# Hades II Post-Launch Patch 1 Preview & Notes - Product: Hades II (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hades-ii) - Vendor: Supergiant Games - Date: 2025-10-23 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1145350/view/505090299391902119 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/hades-ii/releases/2025-10-23-post-launch-patch-1-preview-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** — Enhanced the True Ending with new events in the lead-up to and after the ending, increased the number of Underworld clears required, and added to and revised parts of the main True Ending scenes before the end credits - **added** — Added Cauldron incantation to return to an earlier point in the story to re-experience key events such as the True Ending - **changed** — Increased speed at which a number of character-related Prophecies unfold, including the one connected to the story epilogue - **changed** — Reduced costs in Kudos for many decorative items in the Crossroads, with refunds issued for excess Kudos already spent - **changed** — Smolder Ring (Hestia) now also applies Scorch from the bonus Cast when your Casts overlap - **changed** — Increased damage for Anvil Ring (Hephaestus) at Common Rarity - **changed** — Increased bonus from Poms of Power for Controlled Burn (Hestia) - **changed** — Increased Plasma pickup range for Ares - **changed** — Increased damage for Sword Ring (Ares) - **changed** — Increased effectiveness of Carnal Pleasure (Ares x Aphrodite) - **changed** — Success Rate (Hermes) now also affects Nurture of Hera (Selene x Hera) - **changed** — Increased effectiveness of Shadow Pounce (Artemis) - **changed** — Gigaros Dash (Hades) no longer staggers foes when this deals direct damage - **changed** — Increased effectiveness of Life Tax (Hades) and made its restorative effect no longer reduced by Vow of Scars (Oath) - **changed** — Increased effectiveness of Last Gasp (Hades) - **changed** — Improved aiming of the projectile for Howling Soul (Hades) - **changed** — Increased effectiveness of Fight Fight Fight (Echo) - **changed** — Increased damage for Elephant Rockets (Coat - Shiva) and Chakra Collider (Coat - Shiva) - **fixed** — Jeweled Pom (Hades & Persephone) no longer keeps the bonus Hades blessing if you are not at the Fates' Whim and now grants Last Gasp (Hades) as intended - **changed** — Yarn of Ariadne now also raises chance of finding Duo Boons - **changed** — Mist Veil now restores Magick that is lost for any reason, not just from using Omega Moves From all of us at Supergiant Games, thank you for playing **Hades II**. We've been very excited to see so many of you battling beyond the Underworld since our **v1.0 Launch**, and we're grateful for all the feedback, which inspired us throughout development and continues to do so. We now have our **Post-Launch Patch 1**, with enhancements to the True Ending among other improvements, available to preview: ##### How to Play the Patch 1 Preview First, we recommend backing up your save files, since the Patch 1 Preview may contain more technical issues than would typically be found in one of our full patch launches. To locate them: - On Windows, navigate to \\%USERPROFILE%\\Saved Games\\Hades II\\ - On macOS, navigate to \\%USERPROFILE%\\Library\\Application Support\\Supergiant Games\\Hades II\\ Then, to unlock the Patch 1 Preview, - Right-click on **Hades II** in your Steam library and select _Properties_ - Select Betas, then select __ - The game will update. Once ready, you should see **Hades II ** in your library. **Note**: **The Patch 1 Preview represents a work-in-progress whose contents may evolve**, and some text translations are still in progress. We do not have a release date for the full patch. ##### What's In the Patch 1 Preview In addition to various bug fixes and some balance changes, this patch contains... • **True Ending Enhancements**: Added new events in the lead-up to the True Ending, and some after. As part of this, increased the number of Underworld clears required, and added to and revised parts of the main True Ending scenes before the end credits. _Note: The vast majority of changes are to the Underworld route; the Surface route is mostly unchanged._ • **Returning to a Real Possibility**: Added Cauldron incantation lets you return to an earlier point in the story in case you wish to re-experience key events, such as the True Ending. • **Fated Prophecy Adjustments**: A number of character-related Prophecies, including the one connected to the story epilogue, should unfold faster than before. • **Crossroads Renewal**: Many decorative items have reduced costs in Kudos compared to before. Any excess Kudos you have already spent will be refunded. The full set of changes currently in Patch 1 is as follows: ##### Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms • **Witch's Staff (Circe)**: **Smolder Ring (Hestia)** now also applies **Scorch** from the bonus Cast when your Casts overlap ##### Boons & Blessings • **Anvil Ring (Hephaestus)**: increased damage for Common Rarity • **Controlled Burn (Hestia)**: increased bonus from **Poms of Power** • **Ares**: increased Plasma pickup range • **Sword Ring (Ares)**: increased damage • **Carnal Pleasure (Ares x Aphrodite)**: increased effectiveness • **Success Rate (Hermes)**: now also affects **Nurture of Hera (Selene x Hera)** • **Shadow Pounce (Artemis)**: increased effectiveness • **Gigaros Dash (Hades)**: no longer staggers foes when this deals direct damage • **Life Tax (Hades)**: increased effectiveness; restorative effect is no longer reduced by **Vow of Scars (Oath)** • **Last Gasp (Hades)**: increased effectiveness • **Howling Soul (Hades)**: improved aiming of the projectile • **Fight Fight Fight (Echo)**: increased effectiveness • Various other minor fixes and adjustments ##### Daedalus Hammer Upgrades • **Elephant Rockets (Coat - Shiva)**: increased damage • **Chakra Collider (Coat - Shiva)**: increased damage ##### Keepsakes • **Jeweled Pom (Hades & Persephone)**: you no longer keep the bonus Hades blessing if you are not at the Fates' Whim; fixed an issue causing this to never grant **Last Gasp (Hades)** ##### Well of Charon • **Yarn of Ariadne**: now also raises chance of finding Duo Boons _(as in the original game)_ • **Mist Veil**: now restores Magick that is lost for any reason _(not just from using Omega Moves)_ ##### Foes & Dangers • **Unrivaled Prometheus**: adjusted hitboxes of certain **Heracles** attacks in this Encounter • **Headmistress _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1145350/view/505090299391902119]_