Hades 2 Spread Fear in The Unseen update patch notes explored

Hades 2 is one of the best roguelike hack-and-slash titles on the market. Despite being in the early-access phase, there is a lot of hype surrounding it. The RPG has received a massive new update called Spread Fear in The Unseen, which introduces a lot of new elements and fixes multiple bugs in the game.

Listed below are the full patch notes for Hades 2 Spread Fear in The Unseen, as released by the developers.

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Full patch notes for Hades 2 Spread Fear in The Unseen update

Hades 2 Hades 2 Spread Fear in The Unseen aims to fix multiple bugs in the game (Image via Supergiant Games)

Highlights

• Hidden Aspects: Each of the Nocturnal Arms now has a secret, final form to discover...
• Vow of Rivals: Reveal this in the Oath of the Unseen for all-new challenges from each Guardian
• Revamped Umbral Flames: The Flames of Ygnium now offer a smoother, snappier fighting style
• Godsent Hexes: The Path of Stars now can infuse each Selene Hex with a new Olympian power
• Forge Bonds: Grow closer than ever to a variety of characters in numerous new optional events
• New Wardens: Watch out for powerful new foes in Erebus and the City of Ephyra
• Shinier Artwork: Look for new visual flourishes such as ambient effects on character portraits
• New Music: Listen for new pieces, including a hot new single from a certain band...

General Gameplay

• In standard Encounters, new waves of foes now spawn slightly sooner, reducing downtime
• Your melee strikes are no longer negated by certain obstacles (foes behind them now get hit)
• Many attacks that briefly stunned you now slow you instead, reducing cases of being 'stun-locked'
• You now may exit Locations slightly sooner than before, right after collecting Rewards
• Melinoë's Olympic Slam entrances on Olympus are faster and hit a slightly wider area
• Removed the infrequent second stage of Rod of Fishing sequences; the initial interaction is unchanged

Nocturnal Arms & Abilities

• Sister Blades: increased Omega Special damage
• Umbral Flames: reworked — adjusted properties of Attacks and Specials for improved flow and feel
• Black Coat: increased Attack, Omega Attack, and Omega Special damage

Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms

• Witch's Staff (Anubis): new! Create damage fields, draw foes in, and use Lone Shades to aid you
• Sister Blades (Morrigan): new! Perform the devastating Blood Triad after your other moves
• Umbral Flames (Supay): new! Fire on foes automatically, supercharging shots when necessary
• Moonstone Axe (Nergal): new! Obliterate foes with heavy strikes, and go berserk to restore Life
• Argent Skull (Hel): new! Fire continually without the need for Shells
• Black Coat (Shiva): new! Absorb Omega Special blasts to destroy foes when their Life runs low
• Witch's Staff (Melinoë): reworked — now raises Magick and adds Power to your Specials
• Witch's Staff (Circe): reworked — whenever you use Casts, so does your Animal Familiar; this creates a Psychic Leash between you that damages foes
• Sister Blades (Pan): Omega Special recovery time now scales with the number of blades thrown
• Umbral Flames (Melinoë): reworked — now adds Critical damage chance to Attacks and Specials
• Moonstone Axe (Charon): no longer increases duration of your Casts
• Argent Skull (Persephone): bonus Omega Special duration now charges from Olympian damage; reworked passive benefit now automatically raises Boon Lv.
• Black Coat (Nyx): Nightspawn hits now also activate Olympian effects from the strike you used

Altar of Ashes

• Excellence: now also increases the chance of finding Legendary Boons
• The Unseen: improved Magick restoration
• While in Insights mode, you now can Inspect max-rank Arcana Cards for a closer look
• Adjusted upgrade costs of some Arcana Cards

Oath of the Unseen

• Vow of Rivals: new! Makes each Guardian more challenging in unique ways; the first Rank affects the first Guardian of both the Underworld and Surface routes; prevail against both to reveal the next Rank, and so on
• Reduced Fear required for Surface victories to become Night's Champion according to Schelemeus
• Added contextual feedback when Life restoration effects are being reduced by the Vow of Scars
• The stasis effect from the Stopper Perk from the Vow of Fangs now is easier to anticipate

