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Early Access Patch 4 Notes

This smaller patch addresses various issues we've observed since our previous patches, which we wanted to alleviate before our first
Major Update
later this year. Thank you for your feedback and support!

Note:
indicates changes inspired by community feedback!

Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms
·
Sister Blades (Melinoë)
: increased damage striking foes from behind

Boons & 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)
:
new!
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)
:
new!
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)
:
new!
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 & Encounters
·

: 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

Oath 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

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


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


Fixed

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
Atrophic (

)
sometimes displaying incorrect values
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
Experimental Hammer (

)
and
Full Salvo (Daedalus - Skull)

Fixed several Keepsakes not correctly showing up as expired when switching between regions
Fixed
Headmistress Hecate
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


Fixed an issue preventing the use of the
Book of Shadows
while

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

 

[jshackles]

Sounds like good stuff. I did all the original Early Access content, so I think I'm good for a while until the 1.0 release happens.

 

[Luipadre]

Holy shit time to go back. If this is the first huge update i cant even imagine their 1.0 release. Also lmao at this

He sure packs a huge package down there

 

[GHG]

Still going to wait until 1.0 before going through the game again but glad to see they are adding a ton of new stuff, should feel fresh when I go back to it.

 

[The Cockatrice]

Ill wait for 1.0. i got drained doing all the achievements in Hades 1 so im good.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Hell yeah! This is a chunky update.

I'm jumping back in!

 

[Punished Miku]

He sure packs a huge package down there

Hell yeah! This is a chunky update.

I'm jumping back in!

 

[GymWolf]

Praise the gods, i stopped playing the early access after i completed the game 3 times, i was waiting for new content but maybe i should just wait for the 1.0 version.

 

[joeygreco1985]

Kotaku's going to drop an article about that package any second now

 

[Arachnid]

I just want a console release date

 

[Robb]

When is this releasing? Feels like it’s taking forever.

 

[GHG]

I just want a console release date

Not happening until after 1.0

 

[ADiTAR]

I'm on the fence. I loved Hades, not sure I see enough gameplay different, it kinda feels like the same game and concept. I know, it has a 2 in the title.

Still, if I play it'll be when it's full and on /Switch.

 

[Arsic]

Holy shit time to go back. If this is the first huge update i cant even imagine their 1.0 release. Also lmao at this

He sure packs a huge package down there

Nah. Looks like it’s all balls.

 

[BoxFresh123]

Amazing game