Hades 2’s Actual Final Patch For Early Access Is Here

Although the previous month’s Unseen Update was intended to be the last before Hades 2’s 1.0 release, it appears Supergiant has one more surprise in store. The most recent update is packed with adjustments for balance, enhancements, and repairs – some of which are based on player suggestions. Here’s a rundown of the changes.

Generally speaking, the latest update significantly enhances the power of playable characters, as various weapons, bonuses, and skills have received increases in damage, range, or additional attributes. Additionally, some skills have been simplified for easier use, and many enemies have been made less challenging.

As a gamer, I’ve noticed that some of the perks in my game are getting tweaked for balance purposes. A few are even being swapped out entirely – the Seismic Hammer from Poseidon and Hephaestus, Hera and Poseidon’s Golden Rule, and Demeter and Hephaestus’s Room Temperature have all been taken away and replaced with fresh new ones.

The update incorporates several user-friendly enhancements aimed at minimizing some annoyances. Now, you won’t accidentally deplete your Life while awaiting Athena’s arrival, nor will you find yourself in a predicament where your Life runs out between completing a Chaos Trial and being sent back by Chaos.

In addition to the update, there are numerous bug fixes that Supergiant Games have addressed ahead of the 1.0 release. For a comprehensive look at these fixes, you can find them listed below, but be cautious as some details may contain spoilers.

any Zodiac Sand and Void Lens resources amassed will transform into Prestige upon launch. However, they encourage players to carry on gathering them if they prefer.

Check out the full patch notes for Hades 2 Patch 11 below.

Hades 2 Early Access Patch 11

Note:📢 indicates changes inspired by community feedback!

General Gameplay

Hey there fellow gamer! Just a heads-up about our upcoming v1.0 release and the epic story sequences leading to the True Ending. When you load your save game at that point, any Zodiac Sand or Void Lens resources you’ve got will magically transform into Prestige points for you. For now, feel free to keep stacking up on those resources if you fancy! Enjoy the gameplay!

Nocturnal Arms & Abilities

·Umbral Flames: increased Special projectile size and orbit speed

·Moonstone Axe: increased damage of Attack sequence

·Black Coat: improved responsiveness of blocking while channeling Omega Attack

Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms

Artemis (Sister Blades): Increase the speed at which Riposte recovers, allowing for more frequent usage.

·Umbral Flames (Melinoë): increased Critical damage chance

Umbral Flames (Eos)”: Now, Special abilities no longer nullify other Special projectiles; enhancements have been made to the Daybreaker projectile’s tracking ability.

The special attacks of Umbral Flames (Eos) no longer override each other, and the tracking of the Daybreaker projectile has been improved.

·Moonstone Axe (Thanatos): increased Critical chance ramp-up and upper limit

·Witch’s Staff (Anubis): increased Magick cost of Omega Special

·Altered Special of Umbral Flames (Supay) now produces an additional bullet; changes in attack timing and Ultimate Attack; bullets no longer stun enemies; decreased the boost in damage for Rush Boon; breaks Urns with greater ease.

Black Coat (Shiva)’s altered Omega Special now rebounds multiple times within the targeted zone; the destructive damage bonus has been decreased to balance it out.

Boons & Blessings

·Storm Ring (Zeus): increased damage

·Arc Flash (Zeus): increased damage

·Tidal Ring (Poseidon): reduced damage

·High Surf (Poseidon): reduced area of effect

·Solar Ring (Apollo): increased damage

Hephaestus amplifies the destructive power of explosion-type abilities, like Smithy Rush; also enhances the bonus glow effect based on item rarity.

Hephaestus boosts the strength of explosive skills, including Smithy Rush; improves the advantage gained from a weapon’s rarity level.

·Tough Gain (Hephaestus): effect now activates even if you are protected by Paid Dues (Hermes)

·Molten Touch (Hephaestus): increased damage to Armor, increased bonus from Poms of Power

·Heat Rush (Hestia): slightly reduced duration of damage trail

Ares’ modification: Plasma will not increase movement and attack speed beyond 100%, a change that addresses several problems.

·Golden Rule (Hera x Poseidon): cut from game; replaced with…

New Concept: Double Impact (Hera x Poseidon): There’s a possibility that the effects from your Fine Line (Hera) and Ocean Swell (Poseidon) will trigger an additional instance.

