#h1-for-new-players

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pure jewel
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|test|

eager isle
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its the key above enter on a keyboard plus shift

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two of them on each side

pure jewel
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|'test|'

upbeat mason
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||Spoiler||

eager isle
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so || test and then the thing again

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ye what meh did

pure jewel
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||test||

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ah

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gotcah

eager isle
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also if you edit an image and rename it SPOILER_(whatever it's called) it auto spoiler tags the image

upbeat mason
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which attack that got you in particular?

pure jewel
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the pots

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and so with single targets when using shield, you use cast and bull rush?

upbeat mason
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unless you have the charged shot hammer or chaos/||beo|| i'd say its mostly cast and dash attacks

eager isle
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having special bounce shield deals w pots nicely

upbeat mason
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bullrush is a defensive move

eager isle
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especially if u got zeus boon

upbeat mason
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yeah

errant pebble
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i don't get how to make Chaos like me more. I talked to him a bunch, gave him 6 nectars, but his affection meter has a lock on the next heart, what do?

upbeat mason
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dash boons also helps with clearing pots

leaden whale
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I like a damaging dash to deal with pots better

errant pebble
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I see

subtle granite
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their and her maxed hearts are linked

pure jewel
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cool thanks

errant pebble
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thx

pure jewel
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hopefully i can beat ||dad||

leaden whale
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Nyx is pretty

subtle granite
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ares thinks so too

whole fractal
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I almost beat hades first phase in 9 escape attempts and i got the game a couple hours ago is that good?

subtle granite
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so Darnell, what are your plans for your next run for freedom

eager isle
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debating whether to just do a resource farm run or take my trusty gloves and go for ||dad|| right away next time

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wbu

subtle granite
errant pebble
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Does damage resistance boons like Different League and Bronze Skin stack with godmode?

eager isle
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that's pre solid

whole fractal
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Thanks!

errant pebble
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So 80% + 10% = 90%?

eager isle
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I got to about the same amount when I first reached him, maybe 1 or 2 less runs

subtle granite
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godmode is 20% at first death and then gets upto 80% the more you die tho

errant pebble
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i know that

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but does it stack with boons

subtle granite
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but yes it does stack

errant pebble
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good

upbeat mason
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my first clear was actually on a resource run lol

eager isle
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nice nice

upbeat mason
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iirc damage reduction are multiplicative

subtle granite
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idk how far it goes, could be that it stops at 90%

eager isle
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someome else had a similar experience in victory boasting

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just now

whole fractal
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Yeah i got the cursed blade and it helped me soo much

eager isle
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I had a build that was

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I don't remember exact numbers

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but it was like 30-50% damage reduction, like over 20% dodge chance, and deflect attack

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was a lot of fun but lacked good damage

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coasted through first 3 floors but didn't have any damage to beat ||dad|| with

subtle granite
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just seeing ||dad|| being spoilered looks way too funny

eager isle
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I love that nickname after hearing it here

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I was just calling them by their name before

subtle granite
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at least nobody here calls him ||daddy||

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i'm happy with that

eager isle
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LOL

lyric quiver
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||zaddy||

dry hatch
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Alright this pact of punishment

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What are some conditions y’all pick

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It’s my first time running this after the first play through

orchid root
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||YO, I DID IT, I DEFEATED HADES||

dry hatch
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Same here bro

subtle granite
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EM1 is easy, if you are already fast TD1 and TD2 should be no issue whatsoever, BP and MM are easy enough, do NOT go for HS or FO

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else the 3 first choices are easy enough to start with too

subtle granite
dry hatch
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So I just need to fill my heat gauge one time

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If that’s the terms?

subtle granite
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yeah just chose one for the start and slowly work your way up, every new heat gives you new bounties, max is 20 heat to get bounties tho

fathom mulch
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Are ||erebus gates|| worth saving up diamonds for, or should I spend on some of the cheaper stuff?

subtle granite
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they are worth it if you are already on pretty high heat

fathom mulch
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I am very much not 😆

subtle granite
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since you can only access them if you are on heat 5 in tartarus, heat 10 in asphodel and heat 15 in elysium

fathom mulch
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ahh, good to know

subtle granite
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then definitively spend it on cheaper stuff

fathom mulch
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thanks!

subtle granite
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sure thing :)

fathom mulch
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by the time I'm there I should have quite a few more diamonds

subtle granite
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exactly

pure jewel
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well i beat it

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shield is cheap but extremely good

subtle granite
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nice gg :)

fathom mulch
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Congrats!

pure jewel
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thanks

lament valve
subtle granite
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you like heightened security early on?

obsidian locust
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Get used to Forced overtime 2 early on, it'll help

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Don't even bother with one

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It's either FO 2 or nothing dusa

subtle granite
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dont bother with one but also dont jump onto FO2 immediately after beating ||dad||once

obsidian locust
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I'd suggest doing that

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The faster you get used to it, the better squirtnya

subtle granite
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FO2 still beats my bouldies and i have gone over heat 10 multiple times ;-;

obsidian locust
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Fair enough

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I'm used to the pain at this point dusa

subtle granite
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i just really read your nick and gotta say, hardcore understandable :)

errant pebble
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okay i just beat the final boss for the first time, now how do I ||continue the story?||

shrewd radish
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do it again

fathom mulch
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||do it again 😉 ||

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good timing 🙂

shrewd radish
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:)

fathom mulch
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Might be worth noting that ||there's a lot of story not directly tied to the endgame, so just playing more will give you more story, even if it takes a while to win consistently||

rugged garden
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for the battle of the two bosses , who do ya kill first to make it easier?

fathom mulch
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||Asterius (the minotaur) is usually the best call there||

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Specifically because: ||Theseus has a summon attack once he's down to 50% health that is a lot more annoying to run away from if both of them are still alive||

orchid root
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||Imagine having to deal with the bull AND a God's bombardment at the same time shadefear ||

rugged garden
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oh oooooh

orchid root
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||btw, what's the best use for the titan's blood as of now?||

brave solstice
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I BEAT THESEUS FOR THE FIRST TIME AJDJAKDHAKJDS

orchid root
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Good one!

shrewd radish
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nice

rugged garden
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gratz

subtle granite
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you can just jump theseus with your call tho, get him to 50%, your call should be on ultimate and pop his now godly glory

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you wont even have to fight him when he's in god mode

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asterius will get quicker - yes. but it's less annoying than fast god attacks if asterius dies first

rugged garden
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📝

orchid root
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||So, what should i do with the titan's blood? what's the recommended use for it?||

lament valve
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||probably unlocking aspects of each weapon||

orchid root
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||which aspects are recommended?||

subtle granite
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for safe runs or fast runs?

