Hades 2 is finally available in Early Access: From now on you can spend hours and hours fighting alongside Melinoe against Chronos, the Titan of Time. If you avoided the predecessor, you should check out a few Tips to get started take heed.
Because Hades is a little different from other genre representatives. And even if you’re familiar with the franchise, there are a few Innovations, which sets Hades 2 apart from the first part of the series. So that you are not completely lost, we will give you five tips for Hades 2 so that you can get started straight away.
Chat with each character
Anyone who has played the first part already knows what it’s about: Hades 2 is not a classic role-playing game, but take it anyway Dialogues an important role. That’s why you should, if you’re at the crossroads, the central hub of the roguelite, always talk to all characters. At least with those who are there right now and have an exclamation mark over their head.
Through the conversations you can find out more about the background of each representative of Greek mythology Deepen relationships or receive praise or criticism about your current progress. Every now and then it is also necessary to set certain story events in motion. So if you haven’t spoken to a character in a while, you should visit them soon.
Give away nectar instead of hoarding it
After your first few runs, you will eventually receive a resource called Nectar – a bottle with a yellowish liquid. It is a central element in Hades 2 to intensify the relationship with gods and other characters by giving them the delicious drink.
In Greek mythology, nectar is not necessarily just for bees.
By giving it away you also get this souvenir of the respective character, giving you Melinoe with one specific passive buff reinforced. For example, you receive 20 armor points directly from Arachne’s souvenir, while Dora’s spirit onion restores at least some of your life points.
It is therefore important that you spend a nectar at least once on every character where it is possible in order to achieve this passive bonuses to be unlocked gradually. Once you’ve filled the shelf, you’re free to decide where the nectar goes next.
Get Death Contempt quickly
Instead of using a mirror, you can switch on 2 additional bonuses in Hades Tarot cards and Arkana free. Depending on how much knowledge you have, the more of the passive skills you can activate in your next run – and there is one card in particular that you should hold dear.
Die Tarot card XII “Eternity” grants you one from the start contempt for death. The somewhat obscure name basically means an extra life, which means you won’t be immediately thrown back to the starting area if you bite the dust on your journey. Although you only get 40 percent of your life force back with your second chance, that’s better than nothing – death contempt can be very helpful in some boss fights.
The contempt for death is not to be despised in Hades 2 either.
In order to reach XII quickly, you must first Cards II “The Wayward Son” and VII “The Titan” unlock. This will cost you a few ashes, but let us tell you that the investment is definitely worth it.
Don’t disrespect your own garden
In Hades 2 you can use the special cauldron early on two beds unlock. Although this doesn’t turn the roguelite into a Stardew Valley copy, you shouldn’t ignore gardening. Although you can find many of the plants that you can sow by chance on the different levels, it is of course more targeted with the corresponding seeds.
Always reap well what you sow: This will help you in Hades 2.
You can find these during a run or receive them as a reward for completing fates. As soon as you have seeds, you plant them in the bed and first have to wait. The Number above each flower tells you how long it takes until you can harvest them – however, it doesn’t refer to minutes or hours, but rather to the complete completion of a room. So if you see a six above the plant, you first have to complete six rooms so that you can then harvest the flower and reseed the field.
Always unlocks all magic formulas
As soon as you are in Hades 2 Braukessel you can finally use different ones Magic formulas unlock, as befits a classic witch. Many of them unlock features that you probably remember from the first Hades, such as a dealer or fountain to refresh your life energy in the different regions.
There is cooking in the cauldron – but not fine soups, but powerful spells.
Some of the brewing results also lead you to new functions, which we don’t want to spoil in advance here. Instead, we just advise you to use the respective incantations always unlocked, as soon as you have the necessary materials, even if they don’t sound interesting to you at first glance. Because the next time you visit, you may be able to brew new things in the kettle that suit you better – or you can even unlock the option… oh, we really don’t want to tell you that.
A additional tip We have something ready for you at the very end: Feel free to try out all the combat tactics that come to you. By the way, we’ll tell you elsewhere how you unlock the additional weapons in Hades 2.