The new Hades 2 The Unseen patch is finally here. It brings Supergiant Games' title one step closer to the full release.
Among the biggest changes, this time around is the fact that each Nocturnal Arm now has a hidden aspect, similar to the first Hades, which brings a unique move set inspired by other mythologies.
On top of that, players will finally be able to get a glimpse at Narcissus, with his full artwork available in-game.
Hades 2 The Unseen Patch Notes
Below you'll find the full break down for The Unseen update in Hades 2 courtesy of Supergiant Games. We've kept only things directly related to gameplay changes to keep it short and sweet, for UI, bug fixes, and other related content, check out the official Steam Hades 2 page.
General Gameplay
- In standard Encounters, new waves of foes now spawn slightly sooner, reducing downtime
- Your melee strikes are no longer negated by certain obstacles (foes behind them now get hit)
- Many attacks that briefly stunned you now slow you instead, reducing cases of being 'stun-locked'
- You now may exit Locations slightly sooner than before, right after collecting Rewards
- Melinoë's Olympic Slam entrances on Olympus are faster and hit a slightly wider area
- Removed the infrequent second stage of Rod of Fishing sequences; the initial interaction is unchanged
Nocturnal Arms & Abilities
- Sister Blades: increased Omega Special damage
- Umbral Flames: reworked — adjusted properties of Attacks and Specials for improved flow and feel
- Black Coat: increased Attack, Omega Attack, and Omega Special damage
Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms
· Witch's Staff (Anubis): new! Create damage fields, draw foes in, and use Lone Shades to aid you
· Sister Blades (Morrigan): new! Perform the devastating Blood Triad after your other moves
· Umbral Flames (Supay): new! Fire on foes automatically, supercharging shots when necessary
· Moonstone Axe (Nergal): new! Obliterate foes with heavy strikes, and go berserk to restore Life
· Argent Skull (Hel): new! Fire continually without the need for Shells
· Black Coat (Shiva): new! Absorb Omega Special blasts to destroy foes when their Life runs low
· Witch's Staff (Melinoë): reworked — now raises Magick and adds Power to your Specials
· Witch's Staff (Circe): reworked — whenever you use Casts, so does your Animal Familiar; this creates a Psychic Leash between you that damages foes
· Sister Blades (Pan): Omega Special recovery time now scales with the number of blades thrown
· Umbral Flames (Melinoë): reworked — now adds Critical damage chance to Attacks and Specials
· Moonstone Axe (Charon): no longer increases duration of your Casts
· Argent Skull (Persephone): bonus Omega Special duration now charges from Olympian damage; reworked passive benefit now automatically raises Boon Lv.
· Black Coat (Nyx): Nightspawn hits now also activate Olympian effects from the strike you used
Altar of Ashes
· Excellence: now also increases the chance of finding Legendary Boons
· The Unseen: improved Magick restoration
· While in Insights mode, you now can Inspect max-rank Arcana Cards for a closer look
· Adjusted upgrade costs of some Arcana Cards
Oath of the Unseen
- · Vow of Rivals: new! Makes each Guardian more challenging in unique ways; the first Rank affects the first Guardian of both the Underworld and Surface routes; prevail against both to reveal the next Rank, and so on
- Reduced Fear required for Surface victories to become according to Schelemeus
- Added contextual feedback when Life restoration effects are being reduced by the Vow of Scars
- The stasis effect from the Stopper Perk from the Vow of Fangs now is easier to anticipate
Boons & Blessings
· Air Quality (Zeus): increased damage minimum
· Poseidon: Slip Curse replaced with Froth, which can make foes take a burst of damage when struck
· Tidal Ring (Poseidon): now hits foes in the binding circle instead of ahead, and inflicts Froth
· Breaker Rush (Poseidon): now deals more damage, and in an area around you
· Fluid Gain (Poseidon): cut from game; replaced with...
· Flood Gain (Poseidon): your Omega Moves briefly restore any Magick used, repeatable after a delay
· Sea Star (Poseidon): increased effect chance
· High Surf (Poseidon): increased damage
· Depth Charge (Poseidon): cut from game; replaced with...
