Ayy, same here (my fear is a bit all over the place though). I keep noticing everyone having trouble with Lotuses and it makes me wonder if I just got super lucky in an earlier update because I've never had to grind for anything like that in particular.

You got more to do. Grind all decorations, make sure the Book of Shadows is full, and complete those Fear runs. I believe in you!

Will you start new save when 1.0 drops?

I'm just farming all the decorations now. Also trying to beat 32 fear on every weapon. Might do some 50 fear runs.

I have like 150 hours into this game….. I just NOW found out I can lvl up familiars lol.

I’m pretty sure SGG have somehow managed to infuse the pure addictive essence of crack cocaine into their game.

Well either that or they have just made a well polished game that they put many hours of love, blood, sweat and tears into while also respecting the players of their games.

It’s probably the second one but the first one sounds more insane and funny.

Also congrats on beating redacted a few times already. Here are some links that should be able to help you understand the game better.

Leereamsnyder’s Hades 1 Build Guide!

Widely considered the Hades 1 Bible(jokingly but for good reasons). It is one of, if not the best Hades 1 guide out there.

Here is an old comment of mine going over the mirror options and my opinion on them in extensive detail.

YT: Haelian’s O to 32 Heat Guide. This video explains the Pact Of Punishment, really well in the first few minutes of the video.

YT: Haelian analyzes player data to determine how to beat 32 Heat.

Banana’s 32 Heat Guide. Banana’s guide has a section on working your way up to 32 Heat so it’s still useful even at low Heat.

Leereamsnyder on clearing 32 Heat W/ All Aspects.

Leereamsnyder on how to handle Tight Dead Line.

How to unlock all hidden weapon aspects in Hades 1

Use them now, use them later or never use them. These are just tools I’ve given you that you can use if you so wish.

Also one more thing before I go. This sub is usually pretty chill and it’s rather helpful as well. So don’t be afraid to ask questions.

Usually you will get at least a few answers within the first hour to day of posting.

Good luck, have fun and always remember,

THERE IS NO ESCAPE!!! EVIL LAUGHTER!!!

I don't think I'm going to quit playing until Hades 2 comes out on the Switch.

EXACTLY. THIS GAME IS MY NEW ADDICTION. Although I got carpal tunnel and have to take a break from it, how will I survive??

Hades 1 was fantastic and jumping to hades 2 was a bit strange because u are used to the first games visuals and combat but its a breath of fresh air. I highly recommend hades 2! Ive done only 7 runs so far but dont want to rush it because its early access still and im waiting for the offical release.

Done achievements wise but you are barely scratching the surface in terms of content

No victory or first achievement posts or screenshots.

Of course it feels great when finally defeating [REDACTED], beating xx heat, unlocking something or earning an achievement. But consider if even 0.1% of users of this sub posted these experiences it would be a flood of low value content. These are not "obligatory" posts.

You can share that sort of content on the official Supergiant Games Discord server in the #hades-victory-boasting and #hades2-victory-boasting channels.

The meta progression (that is, progression outside each individual Night) comes from running Nights, defeating higher foes, and talking to people around. Some of them will give you Keepsakes and Incantations.

Those Incantations are used at the cauldron, to unlock stuff like weapon aspects, trading for materials that you can then use to buy and upgrade the Nocturnal Arms, buying and upgrading your Arcana cards. 

Running more Nights and going farther while collecting materials will open up more avenues to get stronger. 

Then, there's your knowledge of the game. Learning how to make a build that is viable and good with your weapon and its Aspect, leaning the attack patterns of the foes you encounter, how and when to attack, etc. Which is honestly the best way to get stronger at the game. A lot of it comes from practice, and some amount comes from either thinking prior to a run what kind of build you're working towards (+ experimentation), or bouncing around the community to learn the good builds.

Upgrade at the alter. You need to hover over the arcana slot on right to upgrade maximum. Upgrade individual cards directly once you can.

Get mats, upgrade weapons.

I’m very jealous of you experiencing it for the first time, I hope it’s as good as you’re imagining when it’s done! I’m loving it so far, I have minor quibbles but overall think the broader fanbase will love it. I don’t regret participating in EA, it’s a lot of fun to see the game change and feel I’ve been a part of it, but I also totally understand people who only want to read the full book when it’s ready, haha. Every update seems to get better and bigger; I’ve put in about 120 hours in total and I’m still not done finding and doing stuff lol.

You are already playing it right, Froth build is OP ;)

Ive been playing since day 1 early access, experiencing everything and all changes was actually a really fun ride!

I bought a steam deck basically for this game

I can't decide whether to get on S2 or Steam Deck

Hit convoys and elite squads at your highest comfortable level, do as many parachute drop collections and propaganda broadcasts as you can- bounties are good too.

Grouping with a team can help, extra xp from team work and can be quicker to complete activities

Turning at least 3-4 directives to world map or different activities you do. Keep your difficulty level at where you are comfortable but adding directives increases your XP. Also leveling up your specializations that you don't normally use. 👍

DZ Heroic Landmarks

Very good game, shame I'm absolutely dog shit at it.

It's so fucking good. They absolutely crushed it. It's probably my #1 or #2 game recommendation of the last decade.

Supergiant is one of a couple devs that I’ll give money to in early access, they’ve proven time and time again that my money is well spent on their games. This one took everything good about the first game and turned it up to 13. They bring out the best in the voice talent (seriously compare Mel and Neyrelle in D4) and the writing is as good as ever.

I haven’t been able to go back to the first game because this one is just strictly better

Hi, said new player here. Thanks for the tips. Ive only just started and for now I've only tried GA and supremacy. Im trying each class to see what works for me but;

I only play to have fun in the little time I have left after work, so I get about 10-12 kills per game with about 4-5000 points per game so an absolute noob. Some games I enjoy, some games I get smashed withvallbsorts of heroes/villakns flying everywhere

I try and play the objectifs (more important to me that the team wins than K/D ratios, but as a starwars fan Im just loving playing in this universe.

Im slowly starting to understand the cards and weapons etc. Is my best bet just to keep on keeping on or do I need to play a certain class more than another to better learn the game etc? Thanks in advance

Play as a trooper(or reinforcements), stick with your teammates, and if you see a dot with a hole in it, run

Playing as good guys feels so much better than bad

Don't integrate with the existing community. It's unbearably toxic. Discover the game for yourselves.

Just have fun don’t get heated. It’s taken me 60 hours to actually start dominating and getting good with most of the characters. 

The fastest way to level up gear and get legendaries is to play survival, but I've heard that new players leave when they lose just one defense point, so the next best option is to play story. If you are looking for legendaries, the harder the mode is, the better chance you have at epic and legendary gear.

Fastest will be stories. Most stories can be done in 15-20 mins, survival is usually 30-40 mins.

Always equip your highest level gear regardless of the perks/bonuses on it and regardless of the color/quality. The level of drops is based on what you're wearing.

Focus on one class until you get gear up to 105. A higher level class will be able to grind through stories faster.

Once you hit level 105, gold level activities won't help you level up anymore. At this point you need to reroll your gear to slowly get up to 110. You can also play nightmares and platinum survival to get 110 drops but it'll be hard until you're 110 yourself. If you get lucky you can get carried through nightmare stories.

Remember to do Quick Play to get more resources as you play, since resources will be your gating factor for 105-110.

Once you hit 110 then you begin the mastery grind, but I wouldn't worry about that for a bit.

I replayed the first story stage till I got to 104. Normally it would be too boring but the combat in this game is so fun that it doesn't really matter if it's the same stage for the 20th time

Thank you, the discord chat is very helpful!