Hades II

Hades II Early Access Patch 8 Notes

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Early Access Patch 8 Notes
Version Date
Feb. 26, 2025
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Patch Notes

Early Access Patch 8 Notes


We appreciate all the feedback following last week's Warsong Update! This patch includes fixes and targeted adjustments for a smoother play experience as you battle toward the final confrontation. We're now shifting focus to our third Major Update outlined in our Roadmap. Until then, thank you for playing!

Note: 馃摙 indicates changes inspired by community feedback!

Nocturnal Arms & Abilities


Sister Blades: slightly increased speed of the first two strikes in the Attack sequence
Argent Skull: increased starting number of Shells; reduced Attack recovery time

Boons & Blessings


Heinous Affront (Zeus x Ares): significantly increased how frequently this can affect foes
馃摙 Premium Service (Hephaestus): increased power level while using Black Coat (Melino毛)
Success Rate (Hermes): removed Fig Leaf (Dionysus) as an offering requirement for this

Foes & Dangers


路 Typhon: reduced damage and frequency of some attacks; adjusted Life and Armor of some minions; improved camera motion between phases
路 Spawn of Typhon: reduced damage of some attacks; reduced range and speed of headbutt attack
Prometheus: reduced damage of some attacks; other minor changes
Aetos: slightly increased damage of fly-up attack
Satyr Sapper: reduced damage of ranged attack
Auto-Watcher: slightly reduced damage
Auto-Seeker: reduced damage of ranged attack
Blasket: reduced damage

Miscellaneous


馃摙 Improved feedback when gathering Blood Drops from Ares
馃摙 Increased appearance rate of Poppy Seeds in Tartarus
路 Updates and fixes to translations in some languages

Bug Fixes


馃摙 Fixed certain effects not increasing Moonstone Axe Omega Special channeling speed as expected
馃摙 Fixed Black Coat Omega Attack having unintentionally reduced range in the previous patch
馃摙 Fixed Extended Family (Hera) not being affected by Boons from Artemis, Athena, or Dionysus
馃摙 Fixed Nova Flourish (Apollo) not increasing the area of the Moonstone Axe Omega Special
馃摙 Fixed Steady Growth (Demeter) sometimes not working correctly
馃摙 Fixed Mint Condition (Hephaestus) not functioning in the newest Warden encounter in Thessaly
馃摙 Fixed Gorgon Amulet (Athena) sometimes summoning multiple Athenas in the Mourning Fields
馃摙 Fixed Fig Leaf (Dionysus) not functioning in the newest Warden encounter in Thessaly
馃摙 Fixed Hermes sometimes unexpectedly showing up as the first Olympian on the surface over and over after reaching the final confrontation
馃摙 Fixed several narrative events related to the final confrontation playing or not playing when expected
馃摙 Fixed visual issues with the Altar of Ashes in ultrawide resolutions
馃摙 Fixed a visual issue with the numbering on the Death Arcana in the Altar of Ashes
路 Other minor fixes

Quote of the Patch


'Zeus now cast his new weapon, pale and blinding, through the fabric of the sky, ripping it end to end; then he hurled another, stronger, at his father: it fell like a white-hot sword thrust with inexorable force.'

~Greek Myths: A New Retelling (C. Higgins)