## What changed
**Suffering on Sight (Medea)** — Fixed sometimes damaging enemies already present when entering new Locations
**Tall Order (Hermes)** — Fixed providing its bonus even when you didn't meet the Element requirement
**Artemis positioning** — Fixed sometimes appearing by the Crossroads Cauldron instead of her usual spot
**Dire Auto-Seekers** — Fixed becoming immune to stuns if their Armor was depleted during defensive mode
**Boiling Blood indicator** — Fixed remaining visible during Melinoë's Return to Shadow sequence when facing Zagreus
**Command input queueing** — Fixed an issue from the previous hotfix where inputs sometimes failed to queue while clearing Encounters
## Overall
This patch addresses several ability bugs, enemy behavior issues, and a recent input regression in Hades II.
Fixed Suffering on Sight (Medea) sometimes damaging foes already present in new Locations
Fixed Tall Order (Hermes) providing its bonus even when you did not meet the Element requirement
Fixed a case where Artemis could be singing by the Crossroads Cauldron rather than in her usual spot
Fixed Dire Auto-Seekers becoming immune to being stunned if their Armor was depleted in their defensive mode
Fixed Boiling Blood indicator remaining visible during Melinoë's Return to Shadow sequence when facing Zagreus
Fixed an issue introduced in the previous hotfix causing command inputs to sometimes not queue up as you cleared an Encounter
## What changed
**Dream Dives** — Hermes now delivers any undelivered Shrine of Hermes items before the final Encounter
## Balance
- **Hellifish (Oceanus)** — added death animation
- **Mystery Seeds** — added inventory hint showing where they can be found
- **Path of Stars screen** — improved visual feedback when choosing upgrades
- **Prominence Flare (Apollo)** — updated descriptive text with minor clarification
## Bug Fixes
- **Dream Dives** — fixed cases where you could get multiple copies of the same Boon of Hades after equipping Jeweled Pom; fixed cases where rewards from effects like Quick Buck (Hermes) could be missed
- **Voice lines** — fixed unexpected distortion on several Ares voice lines and various other voice lines and narrative events not playing when expected
- **Character appearances** — fixed Hecate unexpectedly appearing in the Crossroads after Chronos captures her; fixed Medea unexpectedly appearing in the Crossroads and offering Curses; fixed Dora offering incorrect decorative items
- **Items and unlocks** — fixed Grecian Urn not always unlocking when expected; fixed Shiny Stars appearing on two separate pages in Inventory
- **Boon interactions** — fixed multiple unexpected interactions between various Boons and upgrades including Nitro Boost with Black Coat Sprint, Sorceress with Sudden Flurry, and numerous god combination effects
- **Status effects and mechanics** — fixed Mean Streak not working after reloading saves, certain Omega moves being available under Dark Side, Twilight Curse projectiles fizzling on contact with Nemesis, and various enemy behavior issues
- **Enemy encounters** — fixed Guardian movement after
Dream Dives : Hermes now will deliver any not-yet-delivered Shrine of Hermes items before the final Encounter
Dream Dives : Fixed cases where you could get more than one of the same Boon of Hades after equipping Jeweled Pom (Hades & Persephone)
Dream Dives : Fixed cases where you could miss rewards from effects such as Quick Buck (Hermes)
Dream Dives : Fixed unexpected distortion on several Ares voice lines
Added death animation for the Hellifish (Oceanus)
Added an inventory hint for Mystery Seeds about where they can be found
Improved visual feedback on the Path of Stars screen when choosing upgrades
Updated descriptive text for Prominence Flare (Apollo) with a minor clarification
Fixed various voice lines and narrative events not playing when expected
Fixed a case where Hecate could unexpectedly appear in the Crossroads after Chronos captures her · Fixed a case where Medea could unexpectedly appear in the Crossroads and offer her Curses
Fixed cases where Dora could offer the incorrect decorative items for where you are in the Crossroads
Fixed the decorative item Urn, Grecian not always unlocking when expected
Fixed Nitro Boost (Hermes) not affecting Sprint speed as expected while using the Black Coat
Fixed an interaction between Sorceress (Arcana) and Sudden Flurry (Daedalus - Blades)
Fixed an interaction between Glorious Disaster (Zeus x Apollo) and Explosive Intent (Icarus)
Fixed an interaction between Heinous Affront (Zeus x Ares) and Light Smite (Apollo)
Fixed an interaction between Flood Gain (Poseidon) and Mirrored Thrasher (Daedalus - Staff)
Fixed an interaction between Cardio Gain (Hestia) and the Umbral Flames Special
Fixed an interaction between Sanguinary Savor (Ares) and Lance of Ares