orchid root
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safe runs for now, ||i've just beaten Hades for the first time||

lament valve
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||might be worth to just unlock the first couple aspects of each weapon||

subtle granite
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that too
else pretty good ones are talos and demeter fists, chiron or hera bow and (my personal fave) achilles spear. later on when you have enough blood invested in sword you'll have access to the hidden sword aspect which gives bonus healing and a safe aura for you.
but definitively invest blood in every aspect before leveling an aspect to level 2

upbeat mason
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early i would really recommend talos fist or hera bow

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or poseidon sword

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you really can get a feel of how they play with just one blood

subtle granite
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poseidon is good to learn the cast, true

upbeat mason
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most other aspect needs some investment to get kicking

heady comet
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i wouldnt recommend unlocking all weapon aspects- then ur blood gets spread out and ur progression would be slowed

subtle granite
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but it goes more towards speedy runs than safe runs

floral nacelle
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chiron bow is really nice but really wants to be maxed out first

heady comet
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just like focus on one or two maybe

subtle granite
heady comet
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yah true

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pump some titan blood in, give up before end of end if you don't like weapon

subtle granite
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dont level them, jsut try with one blood in the new aspects, which is 16 blood

heady comet
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then ur titan blood will be refunded

upbeat mason
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i've seen people putting in 1 blood on eris and chiron and think they're eh whenlifegetsatyou

subtle granite
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not guaranteed, you may not save with the blood in already

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later on you'll have to pump in blood anyways

heady comet
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? if you give up a run, you go back to before you exit the mirror room

subtle granite
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good to know what you're working with beforehand

subtle granite
heady comet
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if you unlocked all non-hidden aspects, thats basically more than the cost of maxing out an aspect

lament valve
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I think u locking multiplr aspects is by far better especially for new players being able to give them variety. If you go max aspect on one weapon they'll want to only use that aspect and that weapon every game?

heady comet
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then they get a good investment to ramp up difficulty, giving them more tb to unlock more aspects

lament valve
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Thats what happened to me with spear and this is why my spear is at 10 heat while every other weapon is at 1 or 2 heat

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Probs better to bounce arounf between weapons figuring out different builds for yourself

heady comet
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by getting to 10 heat, you can now max out another weapon

lament valve
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I LOVE using the spear its mt favorite

upbeat mason
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to each their own approach i guess
i personally maxed out what i know i want first for each weapons

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but i've watched enough vids to know the general playstyle for each aspects

orchid root
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I'll try Demeter Gauntlets first

rugged garden
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ah, i was also planning to max my spear too

subtle granite
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you need to invest 5 blood into the spears already

heady comet
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*any aspect(s)

subtle granite
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no, just the spears

heady comet
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no any aspects

subtle granite
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nope

pastel cipher
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And you're both wrong

heady comet
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"It's also possible to reveal [] with 3 or 4 weapons but this involves spending more Titan Blood"

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-wiki

subtle granite
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ah right it was the sword one that needs blade aspects

pastel cipher
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The requirements are ||unlock 5 non zag aspects||

heady comet
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thats wrong

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its just min of 5 blood invested

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across any aspects

pastel cipher
heady comet
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unlocking 5 non zag aspects is the easiest way to do it

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wait nvm

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ur right

pastel cipher
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Then it's probably dialogue rng unfortunately

subtle granite
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for hidden spear: Unlock a combination of 5 total aspects (Non-Zagreus aspects) between all weapons.
afterwards: after hidden spear level 5 of their weapon aspects
(so if blade, 5 blade; if shield, 5 shield)

heady comet
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dialogue rng

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maybe bug with patch

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"+ Fixed event requirements for Thanatos and Achilles acknowledging specific Weapon Aspects" so idk

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theres a p. big list of dialogue options

subtle granite
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depends on what you did story wise

heady comet
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yah story takes precedence over weapon unlocks

subtle granite
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if you got all important story stuff out the way the weapon talk should come immediately

heady comet
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like if u just got a first clear, then everyone will be talking about that, etc, etc

dry hatch
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Y’all like the aspect of Zues more then chaos?

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I only got one point in zues so far

subtle granite
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maybe buy achilles and nyx some drinks from the lounge

heady comet
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then just keep talking every run

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itll come up just be patient

subtle granite
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how many runs has it been?

dry hatch
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Yeah grind is real but it’s nice things keep unlocking

heady comet
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tbh the hidden spear isnt that good anyways at low level

dry hatch
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Lol

subtle granite
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true but it opens every other aspect

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you need the hidden spear for any other

heady comet
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that also takes a whiel

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to get the dialogue

upbeat mason
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i personally like chaos better

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but hidden shield is my fav

dry hatch
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Yeah I might try it

pastel cipher
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Actually... Have you ||reached the surface at least once|| Gwydolin?

dry hatch
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Other then bull rush

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Having to charge that

subtle granite
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you have the prophecy table too?

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just making sure

heady comet
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if you havent been talking to archilles regularly then it'll take a while

dry hatch
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Idk what hidden shield is don’t think I got that far

subtle granite
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" Eternal Spear, Hidden Aspect
Purchase the Fated List of Minor Prophecies from the House Contractor.
Reach the final boss at least once (you merely need to reach the boss, not defeat it).
Unlock a combination of 5 total aspects (Non-Zagreus aspects) between all weapons.
A conversation with Achilles will then be queued up in his list of discussions which will tell you how to proceed.
*Tip: For this aspect, you must unlock a combination of 5 DIFFERENT aspects for any of your Infernal Weapons, which means the aspect must have the padlock next to it, indicating it's still locked and upgrading already unlocked aspects doesn't count. The "Zagreus" aspects will not count either, as they are already unlocked and you'd just be upgrading them to level 1."

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else you have to wait for the storyline dialogue to run out of achilles

heady comet
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Why is Achilles taking so long to talk about []?

Achilles has a "dialogue pool" containing the conversation about []and everything else he has a comment about but you haven't heard yet. His dialogue about [] will happen randomly from that pool, so if you have large dialogue pool it could take a while for [] to come up. If you've exhausted his dialogue options (you visit him and he has no "!") before meeting [] requirements, he will very likely talk to you about it after the very next run.

subtle granite
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maybe farm instead of pure suicide runs

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will help get the more exciting hidden weapons

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ok

heady comet
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for a 2/3 of the weapons the regular aspects are better

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tbh

subtle granite
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personal preference

heady comet
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from an objective standpoint based on time to clear at low difficulty

subtle granite
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objectively almost everybody prefers hidden aspects in: blade, spear, shield and fists

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which is 4/6; so the exactl opposite of what you said

heady comet
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not for sword or fists

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only shield and spear

subtle granite
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nope

heady comet
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sword is either nemesis or poseidon, fists is demeter

subtle granite
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nope

heady comet
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sure hidden sword is fun and all but its just a slower nemesis

subtle granite
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statistically hidden sword is the fave, fists is close with demeter because of the speedrunner community

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not at all?

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how you get that idea?

heady comet
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speedrunning i mean

subtle granite
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?

