Early Access Patch 047 - July 2, 2020
This patch includes a last set of improvements following last week's big Blood Price Update. After any further technical fixes, our focus will shift to our v1.0 Launch later this year, and fulfilling the promise so many of you have seen in Hades!! Until then, thank you all so much for playing in Early Access!
Infernal Arms, Aspects, & Abilities
- Twin Fists: fixed Dash-Upper not staggering foes as intended
- Shield of Chaos (Zagreus Aspect): reworked; now adds base damage to Attack and Dash-Strike
- Shield of Chaos (Beowulf Aspect): Hunting Blades (Ares x Artemis) no longer offered if you have this
- Eternal Spear (Hades Aspect): re-scaled Spin Attack radius (it now is larger at the lowest charge)
- Eternal Spear (Guan Yu Aspect): increased Skewer special width *(same as before the Blood Price Update)
- Adamant Rail (Lucifer Aspect): fixed Dash invulnerability persisting after canceling with an attack; range normalized with other Aspects; fixed cases where it triggered some Boon effects very frequently
Boons & Blessings
- Electric Shot (Zeus): restored slight homing effect
- Lightning Reflexes (Zeus): now can apply Jolted Status Curse
- Sweet Nectar (Poseidon x Aphrodite): now also affects Pom Slices
- Second Wind (Hermes): reduced scaling from rarity; fixed an issue causing duration to scale with rarity
Daedalus Hammer Upgrades
- Flash Fire (Rail): no longer deals damage faster; now gains an attack range bonus
Keepsakes & Items
- Harpy Feather Duster (Dusa): increased healing item drop chance
- Gaea's Treasure (Well): reduced cost
Level Design & Environments
- Minor fixes and improvements to several chambers
Art & Visual FX
- Updated Keepsake icon for Bone Hourglass (Charon)
- Updated look of the eavesdrop point near to Shades in the House of Hades
- Minor improvements to Orpheus model textures
- Minor improvements to Hypnos model textures
Music & SFX
- Updated sound effects while fulfilling Legendary Aspect prophecies
- Updated sound effects when activating Strong Drink (Dionysus)
- Updated sound effects when activating Side Hustle (Hermes)
- Other minor changes, fixes, and mix improvements
Voice & Narrative
- Added special audiovisual effect for Boon pick-up sequences, which plays before one-time story events
- In multi-character conversations, now only the first character to speak shows the TalkToMe! indicator
- Minor changes and improvements to various narrative events
Miscellaneous
- Lord Hades now slams his desk disapprovingly when he believes it is warranted
- Improved error messaging around corrupted save data (may you never see it)
Bug Fixes
- Fixed various additional crashes reported by players
- Fixed Eclipse (Chaos) blessing not displaying accurately in some cases while viewing Boon Info
- Fixed travel sound of barges in Asphodel cutting off between chambers
- Fixed Lord Hades writing feverishly rather than glaring at characters he is interrogating in some events
- Fixed Mirror, Guard-Post not being offered as expected by the House Contractor
- Fixed a display issue with Dark Reflections (Fated List) where Stubborn Defiance appeared twice
- Fixed an issue where the Mouse Lock setting could cause the cursor to get stuck
- Other minor fixes
Quote of the Patch
| “ | Here we may reign secure, and in my choyce To reign is worth ambition though in Hell: |
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| ~ Paradise Lost (John Milton) |
Note: You should see v0.32647 in-game once you have the update.
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