{"id":69242,"date":"2020-01-22T11:52:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T06:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/?p=69242"},"modified":"2020-01-22T11:52:10","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T06:52:10","slug":"full-hades-long-winter-update-patch-notes-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thenerdmag.com\/full-hades-long-winter-update-patch-notes-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Full Hades Long Winter Update Patch Notes Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenerdmag.com\/tag\/hades\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hades<\/a> is an action rogue-lite game by Supergiant Games, and it&#8217;s one of the best early access titles to date. Now the Hades Long Winter Update Patch Notes have been revealed with the new update.<\/p>\n<p>The new update adds a new goddess, weapon abilities, fishing and more.<\/p>\n<h2>Hades Long Winter Update Patch Notes<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the complete Hades Long Winter Update Patch Notes<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Demeter<\/b>: the Goddess of Seasons brings winter to the Underworld! Seek out her powerful Boons<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Rod of Fishing<\/b>: capture\u00a0<i>(&amp; sell!!)\u00a0<\/i>Underworld river denizens with this new\u00a0<b>House Contractor\u00a0<\/b>item<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Aspect of Guan Yu<\/b>: earn this unique new Aspect of the\u00a0<b>Eternal Spear<\/b>, and vanquish your foes!<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Underworld Decor Galore<\/b>: scores of new items are available at the newly renovated\u00a0<b>House Contractor<\/b>!<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>New Legendary Keepsake<\/b>: forge an unbreakable bond with\u00a0<b>Dusa<\/b>, and summon her to petrify your foes<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Boon Info &amp; Victory Screen Update<\/b>: pin multiple Boons onscreen for easy reference and sharing<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>New Daedalus Hammer Upgrades<\/b>: look for multiple new upgrades for each weapon<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>New Story Events<\/b>: uncover new secrets in hours of added narrative\u00a0<i>(with more than 1,000 new voice lines)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Hades - The Long Winter Update Trailer (January 2020)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QG6HYgfMFHQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Hades - The Long Winter Update Trailer (January 2020)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QG6HYgfMFHQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">General Gameplay<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Increased prices of <b>Boons\u00a0<\/b>sold by\u00a0<b>Charon<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Increased price of <b>Daedalus Hammer\u00a0<\/b>sold by\u00a0<b>Charon<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Increased price of augmented <b>Boons\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>Poms\u00a0<\/b>sold by\u00a0<b>Charon\u00a0<\/b>in the\u00a0<b>Temple of Styx<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Slightly reduced healing from tasty-looking <b>Health Drops<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Reduced healing from <b>Fountain Chambers<\/b>; however, new\u00a0<b>House Contractor\u00a0<\/b>upgrades can increase it<\/li>\n<li>You may now encounter fishing points in various chambers, once you have the <b>Rod of Fishing<\/b>. Deliver your stock to the\u00a0<b>Head Chef\u00a0<\/b>in the\u00a0<b>House\u00a0<\/b><i>(who will take very good care of them)<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Infernal Arms, Aspects, &amp; Abilities<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>???? <b>Stygian Blade (Zagreus)<\/b>: now also increases Dash distance<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Stygian Blade (Nemesis)<\/b>: reduced Critical chance<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Eternal Spear (Guan Yu)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Seek\u00a0<b>Achilles\u00a0<\/b>to learn more\u00a0<i>(once you have several Aspects)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Eternal Spear (Zagreus)<\/b>: now increases Attack damage and Dash-Strike damage<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Shield of Chaos<\/b>: slightly increased Bull Rush charge up time; slightly reduced Bull Rush damage<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Shield of Chaos (Zagreus)<\/b>: reduced damage resistance<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Shield of Chaos (Zeus)<\/b>: increased damage of Throw special<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Shield of Chaos (Chaos)<\/b>: now throws additional Shields in a radial pattern<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Adamant Rail<\/b>: no longer briefly slows foes on-hit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Boons &amp; Blessings<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Demeter<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Seek out 11 new Boons and 4 new Duo Boons<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Billowing Strength (Zeus)<\/b>: reduced power level; increased effect duration<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Zeus&#8217; Aid<\/b>: reduced power scaling from improved rarity<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Scintillating Feast (Zeus x Dionysus)<\/b>: reduced damage<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Divine Dash (Athena)<\/b>: slightly reduced Deflect duration<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Athena&#8217;s Aid<\/b>: increased God Gauge cost and effect duration\u00a0<i>(it cannot be used quite as often)<\/i><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Merciful End (Athena x Ares)<\/b>: reduced damage; reduced appearance rate<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Spent Spirit (Athena x Aphrodite)<\/b>: reduced slow effect on foes&#8217; projectiles<\/li>\n<li>Reduced power level of <b>Aphrodite<\/b>&#8216;s\u00a0<b>Weak\u00a0<\/b>Status Curse<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Broken Resolve (Aphrodite)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Improves potency of\u00a0<b>Weak\u00a0<\/b>Status Curse<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Passion Dash (Aphrodite)<\/b>: now affects foes near your dash destination\u00a0<i>(rather than at the starting point)<\/i><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Crush Shot (Aphrodite)<\/b>: formerly\u00a0<b>Shatter Shot<\/b>; updated effect<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Curse of Pain (Ares)<\/b>: slightly reduced damage<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Battle Rage (Ares)<\/b>: adjusted scaling from rarity and Poms\u00a0<i>(overall power level should be similar)<\/i><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Ares&#8217; Aid<\/b>: reduced damage; increased move speed<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Hunting Blades (Ares x Artemis)<\/b>: reduced speed; reduced tracking<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Deadly Strike (Artemis)<\/b>: reduced Critical chance; increased damage to compensate<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Support Fire (Artemis)<\/b>: reduced damage<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Nasty Dash (Dionysus)<\/b>: formerly\u00a0<b>Drunken Dash<\/b>; now deals several instances of damage and\u00a0<b>Hangover\u00a0<\/b><i>(formerly called Poison)<\/i><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Second Wind (Hermes)<\/b>: increased effect duration; increased power scaling from improved rarity<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Passing Through (Hermes)<\/b>: cut from game\u00a0<i>(Demeter is the new curator of slowing effects)<\/i><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Relative Speed (Hermes)<\/b>: cut from game\u00a0<i>(same reason)<\/i><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Quick Reload (Hermes)<\/b>: now offered by Hermes\u00a0<i>(donated by Artemis, who felt sorry for him)<\/i><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Slothful (Chaos)<\/b>: reduced how badly this curse can impair your move speed<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Defiance (Chaos)<\/b>: increased appearance rate<\/li>\n<li>Reduced power level of <b>Chaos\u00a0<\/b>blessing effects at higher rarity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Daedalus Hammer Upgrades<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Cursed Slash (Blade)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Restores health on-hit, but your life total is heavily reduced<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Shadow Slash (Blade)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Deals bonus damage when striking foes in the back<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Serrated Edge (Spear)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Your Dash-Strike hits multiple times but your Dash is shorter<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Charged Skewer (Spear)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Press and hold to power up your Skewer special<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Quick Spin (Spear)<\/b>: no longer quite as quick<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Charged Throw (Shield)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Press and hold to power up your Throw special<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>World Smasher (Shield)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Your Bull Rush is replaced with a powerful up-close strike<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Chain Shot (Bow)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Your attack bounces between targets, dealing bonus damage<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Charged Volley (Bow)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Press and hold to power up your Volley special<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Cluster Bomb (Rail)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Your Bombard special fires a spread of 5 smaller bombs<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Hazard Bomb (Rail)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Your Bombard special fires a big bomb that blasts the area around you, but can damage you\u00a0<i>(&#8220;Have you tried not standing there when it blows up?