Boons & Blessings

• Air Quality (Zeus): increased damage minimum
• Poseidon: Slip Curse replaced with Froth, which can make foes take a burst of damage when struck
• Tidal Ring (Poseidon): now hits foes in the binding circle instead of ahead, and inflicts Froth
• Breaker Rush (Poseidon): now deals more damage, and in an area around you
• Fluid Gain (Poseidon): cut from game; replaced with...
• Flood Gain (Poseidon): your Omega Moves briefly restore any Magick used, repeatable after a delay
• Sea Star (Poseidon): increased effect chance
• High Surf (Poseidon): increased damage
• Depth Charge (Poseidon): cut from game; replaced with...
• Ocean Swell (Poseidon): new! Your Omega Moves also launch a damaging wave, but use more Magick
• Slippery Slope (Poseidon): now also makes Froth deal more damage
• Prominence Flare (Apollo): increased damage
• Tranquil Gain (Demeter): Magick restoration effect starts sooner and is faster
• Frosty Veneer (Demeter): now reduces heavy damage above a certain threshold rather than capping it
• Aphrodite: Reduced duration of her Weak Curse
• Life Affirmation (Aphrodite): cut from game (sort of); replaced with...
• Spiritual Affirmation (Aphrodite): new! Gain max Life and Magick, and future increases are worth more
• Shameless Attitude (Aphrodite): reduced bonus damage
• Hephaestus: Vent Curse replaced with Glow, which makes foes take bonus damage
• Volcanic Strike (Hephaestus): increased damage
• Volcanic Flourish (Hephaestus): slightly reduced recharge time
• Uncanny Fortitude (Hephaestus): reduced Life gain
• Mint Condition (Hephaestus): cut from game (sort of); replaced with...
• Security System (Hephaestus): new! At the start of each Encounter, gain a lot of Armor, but only briefly
• Heavy Metal (Hephaestus): reworked — gain Armor and deal more weapon damage based on it
• Hestia: Increased damage rate of her Scorch Curse; fixed Scorch not counting as a damaging effect from Olympians, for interactions with Boons such as Rallying Cry (Ares)
• Flame Flourish (Hestia): increased Scorch damage
• Heat Rush (Hestia): reworked — now leaves a damaging trail, and reduces damage you take from burning
• Burnt Offering (Hestia): cut from game; replaced with...
• Snuffed Candle (Hestia): new! Deal bonus damage to isolated foes; previously Single Elimination (Ares)
• Fire Walk (Hestia): cut from game; replaced with...
• Fire Away (Hestia): new Legendary! Your Casts destroy many foes' ranged shots and inflict Scorch
• Ares: Improved visual clarity of Blood Drops, now called Plasma
• Mortal Gain (Ares): cut from game; replaced with...
• Grisly Gain (Ares): new! Striking foes may spill Plasma, which also restores Magick when collected
• Single Elimination (Ares): cut from game; this effect now is on a new Hestia Boon, Snuffed Candle
• Mean Streak (Hermes): increased duration of stacking damage bonus
• Easy Shot (Artemis): increased damage
• Shadow Pounce (Artemis): now gives Omega Moves a chance to deal Critical damage after you Dash
• Whispered Prayer (Artemis): new! Your Hex may deal Critical damage
• Divine Dash (Athena): reduced Deflect duration to match the original game
• Task Force (Athena): new! Your Godsent Hexes can be used more times per Encounter
• Worry Free (Dionysus): now gives a random amount of bonus Life within a range, rather than a set amount
• Personal Loan (Dionysus): new! Give up all your Gold; after the next Guardian, gain it back, with interest!
• Reckless Abandon (Dionysus): new! Your Attacks deal random damage from a set range of values
• Cinerary Circle (Hades): now spawns fewer, stronger Soul Urns that hit a wider area
• Gigaros Dash (Hades): new! Your Dash damages surrounding foes and briefly makes them take more damage from your Attack and Special
• Unseen Ire (Hades): no longer one of his initial offerings, but is offered after a certain point
• Moonlight Dress (Arachne): reworked — Outfit makes your Hexes charge using less Magick than before; the previous effect is now called Gilded Dress
• Crimson Dress (Arachne): new! Outfit makes you deal more damage after each Encounter
• Gold Gold Gold (Echo): new! After your next purchase from Charon, gain another at no extra charge
• Gift Gift Gift (Echo): new! In the next Region, gain the basic effect of your current Keepsake
• Harm for the Afflicted (Medea): new! Inflicting Curses also deals damage to unafflicted foes
• Word of Greater Girth (Circe): now also raises your max Life
• Hymn to the Eye of Night (Circe): new! Your Hex deals bonus damage
• Turning to a Simple Form (Circe): new! Your Omega Moves have a chance to inflict Morph
• Ingenious Strike (Icarus): reworked — now gives bonus Lv. to your Attack Boon
• Ingenious Flourish (Icarus): reworked — now gives bonus Lv. to your Special Boon
• Full Service (Icarus): new! One of your Hammer enchantments is upgraded to Rank II
• Also adjusted power levels of various Duo Boons, including...
• Thermal Dynamics (Zeus x Hestia): increased Scorch damage
• Golden Rule (Hera x Poseidon): increased bonus damage from Gold
• Brave Face (Hera x Hephaestus): reduced damage resistance from Magick
• Incandescent Aura (Hera x Hestia): increased damage
• Natural Selection (Poseidon x Demeter): increased chance of improved Rarity
• Scalding Vapor (Poseidon x Hestia): adjusted to work with the new Froth Curse
• Love Handles (Aphrodite x Hephaestus): reduced Heartthrob damage
• Carnal Pleasure (Aphrodite x Ares): now has a chance of creating a Heartthrob instead of guaranteeing one
• Chain Reaction (Hephaestus x Hestia): reduced timing window for the effect
• Removed several cases where Boons affecting your Cast prevented other such Boons from being offered
• Additional adjustments to some Boon bonuses from Rarity and Poms of Power
• Further clarifications to descriptions for various Boons
• Various other minor fixes and adjustments

