this game ... on god when i’m playing without traps doing extra damage, it feels like i can stand on them forever. but the moment i have a trap condition, they all wanna activate really fast 😂
#h1-discussion
brisk trail
winter harbor
The trap condition scares me, because of the jars in the [redacted] boss fight
Up to doing 150 damage from 30
brisk trail
Asphodel always kills me
With trap condition
If not asphodel then yeah, final fight gets me
pliant sparrow
how to make tartarus under 2 mins on eris lightining rail? im pre-specialing spawns, everything, dunno what i can do to get faster
mortal isle
||After you get the whole family back together... all that’s left is basically 100%ing the game?||
winter harbor
Yeah, I already find it a little tricky to navigate the magma without the trap condition
||Are you including epilogue?||
winter harbor
I try to either stay in the center or the edges with a wall that stops me from walking on the magma
||The olympians? Yeah, that’s the epilogue||
mortal isle
||yea. So after that happens, there’s no other big events besides tying up loose ends||
winter harbor
||yeah, that’s the end of the story.||
||but I’ve finished the epilogue and still haven’t gotten Achilles and Patroclus together yet, because either I get to elysium and he isn’t there or he doesn’t want to talk about it, just being his mopey self||
quiet gull
how to make tartarus under 2 mins on eris lightining rail? im pre-specialing spawns, everything, dunno what i can do to get faster
@pliant sparrow I'm assuming you have FO2 on, right?
pliant sparrow
yah
quiet gull
Dunno if under two mins is reasonable for Tartarus, really
You'd need to hit a chaos gate and Sis AND mid-shop
So I guess keep running until you get that?
pliant sparrow
how about 2:30?
mortal isle
Same @winter harbor
pliant sparrow
cuz currently my average time is 3:20
quiet gull
Tartarus has the most chambers, so I guess it makes sense that it's longer than other regions
winter harbor
Yeah, it makes sense the first biome has the most, so you can hopefully get the beginning of a solid build going before you fight the furies
rancid ember
I feel like I have a decent setup for this run. Chiron bow with hangover special, doom attack, critical cast. Just obliterated Alecto lol. I also have the triple shot thing but I'm kind of eeehhh on it
I don't have a dash boon yet
I'd like to get Athena's so I might equip Athena's keepsake
bronze ridge
has anyone tried out this boon builder? i found it on reddit and thought it’s pretty useful to remember successful boon builds: https://www.reddit.com/r/HadesTheGame/comments/jw7riq/i_made_a_boon_builder/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
quiet gull
You get some points for trying to pretend you didnt make it, but you should probably still post it in self promotion
bronze ridge
i wish, i don’t know how to code! i’m actually just the one that commented on it but i’ll post it to the self-promo too
quiet gull
You commented on it the minute the post went up? And no one else did? 
formal lava
hades punked me with the magma lazers. thought i finally won 😦
bronze ridge
it was the fates that led me to that post, i swear it 😔
storm terrace
Got a Duo Boon of Ares and Athena last night, and the convo had the feeling of watching parents fight. On TV anyways.
glass flame
Hey so, how do I romance Megaera?
I'm at the locked heart with her, which I guess suggests I need to do something for her? What do I have to do?
She just had a conversation where Zag said he doesn't hate her, and she said that she's focusing on her career rn
winter harbor
I think you just need some random dialogue you need to go through to unlock her heart
glass flame
Do I like, need to fight and defeat her? Or can I just do a bunch of suicide runs until it shows up?
winter harbor
Right, she needs to be defeated to show up at the house
rapid forum
Yest, I attempted no heat speedrun (thanks to y'all tips btw). After that run I can't do a normal run. As in, I kept calculating which enemy I should take first, positioning my last stand to the nearest next chamber
Not a bad feeling
But
eehhhhhh
pliant sparrow
if u wanna go faster turn em to 2 and forced overtime up (only if u feel confident tho)
storm terrace
Hoo boy I got almost 40 hours
rapid forum
I'm confident with em2
spiral cargo
what happens if i sell the pre-requisite boons of the duo boons
rapid forum
Not forced overtime tho
spiral cargo
do the duo boons still work
rapid forum
But I can see the benefit
winter harbor
Depends on what the duo boon is
Like something like sweet nectar or exclusive access? Yeah, I think it should still work
But the blade rift cast when you’ve got hunting blades? Won’t work anymore
rancid ember
Man, at some point I want to do a Hera- or Poseidon- aspect build with Artemis' damage on dislodge boon
spiral cargo
does double strike work w/ scinicillating feast?
rancid ember
Hmmm. I have 1 DD left going into Elysium. Should I KoS, or save the money...?
rancid ember
Of course if I don't get Patroclus my odds of getting past champions are very poor anyway xD
(even getting to them isn't great)
delicate pilot
just install more hp
formal lava
^
upper carbon
formal lava
im living on the edge with 100 base hp going into elysium
delicate pilot
imagine not going into elysium with 1 hp
pliant sparrow
spear hidden aspect?
stone pebble
or #temporarycurse
rancid ember
...
I sold Artemis' dislodge boon, and now I get Quick Reload from Hermes...
Ugh
Or at least
get it offered
ahaha and then when I refused that I get Exit Wounds again
I feel like the game has a sense of humor
Er, Artemis offers Exit Wounds in next chamber
Support Fire is probably better anyway
formal lava
is triple shot or piercing volley better? already got spreading volly (for bow)
doing a DoT run
pliant sparrow
which bow aspect?
formal lava
crit
formal lava
my main dps is doom pops
pliant sparrow
attack or special build?
pliant sparrow
piercing volley then
formal lava
was like 80% sure
pliant sparrow
i feel that triple attack is kinda bad
given that you only aim the center one and ignore the other two
pliant sparrow
ehhh attack pierces anyways
rancid ember
Man I lost way too much HP in just a couple more chambers...
Granted I already had low HP out of 150 when I reached Patroculus...