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i mean how do you think that hidden blade is a slow nemesis

heady comet
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cuz the attack is too slow for speedrunning so dash attack build is used instead

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but then nemesis has the best build for dash attack

subtle granite
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well not everybody speedruns

pastel cipher
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Applying speedrunning to weapons as a whole is an awful merit to determine what's best

subtle granite
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^

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it's only the best for speed runs, not for those who want fun and look for different challenges

upbeat mason
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the hidden aspects i like are blade, bow, and shield

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i'd like spear if i don't die to a sneeze

subtle granite
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thats why hidden fists is so popular, cause of the maim and dash functions

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hidden spear is weird, but those who like spear REALLY like spear

subtle granite
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oh, you may have pumped him with too much nectar o.o

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butt that also means you're almost done with his story dialogue pool

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o.o

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it's his storyline

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you can wait for the hidden aspect talk first

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as far as i know no

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never had hidden aspect and the story aspect clash like this

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yes

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a companion

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it's a pretty damn good one too

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sure thing?

heady comet
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why annoying its just story plot?

subtle granite
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ah

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you do realize there is more "homosexual" stuff for mechaical content tho

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theres two things.

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the option offers some mechanical content too

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||yep than also gives something||

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please dont call it gross?

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you can have all 3 of the romancec options

heady comet
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How is ||going with meg||option not “inappropriate”

subtle granite
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it's explained later in the story

heady comet
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Nvm u prolly havent reached a scene then

subtle granite
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meg and him are only ||intimately|| attached

slow moat
subtle granite
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|| it still gets gross without the gay||

leaden whale
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well, you don't really need to max the romance options

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just enough to unlock hearts to get ||companions||

subtle granite
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tru

heady comet
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U can choose not to too

pulsar frigate
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😶

subtle granite
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feels bad tho cause of the story but ok

heady comet
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@summer harbor || u can friend zone them too||

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Nobody is forcing u to do anything

violet dove
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i dont understand how is than's storyline gross? its pretty much the same as meg

pulsar frigate
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it's "gross" bc they're homophobic

violet dove
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yikes

leaden whale
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yeahhh that sounds really wrong

violet dove
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we dont stan homophobia here king

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tbh i prefer meg's summon bc thanny's takes a while to activate

slender kraken
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best one is fidi :)

slender sundial
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hey friend, just a reminder to please be respectful when discussing the lgbtq+ content of hades. the inclusion of these options means a lot to many people in the community.

slender kraken
subtle granite
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this is sad

violet dove
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its, like, not even explicit

slender sundial
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i understand! though your description of the ||than|| romance option as gross can be seen as disrespectful, so i'm only asking you be more mindful of your language in the future.

subtle granite
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...

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not to sound rude but why get a game that is supporting something you find this gross

pulsar frigate
violet dove
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i mean you dont have to do it

subtle granite
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this conversation rn is extremly sad and honestly disheartening

violet dove
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you can give him one ambrosia to get the summon then ghost him

slender sundial
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hey, this might be a good time to change to a new topic. i'd recommend also taking a look at our rules in #readme-first if you need a refresher! shadesmile

subtle granite
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you can friendzone ||than|| but yes the way to it requires togo through the romance part.

violet dove
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what

subtle granite
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there is an option in the end

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you either say lets date or lets be friends

violet dove
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im pretty sure you get the companion at the first ambrosia

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oh true actually

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i forgot about that

subtle granite
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idk if it was first or last

violet dove
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yeah you can

leaden whale
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but that scene requires 3 more ambrosias or smth

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so you dont really need to do it

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it's just story

subtle granite
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hmm and ||achilles and patty||

leaden whale
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my best boy getting ghosted

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oh idk about that one

subtle granite
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but eh i'm honestly done with this convo i need some positive vibes

violet dove
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ah

leaden whale
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it hasn't unlocked for me

subtle granite
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yes

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an achivement and companion

leaden whale
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oh shoot, actually

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now that i think about it

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you need the romances to max ||aphrodite ||

subtle granite
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and after you do it you keep seeing them on your runs

leaden whale
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completely forgot that part

bronze mango
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Imagine not ||getting it on with than|| asap

violet dove
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yep

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true tho

subtle granite
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aphrodite should be ok with friendzoning

violet dove
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you need to do achilles for a few achievements and minor prophecies

subtle granite
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since she understands love

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man homophobia makes me fecking sad

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gnight lads, you have been wonderful

violet dove
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gn marmy shadesmile

alpine ridge
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I like that if you qualify for multiple duo boons on a run, Aphrodite has special dialogue talking about different kinds of love then offers 3 Duo Boons to you

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It's so thematic to her philosophy that there are different kinds of love and relationships that are equally important

fallen hollow
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is charged spin attack part of the basic attack on spear

pulsar frigate
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it's considered an attack

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all things that use the attack button are considered attacks for boons (there's only one exception that doesn't really matter)

honest shoal
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does maxing the relationship with any of the gods do anything?

pulsar frigate
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you create a closer bond with your family, feeling warm and fuzzy inside that you have a deep family connection

honest shoal
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oh

orchid root
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Which one's better? Doom or Hangover?

honest shoal
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thats sweet

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i like hangover personally

digital grove
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Making relationships with the olympians is a good idea for other reasons

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it depends on the type of attack

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doom if you are hitting slowly and a few times

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hangover if you can stack it quickly

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doom doesn't normally stack

orchid root
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I suppose i should choose Doom with my exploding spear

digital grove
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if you inflicted doom once doing it the second time won't do anything until first doom expires

orchid root
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Also, how you keep increasing relationship with Hades?

heady comet
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||continue to clear the game||

short wing
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Hi real quick do I need to be using the weapon to get the trigger for the special aspect or is it just random

heady comet
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rando

short wing
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cool Thankee

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I just happened to get bow when I was using it so just wanted to double check

modern panther
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This game seems like it has alot of build possibilities

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What with all the different parameters

orchid root
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||Is there a hint to which path leads to the satyr for Cerberus or it's always random?||

digital grove
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It’s never first but it’s random other than that

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So second to fifth

slow moat
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If only it could on the first

sullen lava
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Honestly, it's great to get to a point where you can just keep going back in even after you find what you're looking for

weary helm
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what boon synergy have you found works best with shield?

random gazelle
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what happens if I ||accept or decline Dusa's Ambrosia? how will this affect the story?||

pastel cipher
leaden whale
weary helm
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That is exactly what I discovered, I was wondering what more there might be

leaden whale
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well anything more you get along with the Ares Special is always a Big Plus... for example the Dadelus Hammer Boons

weary helm
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yeah the hit 4 enemies

leaden whale
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yeah

weary helm
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I feel bad for being so stuck to one weapon, I tried the spear but I just sucked with it

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what would be a secondary you recommend

leaden whale
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yeah... every weapon works differently

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as they should

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I always go with the Twin Fists primarily and then the Shield as my secondary weapon

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I just go with whatever dark thirst says to

leaden whale
weary helm
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ah ok

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i must have judge it to early

modern pike
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@leaden whale what's the best build for the gloves in your opinion?

weary helm
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athena boons I would assume

modern pike
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Yes but more than that I meant

digital grove
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I started by using the dark thirst weapon

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so I'd get used to them all

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and also improved my darkness accumulation

leaden whale
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Zeus attack is really good on fists

digital grove
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when I needed it

weary helm
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I could try that I suppose

leaden whale
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that's all you need honestly, anything after is just extra

violet igloo
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what, you can romance ?