·Seismic Hammer (Poseidon x Hephaestus): cut from game; replaced with…

As a gamer,

“Hey there! In this game, any boon effects that gradually recharge over time will now charge faster!

·Room Temperature (Demeter x Hephaestus): cut from game; replaced with…

New! Your attacks from Hephaestus inflict higher damage on enemies afflicted with Freezing conditions, courtesy of Demeter’s influence.

·Rude Awakening (Apollo x Hephaestus): increased bonus damage

·Chain Reaction (Hephaestus x Hestia): increased timing window of Double Blast effect

·Travel Deal (Hermes): reduced Gold discount

·Harm for the Afflicted (Medea): increased how frequently this can deal damage

·Suffering on Sight (Medea): increased average damage

Traditional Healing Method (Circe): solved a problem that prevented the reduction of this effect due to the Vow of Marks (Oath).

·Protective Coating (Icarus): increased Armor

·Volatile Coating (Icarus): increased Armor and blast damage

Daedalus Hammer Upgrades

·Inverted Spark (Flames): improved compatibility with more Aspects

·Helheim Charge (Skull): now fires your Omega Attack an additional time in succession

·Chakra Collider (Coat): increased Power Shot timing window

·Awakened Rockets (Coat): increased Magick cost

Hexes & Path of Stars

📢 Reduced start-up time of most Hexes, making them faster to use

Upgrades granted by Godsend may recur in your future travels along the Path of Stars, provided you encounter the necessary Olympian after previous journeys.

As a gamer, I find that the Night Bloom’s Confluence ability now brings my summoned minions into play during my spell casts, rather than after I dash.

📢 Improved menu navigation of the Path of Stars while using gamepad controls

Keepsakes

📢 Olympian Keepsakes such as Cloud Bangle (Zeus) activate more reliably in Thessaly

·Ghost Onion: restorative effect is no longer reduced by Vow of Scars (Oath)

·Crystal Figurine: now activates an additional random Arcana Card

Animal Familiars

Toula the Cat boasts enhanced benefits from Familiar Bonds, along with an inherent increase in movement speed, precision when using Pounce, and reduced downtime during rest periods. Additionally, she has a lower chance of getting tangled on hindrances.

Dropped the bonus “Attending a Faithful Beast (Cauldron)” and its related advantages for your familiars while they rest.

Foes & Dangers

· Encounters on Olympus now have slightly fewer foes

· Encounters with Icarus have slightly fewer foes at the same time

Encountering enemies at the Summit now presents a slightly reduced threat, as some of the smaller enemies have received a slight boost in health.

· Foes from Moon Monuments now have more Armor in later Regions

Revised Typhon: Decrease the speed and power of the main eye’s explosion, shorten the lifespan of certain projectiles, and lessen the occurrence of cyclones during the second stage.

·Prometheus: reduced tracking speed of uppercut

·Unrivaled Cerberus: no longer also drops magma on top of his attacks

·Unrivaled Scylla: the guest artist fires fewer projectiles than before

Enhanced clarity for the distinctive representation of Hecate, ensuring a clear differentiation from the other two entities in the revised Encounter.

·Master-Slicer (Erebus): reduced Life

·Lurker (Oceanus): attacks can be blocked more reliably using the Black Coat

·Shellback (Oceanus): Elite now shoots a larger bouncing projectile instead of a triple-shot

Holeheart (Fields) modification: The bomb no longer inflicts immediate damage directly, and Elite no longer launches multiple bombs simultaneously.

·Brush-Stalker (Fields): reduced maximum targeting distance for ranged attack

·Lycaon (Fields): pounce attack now is slower to start

·Goldwraith (Tartarus): slightly reduced appearance rate

·Tempus (Tartarus): slightly reduced appearance rate

·Sandskull (Tartarus): slightly reduced appearance rate

·Satyr Hoplite (Olympus): Elite throws fewer projectiles at once

As a dedicated admirer, I’d like to share an exciting update about my beloved character, Satyr Vierophant from Tartarus. The developers have tweaked his summoning behavior and decreased the duration of his fireball spell, along with lessening the intensity of its damaging trail. This change adds a new layer of strategy to gameplay, making it even more engaging!