Down at 1 DD again, ugh
winter harbor
At least you reached Patroclus
rancid ember
Than battle didn't help
winter harbor
The flame wheels are a pain as melee
pliant sparrow
elysium and up is generally much easier as ranged
formal lava
rest i suck butt with
rancid ember
omg let me dash they all dogpiled and I couldn't move for a couple seconds >.<
pliant sparrow
|| || spoiler tag
formal lava
o
formal lava
i was too
pliant sparrow
chiron bow go brrrr haha
rancid ember
Bow has its uses. It's fantastic for the hydra
rancid ember
8 HP and no DDs left and I'm not even to champions
Run's going great! I'm sure I'll win :D
/s
Elysium is so hard...
winter harbor
Elysium has such tanky enemies
rancid ember
oops died
rancid ember
I had doom! And I had the Athena/Ares duo boon!
Also heck yeah I got a keys for titan blood trade <3 And it only took a third of my keys :o Which are set aside for this purpose
quiet gull
Your, uh, game appears to be stretched out
formal lava
oh im on a ultrawide
carmine ravine
thats a big skull
granite ether
@formal lava please spoiler tag that image as ||the surface and the hades fight is a spoiler||
rancid ember
...man. I was like. 1 hit and 2 seconds (if that) away from beating Meg at full DDs lol
Oh well...
formal lava
fight gets easier with pratice
you wanna stay at her sides
https://prnt.sc/vl8aln this is a tough choice (rail)
rancid ember
Ooof. Failed at a fish because it flashed so fast that it took me a moment to register it had flashed, and then it was too late...
I hate missing fish points or failing to fish XD
broken marsh
what are considered the top two weapons in the game?
formal lava
the two you like 🙂
radiant estuary
Whatever two weapons you hate the most
broken marsh
ok
grea
t
advice
thank you
i havent unlocked all the weapons yet but my current fav is the shield
formal lava
the weapons all seem pretty balanced and have their strengths and weaknesses
radiant estuary
...more seriously though, I can't say on actual best, but I've heard good things about Eris Rail in terms of speedruns
broken marsh
is that the gun?
broken marsh
when i tried bow i failed cause i was a lready used to spamming shield and sword lol
spam dashing
formal lava
you gotta use the bow like a shotgun and its pretty dependant on hammer upgrades
to have relevent dps in boss fights
broken marsh
yah
formal lava
my top two are bow and rail
if you get 2x status esp doom stacking on special you wipe rooms so fast
granite ether
Hai @broken marsh please do not evade the swear filter. Thankyou ^_^
agile saddle
Hidden sword aspect with Artemis attack buff can hit extremely hard.
winter harbor
Hidden sword aspect is very powerful
floral hound
It can get tanky as heck
Personally I'm not a fan of it because it's kinda slow
Big numbers though
rapid forum
Hera bow is still number one for me
radiant estuary
So question
How exactly do you guys manage to get a lot of red boons in a run?
Because the only ways I could think of were Rare Crop and that one drink Euridice can give
floral hound
Demeter Fists are easily my favorite
rapid forum
If you're lucky and get a purple boon, and there's a boon to replace said boon
That replacement will be red
floral hound
I love the speedy playstyle of fists and Demeter adds that extra bang to them which is just great.
What bun change
Basically
Basically gods can offer an exchange for an attack/special/cast boon and it will the next rarity
i.e. rare Poseidon special -> epic Aphrodite special
rapid forum
Yes
floral hound
etc.
rapid forum
I rarely do that tho
floral hound
Same
Gambling for it is kind of a bad idea
And when offered chances are you already build around your current boon
Gambling as in specifically getting any epic boon in hopes of seeing an heroic exchange for it
rapid forum
There's that one time I wanted to go for dio attack run, got zeus dash but for the entirety of tartarus I got a lot of zeus
And then offered replacement for zeus attack
Screw it, zeus legendary it is
floral hound
Though that heroic Artemis special is always tempting...
rapid forum
Oh yes
alpine fulcrum
ok ive been hearing about zeus attack for the gun but
zeus special for the fourth bow just seems to outclass it a lot o.O
floral hound
People are most likely referring to Aspect of Eris
warped atlas
is 1 ambrosia for 500 darkness a good trade?
warped atlas
alright thanks
floral hound
Basically when fully upgraded Aspect of Eris gives you universal 75% damage buff for 8s if you stand in your special explosion
This scales incredibly well with Zeus' attack, Poison, Doom etc. because these instances of damage are much harder to boost than your basic attack and special damage.
rancid ember
I bet it works v. well with Pressure Points too
Considering how the damage scales with that
alpine fulcrum
eris seems a lot better when you have rocket and can insta buff yourself instead of waiting for the mortar to land
plus, yknow, just having rocket
rapid forum
Rocket always makes things better
quiet gull
Instant buffing is definitely not the strong part of having rocket eris
median bridge
does darkness as a room reward increase in later areas? its 10 per room at the beginning, but does elysium or skull rooms increase the amount? Ignoring % increases from darker thirst / chaos boons / poseidon
robust scaffold
dont think so
median bridge
i feel like i get juicier heals from dark regeneration later in the run but i can find nowhere that has actual numbers on this
robust scaffold
thats cos u get more darkness from bosses
tepid plover
How exactly do you guys manage to get a lot of red boons in a run?
Only way to get heroic boons are, rare crop from grandma, ambrosia delight from eurydice, and replacing boons from another god
formal lava
question with this selection. i have support fire so i was wondering if mirage shot would be more damage overall than lightning rod https://prnt.sc/vlbfv8
oak shore
You know those runs that start with a little dialogue snippet of Hades giving out to you? Is there anything mechanical happening there or is it just a character/flavour thing
oak shore
Ok, cool. I'd figured, but a friend who's just started playing asked me about them and I realised I wasn't certain
tepid plover
is just some flashback so you have an idea of how hades treated him
brisk trail
this game is easier to play on a controller
worn wren
hi guys, i think i found a problem.
i complete all the 10 hearts of m'du, but her stickers don't show up 😦
carmine ravine
who
robust scaffold
medusa
worn wren
medusa
yeap!