The latest update for Hades 2 brings multiple weapon upgrades as well (Image via Supergiant Games)

Daedalus Hammer upgrades

• Melting Swipe (Staff): reworked — Your Dash-Strike now deals heavy damage to Armor, instead of destroying a percentage of the total; adjusted Melting upgrades for other weapons accordingly
• Hidden Helix (Flames): reworked — Your Specials create a bonus projectile; formerly Triple Helix
• Enduring Coil (Flames): new! Your Omega Special lasts longer
• Possessed Array (Skull): losing Magick from retrieving Shells no longer charges your Hex
• Added unique enchantments for Hidden Aspects, replacing ones that do not work with them, including:
• Mirrored Ankh (Staff): new! Your Omega Attack creates another damage field ahead of the first
• Soulfilled Ankh (Staff): new! Your Attacks gain Power and hit a larger area
• Scarab Etchings (Staff): new! Your Lone Shades deal bonus damage and may reappear after they hit
• Phantom Etchings (Blades): new! Your Blood Triad combo deals even more damage
• Banshee Brand (Blades): new! Your Blood Triad combo has a chance to strike once more
• Demonic Cell (Flames): new! As long as you Sprint, your Attacks and Specials have bonus Power
• Heaven Splitter (Axe): new! Your Attack hits multiple times, but you can only perform the first slam
• Iron Core (Axe): new! Your Berserk effect lasts longer and restores more Life per foe struck
• Garmr Gaze (Skull): new! Your Attacks shoot farther and deal bonus damage
• Leering Glance (Skull): new! Your Attack shots bounce to one more foe and deal bonus damage on that hit
• Runic Driver (Skull): new! Your Specials fly faster and deal more damage for each foe struck
• Venerated Relic (Skull): new! Your Valkyrie effect lasts longer
• Nirvana Engine (Coat): new! During your Destructive effect, you can destroy foes with more Life
• Elephant Rockets (Coat): new! Your Specials have more Power and fly straight ahead
• Counter Supreme (Coat): new! After blocking with your Omega Attack, become Destructive
• Awakened Rockets (Coat): new! Absorbing blasts from your Omega Special also fires your Special
• Mooncrest Riser (Coat): new! Your Dash-Strike hits a larger area and deals bonus damage
• Adjusted names and descriptions for several Daedalus Hammer upgrades

