Hades II Second Update Tweaks Major Core Combat Mechanics

Supergiant Games has just released the second update following the early access of Hades II. It is a sizable patch that tweaks several core combat mechanics, and most of the changes came directly from community feedback.

General Gameplay

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• You now can encounter up to one additional Olympian each night (as in the previous game)
• You now are likely to find one more Boon or other major reward while in Erebus
• Increased invulnerability duration after your Death Defiance effects activate
• Improved rewards of Ash and Psyche can now be found in [spoiler] and the [spoiler]
• You now can press-and-hold to harvest repeatedly from Crescent Pick Outcroppings
• Toula should now stay closer to you in Encounters, especially in the [spoiler]
• [spoiler] no longer offers Death Defiance items if you do not need to refill the effect
• Reduced Gold cost of Selene's Boon and Path of Stars in Charon's Shop
• Minor adjustments to the order in which Olympians may first appear early on
• Normalized chances of finding Fishing Points in various regions

Nocturnal Arms & Abilities

• Witch's Staff: Special knocks foes away but is slightly slower; Omega Special is faster
• Sister Blades: Special staggers standard foes longer; Attack visual FX better match the hitbox
• Umbral Flames: Attacks are stronger and faster; Omega Attack channels faster and uses less magick; Special gives a speed boost but has reduced damage; Omega Special can be channeled while moving
• Moonstone Axe: reworked Special provides a lingering barrier; Omega Attack channels slightly faster; Omega Special channels faster
• Argent Skull: Omega Attack channels faster and hits a larger area

Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms

• Witch's Staff (Circe): adjusted activation and duration of Serenity effect; Serenity now adds Omega bonus damage that scales with this Aspect's rank
• Witch's Staff (Momus): reworked; each of your Omega Moves automatically fires several times