and i just discovered that because of this i can' forge my bonf with Aphrodite 😦
carmine ravine
have she gave you the offer
woeful olive
cringe
granite ether
||The Charon fight is spoilers in this channel|| so please use spoilers tags @fiery leaf
sucks you didn't get the achievement :/
hexed tiger
inland shell
Hades is nominated for game of year for Golden Joystick and voting started apparently: https://www.gamesradar.com/goldenjoystickawards/
little pendant
Why is half of the cast British in this game?
tiny grove
Because we have the best accents in the UK
rustic kayak
https://hades.gamepedia.com/Tartarus describes there being an alternate, bigger room for the Elite Inferno Bombers - does anyone know what this looks like? I've done like 70 runs and I can't remember what it looks like
novel wasp
2 Inferno Bombers on one of the two miniboss maps
Either its a 4 platform each armed with a trap button
tiny grove
novel wasp
or the easier one with just a plain room with 2 pillars
@tiny grove try post it every 5 seconds
tiny grove
think that'll do it
novel wasp
the bot can be stubborn
rustic kayak
The picture link doesn't seem to work
the article only appears to show the smaller room?
novel wasp
The bigger room is the 4 platform in the middle along with 4 arrow trap ones
that you need dashing to cross those platforms
novel wasp
they only appear during mini boss
:Pepega:
or do you fight too many doomstones and sneaks
novel wasp
because i rarely fight against 2 infernos ever since that there are 3 minibosses now
its always either sneak or doomstone 80% of the time
rustic kayak
I know that the first time I encountered the Inferno Bombers it was in the smaller room so I might have just mentally associated that room with the inferno bomber miniboss
novel wasp
consider its the only boss that has 2 variations of room yeah you are gonna see less of that
also tfw elysium only has 2 miniboss
POV you are flamewheel and you see anything move you go meow and beep beep
novel wasp
Im more vanilla
ripe herald
nuuu, not the boi
novel wasp
I just want flamewheels play bass boosted (cant say that word start and end with e) thomas the tank engine theme song
and then chariot plays smash mouth all star
tiny grove
omg
I'm totally imagining a remix of Charon theme ||payback ||with Thomas the Tank Engine
somebody with music skills do this plz
carmine ravine
just get a cluster rockets, big blast shotgun
odd violet
is this the general of this server?
carmine ravine
no thats #off-topic-discussion
novel wasp
rocket shotguns isnt anyway near as memey as its raining men
stiff jetty
Anyone around who has 'full cleared', or gone really far? I'm interested to see if I have any meaningful story left
I finished the steam achievements, don't appear to have any prophecies left. I haven't unlocked all the little ||plush faces|| on the trinket screen...or cleared a 32 heat for the last ||statue||...but I feel like i've done basically everything? Maybe time to hang it up.
ripe herald
the most meaningful of all ||random dates with the character u romanced||
stiff jetty
Ya. @ripe herald I have brought ||Meg to poundtown twice|| but have hesitated moving the other ||romances forward||. Worth doing?
quaint hatch
You got the ||epilogue||?
Also yes worth doing
Seems you're still missing ||companions|| then
stiff jetty
Do you mean the ||Olympus party? The Hades/Zeus handshake screen etc?||
quaint hatch
Yup
stiff jetty
Yes, got that
I have all companions too
You don't have to romance to get the companions, just max friendship
ripe herald
DO IT ||for the harem||
quaint hatch
Max for all stickers
tawdry geyser
wait how do you get more ||romance scenes|| 
stiff jetty
just keep playing and it triggers eventually
ripe herald
give gifts
tawdry geyser
oh SICK lmfao
stiff jetty
There are some...interesting...sound bytes in there...
ripe herald
SGG really tailored this game to my absolute taste
stiff jetty
Where's the NoClip Documentary footage of them recording that lol
ripe herald
"oh?? u done with the epilogue and stuff?? however will we keep u from playing? Oh RIGHT, ||HAVE MORE ROMANCE SCENES, U SIMP||"
stiff jetty
I mean I haven't unlocked all the songs
ripe herald
and yea, buying all the stuff now
quaint hatch
||Themes|| are the spice of this game
stiff jetty
Ya i have to work on those too I think
ripe herald
The default ain't bad for me, those are the last ones I might get
tawdry geyser
oh lord, I've been max with ||thanatos|| for like at least 40 clears and haven't seen much beyond that
except the gods referring to it and a cute conversation between him and zag about how the relationship is going
stiff jetty
I might just youtube them, honestly
ripe herald
@tawdry geyser I realized your icon and I can tell we'll be good friends HAHAHAHHA
tawdry geyser
quaint hatch
Oh that's cursed
void walrus
Thanreus fan club 
ripe herald
I'm a SIMPle woman
tawdry geyser
thank you for saying this, thanreus sounds way better than thagreus or zanatos
void walrus
S a m e
I almost don't want to ||romance meg/dusa because I am too in love with Than||
quaint hatch
Miss out on the best companion then
void walrus
Gotta get that 100% though, y'know?
stiff jetty
pretty sure there's no way to actually see 100%? like know you've achieved it?
tawdry geyser
yeah I'm not going for the 100%, I'm def only romancing than
austere jacinth
I love that ||Meg/Zag/Than is a canon thing you can get. Took me FOREVER to get the threesome scene though.||
ripe herald
you can still go for 100% ||with just than, tho you just gonna be friends with meg||
carmine ravine
u probably reached 100% when u get ||the unseen one rank||
void walrus
@quaint hatch I didn't know that so I will def do that, thank you!!
quaint hatch
Also taking ||ambrosia back from dusa|| has no consequences
austere jacinth
Yeah. ||You can 'back off' at a certain stage. Though I'd never do that with Meg or Than. I love both so much, and they encourage one another. And 'compare notes'.|| xDD
quaint hatch
All for that bisome
ripe herald
the harem
void walrus
Obviously am not at that point, but I love that Supergiant handled a healthy ||poly relationship|| really well from everything I'm hearing ||uwu||
ripe herald
meg is still kween
tawdry geyser
yeah that's really cool honestly
void walrus
LOL
tawdry geyser
I had no idea about the ||threesome|| thing though LMFAO that's incredible
void walrus
It was too tempting
ripe herald
uwu is a mood sometimes cause I would like to not see some things
void walrus
@quaint hatch I have hidden my sin, please forgive
quaint hatch
Now I can breathe again
void walrus
Gotta keep true to the best rock boi anyway. Only : ) here.