Hexes & Path of Stars

• Temper of Zeus: new! Godsent upgrade makes your Twilight Curse shot strike foes near it with lightning
• Nurture of Hera: new! Godsent upgrade makes your Night Bloom servant faster and stronger
• Prize of Poseidon: new! Godsent upgrade makes Moon Water also create several restorative items
• Squall of Demeter: new! Godsent upgrade makes all foes take damage during Phase Shift
• Shine of Apollo: new! Godsent upgrade makes Lunar Ray fire a bigger solar-infused beam
• Allure of Aphrodite: new! Godsent upgrade makes you keep spawning Heartthrobs during Dark Side
• Hand of Hephaestus: new! Godsent upgrade makes you deal a damaging blast after using Wolf Howl
• Hearth of Hestia: new! Godsent upgrade makes you rapidly inflict Scorch on all foes during Total Eclipse
• Lance of Ares: new! Godsent upgrade makes you inflict Wounds whenever Sky Fall hits
• Twilight Curse: now deals damage in addition to inflicting Morph
• Bearing (Lunar Ray): reworked — now grants Armor that lasts for the duration of the Hex
• Revulsion (Twilight Curse): cut from game; replaced with...
• Spread (Twilight Curse): new! Your Hex can bounce to more foes
• Infection (Twilight Curse): now inflicts any Curses you can inflict, not just ones currently active
• Finality (Night Bloom): cut from game; replaced with...
• Eruption (Night Bloom): new! Your raised servants deal bonus damage the first time they hit
• Saturation (Moon Water): your Omega Cast that fires automatically now can also deal Critical damage
• Tenacity (Wolf Howl): reworked — now grants Armor that lasts for a brief while
• Eminence (Total Eclipse): reworked — now grants Armor that lasts for the duration of the Hex

Keepsakes

• Knuckle Bones (Odysseus): reduced damage resistance
• After you Forge Bonds with characters, their Keepsake spot now will have additional art and flavor text
• Swapped positions of the Eris and Charon Keepsakes for reasons known only to the chthonic gods...
• Apollo's Keepsake formerly known as Purest Hope now called Harmonic Photon
• Fig Leaf (Dionysus), Discordant Bell (Eris), and Lion Fang (Heracles) no longer activate in the optional sub-rooms of Ephyra

Check out: How to defeat Prometheus in Hades 2

Animal Familiars

• Increased chance of finding corresponding resource type based on which Familiar is with you
• Frinos, Hecuba, and Gale perform their resource-gathering actions faster than before
• Adjusted requirements for recruiting Hecuba and Gale, which now can happen sooner than before
• Adjusted Gale spawn point on Olympus to make her easier to find

Resources & Reagents

• Gemstones: new! Found in certain circumstances and mainly used in exchange for Prestige
• Finding reagents in Chaos no longer reduces the chance of finding other reagents soon after
• Lotus is used with fewer Incantations than before
• Resource formerly known as Plasma now called Flux

Well of Charon

• Faint Flicker: reduced Gold cost and raised the average amount of Psyche gained

Foes & Dangers

• Added a new variation of every Guardian Encounter when the new Vow of Rivals (Oath) is in effect
• Typhon: adjusted various behaviors, including Egg spawns; reduced damage of some moves
• Chronos: adjusted various behaviors, including summoned Tempus allies
• Prometheus: adjusted various behaviors; his landing spot is no longer as predictable after his Flame Strikes
• Headmistress Hecate: her Twilight Curse now can turn you into other types of critters after certain events
• Master-Slicer: Warden added to Erebus
• Lanthorn: Supporting foe added to the Master-Slicer Encounter
• Erymanthian Boar: Warden added to Ephyra
• Wringer: Supporting foe added to the final Vow of Rivals fight in the Underworld
• Eye of Typhon: Warden encounter added to the Summit
• King Vermin: adjusted various behaviors, becoming somewhat stronger than before
• The Verminancer: now spawns Crawlers continually, becoming somewhat stronger than before
• Talos: reduced damage of shield throw attack
• Auto-Forcer: slightly increased damage of swipe attack
• Auto-Watcher: reduced rate of fire
• Satyr Raider: slightly reduced damage
• Satyr Goldpike: reduced damage
• Satyr Sapper: reduced range of ranged attack; slightly reduced damage
• Satyr Supplicant: reworked — now has an all-new look and abilities
• Blasket: reduced rate of fire
• Various other minor changes to foes and combat encounters

Level design & environments

• Most Guardian Encounters now have an all-new Location when the Vow of Rivals (Oath) is in effect
• Adjusted cases where Encounters on Olympus could sometimes have long delays between waves
• Adjusted the Rift of Thessaly Region to reduce cases where it could be too long or too short; special Locations now appear more consistently
• Rubble from ruined Pillars in Tartarus no longer stops you but is destroyed instead
• Added several new Locations to the Summit
• Various minor fixes and improvements to various Locations