&#8221; &#8211;Hypnos)<\/i><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Delta Chamber (Rail)<\/b>: formerly\u00a0<b>Infinity Chamber\u00a0<\/b>; now also fires in a 3-round burst<\/li>\n<li><b>Explosive Fire (Rail)<\/b>: cut from game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Foes &amp; Encounters<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to <b>Olympian Aid\u00a0<\/b>now gives you some\u00a0<b>God Gauge\u00a0<\/b>to use\u00a0<b>Poseidon&#8217;s Call<\/b><\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Thanatos<\/b>: should show up more frequently\u00a0<i>(once you encounter him for the first time in Elysium)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>???? After the other\u00a0<b>Fury Sisters\u00a0<\/b>show up, it is no longer possible to randomly avoid one indefinitely<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Alecto<\/b>: reworked her Rage Gauge\u00a0<i>(you can knock her out of her rage-building move, but watch out)<\/i><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Skullomat<\/b>: Elite is more powerful; reduced appearance rate in\u00a0<b>Asphodel<\/b><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Burn-Flinger<\/b>: Elite attack pattern adjusted<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Wave-Maker<\/b>: non-Elite throws one wave at a time\u00a0<i>(rather than two)<\/i>; adjusted Elite attack<\/li>\n<li>???? Reduced number of foes on the\u00a0<b>Asphodel Barge of Death\u00a0<\/b>under\u00a0<b>Middle Management (Pact)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Bone Hydra<\/b>: reworked aspects of this encounter to be faster though deadlier to compensate; one fewer phase; removed urns containing health\u00a0<i>(the Hydra finally realized they were there and ate them)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Elysian Arrow Trap<\/b>: attack now dissipates as soon as combat is over<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Flame Wheels<\/b>: reduced health and Elite armor<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Nemean Chariot<\/b>: no longer can hit multiple times in one charge<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Exalted Greatshield<\/b>: appearance rate reduced; non-Elite no longer has a spin attack; reduced rotation and increased vulnerability times<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Soul Catcher (Elite)<\/b>: now more aggressive under the effects of\u00a0<b>Middle Management (Pact)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>The Minotaur<\/b>: no longer gains brief invulnerability when low on health in the battle with\u00a0<b>Theseus<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Increased damage rate of Poison effects in the <b>Temple of Styx<\/b><\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Final Boss<\/b>: various changes to attack patterns; resolved issues where cover sometimes did not work reliably against ranged attacks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Keepsakes &amp; Items<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Companion Fidi (Dusa)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added Legendary Keepsake!\u00a0<\/b>Summons\u00a0<b>Dusa\u00a0<\/b>to petrify your foes<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Companion Mort (Thanatos)<\/b>: increased effect radius; increased damage; reduced pre-attack time<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Companion Shady (Sisyphus)<\/b>: dropped goodies no longer block foes&#8217; movement<\/li>\n<li><b>Companion Battie (Megaera)<\/b>: increased damage<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Frostbitten Horn (Demeter)<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!\u00a0<\/b>Raises chance to find\u00a0<b>Demeter\u00a0<\/b>Boons with improved rarity<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Broken Spearpoint (Patroclus)<\/b>: now has a cooldown between uses; slightly increased effect duration<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Evergreen Acorn (Eurydice)<\/b>: reduced instances of damage absorption<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Myrmidon Bracer (Achilles)<\/b>: reduced damage reduction at higher ranks<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Chthonic Coin Purse (Hypnos)<\/b>: reduced bonus money at higher ranks<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>HydraLite (Well)<\/b>: reduced healing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">House Contractor<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>???? Screen now shows all available options by category\u00a0<i>(instead of a random set of just three)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>???? Screen now shows which items you have purchased, and lets you toggle some decorative items<\/li>\n<li>Added many new decorative items to the <b>House Contractor\u00a0<\/b>inventory\u00a0<i>(some with light interactions)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Added renovations that improve health recovery from <b>Fountain Chambers<\/b><\/li>\n<li>???? Reduced costs for many items for this grand reopening<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Fated List of Minor Prophecies<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Goddess of Seasons<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!