· You now can encounter up to one additional Olympian each night (as in the previous game)
· You now are likely to find one more Boon or other major reward while in Erebus
? Increased invulnerability duration after your Death Defiance effects activate
? Improved rewards of Ash and Psyche can now be found in Oceanus and the Rift of Thessaly
? You now can press-and-hold to harvest repeatedly from Crescent Pick Outcroppings
? Toula should now stay closer to you in Encounters, especially in the Fields of Mourning
? Nemesis no longer offers Death Defiance items if you do not need to refill the effect
· Reduced Gold cost of Selene’s Boon when available in Charon’s Shop
· Minor adjustments to the order in which Olympians may first appear early on
· Normalized chances of finding Fishing Points in various regions
Nocturnal Arms & Abilities
? Witch’s Staff: Special knocks foes away, but is slightly slower; Omega Special is faster
? Sister Blades: Special staggers standard foes longer; Attack visual FX better match the hitbox
? Umbral Flames: Attacks are stronger and faster; Omega Attack channels faster and uses less magick; Special gives a speed boost, but has reduced damage; Omega Special can be channeled while moving
? Moonstone Axe: reworked Special provides a lingering barrier; Omega Attack channels slightly faster; Omega Special channels faster
? Argent Skull: Omega Attack channels faster and hits a larger area
Aspects of the Nocturnal Arms
· Witch’s Staff (Circe): adjusted activation and duration of Serenity effect; Serenity now adds Omega bonus damage that scales with this Aspect’s rank
· Witch’s Staff (Momus): reworked; each of your Omega Moves automatically fires several times in succession from where you use them
? Sister Blades (Artemis): you will Block again if the effect recharges while you are channeling; Block now takes priority over Dodge and similar effects
· Umbral Flames (Eos): reworked; Omega Attack now fires a slow shot that occasionally creates damage blasts and also copies your Specials
· Moonstone Axe (Melinoë): reworked; now adds Power and Max Life
? Dire Shambler: reduced tracking speed between attacks
? Hippo: self-destruct area should more closely match the visuals
Level Design & Environments
? Driftwood resources are more common in the Rift of Thessaly (a further increase since last patch)
? Burning Oil Slicks in the Rift of Thessaly will extinguish after Encounters, though may be reignited
? Adjusted Oil Slicks in some locations in the Rift of Thessaly
· Minor fixes to several locations
Fated List of Minor Prophecies
· Clearing Original Sins no longer requires choosing the very rare Barren curse from Chaos
Chaos Trials
? Trial of Heartache: reduced difficulty and adjusted based on Aspect changes
? Trial of Haste: reduced difficulty and adjusted based on Aspect changes
Oath of the Unseen
· Vow of Forsaking: no longer helps ensure you quickly get Duo and Legendary Boons
Menus & UI
· Added many new UI icons for Keepsakes, Weapons, Well of Charon offerings, and more
? Insight Into Offerings (Cauldron) now also lets you check each Olympian’s list of offerings in the Book of Shadows while choosing their Boons (or the equivalent with other characters)
· [/]With the prior change, adjusted default key binding for Rarify; some custom bindings have been reset
? Added a warning when you are down to your last use of Death Defiance
? Opening the Book of Shadows should show entries for nearby characters more reliably
? Removed the Unused Grasp notification when exiting the Altar of Ashes while at a high Grasp limit
· Updated Pitch-Black Stone screen to use Aspect-specific icons
· Adjusted input action bar layout at the bottom of the Boon Screen and similar
· Added borders to icons for Selene Hexes on the Gifts of the Moon screen
· Added informational pop-up when using F10 to report bugs
· Other minor changes
Art & Visual FX
? Reduced some full-screen flashing or strobing, such as from time-slow effects
Music & SFX
· Added SFX for when certain active abilities such as Serenity are ready to use
· Updated placeholder SFX for various Keepsakes
· Updated SFX for projectile collisions with Umbral Flames (Moros)
Voice & Narrative
· Unique voice lines should play more reliably when certain incantations are revealed in the Cauldron
· Added voice lines when using Phase Shift (Selene) vs. Chronos (or trying to…)
· More voice lines should play when confiding in Frinos in certain contexts
Miscellaneous
? While brooding over the family portrait in the Crossroads, you may now snap out of it sooner
? You now can fully control the game using keyboard only if you rebind Attack and Special
? All timers now pause while in the presence of Charon
? An Anvil of Fates will no longer be offered in Tartarus if you have not found a Daedalus Hammer
? In the Hades Flashback, adjusted timing of hint for players who don’t realize they are in control
· Reduced requirements for the incantation Power to Pause and Reflect to be revealed
· Melinoë now respawns in the center of her magick circle near her tent (she was a bit off before…)
· Improved compatibility with more types of controllers
· Updated text for various upgrades and abilities
Bug Fixes
· Fixed Double Up (Poseidon) sometimes doubling Mystery Boons; clarified description
· Fixed Nightmare resources dropping unexpectedly in Chaos Trials
? Fixed Omega moves occasionally becoming unresponsive after being chomped on by Polyphemus
? Fixed deadliest attack of Chronos occasionally hitting when Melinoë was in a supposedly safe point
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