Chaos Trials

• Chaos Above: new! Battle through the Surface route with a fully randomized loadout
• Great Chaos Above: new! All-random Surface route, with random Oath Vows for good measure
• Chaos Below: new! Battle through the Underworld route with a fully randomized loadout
• Great Chaos Below: new! All-random Underworld route, with random Oath Vows for good measure
• Trial of the Maiden: new! Hecate-themed Trial set in Erebus with the Vow of Rivals in effect
• Trial of the Flock: new! Polyphemus-themed Trial set in Ephyra with the Vow of Rivals in effect
• Trial of the Drifter: new! Scylla-themed Trial set in Oceanus with the Vow of Rivals in effect
• Trial of the Fairest: new! Eris-themed Trial set in Thessaly with the Vow of Rivals in effect
• Trial of the Jackal: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Witch's Staff through Ephyra
• Trial of the Banshee: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Sister Blades through Oceanus
• Trial of the Daemon: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Umbral Flames through the Mourning Fields
• Trial of the Marauder: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Moonstone Axe through Thessaly
• Trial of the Outcast: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Argent Skull through Erebus
• Trial of the Supreme: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Black Coat through Olympus
• Adjusted several Trials based on changes to Aspects or other key details

The Crossroads Renewal Project

• Added decorative Arcana Card Backs, for use with your Arcana layouts in the Altar of Ashes
• Adjusted visuals in some parts of the Crossroads, such as the Fishing Pier and the exit to the Tent
• Eris now will vandalize her corner of the Crossroads when she appears
• Adjusted Dora spawn point in the Taverna
• Adjusted Prestige costs of some cosmetic items; more are affordable early on
• It now is easier to navigate around the Soil Plots in the Crossroads

Crossroads Cauldron

• Quickening of Sentimental Value: new! Accelerates the rate at which Keepsakes rank up
• Gathering of Subterranean Riches: new! Grave Thirst grants Gemstones when you vanquish a Guardian
• Revival of a Desecrating Pool: new! Restores the Pool of Purging in Tartarus (if you haven't already)
• Bounties of the Infinite Abyss: new! You may find an extra reward if you have enough active Oath Vows
• Green Hand of Gaia: new! Gain the ability to harvest all grown plants in your garden at once
• Greater Sowing of Gardens: new! Gain the ability to plant multiple seeds of the same type all at once
• Greatest Gift of Gaia: new! Very late-game ability to harvest resources automatically on exiting Locations
• Also look for several other new Incantations related to story progress...
• Adjusted costs and requirements of several Incantations, particularly ones discovered relatively early on

Fated List of Minor Prophecies

• Godsent Favor: Rewards you for choosing various Godsent Hex upgrades
• Soundest of Sleepers: Rewards you for waking Hypnos, though this cannot be done just yet...
• Haunted by the Past: Rewards you for helping Dora with her forgetfulness...
• Familiar Confidant: Rewards you for confiding in Frinos night after night
• Denizens of the Depths: Rewards you for catching a variety of water denizens
• Beyond Familiar: Rewards you for fully upgrading one of your Animal Familiars
• Breadth of Knowledge: Rewards you for unlocking every Arcana Card
• Born to Win: Rewards you for fulfilling a particular request from Primordial Chaos
• Improbable Outcomes: Rewards you for clearing any of the all-random Chaos Trials twice in a row
• Unrivaled Prowess: Rewards you for seeing every Guardian with the Vow of Rivals in effect
• Shadow of Doom: Rewards you for vanquishing each of the different Wardens on the Surface route
• The Jackal's Aspect: Rewards you for reaching Chronos with the Hidden Aspect of the Staff
• The Crow's Aspect: Rewards you for reaching Chronos with the Hidden Aspect of the Blades
• The Shadow's Aspect: Rewards you for reaching Chronos with the Hidden Aspect of the Flames
• The Warrior's Aspect: Rewards you for reaching Chronos with the Hidden Aspect of the Axe
• The Grave's Aspect: Rewards you for reaching Chronos with the Hidden Aspect of the Skull
• The Destroyer's Aspect: Rewards you for reaching Chronos with the Hidden Aspect of the Coat
• The Unseen Sentinel: Rewards you for unlocking all Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms
• Minor changes to requirements and rewards of several other Prophecies

Book of Shadows

• Added new entries for various foes added in this update
• Added more Empath's Intuition (Cauldron) hints about how to grow closer with various characters
• Added more Insight Into Offerings (Cauldron) details, such as which Daedalus Hammer enchantments do not work with others