quaint hatch
Too much wholesomeness
void walrus
Oh yeah, since I just recently started ||talking to Bouldy,|| does gifting nectar really do anything?
ripe herald
ye
quaint hatch
It makes you feel good
Similar to petting cerb
Also buffs
But anyone that does it for buffs is fake bouldy fan
ripe herald
It makes you feel good
I accept this explanation
void walrus
Ooh, okay. The first I gifted didn't seem to do anything, and I'm like
Well it is a rock
What did I expect
quaint hatch
Well it is a rock
astral swift
Well it is a rock
Everyone please, cast your gaze away from this...this disrespect to our Lord and Saviour 
dense shoal
Is divine strike good
runic agate
BOOOOUUUUUUULLLLDDYYYYYY
dense shoal
I take that as yes
runic agate
It depends in the weapon @dense shoal
void walrus
Is divine strike good
I tend to like it more on weapons with bigger range, but it all depends on how you like to use it!
dense shoal
Thanks for the input and luckily I am using ||the aspect of Arthur sword ||
runic agate
|| my last win was a 5 heat run with defect aspect of Arthur ||
dense shoal
That makes sense. Am sad that I never thought about linking those two with each other
runic agate
The big hit box is really good especially if you get || the epic Hermes attack buff where you get 30% attack speed it can be really good constantly deflecting with that massive hitbox ||
void walrus
I haven't used ||Arthur|| in a run yet. Feels a bit slow but also like it'd be easy to get stacked with it.
runic agate
|| it is, in one arthur run I got 600 dmg on the final hit and that was with the epic Hermes attack speed that run really was great lol deflect attack speed crazy dmg it was insane ||
void walrus
I really like the effect on it too, both mechanical and visual
runic agate
Yeah same
wide wagon
If i upgrade zagreus sword does the Nemesis get the updates too?
I mean does all the apects share the updates?
wide wagon
So for ex. the eris exagryph can't have more than 12 bullets?
runic agate
Nope
Each thing is basicly it's own wepon
If the stacked that would be horrendously OP
austere jacinth
You can however, get the rapid fire and five-split special for a 15-hit DEATH FROM ABOVE strike. I love that.
runic agate
That's hammers not upgrades
austere jacinth
Hammers provide upgrades. Including one that's an ammo upgrade.
Delightful hammers.
austere jacinth
That's fair.
runic agate
He was talking about if the different upgrades for the aspects stack with each other
trail bane
Hello, I come to the news. Is a gog version of the game coming out at the end of the year? Thank
runic agate
Dunno
brisk trail
five-split special
Haha
runic agate
The one that throws 5 at once
runic agate
When you bomb with the gun
And you can stack it with the you can special 3 times in a row
ivory coral
I have never gotten that, probably cause I like the rocket too much lol
woeful lotus
you can have the rockets with the triplebomb
just like you can have it with the cluster
median patio
I really liked Bastion and Transistor, Would you guys recommend Hades?
wispy vapor
@median patio sure , is a masterpiece of supergiant
median patio
algiht i think il get it today
austere jacinth
IT'S SO GOOD
twin drum
Is there a way to get the Hades Discord Server gif picture ?
void walrus
Is there a way to get the Hades Discord Server gif picture ?
As far as I'm aware, you can't pull it from the server itself, but you may be able to find it by browsing online
late siren
The few empty spaces in the keepsakes tab are bugging me
It made me wonder has supergiant announced any intention to add more content in the future?
tacit ember
if u have god mode att 80% resist and boons and stuf that give u 20% resist r u invincible
tacit ember
so its not 80% + 20%
woeful lotus
i doubt you would ever end up invincible you prolly at most end up with evrything doing 1dmg
lean path
GOTY NOMINIEE LETS GOOO
tiny sage
CONGRATS ON THE NOMINATIONS!!!!
urban pier
CONGRATS!!!
opal stump
CONGRATS! WOOOOO
trail veldt
Let's GO!!!!!!
alpine fulcrum
Which goty award?
manic bobcat
Wait where is this goty news coming from?
trail veldt
the official stream
manic bobcat
Oh lol
opal stump
@alpine fulcrum Game of the year, best art direction, best score/music, best narrative, best independent game, best action game, best game direction
and Logan Cunningham was nominated for best performance for his role as Hades
merry moat
wow
alpine fulcrum
I mean which organization
alpine fulcrum
Ah ok
trail veldt
Finally Logan deserves this award
merry moat
when is the game awards?
formal dove
congrats for the devs on the nominations!!!! u guys rock!
deep mason
Game Awards are Dec 10th
And I'm very happy that it got so many nominations that it did, and even a GOTY nom
viscid snow
Woah Hades got a lot of nominations rewards.
viscid snow
Still impressive.
sage depot
Honestly, huge congrats to the team! I legitimately see them winning many of these
viscid snow
Game of the Year and Art would be the ones for me. The art of the game is just stunning.
viscid salmon
Yeah I actually think hades got the most nominations
@short kayak second to TLOU2 with 11 I believe
But like...seven awards for an indie game at $25. Wow. Best value buy of the year for sure for me
viscid snow
Better then 95% of the full price games.
ancient ivy
Congrats to the team! I am so happy for them; this game is an incredible achievement
short kayak
Tlou2 is fake
short kayak
I played it. I loved it. It got nominated for nonsense though
carmine flume
TLOU leading is just brand name
Like, it would be the most absolute power move for hades to win
Indie game destroys gigantic AAAs from tightest gameplay to emotional storytelling
neon rivet
Yooo congrats for 8 nominations!
rose nexus
tepid plover
Where do I vote
delicate pilot
i just say the announcement and I really hope Logan wins best performance
stone pebble
did someone say this game is a GOTY nominee?
delicate pilot
dark root
Yes
stone pebble
pog POG
manic bobcat
Where do I vote
I don't think you can.
It's a panel based award if I'm not mistaken.