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WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?

modern pike
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@Madliv#5745 yes

leaden whale
violet igloo
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weird spoiler

modern pike
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Thank you @leaden whale I'll give that a try

weary helm
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i mean it is pretty in your face if you interact with meg

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that there is romance

leaden whale
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yeah I had a rough time with meg

modern pike
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I have beat the game with all except spear and bow

weary helm
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@leaden whale Yeah I came to learn that the hard way, chamber helping boons can sometimes seem to be of no use against bosses

leaden whale
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just pray for long knuckle

modern pike
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Yes that's a good one

leaden whale
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id much rather have like 5x the range so I don't put myself in danger in the first place

weary helm
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I just ||died to hades|| on my first breach to the surface tonight

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got so pissed

leaden whale
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the first time with ||Hades|| is a bad experience for all

weary helm
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forgot about that

leaden whale
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Athena Artemis Duo Boon works best on the Twin Fists

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also Merciful End... although it works on every weapon I guess

leaden whale
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I got Hermes Epic Boon for 3 extra Dashes xD

tranquil breach
leaden whale
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its pretty much GG! xD

tranquil breach
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weapon*

leaden whale
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xD

tranquil breach
leaden whale
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yeah pretty much... plus I have the ||Gilgamesh|| Fists xD

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so I have like 6 Dashes in total xD

tranquil breach
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btw I just beat him with his own aspect on spear. Feels so good

pastel cipher
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@leaden whale 4th aspects are spoilers in this channel, please use spoiler tags

leaden whale
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yeah sorry

pastel cipher
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Ty friendly

leaden whale
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❤️

leaden whale
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yo that's a spoiler

tender magnet
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tried it out once and got my fastest time at exactly 20 mins now, thanks dusa

pastel cipher
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@brittle basalt ||The Charon fight is a spoiler in this channel|| please use spoiler tags ^_^

leaden whale
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Hi! I’m new to this game. Any tips for newbies? Thank you guys! 😊

subtle granite
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depends on what kind of tips you need, if you want to see different builds(so which gods work best with each other) #h1-builds-and-combat got you, just need to ask for whichever weapon you want to try. else if you want some tips on how to fight better, yeah just ask what weapon hah :)

lost walrus
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can you gift to the same person multiple times in one run?

subtle granite
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nope

pastel cipher
#

there's also a pinned guide here for base weapon builds baes

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bases*

austere nest
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Why no one told me gun + rocket launcher modification + crit on special is amazing?

random gazelle
#

can someone elaborate me on the 'Slashed Benefit' prophecy

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do I need to do all of those in one run or something?

upbeat mason
#

i dont think so
you just need to meet all of them

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and kill them

frigid nymph
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yay got my first escape!

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doom shield is op

modern pike
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Niiice! Congratulations!

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Also,||when do I see the epilogue?||

upbeat mason
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||10 cleared run and a lot of nectars||

digital grove
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I got it just after 100 hours and I was lucky with the rng

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It may easily take you longer than that

dry hatch
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i dont need to have internet to play this right and the achivments will come when i reconnect?

static anvil
#

No and ye

dry hatch
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Is it worth upgrading chaos shield

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Or zues

urban flint
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i personally use zeus's shield since i can still attack and it can activate effects constantly

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i have not used chaos's shield though

leaden whale
#

okay so can anyone explain me how does Merciful End works?

upper relic
#

I think it's a good idea to choose an aspect you like and to stick with it and upgrade it till you get more blood.
Chaos lets you throw out more shields after you rush which can be a decent burst.

urban flint
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ok so merciful end is great imo

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it basically removes the wait for the doom effect

dry hatch
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Nice

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Im thinking zues is good cause you can still attack

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While it does its thing

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Especially with the dot on it

urban flint
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i use the blitz disc with deflect and my attack with doom and it melts everyone

dry hatch
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Nice I’ll try that

urban flint
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blitz disc is a godsend

dry hatch
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Yeah for sure lol thanks

upper relic
urban flint
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possibly

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i tried

upper relic
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I was amused.

fresh gate
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It was a divine pun

urban flint
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ooh good one

leaden whale
urban flint
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yes exactly

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divine dash is usually the easiest since you just have to dash through them

leaden whale
#

yeah... I got it now..

upper relic
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I generally try to get athena dash + the exposed upgrade whenever I can. I feel like ist just does so much work.
Helps with safety, damage, looks cool. Just everything. coxOmg

modern pike
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@upbeat mason thank you for answering! But why a lot of nectars? :S

upper relic
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Being friends with people lets new things happen. anneCool

leaden whale
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yeah... imma try now with Ares Attack and Athena Dash on the Fists

analog radish
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hello people

errant pebble
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Question about ending: ||How many times do you gotta beat the game to get the full story and the Queen to come back down to the Underworld?||

analog radish
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i was wondering

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why supergiant games no asign numbers to their game versions

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they just say

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relece 1.0 patch number 43544554234

modern pike
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Yeah, I understand, I am almost maxed out with most characters but I was wondering if there's a certain requirement (relationship wise) to trigger the ||epilogue||? Or if it's enough to beat the game the required amount of times

upper relic
analog radish
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... gess im dumb

upper relic
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nah, it's easy to overlook.

hot yoke
errant pebble
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Are you serious

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omg

analog radish
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iv done 3

errant pebble
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man I already put 25 hours in this game and I couldn't even beat it until I turned on God mode

hot yoke
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beating the story is only like 15% done content wise lol

modern pike
#

Patience, trial and error and some good builds on the way make the dream work :P

errant pebble
#

gaaaaaaaaaaah

hot yoke
#

imagine being annoyed bc a game gives you too much content xD

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I'm 200 hrs into it

errant pebble
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I got burnt out cause 15 of those 25 hours I did over the past 2-3 days

harsh leaf
#

Maybe try to pace yourself a little bit

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No need to rush

errant pebble
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😔

west heath
#

it's definitely worth the investment, and do not feel bad about turning god mode on

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i did at first until i got comfortable and i haven't used it in a long long time

dry hatch
#

Is 30 mins pretty good cleaning one heat?

sterile moat
#

28 hours and 57 attempts without looking at any guide or hades videos I've beaten it in hell mode (my first ever run of the game)

dry hatch
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First one was 39 mins when I first beat the game

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Congratulations @sterile moat

sterile moat
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ty

dry hatch
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Just beat my second play through

