Is he a relative of Ray Tracing?

nick_md wrote:

Did you see max heat got completed recently?

Yup. Absolutely insane work, and very fortunate.

It wasn’t exactly the first time it had been completed, it had been done before using seed files so people knew what options they’d receive throughout their playthrough. The reckoning was that there was pretty much only one specific build it could be done with, and the odds of getting everything you need for that build were tiny. The person who managed it without a seed file managed to stumble across the right set of options in their first session of trying.

This video was published literally the week before it was beaten, it discusses the seeded runs and the odds of getting what’s required to clear it without a seed.

Nice.

I signed up but not heard anything, how do you get notified?

I got an email from Steam confirming access.

Playing 2 (which is lovely) has reminded me to get on with 1. I'd only got to Styx once and was close to getting there again yesterday.

Got the final death defiance so that will make future runs longer.

2 seems a tad slower than 1 and smoother (screen scrolling and character model). Assume that's down to more frames of animation.

Will have go back to 2 now as I've remembered how to play.

mrsmr2 wrote:

Playing 1 and 2 back to back. Got to Hades 3

read up to here and thought there was a 3rd iteration coming out

Nice one.
Once you clear it once they'll come rolling in.

I always found the shield to be toughest. I think most of my clears have been with the spear or bow.