First Major Hades 2 Early Access Patch Makes Melinoe Run Faster & More

Supergiant has released the first major patch for Hades 2 Early Access on Steam.

The biggest changes include Melinoe now able to sprint faster and dash out of attack animations quicker.

Check out the full patch notes below (via Steam):

General Gameplay

Your Sprint is innately faster and turning is more responsive; re-scaled abilities that boost this
You now can Dash out of many attack recovery animations more reliably
You now can gather from any resource point once you have unlocked the corresponding Gathering Tool; you now can Prioritize any available Tool in the Training Grounds to make its resources appear as often as before, while resources for Tools you do not Prioritize will appear far less often

The Swift Runner: now also makes your Dash immediate (note the faster speed means you are invulnerable for very slightly less time); re-scaled Sprint speed bonus since Sprint is innately faster now

Using a Well of Charon displays your current Gold without the need to check your Boon Info
The Grasp Upgrade Tutorial in the Altar of Ashes will repeat if ignored
Added Patch Notes option to the Main Menu (where you can read this!)

Early encounters with are less likely to occur; she also drops something of value…
Related, if this already occurred, look for a one-time bonus in the Crossroads while is present
Entries in the Book of Shadows are generally easier to reveal
You can gift without having to wait around as long after conversing
Adjusted upgrades invalidated by the Gathering Tool changes above
In the Flashback, a hint will eventually play for players who don’t realize they are in control
Improved mouse selection in various cases
Improved support for some additional controllers
Abilities that boost Sprint speed display more-accurate numbers (generally lower than before)
Updates and fixes to translations in some languages

Fixed several issues with Dark Side (Selene)
Fixed Sun Worshiper (Apollo) sometimes preventing new foes from spawning
Fixed Fire Extinguisher (Hestia) not dealing damage as expected
Fixed Sister Blades Omega Attack not hitting reliably from certain angles
Fixed retaining the ability to block while afflicted with Twilight Curse (Selene)
Fixed various cases of foes sometimes spawning out of bounds
Fixed camera zoom-in getting stuck vs. in certain situations
Fixed cases where you could Dash out of bounds in the Crossroads
Fixed Fishing Pier events in the Crossroads not passing Whiles like other similar events
Fixed autolock not clearing as expected while using mouse controls
Fixed keyboard inputs sometimes getting stuck unexpectedly
Fixed several input issues switching from gamepad to mouse-and-keyboard controls
Fixed several issues playing in ultrawide resolutions
Fixed some visual effects vs. lingering between phases or after the fight
Fixed a Melinoë voice line repeating unexpectedly around the
Fixed various rare crashes
Fixed several text errors
Other minor fixes

Supergiant Games launched Hades II AKA Hades 2 in Steam Early Access on PC on 6 May 2024 (check out our glowing full review here).