Fixed Vow of Abandon not deactivating The Swift Runner (Arcana)
Fixed certain Moonstone Axe moves not playing their correct animations if queued up
Fixed cases where Moonstone Axe Omega Special could be used repeatedly after a Dash
Fixed incorrect damage in some cases using Witch's Staff (Circe) and Silver Streak (Artemis)
Fixed interaction between Witch's Staff (Momus) and Exceptional Talent (Apollo)
Fixed Sister Blades (Artemis) Parry effect not activating as expected after choosing a Boon
Fixed Sister Blades (Artemis) visual FX not syncing with when it recharges
Fixed interaction between Umbral Flames (Eos) and Split Spark (Daedalus)
Fixed interaction between Frosty Veneer (Demeter) and Engraved Pin (Moros)
Fixed interaction between Howling Soul (Hades) and Orchestration (Night Curse - Selene)
Fixed Blitz effects from Zeus not reliably activating Origination (Arcana)
Fixed interaction between Storm Ring (Zeus) and time-slowing effects such as Phase Shift (Selene)
Fixed Air Quality (Zeus) not affecting [b]Suffering on Sight (Medea)
Fixed Double Up (Poseidon) sometimes doubling unique valuables from early encounters with Eris
Fixed Rarify not working on Quick Buck (Hermes)
Fixed Scalding Vapor (Poseidon x Hestia) not showing Hestia's symbol in the Offerings list
Fixed Magick regeneration effects from Chaos not working together as expected
Fixed Lunar Ray (Selene) sometimes not dealing damage at very close range
Fixed Night Bloom (Selene) preventing certain moves from working; fixed error in the description
Fixed Gold Purse (Charon) not displaying as having Expired when expected
Fixed Change of Fate unexpectedly becoming unavailable after using Hexes near exits
Fixed cases where using Change of Fate on a Boon near an exit also unexpectedly altered the exit
Fixed Sea-Serpents sometimes becoming invisible
Fixed Headmistress Hecate's Lunar Ray attack becoming invisible if blocked
Fixed Headmistress Hecate's Lunar Ray attack sometimes tracking Melinoë unexpectedly
Fixed an issue activating Engraved Pin (Moros) during the phase change in the battle vs. Chronos
Fixed Heracles sometimes rudely vanishing during Gift interactions
Fixed Chronos sometimes rudely chiding you on successive Encounters in Tartarus
Fixed an extra reward sometimes appearing unexpectedly in Charon's Shop in Tartarus
Fixed an issue where Nemesis could drop rewards too far away in the Mourning Fields
Fixed Eris sometimes leaving Rubbish in the Crossroads even while absent
Fixed Odysseus commenting on the Garden while preoccupied in the Taverna
Fixed cases where Omega Moves could be used in the Training Grounds without enough Magick
Fixed instances where you could not Sprint after using Dash to interrupt certain moves
Fixed Frinos Strength Bonds not scaling properly
Fixed Frinos overreacting after clearing all the witches summoned by Headmistress Hecate
Fixed Toula dozing peacefully amid Burning Oil Slicks in the Rift of Thessaly
Fixed Shrines of Hermes sometimes offering fewer items than expected
Fixed quitting the game unexpectedly negating Spark of Ixion (Charon) damage protection
Fixed an issue in the Altar of Ashes trying to navigate to the Grasp gauge from the bottom row
Fixed control mapping overlap between Rarify and Offerings commands on the Boon Choice menu
Fixed discrepancies in how seconds and milliseconds displayed in certain timers
Fixed background artwork appearing unexpectedly during Fishing Pier scenes in the Crossroads
Fixed Rod of Fishing indicator sometimes remaining visible after you miss your mark
Fixed Olympian portrait positions if you spurned them and fail in a Trial of the Gods encounter
Fixed cases where Melinoë did not appear to switch weapons as expected in the Training Grounds
Fixed an issue where you could senselessly squander your Rarify effect on the Spare Wealth offering
Fixed text overlap issue when a Hex's recharge cost was reduced
Fixed further miscellaneous issues when playing in ultrawide resolutions
Fixed several text and voiceover errors
Fixed various rare crashes
Other minor fixes
Hades 2 - Patch 2 (June 4, 2024)
On June 4, 2024, Supergiant Games released the second major patch for Hades 2. The patch has a lot of fixes (listed below), but the major changes are UI and weapon-related, including the removal (and addition) of several Daedalus Hammer upgrades.