· Ocean Swell (Poseidon): new! Your Omega Moves also launch a damaging wave, but use more Magick
· Slippery Slope (Poseidon): now also makes Froth deal more damage
· Prominence Flare (Apollo): increased damage
· Tranquil Gain (Demeter): Magick restoration effect starts sooner and is faster
· Frosty Veneer (Demeter): now reduces heavy damage above a certain threshold rather than capping it
· Aphrodite: Reduced duration of her Weak Curse
· Life Affirmation (Aphrodite): cut from game (sort of); replaced with...
· Spiritual Affirmation (Aphrodite): new! Gain max Life and Magick, and future increases are worth more
· Shameless Attitude (Aphrodite): reduced bonus damage
· Hephaestus: Vent Curse replaced with Glow, which makes foes take bonus damage
· Volcanic Strike (Hephaestus): increased damage
· Volcanic Flourish (Hephaestus): slightly reduced recharge time
· Uncanny Fortitude (Hephaestus): reduced Life gain
· Mint Condition (Hephaestus): cut from game (sort of); replaced with...
· Security System (Hephaestus): new! At the start of each Encounter, gain a lot of Armor, but only briefly
· Heavy Metal (Hephaestus): reworked — gain Armor and deal more weapon damage based on it
· Hestia: Increased damage rate of her Scorch Curse; fixed Scorch not counting as a damaging effect from Olympians, for interactions with Boons such as Rallying Cry (Ares)
· Flame Flourish (Hestia): increased Scorch damage
· Heat Rush (Hestia): reworked — now leaves a damaging trail, and reduces damage you take from burning
· Burnt Offering (Hestia): cut from game; replaced with...
· Snuffed Candle (Hestia): new! Deal bonus damage to isolated foes; previously Single Elimination (Ares)
· Fire Walk (Hestia): cut from game; replaced with...
· Fire Away (Hestia): new Legendary! Your Casts destroy many foes' ranged shots and inflict Scorch
· Ares: Improved visual clarity of Blood Drops, now called Plasma
· Mortal Gain (Ares): cut from game; replaced with...
· Grisly Gain (Ares): new! Striking foes may spill Plasma, which also restores Magick when collected
· Single Elimination (Ares): cut from game; this effect now is on a new Hestia Boon, Snuffed Candle
· Mean Streak (Hermes): increased duration of stacking damage bonus
· Easy Shot (Artemis): increased damage
· Shadow Pounce (Artemis): now gives Omega Moves a chance to deal Critical damage after you Dash
· Whispered Prayer (Artemis): new! Your Hex may deal Critical damage
· Divine Dash (Athena): reduced Deflect duration to match the original game
· Task Force (Athena): new! Your Godsent Hexes can be used more times per Encounter
· Worry Free (Dionysus): now gives a random amount of bonus Life within a range, rather than a set amount
· Personal Loan (Dionysus): new! Give up all your Gold; after the next Guardian, gain it back, with interest!
· Reckless Abandon (Dionysus): new! Your Attacks deal random damage from a set range of values
· Cinerary Circle (Hades): now spawns fewer, stronger Soul Urns that hit a wider area
· Gigaros Dash (Hades): new! Your Dash damages surrounding foes and briefly makes them take more damage from your Attack and Special
· Unseen Ire (Hades): no longer one of his initial offerings, but is offered after a certain point
· Moonlight Dress (Arachne): reworked — Outfit makes your Hexes charge using less Magick than before; the previous effect is now called Gilded Dress
· Crimson Dress (Arachne): new! Outfit makes you deal more damage after each Encounter
· Gold Gold Gold (Echo): new! After your next purchase from Charon, gain another at no extra charge
· Gift Gift Gift (Echo): new! In the next Region, gain the basic effect of your current Keepsake
· Harm for the Afflicted (Medea): new! Inflicting Curses also deals damage to unafflicted foes
· Word of Greater Girth (Circe): now also raises your max Life
· Hymn to the Eye of Night (Circe): new! Your Hex deals bonus damage
· Turning to a Simple Form (Circe): new! Your Omega Moves have a chance to inflict Morph
· Ingenious Strike (Icarus): reworked — now gives bonus Lv. to your Attack Boon
· Ingenious Flourish (Icarus): reworked — now gives bonus Lv. to your Special Boon
· Full Service (Icarus): new! One of your Hammer enchantments is upgraded to Rank II
· Note: Several of the new blessings noted above require first having reached a certain point in your relationship with the corresponding character
· Also adjusted power levels of various Duo Boons, including...
