Hades 2: Early Access Patch Notes 1

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General Gameplay
Level Design & Environments
Menus & UI
Miscellaneous
Bug Fixes

Hades 2 has been in Early Access for a little while now, and we are happy to say that the game is shaping up wonderfully. The polish this game has, even in its earliest of iterations, is staggering to behold. There is a whole lot of game here, and we are loving every second of it.

Of course, the game is not finished, and Super Giant Games have come through with their first-ever Early Access patch – aptly named, Early Access Patch 1. This addresses a few niggling issues we had, and frankly, we are over the moon with these gameplay changes (among other things). Let’s take a gander.

Oh, due to the nature of the Patch Notes, there are SPOILERS. You have been warned.

Note: Do be aware that Hades 2 is still in Early Access, so anything and everything is subject to change.

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General Gameplay

Sprinting is now faster and turning is more responsive. Abilities that dabble in these mechanics have been re-scaled.
You can now Dash out of many attack animations more reliably
You can now gather from any resource point once you have unlocked the corresponding Tool. Selecting a Tool in the Training Grounds will make those nodes appear more often.
Altar Of Ashes
The Swift Runner Arcana now also makes your Dash immediate. Your invulnerability window is slightly smaller due to speed changes.

Level Design & Environments

Dashing over chasms is now easier in Oceanus
Driftwood is more common in the Rift Of Thessaly

Menus & UI

Using a Well Of Charon will now display your current gold
The Grasp Upgrade tutorial will repeat if ignored
Added Patch Notes options to the Main Menu

Miscellaneous

Early encounters with Eris are less likely to occur. She will also drop something of ‘value’ (we don’t know what this is, but we are intrigued)
If this has already occurred, look for a one-time bonus in the Crossroads while Eric is present.
Book of Shadow entries are now easier to reveal
You can gift Echo without having to wait around as long after conversing
Adjusted Animal Familiar upgrades due to the changes to Tools
In the Hades flashback, a hint will now appear to inform you that you have control after a while
Improved mouse selection in various cases
Improved support for some additional controllers
Abilities that boost Sprint Speed display more accurate numbers
Updates and fixes to translations in some languages

Bug Fixes

Fixed several issues with Dark Side (Selene)
Fixed Sun Worshipper (Apollo) sometimes preventing new foes from spawning
Fixed Fire Extinguisher (Hestia) sometimes preventing new foes from spawning
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
Fixed cases where you could Dash out of bounds at the Crossroads
Fixed Fish Pier events in the Crossroads not passing time
Fixed auto-lock 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
Fixed several issues playing in ultrawide resolutions
Fixed some visual effects vs Chronos lingering between phases or after the fight
Fixed Melinoe’s voice line repeating around the City Of Ephyra Bat Cages
Fixed various rare crashes
Fixed several text errors
Other minor fixes

There are a lot of small tweaks here, but the biggest for us, in terms of raw gameplay and quality of life is the change to Tools. There is a lot of resource grinding in Hades 2 – more so than in Hades 1 (it feels that way, at least), so making it easier to harvest those resources is much appreciated.

That’s all we have on Hades 2 for now. Be sure to check out our other guides and content for more tips, tricks, and updates.