Patch 039

**Early Access Patch 039 - January 28, 2020**

This patch includes more localized content, balance changes, fixes, and improvements for last week's Long Winter Update, as we shift focus to our next **Major Update**. Until then, thank you for playing!!

## General Gameplay

* Reduced prices of Boons sold by Charon
* Titan Blood sold at the Wretched Broker now yields more Gemstones

## Infernal Arms, Aspects, & Abilities

* Shield of Chaos: slightly reduced Bull Rush charge-up time (to how it was before the Long Winter Update)
* Adamant Rail: increased autolock radius while using gamepad

## Boons & Blessings

* Reduced offering rate of 'Exchange' Boons
* Reduced offering rate for Olympian Aid Boons (in general, they should appear less early and often)
* Divine Dash (Athena): slightly increased Deflect duration (still less than before the Long Winter Update)
* Proud Bearing (Athena): improved scaling from Poms
* Holy Shield (Athena): increased duration of Deflect revenge effect
* Curse of Pain (Ares): fixed an issue causing this not to scale correctly with improved rarity
* Urge to Kill (Ares): effect now can scale with Poms
* Aphrodite's Call: no longer blockable by shield-bearing foes; no longer stopped by Final Boss urns
* Artemis' Call: no longer stopped by by *[sic]* Final Boss urns
* Crystal Beam (Demeter): increased tracking speed
* Killing Freeze (Demeter): improved scaling from rarity
* Rare Crop (Demeter): slightly reduced appearance rate
* Demeter's Aid: increased speed at which winter vortex reaches full size
* Blizzard Shot (Demeter x Poseidon): increased damage
* Defiance (Chaos): increased appearance rate

## Daedalus Hammer Upgrades

* Piercing Wave (Blade): increased damage
* Cursed Slash (Blade): increased life-steal effect
* Charged Volley (Bow): slightly improved charge-up time
* Charged Shot (Shield): fixed an issue causing it to stop you longer than intended
* World Smasher (Shield): slightly reduced damage; no longer fully automatic
* Cluster Bomb (Rail): staggered firing sequence; reduced damage penalty; increased area of effect

## Foes & Encounters

* Thanatos: reduced appearance rate (it is still significantly higher than before the Long Winter Update)
* The Fury Sisters: adjusted some of their attack timings under Extreme Measures (Pact)
* Wave-Maker: adjusted attack pattern; reduced armor; reduced appearance rate in Asphodel
* Burn-Flinger: adjusted attack pattern; reduced appearance rate in Asphodel
* Bone Hydra: reduced tracking of projectile attack
* Gigantic Vermin: Mini-boss creates fewer Poison puddles
* Final Boss: improved hit box on some attacks; urns no longer deal damage while being summoned

## Keepsakes & Items

* Broken Spearpoint (Fallen Warrior): reduced cooldown

## Pact of Punishment

* Budget Cuts: no longer locked in as part of Hell Mode
* Lasting Consequences: first rank now locked in as part of Hell Mode
* Underworld Customs: increased Heat
* Forced Overtime: increased Heat; reduced number of ranks (though each rank has a greater effect)
* Convenience Fee: no longer raises cost of Bounty resources sold in Charon's shop in Styx

## Art & Visual FX

* Added new visual presentation when vanquishing bosses with Winter Harvest (Demeter)
* Improved visual presentation when slaying other foes with Winter Harvest (Demeter)
* Improved visual presentation when revealing Spear (Aspect of Guan Yu)

## Music & SFX

* Added new sound effects for Final Boss urn destruction attack
* Adjusted sound effects volume for Mistral Dash (Demeter)
* Fixed sound effects on Charged Skewer (Spear)
* Fixed Delta Chamber (Rail) always playing low-ammo sound
* Fixed victory music stinger being inaudible if a song is being performed in the House of Hades

## Voice & Narrative

* Restored post-defeat voice lines from Final Boss
* Added one-time voice hint about how to get to Eurydice while outside her chamber
* Added new voice lines for various Wretched Broker interactions
* Fixed two Inspect Points in the House of Hades that were not playing or appearing correctly
* Fixed voice lines sometimes not playing when confronting the Bone Hydra
* Fixes to narrative scripting to some events
* Additional fixes and tuning to various contextual voice events

## Miscellaneous

* Added more new localized strings for content introduced in the Long Winter Update
* Improved text and icon distinctions between Max Life increases and Healing
* In ultrawide resolutions, sidebar artwork no longer occludes the edges of the display
* Added controller vibration while using the Rod of Fishing
* Reduced frequency of visual effects while taking damage from Lava
* Fixed Cyclops Jerky Select (Fallen Warrior) text to match the effect (the text was less than the effect)
* Minor fixes and improvements to Splendid Lyre interact presentation
* Added subtle visual effect when collecting Bloodstone ammo
* Other minor text fixes and presentation improvements

## Bug Fixes

* Fixed an issue where too many different Olympians could appear in a single escape attempt (note: this has no effect on Boon offering rates, only on total number of different Boon-giving characters per escape attempt)
* Fixed an issue that could stall progress on Dusa's lounge renovation quest
* Fixed instances of invisible collision in the House of Hades
* Fixed Boon Rarity markers disappearing from Ambrosia Delight (Eurydice) or Rare Crop (Demeter)
* Fixed one more case of being able to use the Rod of Fishing while standing in lava
* Fixed Trippy Shot (Dionysus) sometimes being destroyed unexpectedly
* Fixed an interaction between Bow (Hera Aspect) and Crystal Shot (Demeter)
* Fixed a graphical issue in the biome map travel sequence from Tartarus
* Fixed an animation issue with the floating bobber while using the Rod of Fishing
* Fixed alert icon always appearing on House Contractor even when new items were not available
* Fixed conditions for certain Victory Screen Commendations
* Fixed a minor graphical issue while closing the Fated List
* Fixed instances where icons could remain visible in the Boon Info sidebar unexpectedly
* Other minor fixes

## Quote of the Patch

> On the middle 7th cast Demeter's holy grain on the well-rolled threshing-floor, keeping a sharp eye open; and have a woodcutter cut house planks, and all the ship-timbers that are appropriate for ships. But begin building narrow ships on the 4th.
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> Works and Days (Hesiod; M. L. West translation)

**Note: You should see v0.25129 in-game once you have the update.**