Hades 2 update 2 out now, patch notes – bonus content and more

It’s been several months since Hades 2 originally appeared on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch, but a second update has now gone live.

There’s a good amount here with bonus content, quality-of-life improvements, and many bug fixes. Players can experience new narrated conclusion scenes for prophecies about characters, new dialogue events, and more.

The full rundown is as follows:

Hades 2 update 2 patch notes

Highlights

• Fated Prophecy Updates: Prophecies about characters such as Odysseus and Arachne now have new narrated conclusion scenes, which can be viewed in the Fated List once those Prophecies are fulfilled.
• Forever Gifting: Most Crossroads characters now can be gifted Bath Salts, Twin Lures, or Ambrosia indefinitely after forging a bond with them, in various brief new scenes.
• Going Steady: Characters with whom Melinoë can have non-Platonic relations may occasionally show interest in continuing to have such relations.
• New Dialogue Events: Many of the game’s characters have new things to say at various points throughout the story.
• …And More! Look for dreamy new decorative items in the Crossroads Training Grounds, a new alternate form for each Animal Familiar, and additional surprises we hope you’ll enjoy!

Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms

• Aspect of Artemis (Blades): Riposte effect now recharges faster between uses
• Aspect of Pan (Blades): now also works with Dancing Knives (Daedalus)
• Aspect of Hel (Skull): Omega Attack now channels faster; now hits cocoons more reliably

Boons & Blessings

• Tidal Ring (Poseidon): now hits multiple foes more reliably
• Seismic Servo (Poseidon x Hephaestus): now applies its bonus to several additional Boons
• Snow Queen (Demeter): the barrier is no longer negated by attacks that deal no damage
• Fire Away (Hestia): now works with all Casts, not just Hestia’s
• Sword Ring (Ares): increased damage
• Grievous Blow (Ares): increased bonus from Rarity and Poms of Power
• Grisly Gain (Ares): increased chance of weapon strikes spilling Plasma; Rarity and Poms now affect how much Magick is restored by collecting Plasma
• Profuse Bleeding (Ares): reworked — now creates a falling blade over a surrounding foe whenever you collect Plasma or inflict Wounds
• Sanguinary Savor (Ares): reworked — now increases Wounds damage, in addition to drawing in Plasma automatically; adjusted offering requirements
• Winner’s Circle (Hermes): now works more consistently with all Cast effects, speeding up how quickly they deal damage then expire; effect re-scaled to compensate
• Various other minor fixes and adjustments

Hexes & Path of Stars

• Tribulation (Moon Water): now activates your ‘after you take damage’ effects multiple times in a row
• Decline (Twilight Curse): reworked — now increases direct damage from the projectile

Resources & Reagents

• Resources obtained using Gathering Tools now offered more consistently
• Minor changes to inventory descriptions of some resources

Foes & Dangers

• Sorrow-Spiller (Fields): slightly reduced appearance rate
• Charybdis (Thessaly): fixed cases where this Encounter would not initially occur for longer than expected; tentacles no longer susceptible to Morph, consistent with the Vow of Rivals Encounter

Level Design & Environments

• Various minor fixes and improvements to several Locations

Fated List of Minor Prophecies

• Updated several character-related Prophecies with additional instructions as you make progress; adjusted at which points some of these Prophecies are foretold or fulfilled
• Melinoë, Help Us: increased priority of key events; the narrated epilogue scene now can be re-viewed
• Silk and Spitefulness: increased priority of key events; added narrated conclusion
• Voice and Vanity: increased priority of key events; added narrated conclusion
• Haunted by the Past: increased priority of key events; added narrated conclusion
• Unfinished Business: increased priority of key events; added narrated conclusion
• Soundest of Sleepers: added narrated conclusion
• Denier of Suitors: reduced requirements to fulfill this
• Original Virtues: reduced requirements to fulfill this
• Born to Win: increased priority of event in which Chaos introduces this

