After a week in early access,Hades 2has received its first update aimed at making some important bug fixes.
Early Access Patch 1 makes a variety of changes to the game, most of which based on player feedback. Developer Supergiant Games refers to these as “targeted improvements and fixes” and promises “balance changes and additional improvements” for the next patch.
Here’s everything Hades 2’s first Early Access Patch does.
What’s new in Hades 2 Early Access Patch 1?
Perhaps the biggest change in Hades 2 Early Access Patch 1 is how it overhauls resource gathering. Originally, you had to choose a single tool before starting a new run that would allow you to do things like mine, dig, and fish. However, that meant if players would often have to skip over valuable resource opportunities.
For example, if a player chose the fishing rod and came across a dig spot, they would be completely locked out of mining throughout that entire run.
This patch reworks the system so players won’t miss out on resources. Rather than barring you from interacting with objects you don’t have the tool equipped for, you’ll instead be able to gather anything so long as you have the tool unlocked.
Following the update, choosing a specific tool makes it much more likely that you’ll find the corresponding resource. Conversely, resources for all the Tools you didn’t pick will be much rarer.
The patch also makes some changes toMelinoe‘s movement, making her Sprint faster and her Dash more reliable and easier to use in certain areas.
Supergiant’s patch notes can be foundhere.
‘…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)[/]
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