A new Hades 2 update 4 is rolling out on PC. According to the official Hades patch 4 notes, the latest update brings balance changes to Melinoë’s Sister Blades, introduces new Boons and Blessings, adds new Daedalus Hammer Upgrades, and includes significant adjustments to enemies and encounters.
Previously, a major update added a long list of quality of life improvements. Unfortunately, players are still experiencing issues since the last major patch. Today’s Hades 4 patch 1.04 will address a few of these errors.
Hades 2 Patch 4 Notes – June 17, 2024
Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms
- Sister Blades (Melinoë): Increased damage when striking foes from behind
Boons & Blessings
- Lightning Lance (Zeus): Improved targeting for gamepad controls
- Spirit Surge (Zeus): Reworked to strike a surrounding foe with lightning when using magick
- Sworn Strike (Hera): Slightly reduced bonus from Poms of Power
- Engagement Ring (Hera): Reworked to inflict Hitch on foes, slain foes deal area damage
- Rousing Reception (Hera): New! Casts damage foes as they enter the Encounter
- Golden Rule (Hera X Poseidon): Now applies a multiplicative global damage bonus
- Beach Ball (Poseidon x Apollo): Added greater damage and area scaling over a brief charge-up duration
- Mint Condition (Hephaestus): Invulnerability effect now resets between Encounters in the same Location
Daedalus Hammer Upgrades
- Mirrored Thrasher (Staff): Removed Life penalty; now requires Magick instead
- Skulking Slice (Blades): Reduced bonus damage from striking foes from behind
- Wicked Slice (Blades): New! Adds power to Attacks
- Melting Shredder (Axe): Increased damage to Armor
- Inverted Spark (Flames): Projectiles linger longer
- Whirling Coil (Flames): Projectiles no longer spin in place; renamed from Origin Coil
- Triple Comet (Flames): New! Your Special fires more projectiles
- Destructive Array (Skull): Deals a percentage of your Attack damage when Shells drop
- Rocket Bombard (Skull): Increased damage
Hexes of Selene
- Phase Shift: Rescaled some Path of Stars upgrades
- Lunar Ray: Rescaled damage over a shorter duration
Foes & Encounters
- Chronos: Adjusted sequencing of some moves; easier to strike from behind after certain moves
- Headmistress Hecate: Easier to strike from behind after certain moves
Oath of the Unseen
- Vow of Haunting: Revenants no longer spawn others; collect them from farther away
- Vow of Blood and Vow of Suffering: Damage penalties now added, not multiplied
Bug Fixes
- Fixed several later narrative events related to Nemesis and Moros never playing
- Fixed interaction between Witch’s Staff (Momus) and Mirrored Thrasher (Daedalus – Staff)
- Fixed visual shield from The Lovers (Arcana) not appearing while using Sister Blades (Artemis)
- Fixed some hit-stun effects applying unexpectedly during Riposte from Sister Blades (Artemis)
- Fixed Ionic Gain (Zeus) not working correctly while Chronos is around
- Fixed Glorious Disaster (Zeus x Apollo) using Magick without activating the bonus effect
- Fixed Hail Storm (Zeus x Demeter) sometimes not working on Chronos
- Fixed interaction between Bridal Glow (Hera) and Heavy Metal (Hephaestus)
- Fixed Golden Rule (Hera x Poseidon) not applying a global damage bonus
- Fixed Hydraulic Might (Poseidon) granting invulnerability at the start of Encounters
- Fixed Water Fitness (Poseidon) restoring Life unexpectedly
- Fixed Freezer Burn (Demeter x Hestia) sometimes not working on Chronos
- Fixed Icarus Armor boosts not correctly adding to Hephaestus Armor boosts
- Fixed Burnt Offering (Hestia) selecting a different Boon to sacrifice if Rarified
- Fixed Hard Target (Hermes) not affecting Sea-Serpent shots and other splitting shots
- Fixed Atrophic (Chaos) displaying incorrect values
- Fixed Aetheric Moonburst (Daedalus – Staff) not restoring Magick when full
- Fixed Inverted Spark (Daedalus – Flames) preventing Attacks from destroying urns
- Fixed interaction between Phase Shift (Selene) and Alacrity upgrade not resetting properly
- Fixed Lunar Ray (Selene) firing indefinitely if collecting a reward while firing
- Fixed Experimental Hammer (Icarus) and Full Salvo (Daedalus – Skull) interaction
- Fixed several Keepsakes not showing up as expired when switching regions
- Fixed Headmistress Hecate shadow copies being vulnerable to Aphrodite’s Charm Curse
- Fixed upgraded Warding Circles in Erebus recharging your Hex multiple times
- Fixed time-slow effects unexpectedly persisting if quickly chained together
- Fixed Guardians restoring Life after taking heavy damage from Hestia’s Scorch Curse
- Fixed Change of Fate not offering a different result for reward previews
- Fixed Witch of the Crossroads and Natural Talent Prophecies not appearing
- Fixed Moon Beam (Selene) displaying as expired in Boon Info
- Fixed several Boons not appearing in Olympians’ Fated List Prophecies
- Fixed Breath of Eros (Charon) not appearing in Valued Customer Fated List Prophecy
- Fixed display issue in the Fated List with the prompt to view more requirements
- Fixed Reset option in Oath of the Unseen not resetting all Vows
- Fixed camera motion pushing Melinoë offscreen in the Rift of Thessaly
- Fixed Book of Shadows usage issue while Icarus is around
- Fixed visual issues with special deliveries from Shrines of Hermes
- Fixed several text and voiceover errors
- Fixed several rare crashes
- Other minor fixes
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