Fixed an interaction between Mental Block (Athena) and Boons that let you aim your Casts, such as Glowing Coal (Hestia)
Fixed Mean Streak (Hermes) not working as expected if you re-loaded your save while under its effect
Fixed certain Omega moves sometimes still being available while under the effect of Dark Side (Selene)
Fixed Soulfilled Ankh (Daedalus - Aspect of Anubis ) not increasing Omega Attack area as expected
Fixed a visual issue with an interaction between Exceptional Talent (Apollo) and Mirrored Ankh (Daedalus - Aspect of Anubis )
Fixed an issue where Shells from the Aspect of Medea Omega Attack would not bounce forward as with other Aspects
Fixed cases where Gift Gift Gift (Echo) would never be offered even if you had a compatible Keepsake
Fixed cases where Wolf Howl (Selene) could put you out of bounds in the final Encounter on the surface
Fixed Retaliation upgrade for Night Bloom (Selene) not working as expected
Fixed Infection upgrade for Twilight Curse (Selene) not inflicting Wounds when expected
Fixed Twilight Curse (Selene) projectile fizzling on contact with Nemesis ; it now passes through her
Fixed a case where Guardians could move faster than expected after recovering from Freeze or Gust
Fixed a case where the barrier from Snow Queen (Demeter) could vanish unexpectedly at a certain point in the fight against Unrivaled Typhon
Fixed a case where Chronos could start to attack more frequently than expected in the fight against Unrivaled Typhon
Fixed a case where an uninterruptible Chronos attack could be completely negated using the Black Coat
Fixed a case where Unrivaled Cerberus could track you too quickly during his fire-breath attack
Fixed foes sometimes attacking sooner than expected in a certain Location in Oceanus
Fixed certain foes being able to wander out of bounds in a certain Location in Tartarus
Fixed Land-Dracons not attacking your foes while afflicted with Charm
Fixed Melinoë's Olympic Slam causing shielded Dire Auto-Seekers to become immune to being stunned
Fixed cases where the damage circle from an Anchor (Oceanus) could shift unexpectedly
Fixed Gale unexpectedly blocking instances of damage from Poison effects
Fixed certain foes' visual FX not disappearing properly when afflicted by Freeze
Fixed Shiny Stars appearing on two separate pages in the Inventory screen
Fixed friendly characters not displaying visual feedback when struck after giving them a gift
Fixed Aquarium, Enchanted not counting denizens caught using Greatest Gift of Gaia (Cauldron)
Fixed shop items showing incorrect healing previews if Centaur (Arcana) took effect in that Location
Fixed minor collision issues in several Locations
Fixed several additional rare crashes
Other minor fixes
Fixed Dire Bawlders lacking the customary outline for their Armor
Fixed cases where Gale would not fully block damage from certain Harpy Talon strikes
Fixed the final shop on the surface route sometimes offering more than one Kiss of Styx
Fixed several issues where switching between certain weapons in the Training Grounds could cause certain effects to persist unexpectedly
Fixed the Zoom In setting not functioning after entering a Chaos Trial
Fixed damage numbers from Scorch remaining visible if the Damage Numbers setting was toggled off
Fixed several cases where you could move unexpectedly while using the Auto-Sprint setting
Fixed cases where certain visual effects remained visible during Melinoë's Return to Shadow sequence
Fixed a visual issue where a Time Sign barrier appeared too far above Bronzebeaks
Fixed a visual issue where Melinoë would not start floating after equipping Aspect of Supay
Fixed a visual issue where Melinoë could get stuck in her gathering animation while afflicted with poison from Medea
Fixed visual effects for the projectile impact of Twilight Curse (Selene)
Fixed a text error in the description of Leering Glance (Daedalus - Skull)
## What changed
**Balance**
- **Dream Dives - Boon Shops** — increased chance of Boons being offered in Shops in Tartarus or Summit if either is the first or second Region
- **Dream Dives - Gold Rewards** — slightly increased Gold earned from Encounters in Tartarus or Summit if either is the first or second Region
- **Dream Dives - Chronos** — Chronos and Unrivaled Chronos have slightly reduced Life
- **Dream Dives - Unrivaled Scylla** — Charybdis Tentacles in the Unrivaled Scylla Encounter have reduced Life
## Bug Fixes
**Gameplay**
- **Braid of Atlas (Charon)** — fixed not improving Cast damage for most Olympian Cast effects
- **Hazard Boom (Icarus)** — fixed not dealing damage to Melinoë
- **Proper Upbringing (Hera)** — fixed continuing to apply effect below element requirement
- **Anvil Ring (Hephaestus)** — fixed effect being interrupted by Death Defiance
- **Rallying Cry (Ares)** — fixed sometimes gaining it from All Together (Hera) before meeting Ares