Fans can vote on other awards (but none is for Hades)
delicate pilot
i mean
you can go to the page and click on Hades to vote
but i couldn't because you have to log in and im not about to put in that much effort
manic bobcat
It appears that I was wrong on that you can't vote.
You can vote. But the award is split by 90% panel and 10% popular vote.
So you can vote, but your vote impact is quite minimized.
delicate pilot
so it's like the USA elections then. yes I see
sleek galleon
so it's like the USA elections then. yes I see
thats quite a weird way to put it
manic bobcat
In the sense that not every vote is equal.
patent topaz
Well it makes sense
Popularity would have an impact
If we truly want to decide what the goty is they can't rely on that
But also they need some "first person" introspection
manic bobcat
Isn't it too early for Christmas?
pastel nacelle
I voted for hades but I know tlou2 is going to win
because sony paid off too many journalists and if it doesn't win, they're going to catch flak for being bigoted
because that's the only reason anyone wouldn't think tlou2 isn't an 11/10 game of all time, no siree can't be because it's a boring game with terrible story
manic bobcat
because sony paid off too many journalists and if it doesn't win, they're going ...
Do you have the source on that?
formal portal
shell swift
Well done, Supergiant.
manic bobcat
Afaik tlou2 got some flaks for the ||killing Joe|| controversy.
placid copper
Hey, guys. Is there a post or tweet where the developers said that there will be DLC in Hades?
manic bobcat
Not that I know of
pastel nacelle
Obviously nobody's come out and said "oh yeah Sony gave me big bucks to give it 10/10" but plenty of former journalists for sites like Kotaku or Polygon have said that they've received money in exchange for giving good reviws
Plus, y'know, if a banner ad for a game is on a page with a review for that game, that also means they got money from the publisher
There was also that polygon journalist that called the game basically lukewarm, then immediately got a message from a sony exec... and then the next day Polygon was publishing articles about how anyone that doesn't like tlou2 is a gross sexist homophobe gamergater who's scared of women with muscles
man I just want good games
with good characters and good representation
stone pebble
yikes
quaint hatch
Well then stop ranting and start playing hades
stone pebble
yes
pastel nacelle
I need to figure out of there's a way to transfer my save from egs to steam
so I can buy it again on a real platform
I imagine there is
manic bobcat
Yeah
dim grove
TBH Hades is the only game I've played recently that has a narrative which can be compared to non-game mediums.
quaint hatch
You should be able to copy save files
pastel nacelle
probably just a "save0.sav" file in a folder somewhere
manic bobcat
It should transfer by default
dim grove
Hades' writing isn't "good for a video game" it's just good.
manic bobcat
Documents/Saved Games/Hades/profile1.sav
quaint hatch
Over 300k voicelines
pastel nacelle
hey look
quaint hatch
Have fun
manic bobcat
You are not too far off
stone pebble
Thanks, mythology
pastel nacelle
A lot of games have really strong writing that isn't just "good for a game"
thinking in terms of "good for a game" is restrictive and damaging imo
pastel nacelle
hell I think games are actually the best medium for storytelling, if the developer has a good plot in mind and can weave it into gameplay well
dim grove
You have a point, lemme rephrase
A lot of videogames have barebones writing. Hades focuses on it, and it pays dividends.
pastel nacelle
yeah yeah I agree
I don't think every game needs to have a strong story
But the medium allows for stronger stories than others
dim grove
Also, it doesn't hurt that the voice acting in Hades is top-notch.
pastel nacelle
^^^
manic bobcat
I don't think every game needs to have a strong story
Some will disagree, but RoR story is lul for me
pastel nacelle
tho you can say that about everything
manic bobcat
Yet I put manu hours in ror2
pastel nacelle
ror2 is an incredibly strong game, gameplay wise
dim grove
Aside from the Bastion narrator, who is also in Hades, I can't think of any other game that has better VA. Aside from the Walking Dead Season 1, maybe.
pastel nacelle
the story basically just exists as a "you are here, inject lots of drugs and kill a lot of things"
quaint hatch
It's an incredibly frustrating game
I still stand by my opinion that RoR 1 could be enjoyed far more easily
pastel nacelle
what?
quaint hatch
I like the gameplay but I despise the unlock system
manic bobcat
While the voice, sound, and music in Hades is great, I still miss Bastion narration
quaint hatch
In RoR2
weary parrot
i think hades' story works exactly because its a game
pastel nacelle
the unlock system is so easy
quaint hatch
And the randomness is insane
quaint hatch
For you maybe
weary parrot
like without the repeat death mechanic the narrative just wouldnt even work
pastel nacelle
and you can literally turn off the randomness
quaint hatch
How can I turn off randomness?
pastel nacelle
artifact of command
quaint hatch
Maybe it's because I played it on ps4 when it came out
pastel nacelle
you can choose what items you get
opaque nexus
Oh my god the new reply feature is horrible
manic bobcat
one item that's actually annoying and tedious to get
Clover?
manic bobcat
It's great
pastel nacelle
it just takes a while
quaint hatch
It looks awesome
manic bobcat
Wym cin
pastel nacelle
I mean the helix
opaque nexus
IT’s a redundant feature
quaint hatch
the unlock system is so easy
F me then huh?
pastel nacelle
where you have to run the hermit crabs off the edge of the map
which only works in resets and only on one map
opaque nexus
Risk of rain 2 has so many incredibly awful design choices
But I still love it to death
pastel nacelle
and you have to be really careful that you don't accidentally super murder all the crabs
or that all your passive procs don't go off and murder them all
pastel nacelle
I got literally every item except that one
quaint hatch
I'm kind of thinking of buying it again on switch since o barely use my ps4 now
pastel nacelle
I can't really think of any that were particularly annoying to get
quaint hatch
But I don't wanna reunlock everything
opaque nexus
Oh if we’re talking about nightmare unlocks
That one mercenary thing
No hit prismatic trial
pastel nacelle
oh yeah that
opaque nexus
Well technically not no hit
opaque nexus
It’s a good side grade
pastel nacelle
wait is that the uh
opaque nexus
The projectile
pastel nacelle
one that replaces your invulnerable orb thing
or the other one
right
yeah the bad one
quaint hatch
The ult?
