Early Access Patch 043 -- v0.27191

This patch contains more localized text and improvements following this month's Nighty Night Update. Thank you for playing and for your feedback, and see you again for our next **Major Update **in June!

Note: 📢 indicates a change inspired by community feedback!

Foes & Encounters

📢 'Trial of the Gods': reduced move speed penalty applied by Demeter's attack if you spurn her 📢 Splitter: will not retreat as far onto magma pools; reverted change from last patch that made them less likely to retreat (this had some negative side effects we expect to address in a future update) • Tiny Vermin: fixes and tuning to some behaviors of this recently-added **Temple of Styx **mini-boss

Keepsakes & Items

📢 Companion Rib (Skelly): increased health for summoned companion

Level Design & Environments

• Minor fixes and improvements to various chambers

Art & Visual FX

• Updated visual for the **Permanent Record **object in the Admin Chamber • Improved look of the defensive aura expiring with the Stygian Blade (Arthur Aspect) • Other minor fixes and improvements

Music & SFX

• Added sound effects for shades pleading their cases to Lord Hades • Updated sound effects for recently-updated 'There Is No Escape' and 'Boss Vanquished' messages • Updated sound for Ice Wine (Demeter x Dionysus) 📢 Updated ambient sound in the Admin Chamber 📢 Updated ambient sound during **Remembrance **sequences • Other minor changes and improvements

Voice & Narrative

• Extended **Affinity Gauge **for **Aphrodite **(you can give her more gifts) • **Primordial Chaos **now sometimes speaks via the **Shield of Chaos (Chaos Aspect) **after a certain point... • Added more contextual voice lines for the **Permanent Record **and **Security Log **screens 📢 Reduced the requirement for the newer **Flashback Sequence **(it can occur sooner than before) • Adjustment some **Inspect Points **in the newer Flashback Sequence • Fixed scripting issues with the recently added subplot between **Nyx **and Dusa • Fixed some losing-streak events for certain bosses playing too infrequently if you met the requirements • Fixed **Lord Hades **judgment voice lines conflicting with his **House Contractor **purchase voice lines • Fixed **Hypnos **consolation event for dying to the effects of **Tight Deadline (Pact) **not playing • Other minor fixes and tuning to various events

Miscellaneous

• Added more localized strings for **Nighty Night Update **content (thank you, Community Translators!) • Added a Victory Screen Commendation, Legendary Boon Boy, for clears with many Legendary Boons • Updated requirements for Victory Screen Commendations that were too frequent or infrequent • Improved presentation for vanquishing the **Tiny Vermin **in the Temple of Styx • Improved presentation timing for successive encounters with said Tiny Vermin • Improvements to scrolling in the **Permanent Record **screen • Improved **House Contractor **purchase presentation for **Administrative Privilege **and Eldest Sigil • Added preview icon for the **Bloodless Sculpture **in the **House Contractor **screen • Minor text changes and fixes

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a rare progression blocker on a specific event path with the **Fallen Warrior **in Elysium • Fixed rare cases where boss damage limits between phases could be bypassed at the start of fights 📢 Fixed issues interacting with **Eurydice **after the conclusion of her subplot with Orpheus 📢 Fixed a rare issue where Zagreus and the final boss could die at the same time (there can only be one) 📢 Fixed visual issues where Zagreus could get stuck in the firing animation with the Bow • Fixed visual issues with Long Knuckle (Daedalus - Fists) • Fixed UI for **Nectar **sometimes remaining visible between chambers • Fixed shades in the final chamber of **Elysium **sometimes facing the wrong way • Fixed some trap interactions with the defensive aura created by the Stygian Blade (Arthur Aspect) • Fixed not being able to scroll to the **Fated Persuasion (Mirror) **ability in the Well of Charon • Fixed an **Inspect Point **that was not appearing after the battle with Megaera • Other minor fixes

Quote of the Patch

"'True, Zeus shrank from doing a thing to outrage rushing Night.'" **~The Iliad **(Homer; R. Fagles translation)