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Took me 30 mins

sterile moat
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I took 39 for the first run

sly vigil
#

Gj on making it out of Hell Mode.

sterile moat
#

thanks 😄

sly vigil
eager isle
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Beat a run for the first time!

leaden whale
#

unrelated but nice pfp

subtle granite
#

congrats darnell :) how'd ||the end boss fight|| go?

plucky arrow
#

Guys, is there any tips for overcoming the wavemakers and the witches? everytime i fought them i was barely alive xD and i keep dying on Elysium's boss fight

fluid stirrup
#

If you struggle with the witches mini boss you can aim to get Athenas dash in tartarus

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Who are the wavemakers?

harsh leaf
fluid stirrup
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Oooh

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Those guys

plucky arrow
#

the wavemakers are those little guys who sends like, wave-like attacks. Though they don't really do too much harm, but on asphodiel, when fighting the big skelly snake (i'm sorry i forgot his name), the mini hydras can send up to three waves, and sometimes three heads shoots em and i was a bit overwhelmed

fluid stirrup
#

Yea, Athena dash

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Can really help

plucky arrow
#

oh! you an deflect those?

fluid stirrup
#

Yea

subtle granite
daring delta
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They emote really clearly, wavemakerd

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See them stretchtheir arms Up, they're about to make a wave

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They will always strech their arms for 2 secs before firing a pink wave

eager isle
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I cant post the image here but

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My starting voon is Huge Catch

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I have no other choices

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Just more fishing spawn chances T.T

daring delta
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It's scripted

fluid stirrup
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Lol

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Yea

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I sold it

floral nacelle
#

And Poseidon acts like he's doing you such a huge favor

subtle granite
#

scripted like getting athena as your very first boon and zeus only on your second run

subtle granite
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which you will never get again

frigid nymph
#

does anyone know if pierced butterfly works on doom?

subtle granite
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since distant memory gives doom boosts i would assume yes, i'll try it rn one sec

frigid nymph
#

someone on combat and builds says yes

subtle granite
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yep, big yes

frigid nymph
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thx

final jackal
#

oh right I heard its possible to romance characters in the game
does anyone know how to do that?

floral nacelle
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Complete their favor first, then you can romance them

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Also Greek gods weren't exactly known for being monogamous, so you can romance multiple characters at one time

final jackal
#

oh cool!

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thank you

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which characters are romanceable?

subtle granite
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||than|| ||dusa|| ||meg||

final jackal
#

thank you!

sterile moat
#

https://prnt.sc/vul38h this is my only save file, it's in hell mode. I have not played in normal mode nor searched for tips but I'm starting to need some because I cant beat the game with the other weapons

Lightshot

Captured with Lightshot

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any tips?

gray haven
#

Take a look at the pinned build guide for the base weapons. That's a good start. squirtnya

austere nest
#

wait what happen if you ||borrow cash from Charon||?

#

I don't want to mess up with my run right now rofl

subtle granite
#

you are the bunny, charon is the bear

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:)

austere nest
#

I've got the achievement

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took me 3 res tho

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now I'm sitting at 4 hp with 0 res

subtle granite
#

achievement?

daring delta
#

There's an achievement

subtle granite
#

what is the achievement for

sterile moat
subtle granite
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not on steam o.o

sterile moat
#

it is but it doesnt describe it as that

subtle granite
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ahhh the card

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i forgot that it had to do with the fight, thanks!

sterile moat
#

no problem

lyric quiver
#

I regret maxing ||guan yu||. I hate it ron

prime stone
#

how do you get the fists unlocked

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and the two empty weapon slots

fluid stirrup
#

just keep playing and unlocking weapons with keys

safe zenith
#

With the twin fists, does dash strike damage scale with my dash special?

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Or is it only the dash “normal” attack

pallid tangle
#

dash strike is attack only

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Dash UPPER is the special

silver nimbus
#

90 runs
13 with ||GY||
more than any other weapon
None wins

#

I’ve reached the surface.... once

subtle granite
#

how are you usually with spear?

silver nimbus
#

I’m not that good with it. Mostly because most of my runs are that.

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Achilles was my first victory

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with spear

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yeet

subtle granite
#

and your best was bow? or was it rail?

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or am i remembering somebody completely different? ;-;

silver nimbus
#

Uhhhhh, my best time is 21min. And I think it was with Coronacht yes

subtle granite
#

funny, your best is bow and you dislike spear. my best is spear and bow is just big no for me

floral nacelle
#

even with chiron bow, I still struggle

digital grove
#

Secret spear’s secret is that the special is what’s great especially with the hammer that lets you charge special. The healing spin felt garbage to me even with hammers boosting it. I’ve only done 2 clears with secret spear, both with no heat so take that with a grain of salt but i found it easier when I stopped trying to use healing spin and sniping with special (it has longer range than rail, I think)

modern panther
#

Can we not give Meg nectar ?

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I don't get how this works in terms of who we can and can't

fresh birch
#

@modern panther you can! but i think it comes after some story things/enough interactions maybe

modern panther
#

Ah ok

warm echo
#

whats a good build for exagryph aspect of eris?

rocky fox
#

Zeus attack is your friend

harsh leaf
warm echo
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yeah was doing zeus earlier was just wondering other builds i can try

violet dove
#

cluster rocket

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is amazing

harsh leaf
#

Eris' buff is universal. That means ALL damage is boosted, even stuff like hangover. It's really hard to mess up an Eris run

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But yeah, prioritize Cluster Bomb and Rocket above all else. Targeting is good too

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Dont be afraid of Hazard Bomb

violet dove
#

if you dodge through the damage do you still get the buff?

rocky fox
#

Yes

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Iframes do count

violet dove
#

oh lovely

warm echo
#

killed final boss. managed to get a doom stack build going with burst/ auto tracking

pallid tangle
#

@warm echo spoiler tag the name of the final boss

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nice though!

warm echo
#

any decent build for the malphon? never used it before

pallid tangle
#

Do you have titan blood upgrades yet?

warm echo
#

i have some aspects not fully upgraded

pallid tangle
#

Use the zag fists, lambent plume from hermes from level 1, then when you actually see hermes keep rolling with dice if you have them to hopefully get a dodge chance boon

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That and anything that ups your dashstrike damage. so hammers, Hunter Dash from Artemis, and a certain chaos boon too if you're lucky

#

even if you don't get hermes' dodge chance boon, you still will have about 40% chance to dodge by the end

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With its 50% or more.

warm echo
#

kk what should i put for attack

#

dion?

fluid stirrup
#

Zeus works lol

#

Some ppl like merciful end

pallid tangle
#

ah I haven't really considered attack myself when doing this one. Doesn't matter too much tbh

#

As long as you have those dash strikes

fluid stirrup
#

Doom attack and athena special

warm echo
#

kk il lgive it a go

pallid tangle
#

Doom should be good though because you're going to be dashing and running away a lot and want a little lasting damage. OR the hangover damage one

fluid stirrup
#

Doom attack and aphro special

#

Would be fun too

#

What goes well with dio attack? Aphro?

