Supergiant Games has released a big patch for Hades II called the Warsong Update. Ares, the god of war, has been added, as well as streamlined mechanics and systems such as resource gathering, more story content, more artwork, more music, and the “final confrontation” on top of Mount Olympus.

Hades II is currently is still in Early Access with no full release on the horizon as of yet. It’s available on PC as of now with future plans to eventually bring it to consoles as well. Check out the new Warsong Update trailer and patch notes below. You can read the full patch notes here and even listen to a dramatic reading of them by Hades voice-actor Logan Cunningham.

Our second Major Update has arrived, featuring the final confrontation of the surface route, one last Olympian and all his Boons, a new Animal Familiar to bond with, streamlined resource gathering, plenty of new music and artwork, and more! We’re excited to know what you think, and will be monitoring feedback in the coming weeks to ensure these latest additions are working properly.

Note: 📢 indicates changes inspired by community feedback!

Highlights

· The Final Confrontation: Battle to the summit of Mount Olympus and discover what awaits…
· New Olympian: Meet the god of war himself, and choose from his many Boons
· New Familiar: Find one last animal companion to join your journey and aid you in battle
· Revamped Boons: Gain many powerful new and improved blessings from various Olympians
· Revamped Altar of Ashes: Activate several reworked effects, and each Card now has all-new artwork
· Revamped Resource Gathering: Worry no more about which resources you can collect
· Revamped Menus: Look for new and improved animations across many menu screens
· Expanded Story: Discuss the final confrontation and more with many different characters

General Gameplay

· You no longer prioritize Gathering Tools in the Training Grounds, though still can harvest any type of resource as long as you have unlocked each Tool; resource appearance rates adjusted as part of this
· Psyche can no longer be found as a Location Reward; Bones may now be found sooner instead
· All Guardians and Wardens with Guardian-style Life Bars now are resistant to the slowing effect of your Casts; previously this applied only to some of them
· Any damage resistance effects you have no longer affect any Armor you have
· Adjusted requirements for certain key events early on; as a result, it should be possible to reach the surface earlier than before

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