· Thermal Dynamics (Zeus x Hestia): increased Scorch damage
· Golden Rule (Hera x Poseidon): increased bonus damage from Gold
· Brave Face (Hera x Hephaestus): reduced damage resistance from Magick
· Incandescent Aura (Hera x Hestia): increased damage
· Natural Selection (Poseidon x Demeter): increased chance of improved Rarity
· Scalding Vapor (Poseidon x Hestia): adjusted to work with the new Froth Curse
· Love Handles (Aphrodite x Hephaestus): reduced Heartthrob damage
· Carnal Pleasure (Aphrodite x Ares): now has a chance of creating a Heartthrob instead of guaranteeing one
· Chain Reaction (Hephaestus x Hestia): reduced timing window for the effect
· Removed several cases where Boons affecting your Cast prevented other such Boons from being offered
· Additional adjustments to some Boon bonuses from Rarity and Poms of Power
· Further clarifications to descriptions for various Boons
· Various other minor fixes and adjustments
Daedalus Hammer Upgrades
· Melting Swipe (Staff): reworked — Your Dash-Strike now deals heavy damage to Armor, instead of destroying a percentage of the total; adjusted Melting upgrades for other weapons accordingly
· Hidden Helix (Flames): reworked — Your Specials create a bonus projectile; formerly Triple Helix
· Enduring Coil (Flames): new! Your Omega Special lasts longer
· Possessed Array (Skull): losing Magick from retrieving Shells no longer charges your Hex
· Added unique enchantments for Hidden Aspects, replacing ones that do not work with them, including:
· Mirrored Ankh (Staff): new! Your Omega Attack creates another damage field ahead of the first
· Soulfilled Ankh (Staff): new! Your Attacks gain Power and hit a larger area
· Scarab Etchings (Staff): new! Your Lone Shades deal bonus damage and may reappear after they hit
· : new! Your Blood Triad combo deals even more damage
· : new! Your Blood Triad combo has a chance to strike once more
· : new! As long as you Sprint, your Attacks and Specials have bonus Power
· : new! Your Attack hits multiple times, but you can only perform the first slam
· : new! Your Berserk effect lasts longer and restores more Life per foe struck
· : new! Your Attacks shoot farther and deal bonus damage
· : new! Your Attack shots bounce to one more foe and deal bonus damage on that hit
· : new! Your Specials fly faster and deal more damage for each foe struck
· : new! Your Valkyrie effect lasts longer
· : new! During your Destructive effect, you can destroy foes with more Life
· : new! Your Specials have more Power and fly straight ahead
· : new! After blocking with your Omega Attack, become Destructive
· : new! Absorbing blasts from your Omega Special also fires your Special
· : new! Your Dash-Strike hits a larger area and deals bonus damage
· Adjusted names and descriptions for several Daedalus Hammer upgrades
Hexes & Path of Stars
· Temper of Zeus: new! Godsent upgrade makes your Twilight Curse shot strike foes near it with lightning
· Nurture of Hera: new! Godsent upgrade makes your Night Bloom servant faster and stronger
· Prize of Poseidon: new! Godsent upgrade makes Moon Water also create several restorative items
· Squall of Demeter: new! Godsent upgrade makes all foes take damage during Phase Shift
· Shine of Apollo: new! Godsent upgrade makes Lunar Ray fire a bigger solar-infused beam
· Allure of Aphrodite: new! Godsent upgrade makes you keep spawning Heartthrobs during Dark Side
· Hand of Hephaestus: new! Godsent upgrade makes you deal a damaging blast after using Wolf Howl
· Hearth of Hestia: new! Godsent upgrade makes you rapidly inflict Scorch on all foes during Total Eclipse
· Lance of Ares: new! Godsent upgrade makes you inflict Wounds whenever Sky Fall hits
· Twilight Curse: now deals damage in addition to inflicting Morph
· Bearing (Lunar Ray): reworked — now grants Armor that lasts for the duration of the Hex
· Revulsion (Twilight Curse): cut from game; replaced with...