Art & Visual FX

• Updated some Fated List artwork and added artwork for the character-related Prophecies noted above
• Added new banner animation when fulfilling most of the character-related Prophecies noted above
• Added new greeting animation when you confront Infernal Cerberus after a certain point
• Added ambient animations for Hecate while she stands in the Crossroads
• Added ambient animations for Moros while he stands in the Crossroads
• Added animations for Selene when she greets or salutes in the Crossroads
• Added portrait variant for Heracles for a particular context
• Updated some transition animations using Aspect of Supay (Flames)
• Updated visual FX for bombing runs by Icarus
• Updated visual FX for Mental Block (Athena)
• Updated visual FX for Colossus Slash (Daedalus – Axe)
• Updated visual FX for Dashing Heave (Daedalus – Axe)
• Updated some visual FX for Aspect of Circe (Staff)
• Updated some visual FX for King Vermin (Oceanus)
• Updated Hecate sticker on her Keepsake after forging a bond with her
• Updated artwork where Chronos can appear in Erebus after the True Ending
• Various other minor graphical fixes and improvements

Voice & Narrative

• Icarus now is less painstakingly reluctant when it comes to trying to forge a bond with him
• Characters in the Crossroads now will accept an initial gift of Bath Salts earlier than before
• A key scene later in the relationship with Moros now may occur under less-restrictive circumstances
• A key scene later in the relationship with Nemesis now may occur under less-restrictive circumstances
• Moros now may appear in additional circumstances while Melinoë returns to shadow
• Hecate now has more to say about each Hidden Aspect of the Nocturnal Arms, among other things
• Poseidon now becomes increasingly enthusiastic as Sea Star activates more times
• The audience watching Scylla and the Sirens has new responses after a certain point
• Zagreus now has more to say about the Supportive Shade after a certain point
• Heracles now can somehow be persuaded to visit the feast of Dionysus after a certain point
• Melinoë has new voice lines when choosing Sacrifice Boons
• Melinoë has new voice lines for Lone Shades summoned by the Aspect of (Staff)
• Melinoë now has more to say to the gigantic severed statue head in the Fields of Mourning
• Melinoë now has things to say about the unlockable Abandoned Statue in the Training Grounds
• Melinoë now gives due credit if Toula vanquishes a Guardian
• Melinoë now comments when choosing Keepsakes near the end of the Prophecy Melinoë, Help Us
• Melinoë now may comment when she can gift Nectar to Echo if she has not already done so
• Melinoë now may comment when new Chaos Trials are available in the Pitch-Black Stone
• Dora now has more to say while in the Crossroads Training Grounds
• Eris now has opinions about the decorative Warning Sign pointing to her, among other things
• Odysseus now has more resources to give you at various points
• Nemesis may lighten up a little in her Encounters after a certain point
• Hecate and Odysseus may sometimes be chatting when no urgent matters require their attention
• Moros and Odysseus may sometimes be chatting when no urgent matters require their attention
• Narcissus and Echo may sometimes be chatting in the Fields of Mourning after a certain point
• Hera won’t act like she never met you if you reach the Palace of Zeus before you find her Boon
• More characters now have voice lines when re-offering their blessings using Change of Fate
• Adjusted priorities and requirements for various voice lines and narrative events
• Other minor additions, fixes, changes, and improvements

Music & SFX

• Updated sound effects for Elephant Rockets (Daedalus – Shiva)
• Updated sound effects for collecting Gifts of Night after the Incantation Bounties of the Infinite Abyss
• Added sound effect of Moonstone Axe hitting the ground after the full attack sequence
• Added sound effect when setting the Express Route in Tartarus
• Adjusted volume of several sound effects
• Other minor fixes and improvements

Settings

• Zoom In: new! Set the camera a bit closer to the action. Recommended for smaller displays. Look for this in the Accessibility menu.

