Hades II News

Hades 2's latest hotfix rectifies narrative hiccups and stops Olympus runs ending in the most frustrating way I can imagine

Hades 2 has gotten its first hotfix since releasing in 1.0 form late last month, with Supergiant taking care of a bunch of issues. Some are related to the narrative threads you'll need to pull en-route to the true ending to Melinoë's task. One stops a pesky bug that'd have driven me straight to the verge of quitting for good cropping up.

Hades 2 has been out for a week now, if you don't count the early access period. I was a day one early access player, but curtailed my playtime as we drew closer to release so that the full game still had some surprises. With all that playtime under my belt, I don't think it iterates on its predecessor meaningfully enough for me to call it a better game, but I'm not surprised it's the best-reviewed title this year. However, my tune may soon change, as its first hotfix takes aim at the game's most annoying enemy: the Phantom.

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Hades II v1.0 Hotfix 1

· Fixed most Olympian Keepsake effects not activating again after their Boon is skipped
· Fixed Phantom (Fields) being able to drain Life from your raised servants
· Fixed Fated List Prophecies related to Hidden Aspects not clearing in specific circumstances
· Fixed the Achievement Soothing Soak not unlocking from events with Moros
· Fixed the Achievement So Mote It Be unlocking sooner than expected
· Fixed Gorgon Amulet (Athena) using up the effect of Yarn of Ariadne (Charon) when it shouldn't
· Fixed Acceptance of Another Fate not resetting certain random Keepsake effects
· Fixed an interaction between Uncommon Upbringing (Hera) and Concave Stone (Echo)
· Fixed key visual effects sometimes not playing on some systems
· Fixed randomized Chaos Trials appearing sooner than expected in some cases
· Fixed Lone Shades from Witch's Staff (Anubis) sometimes being able to hit Melinoë
· Fixed Canines spawned from Lycaons unexpectedly activating Unseen Ire (Hades)
· Fixed an issue where Melinoë could be forced to Return to Shadow at the same exact time as she vanquishes Typhon
· Fixed Hecate not speaking about Gigaros when expected in a certain situation
· Fixed several narrative scripting issues with specific events involving Hecate
· Fixed an issue where you could not exit the final Location in Erebus in a certain case
· Fixed a rare issue where the fight against Chronos would not end correctly
· Fixed a certain situation in which Polyphemus would not react to Knuckle Bones (Odysseus) when expected
· Fixed an issue where the player could not complete key Incantations due to modified data
· Fixed cases where taking Armor damage with Trusty Shield (Hephaestus) could damage your semi-permanent Armor instead
· Fixed a rare issue that involved claiming Gemstones then immediately using one of Homer's Inspect Points
· Fixed Hecuba running back and forth in the chamber with Narcissus
· Fixed several rare crashes
· Updates to translations in some languages
· Improved compatibility with Chinese Input Method
· Other minor fixes

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How to use Hades 2 cross-save between PC and Nintendo Switch

How do you use Hades 2 cross-save? Now that the Hades 2 early access period is over, it's finally time to take Melinoe's adventure seriously by taking the battle to Chronos across two platforms. If you've ended up double-dipping on the game, fear not, as Hades 2 features the same cross-save functionality as the first game.

You're going to want to utilize the Hades 2 cross-save functionality once you start picking up all the Hades 2 keepsakes on offer, helping you put together some of the best builds in the roguelike game. Once you're all set up and ready to go, you can spend that time you would've been chasing down Nectar by going on more runs instead.