Hades II received its first major patch – new characters, weapons, region, macOS support and many improvements

The roguelike action game Hades II, which has been in early access on Steam and the Epic Games Store since May, has received its first major update. The Olympic Update added new characters, weapons, region and many other innovations and changes. Warning: possible spoilers.

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The full list of changes is so large that it took narrator Logan Cunningham more than 26 minutes to read it out in the official video from the developers. Some innovations:

• The third region – Mount Olympus – with new opponents;
• New locations in other regions;
• Several hours of new dialogue (2500 lines) involving most of the characters;
• Two allies from whom you can receive new gifts and souvenirs;
• Two pets – the raven Raki and the hound Hecuba – and the ability to upgrade any pets more than once per night if resources are available;
• The sixth (last) Weapon of Night with unique aspects – Xinth, the Black Coat;
• Dozens of unlockable decorations for Crossroads;
• Numerous changes to the characteristics of the Weapon of Night and skills (for example, the special attack of the Witch’s Staff has become faster and hits more enemies, and the dash is faster and more responsive), gifts and enemy behavior;
• The transition from one region to another is now accompanied by a demonstration of the heroine’s movement across the map (as in the original Hades);
• Reworked Altar cards;
• Graphical improvements: new images, 3D models, animations, visual effects, as well as updated portraits of Charon, Echo, Medea, Circe, Hades and Icarus;
• New music;
• New settings (an alternative way to dash using the keyboard and mouse, automatic sprinting, aim assist for targeted skills);
• Menu and interface improvements;
• Bug fixes;
• Full macOS support for Apple M1 systems with newer processors.