# Hades II Early Access Patch 1 Notes - Product: Hades II (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hades-ii) - Vendor: Supergiant Games - Date: 2024-05-16 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1145350/view/4175477072263852699 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hades-ii/releases/2024-05-16-early-access-patch-1-notes What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **changed** — Sprint is innately faster and turning is more responsive; re-scaled abilities that boost this - **changed** — Dash can now be performed out of many attack recovery animations more reliably - **changed** — You can now gather from any resource point once the corresponding Gathering Tool is unlocked; you can Prioritize any available Tool in the Training Grounds to make its resources appear more often, while resources for non-Prioritized Tools appear far less often - **changed** — The Swift Runner now also makes your Dash immediate; re-scaled Sprint speed bonus since Sprint is innately faster now - **changed** — It is easier to Dash across chasms in Oceanus - **changed** — Driftwood resources are more common in the Rift of Thessaly - **changed** — Using a Well of Charon now displays your current Gold without the need to check your Boon Info - **added** — The Grasp Upgrade Tutorial in the Altar of Ashes will repeat if ignored - **added** — Added Patch Notes option to the Main Menu - **changed** — Early encounters with Eris are less likely to occur; she also drops something of value - **added** — If an encounter with Eris already occurred, look for a one-time bonus in the Crossroads while Eris is present - **changed** — Entries in the Book of Shadows are generally easier to reveal - **changed** — You can gift Echo without having to wait around as long after conversing - **changed** — Adjusted Animal Familiar upgrades to account for the Gathering Tool changes - **added** — In the Hades Flashback, a hint will eventually play for players who don't realize they are in control - **fixed** — Fixed several issues with Dark Side (Selene) - **fixed** — Fixed Sun Worshiper (Apollo) sometimes preventing new foes from spawning - **fixed** — Fixed Fire Extinguisher (Hestia) not dealing damage as expected - **fixed** — Fixed Sister Blades Omega Attack not hitting Chronos reliably from certain angles - **fixed** — Fixed Satyr Hoplites retaining the ability to block while afflicted with Twilight Curse (Selene) 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)