pastel nacelle
but why would you ever give up the invuln
opaque nexus
Hits multiple targets
quaint hatch
I have to play ror 1 again
Man I want the chef so bad in RoR2
pastel nacelle
yeah but no invuln
opaque nexus
You can attack while it’s going off
manic bobcat
where you have to run the hermit crabs off the edge of the map
That's Gesture of the Drowned I thought
pastel nacelle
yes
manic bobcat
But yeah that on is uber annoying
opaque nexus
Yeah gesture is a broken item
opaque nexus
Lunar shops are an overpowered mechanic
quaint hatch
Ateast that unlock is an ror throwback
opaque nexus
Just straight up
pastel nacelle
also speaking of clover the only thing that gave me trouble about it
was that FREAKING BUG with void reavers
quaint hatch
Do they have the ult enhancing item yet?
pastel nacelle
where if a void reaver kills another void reaver
the explosion still happens
but it's invisible and silent
anywho I literally could not get into ror1 to save my life
but ror2 is so fun
plus there's fun mods
the sniper mod is really fun, and is actually balanced
manic bobcat
We have Hades QoL mods
pastel nacelle
oh?
pastel nacelle
it does
manic bobcat
But content mods seems far away
pastel nacelle
I went 50 levels once with rex
opaque nexus
proc chains are satisfying
pastel nacelle
did it just to flex
had to do it over three days because eventually it got to the point where I was just
instantly super-murdering everything on the map
and it was boring
ivory holly
Hades is nominated for GotY for the Game Awards
pastel nacelle
planar crack runs are the great
manic bobcat
Hades is nominated for GotY for the Game Awards
Ye. Good time
unreal perch
Still no cross save 😫
opaque nexus
maao runs are just get ceremonial daggers and win
opaque nexus
idk the reply thing just seems out of place
maybe I'm just not used to it
but it looks like twitter
crude onyx
In a month you’ll forget quoting was ever a thing
opaque nexus
oh also they changed the button layout for literally no reason
crude onyx
I hated quoting this a good change
opaque nexus
so now the button to look at reactions is in a different place
crude onyx
I’m mad that they moved edit from the first button to the third
On mobile
It’s hard to get used to
opaque nexus
I'm not updating lol
quaint hatch
Btw I'm still interested if the ult enhancing item is back
cough
manic bobcat
Good thing about Earlier Access games is you get to see broken stuff
Like Comedy Island
Or old Merciful End
pliant sparrow
is a speedrun mainly dependent on how many shops/free rooms u get?
cuz rn my average time is 13 mins and idk how to get it down
pliant sparrow
im pretty sure im clearing everything as fast as i can i just cant get my time down
crude onyx
Bosses probably play a part of it
manic bobcat
and aspects
crude onyx
Also you’re guaranteed two shops per biome, a mid shop and final shop
narrow hemlock
Good thing about Earlier Access games is you get to see broken stuff
remember when my game broke during blood price beta and all the portraits were messed up
manic bobcat
yup, that was gnarly
narrow hemlock
That was so funny, I didn't see that happen to anyone else
crude onyx
Also you should be buying the items that spawns chaos gates as often as you can
manic bobcat
That was so funny, I didn't see that happen to anyone else
you know how sometimes in collectible card games, defected cards are acutally more valuable?
if only defected save files collecting is a thing
narrow hemlock
rip it was fixed when I launched the game the day after
pliant sparrow
i can clear bosses super quickly
like theseus and minotaur under 10 secs
its just individual room clear times ig
manic bobcat
I mean 13 mins average is still really good
leaderboard is obviously best case scenario, and people kinda spam Eris Seastorm all day long.
crude onyx
There’s also minor things like manipulating enemy spawns
And there are a few heat settings that make stuff faster
pliant sparrow
do i just go to corners between spawns?
manic bobcat
do i just go to corners between spawns?
I usually just pray
pastel swift
I went to The Game Awards website and was scrolling through the categories and I kept seeing Hades over and over in so many of them. Many of the other games in those categories are knock out games that absolutely deserve to be there...but I still found myself picking Hades in nearly every single one. It just boggles my mind how this game exudes pure excellence in every category and truly elevated the entire genre to a new standard.
All of this to say -- Thank you Supergiant for one of the best games of the decade, and I hope that y'all take home an absolutely disgusting amount of awards for Hades. It 100% deserves it.
manic bobcat
Hard to see an indie a non-triple A game winning the GotY award. But other categories, maybe.
My guess is Animal Crossing for GotY
crude onyx
Definitely not
foggy isle
would be cool to see a legendary boon or something like that that let you keep your god gauge between chambers, if that doesn't exist already
crude onyx
TLOU2 is gonna take it most likely
But I could see Hades cleaning up in at least a few categories
manic bobcat
I'm surprise RoR2 is not nominated for Best Indie
foggy isle
I had that yesterday it was great, I just cheesed every boss by stalling
But the full cast is just that much cooler
spark gate
Is dark foresight worth it?
manic bobcat
yes
crude onyx
do i just go to corners between spawns?
Kinda, you want to stand around the walls, especially the ones where you need to go like by the well or the exit doors so the enemies are forced to spawn on your screen for the most part
woeful lotus
it usually is
foggy isle
just got 5 dashes with athena dash 
foggy isle
frfr
dense spoke
Ngl pretty proud of myself. Fresh save (got my own switch to play on) and got to || Lernie and almost had him||
quasi grotto
dont forget to vote for game awards and golden joystick
brisk trail
While it's nice Hades got into game of the year... Truth is, they picked quite a limited spectrum
manic bobcat
I'm sorry but Doom is too much fun to not have Best Action
brisk trail
Not even Noita got there, yet "Everybody forgot about The last of us 2" is there
manic bobcat
Hades for the rest though
quaint wind
talking any the video game awards is best suited due #video-games
sweet basin
Game awards pls
brisk trail
yoo congrats to supergiant team for having hades be nominated!
woeful lotus
aside form the required boons no
quaint hatch
That's their entire theme
lone geyser
cuz ive literally cherry picked my boons nd picked only the boons that get the duo boons
and nothing happened
quaint hatch
Look it up in the codex
winter harbor
That’s just RNG
quaint hatch
Once you have the advanced codex
nocturne moat
Hades nominated as a Goty is much more than I could have hoped ❤️ the goty of my heart for sure
quaint hatch
After that it's luck
woeful lotus
they arnt guaranteed just because you are eligble
quaint hatch
But there are enough means to manipulate that rng
zinc quail
Hades is nominated
winter harbor
You’re not guaranteed a duo boon just because you have the prereq
zinc quail
Holy sh
winter harbor
Yeah, I like using fated persuasion
lone geyser
bruh kalkans
winter harbor
Plus you can use the mirror that increases chance of duo/legendary
lone geyser
it was literally JUST said that video game awards go in #video-games
zinc quail
Ok chill dude
woeful lotus
it also helps to avoid boons that unlock other options
viscid snow
I hate these stupid rats.