#

Hmmm, dio fists sounds like a fun thing to tru

pallid tangle
#

If you have the 2 status effects at once doing more damage thing sure

#

Though that is better with a dash

cinder pulsar
#

Like what weapon is this on, anyways?

pallid tangle
#

zag fists

#

scroll up

cinder pulsar
#

Dio can work fine, then

warm echo
#

is zeus attack worth or nah

#

for fists

cinder pulsar
#

I'd say it's above Dio

warm echo
#

kk

fluid stirrup
#

Zeus fists are strong

#

Zeus fists are strong

pallid tangle
#

discord being wacky? lol

cinder pulsar
#

Anything that adds damage directly to an attack's base damage is great, really

fluid stirrup
#

Wth

#

Lol

cinder pulsar
#

At least on ones that have low base damage by default

pallid tangle
#

the build I just described is my fav tbh its so much fun

#

dash strike + dodge + fists

#

dash strike ends up doing mega damage

fluid stirrup
#

Aye, blade and fist have to be my favorite styles

sullen lava
#

Don't sleep on Artemis+Fists tho

#

You're doing so many hits in a fight that critting happens v frequently

indigo shore
#

Deadly Flourish + Demeter Fist is pretty fun

warm echo
#

went zeus lightning w/ jolt, and deflect expose. im shredding bosses in like 3sec

fluid stirrup
#

Hell yea

stoic dagger
#

never taking the aphrodite demeter duo boon again

#

thats awful

#

actually just killed my run

#

had a chance of making it through phase 1 of hades and maybe if i played well i couldve beaten him but i picked the boon since it looked interesting and it would help me beat theseus quickly

#

hot garbage

violet dove
#

hm i liked it better for ||dad|| because the tracking is pretty bad

#

id rather have the artemis duo tho

stoic dagger
#

lost two defies on the satyr rooms because i couldnt deal with the laser stones

#

did play like garbage but it completely ruined my build

warm echo
#

BRO

#

@pallid tangle did the build and i had the easiest run so far

pallid tangle
#

yeah sounds about right

#

How much dodge did you end up with?

warm echo
#

literally exploded bosses and face tanked everything lol

pallid tangle
#

like the total percentage

warm echo
#

28 ish

#

i had lots of dmg reduction effects tho

pallid tangle
#

ah

warm echo
#

20% reduce on using cast, sturdy, aphrodite etc

pallid tangle
#

once you get that lambent plume to max and zag fists to max will be better

warm echo
#

yeah it was really fun gonna prob upgrade it more

short wing
#

are you still able to reset your seed by doin the flipadip at the start of the run cause I haven't been able to do it once since I started playing again

merry cargo
#

What is heat and how do i increase it?

short wing
#

heat is difficulty and you unlock it after you beat the final boss

unkempt thistle
#

additional challenges for additional rewards

merry cargo
#

Fists or rail gun?

short wing
#

all the weapons are good its just which you feel you are better at playing

#

personally my first win was bow

merry cargo
#

Spear and bow might be my worst ones lol

short wing
#

There is always godmode to make some of the fights a little more manageable as well

leaden whale
#

Whats the best Mirror of Night upgrade?

unkempt thistle
#

death defiance

leaden whale
#

I just started playing on the switch and don't know what stats are more important

#

So I should save up for it?

unkempt thistle
#

that's what i saved mine for at first

harsh leaf
#

definitely get the dash first

leaden whale
#

Also when there are split rooms with either a key or the darkness stuff

#

which should I choose

short wing
#

depends on what you want to unlock keys are used to get new weapons and the other sections of the mirror unlocked and darkness upgrades the mirror

#

I think keys are better first so you can find a weapon you enjoy

#

but if you want the upgrades first go darkness

leaden whale
#

Im currently playing the bow with Zeus blessing on my special volley

#

And I freaking love spamming it

#

So guess I'm going for that Darkness

#

Dam I jsut got destroyed by skeleton twins

final jackal
#

Hey how do I get the ||Diamond that frees Orpheus|| ?

short wing
#

its the reward for killing the second boss

misty valve
#

Or if you're referring to the work order you need the administrative chamber unlocked and certain requirements met

final jackal
#

I see
Thank you!

harsh leaf
final jackal
#

I only got through 20 chambers so far

#

So I already fought ||Meg|| and unlocked ||the fields of asphodel||

#

I’m a bit bad at the game shadegrief

misty valve
#

Oh yeah disregard my message I was looking too far ahead

short wing
#

it takes time

misty valve
#

Yeah you'll slowly get stronger and be able to go farther

final jackal
#

Thank you all

crystal quail
#

I've been so excited to play this game

short wing
#

it is definitely in my top 5 games of all time honestly

crystal quail
#

It's been a long time since I've seen everyone sing high praises for something

#

both critics and gamers

short wing
#

its probably one of the only games I've ever dumped this much time in

crystal quail
#

How much time have you put into it?

short wing
#

I assume around 300 hours but I don't have time to play games all that much

crystal quail
#

Oh wow

#

I'm kinda having trouble with it, personally

#

Since the game just doesn't work for me currently

harsh leaf
#

On PC? That's weird

crystal quail
#

Sent an email to the support team already, hoping to get it to work soon

harsh leaf
#

In the meantime, there's a tech support channel right here if you want to ask around if others had the same issues

orchid root
#

||I've beaten Hades three times by now dusa ||

harsh leaf
#

Great! Now do it three more times

orchid root
#

Will do

crystal quail
short wing
#

I had that issue when my computer was not up to minimum specs

#

I don't know what spec wasn't up to minimum but one of them was lol

crystal quail
#

@short wing Did your game briefly start? What happens to me is I get a loading screen, a second from a cutscene plays and then it crashes.

short wing
#

oh interesting no mine would just flash a white screen then crash

crystal quail
#

Mine flashes a white screen and then starts

bronze tinsel
#

THANK YOU game for giving me ||the list of all of the duo and legendary boons without having to unlock them first||
I swear, this has to be one of the most player-friendly games I've played

thick prism
#

def the most player friendly roguelite

eager isle
#

So I've given nectar to all the npcs that I have but there's still 1 slot missing, and it's for an Unknown person under the 'Others' list I think. Is this ||Persephone|| or is there somehow another character I've missed?

floral nacelle
#

Spot on

harsh leaf
#

There is also ||one more super special keepsake that doesnt even appear until you receive it||

eager isle
#

Roger that, ty!

woeful mica
#

i got this game last night and i love it. honestly no clue what im really doing other than running around avoiding getting dinged and upgrading my bow, but it's a ton of fun

eager isle
#

It's pretty great, huge amount of depth in terms of both the story/characters and the gameplay too