Menus & UI

• Updated Main Menu to reflect this Major Update
• Added animations to the Play screen
• Updated artwork and animations for the Options screen and various sub-screens
• Adjusted look of various combat UI elements
• Adjusted look of Objectives UI elements
• Adjusted look of the damage shroud that appears when you get hit and are at low Life
• Added unique artwork for many info banners, such as when entering new Regions
• Past Deeds screen now will display Commendation messages from any future Victory Screens
• Updated layout, artwork, and animations for the Fated List screen
• Updated some animations for the Altar of Ashes screen
• Updated artwork and animations for the Silver Pool screen
• Updated artwork and animations for the Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms screens
• Updated layout, artwork, and animations for the Oath of the Unseen screen
• Updated artwork for the Familiar Bonds screen... for each different Familiar!
• Updated artwork for the Past Deeds screen
• Updated artwork for the Archived Trivia screen
• Updated formatting and animations for the Book of Shadows screen
• Updated artwork and added animations for the Gifts of the Moon screen
• Updated artwork and animations for the Path of Stars screen
• Updated artwork for the Victory Screen for both Underworld and Surface routes
• Updated layout and artwork for the Fair Trade screen when Nemesis has an exchange
• Updated artwork and animations for the Charon's Gold Rewards screen
• Updated artwork for the Well of Charon screen
• Updated artwork for the Pool of Purging screen
• Updated artwork for the Shrine of Hermes screen
• Updated artwork for the Keepsakes screen
• Updated background artwork for the Daedalus Hammer screen
• Updated icons for various types of Death Defiance effects
• Adjusted look of Keepsake Rank stars
• Adjusted look of Tablet of Peace UI elements
• Added a warning if you attempt to exit the Controls menu with any unmapped control inputs
• Various other minor fixes and improvements

Art & visual FX

• Updated artwork and animation for the intro when you first start a new game
• Added this artwork and animation to the narrated Homer outcomes after a successful clear
• Added new transition animations when leaving one Location and entering another
• Added ambient animations to many resource and reward items
• Added ambient visual FX to many character portraits
• Added new narrative background art to some regions
• Added visual FX and animations to some narrative background art
• Updated portrait art and added 3D model and animations for Narcissus
• Updated portrait art for Cerberus
• Updated portrait art for the Strange Rock in Tartarus
• Added Hot Springs portrait for Icarus
• Added portrait variation for Nemesis
• Added portrait variation for Moros
• Added portrait variation for Dora
• Added portrait variation for Arachne
• Added portrait variation for Scylla
• Added portrait variation for Prometheus for when he's defeated
• Added minor portrait variations for Melinoë
• Added minor portrait variations for Eris
• Added 3D model and animations for Echo
• Added 3D model and animations for Circe and her Piggies
• Added animations for various characters to go with the new Vow of Rivals battles
• Added alternate Return to Shadow animation for when Melinoë prevails on a given night
• Updated some animations for Prometheus
• Updated some animations for Typhon
• Updated visual FX for when various Olympians appear to offer their Boons
• Updated presentation when using Change of Fate effects to alter offered choices
• Updated Hecate pre-fight animation and presentation when vanquishing her
• Updated Scylla pre-fight animation and presentation when vanquishing her
• Updated presentation when vanquishing the Infernal Beast
• Updated presentation when vanquishing Chronos
• Updated Polyphemus pre-fight animation
• Updated presentation when vanquishing Charybdis
• Updated Eris pre-fight animation and presentation when vanquishing her
• Updated Prometheus pre-fight animation
• Updated Nemesis entrance animation when she drops in
• Updated visual FX when Hades grants his blessings
• Updated visual FX for some Sheep types while facing Polyphemus
• Updated visual FX for Dora while she's hidden
• Updated visual FX for Grave Thirst
• Updated visual FX in the Asphodel? events
• Updated various visual FX to improve visual clarity in combat in some instances
• Updated artwork for Heracles Wall-Scroll cosmetic that may be added in Melinoë's tent
• Updated presentation when removing the Cauldron's lid after Alchemy
• Updated environment art in the Hecate Flashback sequence
• Updated visual FX art in the Hades Flashback sequence
• Updated environment art near Chronos spawn point in the Location between Erebus and Oceanus
• Added visual FX to Hot Springs character portraits
• Added visual FX for Gold Urns found on the Summit
• Added more guests to the never-ending feast of Dionysus on Olympus
• Added color-coordinated emotive icons for the Supportive Shade
• Numerous other minor visual fixes and improvements

