After the recent Warsong Update for the Early Access version of Hades 2, Supergiant Games has introduced a new patch, known as Patch 8. This update further fine-tunes various elements of the game, focusing on weapon enhancements, adjustments to enemy mechanics, and streamlined Boon interactions. Players can expect a more balanced gameplay experience as these changes take effect.
Below are the comprehensive details pertaining to Patch 8 for Hades 2 Early Access.
Complete Patch Notes for Hades 2 Early Access – Patch 8
Nocturnal Arms and Abilities Adjustments
- Sister Blades: The speed of the initial two strikes in the Attack sequence has been slightly enhanced.
- Argent Skull: The starting number of Shells has been increased, accompanied by a reduction in Attack recovery time.
Nocturnal Arms Aspects Updates
- Argent Skull (Melinoë): The bonus Power gained per spent Shell has been decreased, reflecting the rise in starting Shell numbers.
Modifications to Boons and Blessings
- Heinous Affront (Zeus x Ares): The frequency of its effects on foes has been significantly boosted.
- Premium Service (Hephaestus): Power levels have been upgraded when utilizing Black Coat (Melinoë).
- Success Rate (Hermes): The requirement for Fig Leaf (Dionysus) as an offering has been eliminated.
Enemy and Hazard Adjustments
- Typhon: Damage and attack frequency have been reduced; adjustments to Life and Armor of certain minions have been made; the camera motion has improved between phases.
- Spawn of Typhon: Some attack damages have been lowered, alongside the range and speed of its headbutt attack.
- Prometheus: Damage from specific attacks has been reduced, with additional minor adjustments.
- Aetos: The damage from fly-up attacks has seen a slight increase.
- Satyr Sapper: The damage from ranged attacks has been decreased.
- Auto-Watcher: A minor reduction in damage has been implemented.
- Auto-Seeker: Ranged attack damage has been reduced.
- Blasket: Damage dealt has been decreased.
Miscellaneous Enhancements
- Gathering Blood Drops from Ares now comes with improved feedback.
- The appearance rate of Poppy Seeds in Tartarus has been increased.
- Translation updates and fixes have been made for several languages.
Bug Fixes
- Issues with the Moonstone Axe Omega Special channeling speed not increasing as intended have been resolved.
- The Black Coat Omega Attack’s range, which was unintentionally reduced in the previous patch, has been restored.
- Problematic interactions between Extended Family (Hera) and Boons from Artemis, Athena, or Dionysus have been corrected.
- Nova Flourish (Apollo) will now properly increase the area of the Moonstone Axe Omega Special.
- Steady Growth (Demeter) will function correctly without issues.
- Mint Condition (Hephaestus) is now effectively operational in the latest Warden encounter in Thessaly.
- Fixed the Gorgon Amulet (Athena) sometimes summoning multiple instances in the Mourning Fields.
- Fig Leaf (Dionysus) issues in the latest Warden encounter in Thessaly have been resolved.
- Fixed a glitch where Hermes appeared repeatedly as the initial Olympian on the surface after reaching the final confrontation.
- Various narrative events tied to the final confrontation have been corrected for proper playback.
- Visual issues related to the Altar of Ashes in ultrawide resolutions have been fixed.
- Corrected a visual numbering issue with the Death Arcana in the Altar of Ashes.
- Other minor fixes have been applied.
These comprehensive updates aim to enhance balance and improve the overall gameplay experience in Hades 2, especially as the final 1.0 version approaches. The game remains available in Early Access on PC.