·Shambler: all varieties have reduced tracking speed

·Bronzebeak (Ephyra): adjusted attack behavior

·Lubber (Ephyra): fixed an issue causing their flames to sometimes destroy your projectiles

·Eidolon (Ephyra): Elite no longer throws multiple projectiles at once

·Droplet (Thessaly): reduced move speed

·Stickler (Thessaly): reduced projectile speed

·Boozer (Thessaly): reduced lunge-attack distance and accuracy

·Harpy Talon (Thessaly): removed cyclone attack

·Auto-Seeker (Olympus): removed self-destruct attack; reduced number of shots but increased damage

·Auto-Forcer (Olympus): reduced move speed during whirlwind attack; increased recovery time

·Sky-Dracon (Olympus): removed flame-breath attack

·Mega-Dracon (Olympus): updated flame-breath attack

·Satyr Goldpike (Olympus): Elite throws fewer projectiles at once

·Satyr Sapper (Olympus): reduced speed and range of rocket attack; Elite fires fewer rockets

Level Design & Environments

· Several Locations on Olympus now have more places to take cover against enemy fire

· Improved pathing and collision in several Locations

Book of Shadows

Notable enhancement in organizing Star Path upgrades for Selene following the Incantation “Wisdom of Sacrifices.

Art & Visual FX

Making improvements to the visual effects of different strikes and skills during combat for better visibility, ensuring clearer combat scenes.

· Other minor fixes and improvements

Voice & Narrative

· Updated voiceover for Athena

Music & SFX

· Improved audio feedback for Power Shot effects

· Updated sound effects for Umbral Flames (Supay)

· Other minor improvements

Miscellaneous

In the short span it takes for Athena to reach, you won’t have a chance to squander everything you possess.

📢 You can no longer lose all your Life between clearing a Chaos Trial and being sent back by Chaos

📢 Your raised servants now show damage numbers when their strikes connect

📢 You can no longer Deflect raised Tempii attempting to heal you in the Encounter against Chronos

📢 Improved feedback on some Boons or items whose Life restoration is reduced by Vow of Scars

· Clarified that Gift Gift Gift (Echo) requires switching Keepsakes to take effect

· Updated Credits with additional contributors

· Updates and fixes to translations in some languages

Bug Fixes

Resolved a problem that allowed the Rush Boon bonus from Umbral Flames (Supay) to impact indirect Boons, like Beach Ball (a combination of Poseidon and Apollo’s abilities).

· Fixed an issue causing Blast effects from Hephaestus to gain ‘strike foes from behind’ bonuses

❗️ I successfully resolved an issue where the Ionic Gain (Zeus) Aether Fonts kept showing up in impossible locations during the extraordinary Unrivaled Eris Encounter! 🌟

📢 Fixed Blinding Rush (Apollo) or other Daze effects not affecting Typhon

📢 Fixed interaction with various Aspects and Exceptional Talent (Apollo)

📢 Fixed Buried Treasure (Poseidon) or Quick Buck (Hermes) items sometimes being out of reach

📢 Fixed Whispered Prayer (Artemis) not improving with Rarity

📢 Fixed interactions with Witch’s Staff (Anubis) and Wave Strike (Poseidon) or Cardio Gain (Hestia)

📢 Fixed Purification (Phase Shift) destroying your projectiles from Black Coat (Shiva)

· Fixed Gigaros Dash (Hades) amplifying damage other than Attack and Special

📢 Fixed Full Service (Icarus) not improving Rapid Slash (Daedalus – Axe)

📢 Fixed Mega Blaze (Daedalus – Flames) not affecting Omega Attack as described

📢 Fixed Garmr Gaze (Daedalus – Skull) reducing range unexpectedly

📢 Fixed Ambition (Sky Fall) not working against Guardians as described

📢 Fixed a rare case where Typhon could remain impervious indefinitely…

📢 Fixed Unrivalled Scylla sometimes stage-diving into the walls and getting stuck…

📢 Fixed Chronos sometimes speaking over the Pause Menu even while absent in the Typhon Encounter

· Fixed various issues with foes summoned by Typhon

· Fixed several cases where Olympian effects could appear on impervious foes

· Fixed Voice of Truth Prophecy missing a requirement for Gold Gold Gold (Echo)

· Fixed text not fading out as expected during the narrated Homer outcomes after a successful clear

📢 Fixed various voice lines and story events playing unexpectedly or not playing when expected

📢 Fixed occasional visual issues with Magick Indicator while using Black Coat (Nyx)

📢 Fixed several text errors

· Other minor fixes

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