The large Vermin.
And the flame chomper exploding things are by far my least favorite mobs to deal with.
candid knoll
TMW you send 6 bug reports over the weekend and slowly realize none of them were bugs but instead intended features ;-;
quaint hatch
Next time just ask in here ^^
candid knoll
That's not a bad idea actually
In my defense, some of it was because the wordings were off
viscid snow
It would be interesting if there was a poll held for the most annoying enemies to fight.
quaint hatch
Depends on heat modifiers imo
With BP2 it's either blue heart skulls or undying spears
quiet gull
In my defense, some of it was because the wordings were off
That might be an issue for Localization, if you're not using the English language
candid knoll
I am using English
quasi ember
so uh, how can i hook up with Dusa
you know damn well im not the only one thinking it...
manic bobcat
so uh, how can i hook up with Dusa
Why don't you find out?
brisk trail
you know damn well im not the only one thinking it...
Don't worry. When I find out, I'll be sure to keep it to myself so no one takes her from me.
pliant sparrow
how do i unlock final dialogue with dusa? i unlocked all hearts w/ her already do i just keep talking or do i have to do something?
manic bobcat
For the superior reply
winter harbor
Yeah, just keep talking with her when you can
manic bobcat
That why
@pliant sparrow Did you get to the point where something happens between ||Nyx and Dusa||?
quaint hatch
No they didn't
pliant sparrow
prolly not then lol
there was one convo where ||nyx was like ur not working hard enough|| or something like that
carmine ravine
they removed Quoting
@novel wasp what
manic bobcat
use copy text, put a > in front and paste.
manic bobcat
there was one convo where ||nyx was like ur not working hard enough|| or somethi...
well kinda big spoiler for that: ||did Dusa get fired?||
tawdry geyser
god I had a conversation between nyx and dusa where she was like ||you are not to address the prince by his name. you are nothing||
I was like girl relax!!!
manic bobcat
Narrator: ||She won't.||
broken marsh
so yesterday i played like 1 and a half hours and today i log on and i lost all my progress that i did yesterday
carmine ravine
dusa have an unhealthy obsession
manic bobcat
so yesterday i played like 1 and a half hours and today i log on and i lost all ...
which platform are you on?
broken marsh
pc
manic bobcat
Can you go to Documents/Saved Games/Hades and check if there is any .sav file in there?
manic bobcat
ok, so one of them should be profile1_temp.sav?
change that to profile2.sav or whichever other slot is free? and reload that slot
broken marsh
yup
manic bobcat
maybe this will help?
manic bobcat
it will mess with your files if you overwrite something
broken marsh
should i just delete and reinstall the game?
carmine ravine
just make a reserve cpy if anything went wrong
manic bobcat
you can try. also check #h1-tech-support?
stable kettle
god I had a conversation between nyx and dusa where she was like ||you are not t...
I saw that convo and immediately was like || 
quit messing things up for me, Nyx, she's my precious cinnamon roll and I shall have her ||
manic bobcat
astral swift
So does that dialogue "sub-plot" really go nowhere?
astral swift
:0
stable kettle
when in person cons are a thing again, I'm tempted to cosplay as Dusa and just repeatedly babble and stutter and run away from every Zagreus I see 
austere jacinth
Aww
delicate pilot
cosplay as a floating head. hmmm
stable kettle
just do a fantastic makeup and wig job, and then wear all black from the neck down 
delicate pilot
genetically modify your hair to be snakes
stable kettle
stay very close to shadows for proper optical illusion
delicate pilot
make sure to train yourself to fly so you can flee to the rafters
robust sundial
rafters are an integral part of Dusa, afterall
because otherwise she'd get her head in the clouds.
😎
manic bobcat
yes, mods, this comment right here
flat vapor
stable kettle
Dusa is the best NPC <a:dusaHeart:588081795107520512>
ornate summit
Dusa is best girl
austere jacinth
Meg is my queen.
stable kettle
Meg is who you want to command you to bed, and Dusa is who you want to snuggle you to sleep 
waxen yoke
QQ everyone, is gift of song prophecy glitched?
austere jacinth
Nah. Meg and Than forever.
waxen yoke
i must have hit that lyre at least 25-50 times
austere jacinth
Also what if Dusa goes to sleep and Zag goes to sleep... but her hair doesn't. Such a pain xd
waxen yoke
JuliLynx, any idea how many times though? I've gotten actual music notes ages ago
zag just keeps saying, practice practice or other 'not bad' lines
ofc im hitting it once per run
waxen yoke
whoa what's this reply thing
what mean? this?
glass flame
yeah!