Miscellaneous

• You may now skip most of the narrated Homer outcomes after a successful clear (he won’t really mind)
• You may now sort the Archived Trivia menu by Animal Familiar
• The Argent Skull Special now destroys trees in Erebus in one hit
• Added Reward preview icon when entering Locations just before a Region’s Guardian
• Updated text if you just so happen to lose to Zagreus
• Updated Path of Stars menu selection art to make unpicked upgrades easier to see
• Updated Seed-planting menu to only show Seeds; selection now defaults to last chosen Seed
• Updated Inventory hints for several resources
• More Boons of Hestia now will ignite oil slicks in Thessaly
• Arachne now responds if you take a swing at her
• Added more-festive atmosphere to the Crossroads during the night after the True Ending
• Adjusted Book of Shadows entry for Persephone
• Adjusted camera during Taverna sequences with Icarus to make him easier to see
• Updates and fixes to translations in all languages

Bug Fixes

• Fixed controller vibration not working while petting Cerberus (once you can do so)
• Fixed a rare case where you could avoid finding Hades on the path to the True Ending
• Fixed Aspect of Nergal (Axe) sometimes missing if you changed direction during a Dash-Strike
• Fixed visual issue where Melinoë could get stuck in the Special animation for the Moonstone Axe
• Fixed Vampiric Cataclysm (Staff) not being improved by Old Herbal Remedy (Circe)
• Fixed the effect of Phase Shift (Selene) persisting unexpectedly after entering a Chaos Gate
• Fixed Lunar Ray (Selene) ending unexpectedly if Athena happened to arrive
• Fixed additional cases where you could end up out of bounds after using Wolf Howl (Selene)
• Fixed Moon Water (Selene) affecting controls for the Aspect of Persephone (Skull) Omega Special
• Fixed interaction between Arctic Ring (Demeter) and Hostile Environment (Demeter x Ares)
• Fixed interaction between Rapid Onslaught (Daedalus – Blades) and Aspect of the Morrigan (Blades)
• Fixed Pride of Poseidon regeneration being canceled by Zeus arriving in the battle against Typhon
•  Fixed cases where Gold taken from Personal Loan (Dionysus) would not be re-paid when expected
• Fixed Slothful (Chaos) causing an unexpected burst of speed if it expired while affected by Miasma
• Fixed Expiring (Chaos) dealing its burst of damage despite having the effect of Breath of Eros (Charon)
• Fixed an issue that could cause the Prophecy Natural Talent to not appear in the Fated List as expected
• Fixed cases where you could unexpectedly accept the same Boon twice
• Fixed cases where you could unexpectedly interact with Athena twice as she arrived
• Fixed Engraved Pin (Moros) sometimes unexpectedly resetting its effect in a Location
• Fixed Ghost Onion (Dora) not quite fully healing when possible in certain situations with Vow of Scars
• Fixed several Keepsakes not having added feedback when their effects have expired and can be replaced
• Fixed an issue that could cause Magick not to regenerate as expected in Family Dispute Encounters
• Fixed Lone Shades sometimes failing to hit Polyphemus when expected
• Fixed Gale not blocking the ink effect from a Hellifish along with the damage
• Fixed cases where Boons of Ares could be offered before you properly met
• Fixed a case where the Incantation Beast-Loved Morsel would not be available when expected
• Fixed a case where the Crossroads Renewal Project would not become available when expected
• Fixed Golden Boughs in the Fields of Mourning sometimes not showing Athena if she was present
• Fixed Location Rewards unexpectedly appearing in the Crossroads after a failed Encounter with Nemesis
• Fixed song subtitles sometimes getting stuck onscreen while Melinoë and Artemis sing together
• Fixed contextual interaction with the Hot Springs not being available right away
• Fixed unexpectedly being able to open the Book of Shadows while being warped out of Asphodel
• Fixed visual issue where Zagreus could remain tinted if affected by Freeze during Death Defiance
• Fixed Talos sometimes throwing his shields straight through walls
• Fixed Eris sometimes throwing Rubbish where it could not be reached
• Fixed various voice lines not playing as expected
• Fixed several text errors
• Other minor fixes

Hades 2 is available on Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch. Details about the first update can be found here.