Here’s Everything Coming To Post-Launch Patch 1 For Hades 2

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Hades 2 is now available on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, letting players explore the Underworld on the go! At the same time, a new update for the PC version has been released. Supergiant Games has been listening to player feedback since the game launched and is using it to improve the experience, especially the path to the True Ending. This first preview of the post-launch update is available now and includes changes to Boons, enemies, and Melinoe’s story.

Hades 2 puts you in control of Melinoe, sister to Zagreus from the first game, as she fights to defeat the titan Chronos and reclaim her family’s power. Guided by Hecate, Melinoe will encounter both familiar and new gods. The game keeps the exciting, quick combat of the original, but introduces a new sprint ability that replaces the focus on dashing. This ability can be improved with boons and even used to attack, offering a different way to approach battles. You can find our full review at TopMob, where we awarded it a perfect 10/10.

This preview highlights big improvements to the game’s ending, particularly the True Ending. We’ve added new story events before and after the ending, increased the challenge of unlocking it, and reworked important scenes. To help you experience these changes, we’ve included a new way to revisit earlier parts of the game. We’ve also made general adjustments to balance the game’s Boons, Aspects, and Daedalus Hammer Upgrades. Finally, we’ve lowered the cost of many cosmetic items at the Crossroads and will refund any Kudos you previously spent on them.

True Ending & Narrative Enhancements:

  • Added new events in the lead-up to and after the True Ending.
  • Increased the number of Underworld clears required to achieve the True Ending.
  • Added to and revised parts of the main True Ending scenes before the end credits. (Note: Changes are primarily to the Underworld route; the Surface route is largely unchanged.)
  • Art and dialog have been updated with new artwork, animations, and voice lines for characters such as Chronos, Zagreus, Hecate, and Hades, to support these new events.
  • Returning to a Real Possibility: A new Cauldron Incantation lets you return to an earlier point in the story so you can re-experience the True Ending.
  • Fated Prophecy Adjustments: Some character-related Prophecies, including the story epilogue one, should now unfold faster than before.
  • Fated List of Minor Prophecies: Priority of key events increased for: Melinoe, Help Us, Silk and Spitefulness, and Voice and Vanity. Born to Win is revealed sooner, and the requirements for Denier of Suitors are reduced.

Combat and Balance Changes:

  • Witch’s Staff (Circe): Smolder Ring (Hestia) now also applies Scorch from the bonus Cast when your Casts overlap.
  • Boons and Blessings: Increases to damage/effectiveness for: Anvil Ring (Hephaestus), Controlled Burn (Hestia), Sword Ring (Ares), Carnal Pleasure (Ares x Aphrodite), Shadow Pounce (Artemis), Life Tax (Hades), Last Gasp (Hades), and Fight Fight Fight (Echo).
  • Ares: Increased Plasma pickup range.
  • Success Rate (Hermes): Now affects Nurture of Hera (Selene x Hera).
  • Gigaros Dash (Hades): No longer staggers foes when dealing direct damage.
  • Life Tax (Hades): Restorative effect is no longer reduced by Vow of Scars (Oath).
  • Daedalus Hammer Upgrades:
  • Increased damage for Elephant Rockets (Coat – Shiva) and Chakra Collider (Coat – Shiva).

Foes & Dangers:

  • Adjusted hitboxes for Unrivaled Prometheus (Heracles attacks) and Headmistress Hecate (flame attacks).
  • Phantom (Fields): Reduced effectiveness and removed the Life-drain effect from some attacks.

Crossroads & Economy:

  • Crossroads Renewal: Many decorative items have reduced costs in Kudos. Excess Kudos already spent will be refunded.
  • Added Primordial Chaos theme to the Music Maker.
  • Crossroads Cauldron: Disintegration of Monstrosity–you are no longer required to cast this as soon as you can afford to.
  • Greatest Gift of Gaia: Reduced requirements for this to be revealed.
  • Keepsakes: Jeweled Pom (Hades & Persephone)–bonus Hades blessing is no longer kept if you are not at the Fates’ Whim; fixed an issue preventing it from granting Last Gasp (Hades).
  • Well of Charon: Yarn of Ariadne: Now also raises the chance of finding Duo Boons.
  • Mist Veil: Now restores Magick lost for any reason

Miscellaneous, bug fixes, and quality of life:

  • Special Encounters: Added a preview icon for Location exits leading to an Infernal Contract (after the True Ending), Nemesis can only show up once per night while battling through the Underworld, and Circe appears slightly more often.
  • Settings (New Options): Danger Pulse: New toggle to switch off the persistent flashing at critical Life levels. FPS Limit: New option to limit max fps while VSync is off.
  • Bug Fixes: Numerous fixes, including those for Argent Skull not firing reliably, various Boon and Keepsake interactions (e.g., Calling Card and Time Piece), collision issues, and visual/audio errors.

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2025-10-24 18:13