I never saw that before
ohh. I guess it's just a thing for servers like this?
pliant sparrow
its just for official servers i think
stable kettle
it is - not even partnered servers has it, only official ones afaik
mortal isle
||Question, I have the boon from Demeter that, when foes are chilled, at 10% HP they die, so it happened to hades I think and she said “reap what you sow!” It was amazing. Just making sure, that is from her boon right?||
idle hornet
austere jacinth
I have yet to do that. Well done. But tag the aspect. It's a spoiler in this channel ^^
hardy vale
first of all, hi, i saw discord and decided to come and heard i can ask questions here? i'm trying to romance thanatos but you know, after six nectars you have to give him an ambrosia but.. how do you give it? there are hearts yes but one of them has a lock... i looked for it on net but couldn't understand at all sorry if this has been asked before, i'm still getting used to mechanics! sort of...
austere jacinth
You'll have to play more to get some dialogue that'll unlock that heart. You need luck on your side. ^^
hardy vale
oh so i must go all for dialogues... i see. thank you!
game's have been so much fun, wouldn't mind going all for dialogues, honestly
austere jacinth
The dialogue in the game is so good. Enjoy~
hardy vale
yeah it has so much details, always surprising!
warped atlas
what is the duo boon or whatever that makes doom take effect faster
woeful olive
mfw i only just realised lambent plume has a little timer under it
i've been maining lambent plume for like a week
hardy vale
duo boon is combo of specific god's specific boons but i feel like this is not what you're asking...
floral hound
Uh, not sure which you meant
woeful olive
there are tonnes of duo boons that affect doom
floral hound
but there's two I can think of which kinda match the description
woeful olive
athena and ares makes doom activate when you use a reflect
hardy vale
i think they ask what makes the doom effect faster?
woeful olive
aphrodite and ares make doom strike over and over
floral hound
Curse of Longing(Ares + Aphrodite) which makes Doom effects continuously strike Weak foes.
Then there's Merciful End(Ares+Athena) which causes abilities that can deflect to activate Doom instantly.
warped atlas
im not sure honestly, but i just realized i could have just checked the journal thing
hardy vale
curse of longing...
warped atlas
i think Aphrodite's boons are probably my least favorite but i may try pairing them with some of Ares'
floral hound
Aphro is pretty straight forwarded but it's very useful
hardy vale
i think her boons aren't that bad
floral hound
Weak is good and Aphro also has the highest damage modifier
hardy vale
yeah they can be useful
warped atlas
yeah its just that i prefer to avoid damage than taking less of it
floral hound
Depends on how you look at it
I never saw the damage reduction as "ok Imma facetank now", but rather as an added bonus in case I do get hit
warped atlas
thats a good point
glossy spindle
i feel like I’m the only one that actually likes the poseidon boons
and not just cuz I’m kind a simp for him but
topaz sequoia
the knockback is super useful, especially if you use the traps in Elysium and the lava in Asphodel
using poseidon on attack and slapping bloodless into the lava is great
glossy spindle
I do like uhh what is it flood shot?
topaz sequoia
yeah flood shot
hardy vale
posedion boons are goated
but i think my favs are dionysus and demeter
fesitive fog, man
topaz sequoia
festive fog is nice
especially when you add the damage reduction boon for standing in it
glossy spindle
my little concoction for getting to the hades fight is Artemis, poseidon, Aphrodite and Athena
stable kettle
I'm a huge fan of festive fog
hardy vale
i never tried it.. summoning i mean
hardy vale
I'm a huge fan of festive fog
i know right?
stable kettle
I have to actively stop myself from choosing it over everything else the second I see it
it's SO good, imo, but I do need to try other things sometimes
hardy vale
its quite useful tho
glossy spindle
I like festive fog and it’s really strong but I do not have time to be trying to aim it during the hades n Theseus fight
stable kettle
i really is - and as someone up there already mentioned, if you combine it with the damage reduction boon it's pretty sweet
I love it for the furies specifically
hardy vale
damn i hate theseus
stable kettle
it's been my carry for a majority of the fury fights
hardy vale
oh wait typo
worn apex
festive fog is great
glossy spindle
my fave one for cast is probably artemis bc it just locks on- even tho I know how to aim it it’s just nice
hardy vale
my cast aim isn't bad but oh god i suck at spear, arrow and etc
stable kettle
I haven't actually used the Athena call yet - I need to try that one out
worn apex
like, it gives a very powerful debuff but it already deals 2500 damage
stable kettle
I keep meaning to, and then I wind up accidentally passing it over when the option arrives
worn apex
so you're not gonna see the debuff in action
hardy vale
i believe in blade supremacy
worn apex
athena call is just me go face
hardy vale
also twin fist
cant use aegis either tho..
glossy spindle
fists are the best I go OFF
worn apex
i suck at everything not ranged 😂
hardy vale
fists are soo good
worn apex
fists are okay for me but it's always bow or rail
stable kettle
i'm horrible with the bow, but fists are ok for me
hardy vale
i'm horrible with the bow, but fists are ok for me
exactly
long story short im horrible wtih ranged ones 
stable kettle
I admit, i'm a big fan of the spear, I love a good AOE whirlwind move
glossy spindle
oh I am AWFUL with the gun
worn apex
honestly the (postgame spoilers) ||hera aspect is the one thing carrying my 10 streak||
hardy vale
i really love blade
stable kettle
I haven't met that NPC yet 
worn apex
i would love stygius if cursed blade didn't make me get oneshot all the time
stable kettle
I have so many hours in this game, and it amazes me how much I haven't even encountered
but I suppose theres a reason I only have 1 escape so far
hardy vale
i had like.. 9? 10?
hardy vale
that's cool
stable kettle
I got 1 successful escape on my pre-release playthrough, and then I started from scratch when the game officially released
so I'm still rebuilding basically now
hardy vale
oooh
worn apex
B') what am i doing with my life
stable kettle
plus, I had god mode on for my original save, and turned it off here
hardy vale
i'm entirely new to this game tbh
worn apex
im still terrible at it lol
hardy vale
i have god mode on... i was struggling a lot 
worn apex
im only getting carried by op boons and upgrades 😂
stable kettle
no shame in god mode
stable kettle
I just wanted the challenge after the release
hardy vale
stable kettle
because I'm a masochist apparently 
hardy vale
thanks
stable kettle
I sucked at the game even with the god mode help, idk why I thought playing without it would be better
zealous fiber
God mode doesn't help you nearly as much as the darkness upgrades
hardy vale
i'm improving since then honestly, i just went all for darkness upgrades
that 3rd death defiance helps a lot 
zealous fiber
Yeah, just focus on getting darkness for your HP and death defiance upgrades
And pursue complete runs a bit later. It becomes so much easier to clear floors when you have an additional 50HP and 3 res
zealous fiber
Also give everyone you meet nectar :B
raven lava
