Hades II News

New Hades 2 patch drops making Melinoë faster and resources simpler

Sometimes when a game enters early access it feels like the conversation is one sided. Thankfully, there are times when games go through the process properly, and Hades 2 is shaping up to be one of them. The first patch for the game has just launched and nearly everything included is targeted at community feedback, showing that just like Frasier Crane, Supergiant Games is listening.

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Best hack and slash games on PC 2024

What are the best hack and slash games? Surprisingly, that's a question with a fairly broad answer. After all, the most important characteristic of a hack and slash game is the type of combat, and you can find the satisfying slice of a sword and the dangerous dice of a dagger in many, many genres.

Based on these hard-hitting melee combat mechanics, hack-and-slash is usually considered a secondary genre definition then, so there's pretty much a slash 'em up for everyone. In this list of the best hack and slash games on PC, we travel from rhythm games to the best roguelike games, and plenty in between.

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Early Access Patch 1 Notes

Here's our first patch in Early Access!! We're very grateful for all the feedback so far, which inspired this first set of targeted improvements and fixes. Next, we'll be working on a patch with balance changes and additional improvements based on what we've observed. Thank you for playing!

Note: 📢 indicates a change inspired by community feedback! (Almost everything in this case...!)

General Gameplay

📢 Your Sprint is innately faster and turning is more responsive; re-scaled abilities that boost this
📢 You now can Dash out of many attack recovery animations more reliably
📢 You now can gather from any resource point once you have unlocked the corresponding Gathering Tool; you now can Prioritize any available Tool in the Training Grounds to make its resources appear as often as before, while resources for Tools you do not Prioritize will appear far less often

Altar of Ashes

📢 The Swift Runner: now also makes your Dash immediate (note the faster speed means you are invulnerable for very slightly less time); re-scaled Sprint speed bonus since Sprint is innately faster now

Level Design & Environments

📢 It is easier to Dash across chasms in Oceanus
📢 Driftwood resources are more common in the Rift of Thessaly

Menus & UI

📢 Using a Well of Charon displays your current Gold without the need to check your Boon Info
📢 The Grasp Upgrade Tutorial in the Altar of Ashes will repeat if ignored
📢 Added Patch Notes option to the Main Menu (where you can read this!)

Miscellaneous

📢 Early encounters with Eris are less likely to occur; she also drops something of value...
📢 Related, if this already occurred, look for a one-time bonus in the Crossroads while Eris is present
📢 Entries in the Book of Shadows are generally easier to reveal
📢 You can gift Echo without having to wait around as long after conversing
📢 Adjusted Animal Familiar upgrades invalidated by the Gathering Tool changes above
📢 In the Hades Flashback, a hint will eventually play for players who don't realize they are in control
📢 Improved mouse selection in various cases
📢 Improved support for some additional controllers
• Abilities that boost Sprint speed display more-accurate numbers (generally lower than before)
• Updates and fixes to translations in some languages

Bug Fixes

📢 Fixed several issues with Dark Side (Selene)
📢 Fixed Sun Worshiper (Apollo) sometimes preventing new foes from spawning
📢 Fixed Fire Extinguisher (Hestia) not dealing damage as expected
📢 Fixed Sister Blades Omega Attack not hitting Chronos reliably from certain angles
📢 Fixed Satyr Hoplites retaining the ability to block while afflicted with Twilight Curse (Selene)
📢 Fixed various cases of foes sometimes spawning out of bounds
📢 Fixed camera zoom-in getting stuck vs. Polyphemus in certain situations
📢 Fixed cases where you could Dash out of bounds in the Crossroads
📢 Fixed Fishing Pier events in the Crossroads not passing Whiles like other similar events
📢 Fixed autolock not clearing as expected while using mouse controls
📢 Fixed keyboard inputs sometimes getting stuck unexpectedly
📢 Fixed several input issues switching from gamepad to mouse-and-keyboard controls
📢 Fixed several issues playing in ultrawide resolutions
📢 Fixed some visual effects vs. Chronos lingering between phases or after the fight
📢 Fixed a Melinoë voice line repeating unexpectedly around the City of Ephyra Bat Cages
📢 Fixed various rare crashes
📢 Fixed several text errors
📢 Other minor fixes

Quote of the Patch

'...now plain to the eye, now shadowy, now shining in the darkness— all this in unnerving attacks in the gloom of night.'

~The Orphic Hymns, 71: To Melinoë (Anonymous; A. Athanassakis translation)

Hades 2 Chronos boss fight guide

How do you beat Chronos in Hades 2? The God of Time himself is your final boss waiting for you in Tartarus. You may recognize this area from the first game, but Chronos is unlike any other boss you've faced so far.

We've spent many hours with Hades 2 early access, and you can read our Hades 2 review to see what we thought of it. Chronos is just one of the many Hades 2 bosses, but he presents quite the challenge. We've got all you need to know on how to beat him once and for all.

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Where to find Hades 2 Poppy

Where can you find Hades 2 Poppy? Another ingredient for the pot. The Poppy ingredient in Hades 2 is useful for a few things and is vital if you want to upgrade the Crossroads. Like many of the plants in Hades 2, you'll have to find the Poppy seeds if you want to collect this valuable resource, but where are they?

The Hades 2 early access release has been a huge success, with our Hades 2 review heaping praise onto the roguelike game. Chronos is proving to be a tough nut to crack, and you'll need to work on yourself and your surroundings if you hope to succeed. One of the things you'll need to find on your journey is Poppy seeds; here's where you can find them, and harvest them

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