· Spread (Twilight Curse): new! Your Hex can bounce to more foes
· Infection (Twilight Curse): now inflicts any Curses you can inflict, not just ones currently active
· Finality (Night Bloom): cut from game; replaced with...
· Eruption (Night Bloom): new! Your raised servants deal bonus damage the first time they hit
· Saturation (Moon Water): your Omega Cast that fires automatically now can also deal Critical damage
· Tenacity (Wolf Howl): reworked — now grants Armor that lasts for a brief while
· Eminence (Total Eclipse): reworked — now grants Armor that lasts for the duration of the Hex
Keepsakes
· Knuckle Bones (Odysseus): reduced damage resistance
· After you Forge Bonds with characters, their Keepsake spot now will have additional art and flavor text
· Swapped positions of the Eris and Charon Keepsakes for reasons known only to the chthonic gods...
· Apollo's Keepsake formerly known as Purest Hope now called Harmonic Photon
· Fig Leaf (Dionysus), Discordant Bell (Eris), and Lion Fang (Heracles) no longer activate in the optional sub-rooms of Ephyra
Animal Familiars
· Increased chance of finding corresponding resource type based on which Familiar is with you
· Frinos, Hecuba, and Gale perform their resource-gathering actions faster than before
· Adjusted requirements for recruiting Hecuba and Gale, which now can happen sooner than before
· Adjusted Gale spawn point on to make her easier to find
Resources & Reagents
· Gemstones: new! Found in certain circumstances and mainly used in exchange for Prestige
· Finding reagents in Chaos no longer reduces the chance of finding other reagents soon after
Lotus is used with fewer Incantations than before
· Resource formerly known as Plasma now called Flux
Well of Charon
· Faint Flicker: reduced Gold cost and raised the average amount of Psyche gained
Foes & Dangers
· Added a new variation of every Guardian Encounter when the new Vow of Rivals (Oath) is in effect
· : adjusted various behaviors, including Egg spawns; reduced damage of some moves
· : adjusted various behaviors, including summoned Tempus allies
· Prometheus: adjusted various behaviors; his landing spot is no longer as predictable after his Flame Strikes
· Headmistress Hecate: her Twilight Curse now can after certain events
· : new! Warden added to Erebus
· : new! Supporting foe added to the Encounter
· : new! Warden added to Ephyra
· : new! Supporting foe added to the final Vow of Rivals fight in the Underworld
· : new! Warden encounter added to the Summit
· King Vermin: adjusted various behaviors, becoming somewhat stronger than before
· The Verminancer: now spawns Crawlers continually, becoming somewhat stronger than before
· Talos: reduced damage of shield throw attack
· Auto-Forcer: slightly increased damage of swipe attack
· Auto-Watcher: reduced rate of fire
· Satyr Raider: slightly reduced damage
· Satyr Goldpike: reduced damage
· Satyr Sapper: reduced range of ranged attack; slightly reduced damage
· Satyr Supplicant: reworked — now has an all-new look and abilities
· Blasket: reduced rate of fire
· Various other minor changes to foes and combat encounters
Level Design & Environments
· Most Guardian Encounters now have an all-new Location when the Vow of Rivals (Oath) is in effect
Adjusted cases where Encounters on Olympus could sometimes have long delays between waves
Adjusted the Rift of Thessaly Region to reduce cases where it could be too long or too short; special Locations now appear more consistently
· Rubble from ruined Pillars in Tartarus no longer stops you but is destroyed instead
· Added several new Locations to the Summit
· Various minor fixes and improvements to various Locations
Chaos Trials
· Chaos Above: new! Battle through the Surface route with a fully randomized loadout
· Great Chaos Above: new! All-random Surface route, with random Oath Vows for good measure
· Chaos Below: new! Battle through the Underworld route with a fully randomized loadout
· Great Chaos Below: new! All-random Underworld route, with random Oath Vows for good measure
· Trial of the Maiden: new! Hecate-themed Trial set in Erebus with the Vow of Rivals in effect
· Trial of the Flock: new! Polyphemus-themed Trial set in Ephyra with the Vow of Rivals in effect