#

one of those easy to figure out/play but hard to master type things

slow moat
#

I recommend not watching videos on it unless you want to spoil the plot and things about the game for yourself

#

I went in blind and loved every moment, still do

tulip sentinel
#

Should i make a new save file? I played on hell mode, it's my 40th run and i haven't beat ||Hades||

zenith bobcat
#

Did anyone answer this for you?

buoyant quarry
#

is there a way to see what bosses you have defeated with each weapon

#

so i can track titan blood farming

leaden whale
#

I couldn’t be more than happy right now, i had a good run and got the chance to ||reach elysium and fight theseus and mino||

#

The thing im asking is what’s some good keepsakes to use

upbeat mason
#

acorn is probably your best bet for that fight

#

i believe its acorn (whatever damage 5 hits of ||mino|| is) > cerb (effectively 125 hp if you burn all your defiances) > skelly (100 hp, but only actually happens if you lose all your defiance)

leaden whale
#

Thanks, cause i used cerb’s > meg’s > skelly’s keepsakes accordingly to each stage plus dionysus’ positive outlook boon so it kinda worked my way up there

#

I’ll take that tip once i get to it, thanks again!

dense laurel
#

nah, u get to hit too often in elysium, and 5 hits of mino dont rly kills u as much as the final boss

tender roost
#

Can I just gift people the same thing over and over again ( the 'honey'? ), I don't want to look like a weirdo.

leaden whale
#

how could i obtain titan blood again?

#

Trading, prophecies, beating the first and final boss

#

since i have use every weapon on tartarus

#

and beat the first boss

#

you could also buy it in the final area shop when it appears

#

yea

#

not much else you can do

#

have you not cleared yet?

#

i have not

#

btw any darkness build?

#

darkness build? like farming darkness?

#

nope

#

the abilities in the mirror

#

ahh. i usually run the default side except for the last four

violet igloo
#

I just killed ||hades|| for first time

leaden whale
#

good job

violet igloo
#

I am allowed to keep using this channel ?

leaden whale
#

oh right, you should spoiler tag the final boss

#

|| on both sides

violet igloo
#

thanks!

leaden whale
#

yeah, there are no rules for that

violet igloo
#

I did some frozen chill bow build

leaden whale
#

btw do patch notes matter?

#

i mean huge difference from the previous patch?

#

nothing big imo

#

just some balancing

violet igloo
#

some can do, but usually its just balance

leaden whale
#

owhh

#

that must be

#

i havent notice any huge difference

pure jewel
#

whats a good sword strategy?

#

i got drunk attack combo rn

violet igloo
#

aprodhite weakness always worked nicely for me

#

if enemy is affected by 2 debuffs, he takes 40% more dmg

pure jewel
#

im using nemesis sword, do you focus on special or normal attacks?

violet igloo
#

i'm not a pro, but there are builds around it https://youtu.be/EbMkJBxIVaI

00:00 Intro
02:04 #1 Poseidon Sword + Electric Shot
04:10 #2 Guan Yu + Deadly Flourish
06:38 #3 Chaos Shield + Ares Special
09:20 #4 Chiron Bow + Deadly Flourish
11:51 #5 Zagreus Fist + Athena Attack
14:16 #6 Eris Rail + Zeus Attack
16:48 Outro

Thanks for all of the support friends! This video took more time and effort than I expected, I hope y...

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wintry ferry
#

I wonder if i will ever turn God Mode Off. I am at like 40% buff and on my 20th clear i think

leaden whale
#

Have you tried it? I know people on here who turned off god mode after a while

#

And found that they played fine

wintry ferry
#

Idk because i am still very sloppy on final boss fight and with movement in general

#

sometimes i feel like i am getting by just because of the reduced damage

leaden whale
#

Well, no shame in keeping it on

#

So long as you're enjoying the game

wintry ferry
#

no no, it's not about shame or elitism or so

#

like, for now it's fine, but i will prob turn it off if it scales too high

#

i wish i could reset it and go back to 20% to see how i fare

leaden whale
#

Ahhh

#

There'd probably be a way to mess with the game files to do that, though I'm not sure

wintry ferry
#

ye kinda hard on Switch XD

leaden whale
wintry ferry
#

I thought that turning god mode off and on would reset its stacks

#

but that is not the case sadly

#

It would be a good idea as future implementation to have some sort of...purging monument to reduce your godhood

upbeat mason
weary helm
#

Finally beat ||Hades|| for my first time

#

Nemesis procs crits after special attack, you need to combo your attacks if I am not mistaken

violet igloo
#

i didn't even know about god mode

#

i just told myself to get good

#

managed to beat the bad boi after 45 rounds

#

the game its not much about yourself being sloppy, but on having the right boons

#

the right boons can turn you into a god

random gazelle
#

do I need to ||bond with the olympian gods to get the epilogue?||

violet igloo
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i saw today one video which allowed you to afk at last boss and kill that bad boi

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so improving your game knowledge makes more diff than being a god at dodges

subtle granite
golden hare
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meg's lock heart, it is just unlocked by following the story right? it been so long and she wont open up to me

pastel cipher
plucky arrow
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guys why is dusa so precious

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i just met her like a few times but i wanna protecc

violet igloo
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dont spoil it boi

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remove

gray haven
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Please spoiler-tag the final boss. squirtnya

brittle basalt
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i think i should not use this channel nymore

violet igloo
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but having dash with deflect hopes against any boss/ pew pew mechanic

hardy chasm
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hey apologies if this is a frequent question, but do dash strikes benefit from both attack and artemis dash boons or just the latter

gray haven
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Both.

hardy chasm
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sweet! ty

mint dock
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how to get extra titan bloods, i got it with all weapons, and i got it with heat levels on all weapons too. Now how can i get extra ones?

hardy chasm
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you can get 2 per run increasing the heat by 1 every time

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if you've alreaddy hit the cap for that i don't think you're a new player anymore

violet igloo
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finishing boss with each weapon, heat level, achievment rewards, and fishinng for titan bloods

hardy chasm
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is there a way to force a run to save? 'cos my pc keeps crashing and while I'm waiting for new parts I'd like to still play 😩

violet igloo
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without a mod? nope, the game only saves when you go from one run to another in the 'home'

hardy chasm
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😦

leaden whale
hardy chasm
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I mean I get a save logo looking thing when I enter the room after a boss

violet igloo
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i may be wrong tho, but thats what i saw

hardy chasm
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thanks I'll do that

violet igloo
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maybe some people figured a way

leaden whale
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there's a tutorial for recovering a save, although i've never tried it myself

hardy chasm
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my last run I literally did everything, was about to get the screen, and then I blue screened 😢

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it happens in every game though so it's not a hades problem

gray haven
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||Heat|| is spoilers in this channel, by the way. Please spoiler-tag that. squirtnya

hardy chasm
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ah, oops

upbeat mason
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if the game crash usually it will load the beginning of the room it crashed in

source: my pc sucks

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idk how it interacts with bluescreen though, if it counts as you terminating the game it might kick you back to skelly

tender roost
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Is dusa some type of beta medusa?

leaden whale
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maid dusa

formal rover
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spoilers but dusa ||is actually the og medusa||

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||that’s why she’s just a head, on account of dying when she was beheaded||

leaden whale
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Does blizzard shot overwrite the effects of flood shot?