General
You now can encounter up to one additional Olympian each night (as in the previous game)
You now are likely to find one more Boon or other major reward while in Erebus
Increased invulnerability duration after your Death Defiance effects activate
Improved rewards of Ash and Psyche can now be found in Oceanus and the Rift of Thessaly
You now can press-and-hold to harvest repeatedly from Crescent Pick Outcroppings
Toula should now stay closer to you in Encounters, especially in the Fields of Mourning
Nemesis no longer offers Death Defiance items if you do not need to refill the effect
Reduced Gold cost of Selene's Boon when available in Charon's Shop
Minor adjustments to the order in which Olympians may first appear early on
Normalized chances of finding Fishing Points in various regions
Nocturnal Arms/Abilities/Aspects
Witch's Staff: Special knocks foes away but is slightly slower; Omega Special is faster
Sister Blades: Special staggers standard foes longer; Attack visual FX better match the hitbox
Umbral Flames: Attacks are stronger and faster; Omega Attack channels faster and uses less magick; Special gives a speed boost but has reduced damage; Omega Special can be channeled while moving
Moonstone Axe: reworked Special provides a lingering barrier; Omega Attack channels slightly faster; Omega Special channels faster
Argent Skull: Omega Attack channels faster and hits a larger area
Witch's Staff (Circe): adjusted activation and duration of Serenity effect; Serenity now adds Omega bonus damage that scales with this Aspect's rank
Witch's Staff (Momus): reworked; each of your Omega Moves automatically fires several times in succession from where you use them
Sister Blades (Artemis): you will Block again if the effect recharges while you are channeling; Block now takes priority over Dodge and similar effects
Umbral Flames (Eos): reworked; Omega Attack now fires a slow shot that occasionally creates damage blasts and also copies your Specials
Moonstone Axe (Melinoë): reworked; now adds Power and Max Life
Dark Side: slightly increased Magick-spend requirement
Foes and Encounters
Chronos: various fixes and adjustments; there should be fewer cases where he's patently unfair
Infernal Cerberus: minor adjustments to some attack patterns in the first phase
Eris: grenade attacks no longer wildly bounce around
Polyphemus: reduced effectiveness of Mutant Sheep
Goldwrath: reduced accuracy and tracking of beam attack
Queen Lamia: slightly increased Armor; increased speed; other minor changes
Reed-Stalker: increased projectile speed and target distance; reduced rotation speed
Mourner: slightly increased rotation speed; slightly increased speed while attacking
Lamia: slightly increased life and Elite armor
Dire Shambler: reduced tracking speed between attacks
Hippo: self-destruct area should more closely match the visuals
Level Design
Driftwood resources are more common in the Rift of Thessaly (a further increase since last patch)
Burning Oil Slicks in the Rift of Thessaly will extinguish after Encounters, though may be reignited
Adjusted Oil Slicks in some locations in the Rift of Thessaly
Minor fixes to several locations
Fated List of Minor Prophecies
Clearing Original Sins no longer requires choosing the very rare Barren curse from Chaos
Chaos Trials
Trial of Heartache: reduced difficulty and adjusted based on Aspect changes
Trial of Haste: reduced difficulty and adjusted based on Aspect changes
Oath of the Unseen
Vow of Forsaking: no longer helps ensure you quickly get Duo and Legendary Boons
Menus and UI
Added many new UI icons for Keepsakes, Weapons, Well of Charon offerings, and more
Insight Into Offerings (Cauldron) now also lets you check each Olympian's list of offerings in the Book of Shadows while choosing their Boons (or the equivalent with other characters) · With the prior change, adjusted default key binding for Rarify; some custom bindings have been reset
Added a warning when you are down to your last use of Death Defiance
Opening the Book of Shadows should show entries for nearby characters more reliably
Removed the Unused Grasp notification when exiting the Altar of Ashes while at a high Grasp limit
Updated Pitch-Black Stone screen to use Aspect-specific icons
Adjusted input action bar layout at the bottom of the Boon Screen and similar
Added borders to icons for Selene Hexes on the Gifts of the Moon screen
Added informational pop-up when using F10 to report bugs
Other minor changes
Art and Visuals
Reduced some full-screen flashing or strobing, such as from time-slow effects
Music and Sounds
Added SFX for when certain active abilities such as Serenity are ready to use
Updated placeholder SFX for various Keepsakes
Updated SFX for projectile collisions with Umbral Flames (Moros)
Voice and Narration
Unique voice lines should play more reliably when certain incantations are revealed in the Cauldron
Added voice lines when using Phase Shift (Selene) vs. Chronos (or trying to...)
More voice lines should play when confiding in Frinos in certain contexts
Misc
While brooding over the family portrait in the Crossroads, you may now snap out of it sooner
You now can fully control the game using keyboard only if you rebind Attack and Specials
All timers now pause while in the presence of Charon
An Anvil of Fates will no longer be offered in Tartarus if you have not found a Daedalus Hammer
In the Hades Flashback, adjusted timing of hint for players who don't realize they are in control
Reduced requirements for the incantation Power to Pause and Reflect to be revealed
Melinoë now respawns in the center of her magick circle near her tent (she was a bit off before...)
