As the Fates Decree: Hades II Receives New Patch Before 1.0 Launch

Overview of Patch 11 for Hades II

Supergiant Games has released Patch 11 for Hades II, marking a significant update to the game. This patch came as a surprise since the developers had previously indicated that Patch 10 would be the last before the game reaches version 1.0. However, the team has decided to make this additional update, focusing on polishing and refining the experience based on player feedback.

Patch 11 does not introduce any new content but instead emphasizes balance changes, bug fixes, and improvements. The updates cover various aspects of the game, including weapon Aspects, enemy behavior, level design, and visual clarity.

Weapon Aspects Adjustments

Several weapon Aspects have been tweaked in this patch:

• Umbral Flames: Increased Special projectile size and orbit speed.
• Moonstone Axe: Boosted damage of Attack sequence.
• Black Coat: Improved responsiveness of blocking while channeling Omega Attack.

Specific Aspect Changes

• Sister Blades (Artemis): Reduced recharge time for Riposte effect.
• Umbral Flames (Melinoë): Increased Critical damage chance.
• Moonstone Axe (Thanatos): Enhanced Critical chance ramp-up and upper limit.
• Witch's Staff (Anubis): Increased Magick cost of Omega Special.
• Umbral Flames (Supay): Reworked Special creates a second projectile; improved Attack timings and Omega Attack.

Boons & Blessings Updates

The patch also includes numerous adjustments to Boons and Blessings:

• Storm Ring (Zeus): Increased damage.
• Tidal Ring (Poseidon): Reduced damage.
• Solar Ring (Apollo): Increased damage.
• Hephaestus: Boosted Blast effects and Glow bonus from Rarity.
• Ripple Effect (Hera x Poseidon): New boon that allows effects to fire twice.

Some boons were removed and replaced with new ones, such as:

• Golden Rule (Hera x Poseidon): Cut from the game and replaced with Ripple Effect.
• Seismic Hammer (Poseidon x Hephaestus): Removed and replaced with Seismic Servo.
• Room Temperature (Demeter x Hephaestus): Replaced with Cryo Pounder.

Daedalus Hammer Upgrades

Daedalus Hammer upgrades received several tweaks:

• Inverted Spark (Flames): Improved compatibility with more Aspects.
• Helheim Charge (Skull): Now fires Omega Attack an additional time.
• Chakra Collider (Skull): Increased Power Shot timing window.

Hexes & Path of Stars

Improvements were made to the use of Hexes and the Path of Stars system:

• Reduced start-up time of most Hexes.
• Godsent upgrades now appear on subsequent uses of the Path of Stars.
• Confluence (Night Bloom) now makes raised servants appear in Casts.

Keepsakes and Familiars

Changes to Keepsakes and Animal Familiars include:

• Olympian Keepsakes like Cloud Bangle (Zeus) activate more reliably in Thessaly.
• Toula the Cat received improved bonuses and movement speed.

Foes & Dangers

Enemy encounters have been adjusted across different regions:

• Encounters on Olympus now have slightly fewer foes.
• Typhon's attacks were reduced in speed and damage.
• Unrivaled Scylla now fires fewer projectiles.

Level Design & Environments

Several locations on Olympus now offer more places to take cover. Improved pathing and collision were added in various areas.

Art & Visual FX

Visual effects of strikes and abilities were refined to enhance clarity during combat.

Voice & Narrative

Athena's voiceover was updated, and audio feedback for Power Shot effects was improved.

Miscellaneous Fixes

Numerous other fixes were implemented, including:

• Preventing players from losing all Life while Athena is on her way.
• Ensuring raised servants display damage numbers when their strikes connect.
• Clarifying requirements for certain items and boons.

Bug Fixes

The patch addressed several bugs, including issues with:

• Rush Boon bonus affecting indirect Boons.
• Blast effects from Hephaestus gaining 'strike foes from behind' bonuses.
• Aether Fonts appearing in unreachable places.

Final Notes

Supergiant Games has confirmed that Patch 11 is the final update before the game moves into full polish for the 1.0 release. While no specific date has been announced, the studio has stated that the next major milestone will focus on delivering the full ending(s), achievements, and final voice lines for Hades II's Early Access journey.