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Or would there still be a knock away

formal rover
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i don’t think one of the two even appears when you have the other

leaden whale
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i have poseidon cast atm

formal rover
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sure

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oh wait lmao i miss read your comment

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thought it was about duo interactions

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yeah it overwrites it

leaden whale
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makes sense, thanks

subtle granite
# formal rover spoilers but dusa ||is actually the og medusa||

where/when is it said in the game?
all gorgons in the runs are also just heads (in asphodel) and there is even an interaction where zag ||asks dusa where her body is or if she can still use it|| and she answers with ||it being something very personal|||| and i think she also metioned still having a body but not using it? i'd have to go through dusa's quotes to actually confirm that||

formal rover
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okay i don’t remember the exact quote but iirc there’s a line somewhere which implies ||the other gorgons were formed from Dusa’s blood when she died, and then corrupted||

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i don’t remember the one about ||her body tho|| that’s interesting

subtle granite
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weird, dusa talks about ||the other gordon's to be her cousins?||

formal rover
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yeah because ||blood|| i think

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idk

upbeat mason
formal rover
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possible i got the wrong end of the stick somewhere, but that was my interpretation

subtle granite
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when zag asks her in the beginning ||if she would be mad about him killing gorgons||

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i like to think of dusa as an own entire being seperated from medusa. she's maid-dusa

formal rover
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fair

subtle granite
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sad... i thought there was more to her story in the game, but if thats all there is, also ok

formal rover
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the majority of her story in game focuses on her ||relationship with zagreus and place in the house, as opposed to her backstory, which is kept fairly vague||

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big mood re; wanting more tho lol

subtle granite
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yeah the codex also offers only ||A background check confirmed she has only trace connections to the gorgons of Asphodel, though could not verify any connection to the notorious gorgon-sisters of the surface.|| this as background

formal rover
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i want more story for all the characters

subtle granite
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it would also be complicated with the gods and zag once he turns to ||romance dusa|| if she really were medusa? since one of the origins of medusa tells that she was stalked by poseidon who.. non-con-ed her in athena's temple and athena therefore turned her into a monster that couldnt be looked at by any men? ||(since the gods feel it when something that concerns them happens in the underworld they would notice medusa being there and romancing zag now?)||

formal rover
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pretty sure ||romance stuff, including which characters have romance related plots|| are spoilers in this channel

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but yeah i think that can mostly be explained by the fact that a) zag is a god, b) Dusa dying may have messed up the curse and c) artistic license on SGGs part

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but i honestly don’t remember the quote well enough to be 100% sure i’m even right about this, so grain of salt me if you want

subtle granite
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agree on the third point, dunno about b) or a) really mattering

formal rover
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fair

subtle granite
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oops i didnt notice that i mentioned ||the romance|| again in the brackets, my bad

subtle granite
formal rover
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honestly it’s kind of a weird mangling of the idiom now you mention it lol

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i’ve been saying it that way for a while, kinda surprising no one’s called me out on it before

subtle granite
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then again the medusa origin i mentioned is only the second one, maybe you didnt get called out because most assume that sgg liked the other gorgon origin more

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(like they liked the idea or eurydice being a woodnymph :) which is not really used often?)

formal rover
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oh i was referring specifically to “grain of salt me” being a weird phrase i use lol

subtle granite
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ahh lol

formal rover
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i don’t know greek myth well enough to know whether anyone’s mangling it

subtle granite
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never heard of that hah

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studied it for 7 years, and everything sgg worked in from them into the game is really nice. whoever did the research on their team, i bow my head in deep appreciation

formal rover
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yeah it’s also neat for myth noobs like me

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never would have learned about Zagreus otherwise lol

gray haven
formal rover
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hmm

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that is extremely true

gray haven
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Like when half the conversation is spoiler-tagged, that's a good hint. zaglol

formal rover
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seems obvious when you put it like that

subtle granite
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wait did this whole convo spring from a new player ask if dusa is a beta

static anvil
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Dusa is a beta fish confirmed

unkempt thistle
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Do Eurydice's boon level/rarity upgrades only apply to the core boons on the left column?

half fractal
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No.

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Any boon that's not duo or legendary can be upgraded.

tidal cave
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Hello i beat it for the first time

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and then

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uh

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my savefile is now gone

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does it happen with big updates that they get wiped_

leaden whale
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have you checked your saves folder? the default is in documents/saved games/hades

analog radish
analog radish
subtle granite
subtle granite
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o.o

wanton tree
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Can you loop in this game?

leaden whale
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loop as in?

wanton tree
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Go back to the start of a run but keep your old items

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The difficulty increases each loop

unkempt thistle
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No

wanton tree
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Ok

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Thank you!

subtle granite
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there are permanent items and non-perm

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you can tellby the color of thelaurels when you enter the room

stray fiber
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Color of laurels?

leaden whale
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Hello um idk if this is the right channel to ask this but how do you unlock ||cthonic companions?||

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deepen your relationship with (read: give a whole lotta nectar to) certain characters

leaden whale
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Oh damnn

subtle granite
analog radish
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actuly

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why are there 6

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companions

leaden whale
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There are 6 yes

analog radish
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so its the 3 romace

subtle granite
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cause 6 weapons, 6 companions, we in hell dude

analog radish
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and then i think skelly, theseus and who?

leaden whale
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I see what you did there, LOL

analog radish
leaden whale
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not theseus

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||sisy and achilles||

subtle granite
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theseus is the ||elysium boss|| you're remembering wrong

leaden whale
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man i dunno.. i just started playing hades again last week

analog radish
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bolder guy i for got name

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sisufus yes

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i hate names

leaden whale
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Yeah yeah plus ||mino||

subtle granite
analog radish
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theres a achilles plush

leaden whale
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I didn’t know you can be companions w sisy dude

subtle granite
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it's because he has a major plot

leaden whale
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Ohh

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I see..

analog radish
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hey

subtle granite
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it's not as grands as ||achilles|| or ||orpheus|| but he still influences 3 npcs

analog radish
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now do u get ortheus to go to hell with tree girl

subtle granite
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see what you did there

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very nice

analog radish
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eridisy

leaden whale
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LOL

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just keep stuffing them both with nectar

analog radish
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i knwo i good spell

leaden whale
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yeah that girl who sings

subtle granite
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yeah, uhm do you need an ambulane? no stroks or something like that to worry about?

leaden whale
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^

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I’ll get my med kit

subtle granite
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just looking out for the bad spellers lmaoo

analog radish
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is it the same with achilees and other dud

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i for got name