- **Success Rate (Hermes)** — fixed being offered with Profuse Bleeding (Ares)
- **Moon Beam (Selene)** — fixed sometimes not raising likelihood of Path of Stars with Aspect of Selene between Regions
- **Shimmering Moonshot (Daedalus - Staff)** — fixed not increasing Omega Special damage
- **Corrosion on Sight (Medea)** — fixed foes
During Dream Dives , increased the chance of Boons being offered in Shops in Tartarus or the Summit if either of these is the first or second Region
During Dream Dives , slightly increased how much Gold you will earn from Encounters in Tartarus or the Summit if either of these is the first or second Region
During Dream Dives , Chronos and Unrivaled Chronos have slightly reduced Life
During Dream Dives , Charybdis Tentacles in the Unrivaled Scylla Encounter have reduced Life
Fixed certain sound FX playing louder than expected
Fixed Braid of Atlas (Charon) not improving Cast damage as expected for most Olympian Cast effects
Fixed Hazard Boom (Icarus) not dealing damage to Melinoë as expected
Fixed Proper Upbringing (Hera) continuing to apply its effect if you fell below the element requirement
Fixed the effect of Anvil Ring (Hephaestus) being interrupted by the effect of Death Defiance
Fixed sometimes gaining Rallying Cry (Ares) from All Together (Hera) prior to having met Ares
Fixed Success Rate (Hermes) sometimes being offered if you have Profuse Bleeding (Ares) , in light of the rework in Post-Launch Patch 2
Fixed Moon Beam (Selene) sometimes not raising the likelihood of finding a Path of Stars while using Aspect of Selene if you equipped it between Regions
Fixed Shimmering Moonshot (Daedalus - Staff) not increasing Omega Special damage as expected
Fixed foes in Thessaly sometimes starting to attack too soon if you had Corrosion on Sight (Medea)
Fixed the effect of Vow of Void (Oath) not persisting as expected after a Chaos Trial
Fixed the effect of Rarify persisting on Boons of Chaos over multiple attempts at the same Chaos Trial
Fixed an interaction between Rapid Onslaught (Daedalus - Blades) and Latest Model (Icarus)
Fixed an interaction between Mirrored Thrasher (Daedalus - Staff) and Flood Gain (Poseidon)
Fixed an interaction between Extra Dose (Apollo) and certain strikes from the Black Coat
Fixed an interaction between Exceptional Talent (Apollo) and Aspect of Anubis (Staff)
Fixed an interaction between Cardio Gain (Hestia) , Wave Flourish (Poseidon) , and the Sister Blades
Fixed Softness upgrade for Total Eclipse (Selene) unexpectedly activating Origination (Arcana)
Fixed text for Death Warrant (Artemis) not displaying an improved chance from Success Rate (Hermes)
Fixed flames from Lubber barrels interrupting the Psychic Leash from Aspect of Circe (Staff)
Fixed Satyr Supplicants not playing their death animations as expected when slain by Winter Harvest (Demeter) during the Unrivaled Chronos Encounter
Fixed Melinoë being unable to use Attacks for longer than expected if grabbed by Polyphemus while using the Moonstone Axe Omega Attack
Fixed the option to Alter offerings in a Pool of Purging becoming inactive if you purchased all goods from a Well of Charon in the same Location
Fixed Melinoë confiding to Frinos about having had a rough night after a restful Dream Dive
Fixed a certain instance where Hermes would not talk to Melinoë when expected, preventing entry to the final battle on the Surface route that night
Fixed certain conversations with Moros occurring unexpectedly if Melinoë declines his advances
Fixed a certain conversation with Hephaestus occurring sooner than expected
Fixed Headmistress Hecate commenting on the Aspect of Selene when you did not have it equipped
Fixed a couple of cases in which Dora could not be interacted with when expected
Fixed letterbox artwork remaining visible at certain resolutions after interacting with the Music Maker
Fixed an issue where closing the Steam Overlay by clicking the X button locked Melinoë into her Sprint
Fixed a visual issue related to Melinoë's Sprint animation when striking and sprinting in different directions using mouse-and-keyboard input
Fixed a visual issue where the marked-target indicator during Heracles encounters could remain visible during Melinoë's Return to Shadow sequence
Fixed a visual issue when rapidly switching from using Special to Attack using Aspect of Nergal (Axe)
Fixed a visual issue where foes could rotate unexpectedly after being stunned by Hecuba
Fixed incorrect portrait appearing in rare instances when speaking to Persephone
Fixed incorrect portrait appearing when Chronos speaks in Tartarus during Dream Dives
Fixed some out-of-context voice lines in the Unrivaled Typhon Encounter during Dream Dives
Fixed a visual issue that could occur during Melinoë's exit from Elysium after vanquishing Zagreus