Improved compatibility with more types of controllers
Updated text for various upgrades and abilities
Bug Fixes
Fixed Double Up (Poseidon) sometimes doubling Mystery Boons; clarified description
Fixed Nightmare resources dropping unexpectedly in Chaos Trials
Fixed Omega moves occasionally becoming unresponsive after being chomped on by Polyphemus
Fixed deadliest attack of Chronos occasionally hitting when Melinoë was in a supposedly safe point
Fixed The Queen and Judgment (Arcana) appearing active while no others Arcana are active
Fixed Hearth Gain (Hestia) no longer restoring Magick if chosen as a Sacrifice Boon
Fixed certain later Oath Testaments for the Sister Blades sometimes not appearing as expected
Fixed cases where you could go out of bounds using the Argent Skull in the battle vs. Chronos
Fixed more cases of some visual effects vs. Chronos lingering between phases or after the fight
Fixed Toula unceremoniously vanishing after you vanquish Chronos
Fixed additional issues with Sun Worshiper (Apollo)
Fixed additional issues with Dark Side (Selene)
Fixed additional issues with Twilight Curse (Selene)
Fixed a visual issue where Headmistress Hecate could appear to slide after snared by your Cast
Fixed Spark of Ixion (Charon) causing a Chaos Gate to appear in Asphodel?
Fixed Golden Boughs sometimes not marking all available rewards in the Fields of Mourning
Fixed several narrative events that could play out of sequence
Fixed Odysseus rather rudely walking away while in conversation with Nemesis
Fixed Heracles sometimes leaping away forever
Fixed Melinoë's voice reverting during her return sequence despite certain Circe enchantments
Fixed incorrect Echo portrait in the Book of Shadows
Fixed incorrect music playing in some Chaos Trials, or not playing as intended in some instances
Fixed rare cases of a looping sound playing indefinitely
Fixed a rare instance when objectives in the Training Grounds could overlap
Fixed several minor issues on the Victory Screen that shows when you prevail
Fixed additional miscellaneous issues when playing in ultrawide resolutions
Fixed a rare crash in which the effect of Winter Harvest (Demeter) could repeat forever
Fixed various other rare crashes
Fixed several text errors
Other minor fixes
Hades 2 - Patch 1 (May 16, 2024)
On May 16, 2024, Supergiant Games put out the first-ever early access patch for Hades 2. All improvements and fixes will be in the notes below, but the patch mostly focused on improving Melinoe's sprint and turning and making it easier to gather resources on a run. Instead of needing to equip a Gathering Tool at the Silver Pool to collect one type of resource, like the Fishing Rod to collect Fish, you can now collect all types of resources without needing to equip the corresponding tool. However, if you do equip one of the tools, you are bound to find more types of that specific resource that the tool is meant to gather.
General/Misc
Your Sprint is innately faster and turning is more responsive; re-scaled abilities boost this
You can now Dash out of many attack recovery animations more reliably
You can now gather from any resource point once you have unlocked the corresponding Gathering Tool; you now can Prioritize any available Tool in the Training Grounds to make its resources appear as often as before, while resources for Tools you do not Prioritize will appear far less often
The Swift Runner: now also makes your Dash immediate (note the faster speed means you are invulnerable for very slightly less time); re-scaled Sprint speed bonus since Sprint is innately faster now
It is easier to Dash across chasms in Oceanus
Driftwood resources are more common in the Rift of Thessaly
Using a Well of Charon displays your current Gold without the need to check your Boon Info
The Grasp Upgrade Tutorial in the Altar of Ashes will repeat if ignored
Added Patch Notes option to the Main Menu
Early encounters with Eris are less likely to occur; she also drops something of value...
Related, if this already occurred, look for a one-time bonus in the Crossroads while Eris is present
Entries in the Book of Shadows are generally easier to reveal
You can gift Echo without having to wait around as long after conversing
Adjusted Animal Familiar upgrades invalidated by the Gathering Tool changes above
In the Hades Flashback, a hint will eventually play for players who don't realize they are in control
Improved mouse selection in various cases
Improved support for some additional controllers
Bug Fixes
Fixed several issues with Dark Side (Selene)
Fixed Sun Worshiper (Apollo) sometimes preventing new foes from spawning
Fixed Fire Extinguisher (Hestia) not dealing damage as expected
Fixed Sister Blades Omega Attack not hitting Chronos reliably from certain angles
Fixed Satyr Hoplites retaining the ability to block while afflicted with Twilight Curse (Selene)
Fixed various cases of foes sometimes spawning out of bounds
Fixed camera zoom-in getting stuck vs.Polyphemus in certain situations
Fixed cases where you could Dash out of bounds in the Crossroads
Fixed Fishing Pier events in the Crossroads not passing Whiles like other similar events
Fixed autolock not clearing as expected while using mouse controls
Fixed keyboard inputs sometimes getting stuck unexpectedly
Fixed several input issues switching from gamepad to mouse-and-keyboard controls
Fixed several issues playing in ultrawide resolutions
Fixed some visual effects vs. Chronos lingering between phases or after the fight
Fixed a Melinoë voice line repeating unexpectedly around the City of Ephyra Bat Cages.