· Trial of the Drifter: new! Scylla-themed Trial set in Oceanus with the Vow of Rivals in effect
· Trial of the Fairest: new! Eris-themed Trial set in Thessaly with the Vow of Rivals in effect
· Trial of the Jackal: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Witch's Staff through Ephyra
· Trial of the Banshee: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Sister Blades through Oceanus
· Trial of the Daemon: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Umbral Flames through the Mourning Fields
· Trial of the Marauder: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Moonstone Axe through Thessaly
· Trial of the Outcast: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Argent Skull through Erebus
· Trial of the Supreme: new! Wield the Hidden Aspect of the Black Coat through Olympus
· Adjusted several Trials based on changes to Aspects or other key details
The Crossroads Renewal Project
· Added decorative Arcana Card Backs, for use with your Arcana layouts in the Altar of Ashes
· Adjusted visuals in some parts of the Crossroads, such as the Fishing Pier and the exit to the Tent
· Eris now will vandalize her corner of the Crossroads when she appears
· Adjusted Dora spawn point in the Taverna
· Adjusted Prestige costs of some cosmetic items; more are affordable early on
· It now is easier to navigate around the Soil Plots in the Crossroads
Crossroads Cauldron
· Quickening of Sentimental Value: new! Accelerates the rate at which Keepsakes rank up
· Gathering of Subterranean Riches: new! Grave Thirst grants Gemstones when you vanquish a Guardian
· Revival of a Desecrating Pool: new! Restores the Pool of Purging in Tartarus (if you haven't already)
· Bounties of the Infinite Abyss: new! You may find an extra reward if you have enough active Oath Vows
· Green Hand of Gaia: new! Gain the ability to harvest all grown plants in your garden at once
· Greater Sowing of Gardens: new! Gain the ability to plant multiple seeds of the same type all at once
· Greatest Gift of Gaia: new! Very late-game ability to harvest resources automatically on exiting Locations
· Also look for several other new Incantations related to story progress...
· Adjusted costs and requirements of several Incantations, particularly ones discovered relatively early on
Fated List of Minor Prophecies
· Godsent Favor: new! Rewards you for choosing various Godsent Hex upgrades
· Soundest of Sleepers: new! Rewards you for waking Hypnos, though
· Haunted by the Past: new! Rewards you for helping Dora with her forgetfulness...
· Familiar Confidant: new! Rewards you for confiding in Frinos night after night
· Denizens of the Depths: new! Rewards you for catching a variety of water denizens
· Beyond Familiar: new! Rewards you for fully upgrading one of your Animal Familiars
· Breadth of Knowledge: new! Rewards you for unlocking every Arcana Card
· Born to Win: new! Rewards you for fulfilling a particular request from Primordial Chaos
· Improbable Outcomes: new! Rewards you for clearing any of the all-random Chaos Trials twice in a row
· Unrivaled Prowess: new! Rewards you for seeing every Guardian with the Vow of Rivals in effect
· Shadow of Doom: new! Rewards you for vanquishing each of the different Wardens on the Surface route
· :Rewards you for reaching with the Hidden Aspect of the Staff
· Rewards you for reaching with the Hidden Aspect of the Blades
· : new! Rewards you for reaching with the Hidden Aspect of the Flames
· : new! Rewards you for reaching with the Hidden Aspect of the Axe
· : new! Rewards you for reaching with the Hidden Aspect of the Skull
· : new! Rewards you for reaching with the Hidden Aspect of the Coat
· The Unseen Sentinel: new! Rewards you for unlocking all Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms
· Minor changes to requirements and rewards of several other Prophecies
Book of Shadows
· Added new entries for various foes added in this update
· Added more Empath's Intuition (Cauldron) hints about how to grow closer with various characters
· Added more Insight Into Offerings (Cauldron) details, such as which Daedalus Hammer enchantments do not work with others