The latest update for Hades 2 adds multiple new events and storylines (Image via Supergiant Games)

Voice & narrative

• Added many new story events for various characters
• Added many new contextual voice lines for Melinoë and other characters
• Several characters now have all of their Gift events (others are still to be added)
• As part of this, Melinoë may now grow closer with certain characters, in a non-Platonic way if so desired
• Icarus now can be persuaded to return to the Crossroads after a certain point
• You now can eventually help Dora recover her lost memories
• You now can make another attempt to rouse Hypnos from his endless slumber, after a certain point...
• Events with pairs of Olympians should be more frequent when offered Duo Boons
• Artemis will show up singing in the Crossroads slightly less often
• Selene now will sometimes comment when you decide to use her Aspect of the Black Coat
• Added still more narrated Homer outcomes after a successful clear
• Adjusted various early-game narrative events
• Adjusted priorities and requirements for various voice lines and narrative events
• Numerous other minor changes and improvements

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Music & SFX

• Added new songs from , one for the Region and one for the show
• Added music theme for Narcissus
• Added alternate Vow of Rivals theme for Chronos
• Added alternate Vow of Rivals theme for Typhon
• Added unlockable versions of each of these to the Music Maker
• Added sound effects for each of the Hidden Aspects; updated sound effects for several others
• Added sound effects for newly added foes and Encounters
• Added more ambient sound effects to various Locations, including on the World Map between Regions
• Updated sound effects for the intro when you first start a new game
• Updated sound effects for successfully clearing Chaos Trials and returning to the Crossroads
• Updated sound effects for various menu screens
• Updated sound effects for some foes and Encounters
• Updated sound effects for restoring Magick
• Other minor changes and improvements

Settings

• Auto-Fire: now lets you select either a press-and-hold Auto-Fire modifier or a one-press toggle

Miscellaneous

• Updated Development Roadmap to reflect our progress and what to expect in our v1.0 launch
• Melinoë now reappears in the Crossroads faster than before after her Return to Shadow sequence
• Improved priorities for the various Commendation messages that may appear on the Victory Screen
• Shade Suitors near Narcissus are more emotive in some cases
• Melinoë will more accurately identify where she first met the new disciples of Schelemeus
• Melinoë's character portrait will appear larger or smaller when she has Circe's Word of Greater Girth or Word of Smaller Stature, respectively
• Improved placements where your Animal Familiar appears in various Locations
• Animal Familiars now will greet Melinoë when they first appear in the Training Grounds
• The slowing effects from Statues of Demeter on Olympus no longer impede Heracles
• It now is easier to tell when you reveal a reward from one of the Arachne cocoons
• Added a hint on how to exit the Crossroads for new players who don't find it right away
• Adjusted how often the phases of the Moon change in the Training Grounds vista and elsewhere
• Adjusted costs of upgrading Gathering Tools in the Silver Pool
• Save Slots in the Play Menu now show your Prestige rather than Grasp, once you advance far enough
• The Gameplay Timer pauses automatically in a few more instances, such as the Ephyra vista scene
• Updated Credits with several additional contributors
• Updates and fixes to translations in all languages
• Various optimizations for improved performance on some system configurations

Bug fixes

• Fixed issues preventing Gorgon Amulet (Athena) from activating on Mount Olympus
• Fixed cases where Hermes Boons would not start appearing when expected on newer save files
• Fixed various interactions between Winner's Circle (Hermes) and other Cast Boons
• Fixed Slow Cooker (Hestia) adding Power to more than Attacks and Specials, contrary to the description
• Fixed Acceptance of Another Fate not re-randomizing the effects of certain Keepsakes
• Fixed Trusty Shield (Hephaestus) removing Armor if it later gained Rarity
• Fixed cases where both Artemis and Athena could appear in the same Encounter (they work alone)
• Fixed Engraved Pin (Moros) sometimes not deactivating the effect of Strength (Arcana) as expected
• Fixed Raki leaving all the work to you in Oceanus exit-unsealing Encounters
• Fixed the Chronos entry in the Book of Shadows not always appearing as expected
• Fixed cases of Odysseus incorrectly identifying recently harvested Plants
• Fixed visual issue where the Snow Queen (Demeter) shield did not move with Melinoë in some cases
• Many other minor fixes

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