<\/b><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>A Place of Revelry<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!<\/b><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Fated Saint of War<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!<\/b><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Gift of Song<\/b>:\u00a0<b>newly added!<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Updated requirements to fulfill several <b>Prophecies\u00a0<\/b><i>(this won&#8217;t affect you if you&#8217;ve already fulfilled them)<\/i><br \/>\n???? Increased rewards for\u00a0<b>Daedalus Hammer\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>Olympian\u00a0<\/b>Prophecies<\/li>\n<li>Pact of Punishment<\/li>\n<li><b>Heightened Security<\/b>: reduced to a single rank<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>No Choice<\/b>: increased\u00a0<b>Heat<\/b><\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Hard Labor<\/b>: re-scaled to\u00a0<b>5\u00a0<\/b>ranks<\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Tight Deadline<\/b>: timer pauses in non-combat chambers with characters such as\u00a0<b>Sisyphus<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Level Design &amp; Environments<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Added one new chamber to <b>Tartarus<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Added two new chambers to <b>Elysium<\/b><\/li>\n<li>The first chamber in <b>Asphodel\u00a0<\/b>now offers more picturesque views&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Updated layout of <b>Megaera<\/b>&#8216;s chamber to have fewer places to hide<\/li>\n<li>Updated look of <b>Bone Hydra<\/b>&#8216;s chamber<\/li>\n<li>Updated layout of <b>Final Boss<\/b>&#8216;s chamber<\/li>\n<li>Minor changes to layouts of some chambers to helpfully accommodate the <b>Rod of Fishing<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Minor changes to layout in the <b>House of Hades<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other minor fixes and improvements to various chambers in the Hades Long Winter Update Patch Notes<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Art &amp; Visual FX<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Updated main menu based on new Major Update<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Lord Hades <\/b>can now be seen toiling away in the\u00a0<b>House<\/b><br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>House Contractor <\/b>has a new look in the\u00a0<b>House<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Added many new optional decorative items to the <b>House of Hades<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Added many new visual effects for <b>Demeter\u00a0<\/b>Boons<\/li>\n<li>Added new art, visual effects, and animations for the <b>Eternal Spear<\/b>&#8216;s\u00a0<b>Aspect of Guan Yu<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Updated various animations for <b>Exalted Shades\u00a0<\/b>in\u00a0<b>Elysium<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Added a couple of portrait variants for <b>Dusa<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Updated visual effect for <b>Crush Shot (Aphrodite)<\/b><\/li>\n<li>???? Reduced visual effects of poison in the\u00a0<b>Temple of Styx\u00a0<\/b><i>(making it easier to find curing pools)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>???? Reduced visual effects of\u00a0<b>Zeus&#8217; Aid\u00a0<\/b><i>(making it easier to see what&#8217;s going on)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Updated texture and Codex portrait for <b>Wretched Thug<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Other minor visual changes, fixes, and improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Menus &amp; UI<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Boon Info Screen<\/b>: updated layout shows\u00a0<b>Mirror\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>Pact\u00a0<\/b>setup; you now can &#8216;pin&#8217; Boons for comparison<br \/>\n<b><\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Victory Screen<\/b>: as above; also added various text\u00a0<b>Commendations\u00a0<\/b>based on your performance<\/li>\n<li>Added graphical icons for each <b>Mirror of Night\u00a0<\/b>Upgrade<\/li>\n<li>Added graphical icons for each <b>Pact of Punishment\u00a0<\/b>Condition<\/li>\n<li>Version number watermark and current <b>Heat\u00a0<\/b>switched screen positions as part of these changes<\/li>\n<li>Songs are now subtitled<\/li>\n<li>Slightly reduced size of critical damage numbers<\/li>\n<li>???? Gamepad shoulder buttons now page through the\u00a0<b>House Contractor\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>Fated List<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Improved look of choice selection in narrative events<\/li>\n<li>Other minor fixes, changes, and improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Music &amp; SFX<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Added new sound effects for <b>Demeter\u00a0<\/b>and her\u00a0<b>Boons<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Added new sound effects and emotes for <b>Eternal Spear<\/b>&#8216;s\u00a0<b>Aspect of Guan Yu<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Added new sound effect when Zagreus is stunned<\/li>\n<li>Added new sounds for other miscellaneous contexts<\/li>\n<li>Added equip sounds for the two new <b>Keepsakes<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Other minor changes, fixes, and mix improvements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Voice &amp; Narrative<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Added many narrative events <i>(with Demeter, Dusa, Achilles, Hades, Aphrodite, the Storyteller, and more)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Added narrative events around the <b>Eternal Spear<\/b>&#8216;s\u00a0<b>Aspect of Guan Yu<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Added many new Zagreus voice events for contexts such as <b>House Contractor\u00a0<\/b>and the\u00a0<b>Rod of Fishing<\/b><\/li>\n<li>???? Zagreus has more to say to the\u00a0<b>Bone Hydra\u00a0<\/b>and certain other monsters and shades<\/li>\n<li>Extended <b>Affinity Gauge\u00a0<\/b>for\u00a0<b>Dusa\u00a0<\/b><i>(you can give her more gifts)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Updated <b>Codex\u00a0<\/b>entry for\u00a0<b>Dusa<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Added <b>Codex\u00a0<\/b>entry for\u00a0<b>Demeter<\/b><\/li>\n<li>????\u00a0<b>Primordial Chaos\u00a0<\/b>now responds to certain interactions in their realm<\/li>\n<li>???? 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Gameplay Timer pauses in non-combat chambers with characters such as\u00a0<b>Sisyphus<\/b><\/li>\n<li>New!&#8217; tags on Prophecies in the <b>Fated List\u00a0<\/b>clear on selection\u00a0<i>(rather than after closing the List)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Credits: <b>Demeter (Laila Berzins)\u00a0<\/b>added to voice cast; added new Community Beta Testers\u00a0<i>(Thank you!!)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Text: Renamed various <b>Dionysus\u00a0<\/b>Boons and effects to be more in-theme with his lifestyle choices<\/li>\n<li>Minor changes to presentation when <b>the Minotaur\u00a0<\/b>leaves his chamber<\/li>\n<li>Adjusted behavior of mouse-and-keyboard controls while the default &#8216;Attack at Cursor&#8217; is disabled<\/li>\n<li>Zagreus now will always enter chambers at a standard speed <i>(such as when his speed is reduced by Chaos)<\/i><\/li>\n<li>Various text fixes, updates, and clarifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"eventbbcodeparser_Header1_SPYFj\">Bug Fixes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>???? Fixed various text overflow issues in non-English languages<\/li>\n<li>Fixed <b>Achilles\u00a0<\/b>not telling you about\u00a0<b>Titan Blood\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>Ambrosia\u00a0<\/b>soon after you first find them<\/li>\n<li>???? Fixed a rare issue where\u00a0<b>Death Defiance\u00a0<\/b>could cause a permanent slowdown<\/li>\n<li>???? Fixed\u00a0<b>Numbing Sensation (Dionysus)\u00a0<\/b>having a reduced power level at Heroic rarity<\/li>\n<li>Fixed <b>Black Out (Dionysus)\u00a0<\/b>unintentionally being upgradeable by\u00a0<b>Eurydice<\/b><\/li>\n<li>???? Fixed\u00a0<b>Companion Rib (Skelly)\u00a0<\/b>causing &#8216;Trial of the Gods&#8217; effects to occur unexpectedly<\/li>\n<li>???? Fixed\u00a0<b>Infernal Gates\u00a0<\/b>blocking the aim preview for the\u00a0<b>Shield<\/b>&#8216;s Bull Rush<\/li>\n<li>Fixed a key narrative event with <b>Megaera\u00a0<\/b>sometimes playing twice unexpectedly<\/li>\n<li>Fixed narrative scripting around events involving <b>Orpheus\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0<b>Dionysus<\/b>, which could become unavailable in some cases<\/li>\n<li>Fixed <b>Bother\u00a0<\/b>foe having incorrect material sounds<\/li>\n<li>???? Many other minor fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Note: You should see v0.24897 in-game once you have the update.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s certainly a massive update, and we can&#8217;t wait to dive in and do another run.<\/p>\n<p>Hades is currently 20% off on Steam, and you can purchase it <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1145360\/Hades\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about the Hades Long Winter Update Patch Notes? 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