Hades 2 offers a myriad of tools, blessings from Greek gods, and witchcraft-coded spells to overcome its challenges. Yet, the further you plunge into the Underworld and Olympus, the bigger the resistance from enemy forces is. Simply put, the closer you get to the endgame, the harder everything gets.

Considering it's necessary for you to not just do runs but also achieve victory in them to actually see the overarching story through, you'll need all the help you can get. As someone who had to constantly win runs in order to write extensive guides on reaching the end of the game and successfully navigating the epilogue that follows, I'll be detailing what worked for me as the best endgame build for Hades 2.

• Hades 2 Best Endgame Build Explained

Hades 2 has countless synergies and permutations with which to experiment. Even the sole choice of your weapon can radically change how you approach a run. At the same time, this is still a roguelite--aside from some specific picks, there's never a guarantee that you'll always be getting what you want during a run. As such, it's worth being open to improvisation on the go.

The 1.0 version of Hades 2 is here, along with an assortment of questions and vague pointers about one of the biggest mysteries in Early Access. Whether you're jumping into the game for the first time or after being caught up with the story available during Early Access, the task of locating the Three Fates is quite an involved endeavor.

The launch of Hades 2 allows you to finally move the "Melinoë, Help Us" objective forward, which has been a constant presence in the Fated List of Minor Prophecies. As you'll soon find out, this turns out to be a questline with multiple steps, some of which solving riddles with far from clear answers. If you're wondering how to locate the Three Fates in Hades 2, as well as the answers to the riddles of Melinoë, Seek Us, we have all the answers below.

• How to Complete Melinoë, Help Us in Hades 2

One of the first questions that might come to mind, especially if you were all caught up with the Early Access content ahead of the 1.0 release, is how to actually make progress in the Melinoë, Help Us prophecy.

The 1.0 version of Hades 2 is here, along with an assortment of questions and vague pointers about how to actually finish the story. Whether you're jumping into the game for the first time or after being caught up with the story available during Early Access, the path to seeing the resolution of the story and hitting the credits is far from clear.

From the number of runs that you need to tackle to finish the Hades 2 main story to new materials needed for important incantations, there's a lot to dissect. If you're wondering how to complete the Dissolution of Time and Disintegration of Monstrosity incantations, as well as how to get Entropy, we have all the answers below.

• How Many Runs Do You Need to Do to Finish Hades 2?

One of the first questions that might come to mind, especially if you were all caught up with the Early Access content ahead of the 1.0 release, is how many runs you need to do in order to finish Hades 2.

Waking up Hypnos is one of Hades 2's recurring goals. From the moment you start your journey in the sequel, the embodiment of sleep is in a deep slumber. This is manifested in the Fated List of Minor Prophecies as Soundest of Sleepers, tasking you to "rouse Hypnos from his slumber" without much indication as to how to accomplish it.

During Early Access, the game had two incantations related to the minor prophecy. Now, after the full release, you can finally access the third and final spell to wake up hypnos. Problem is, you'll need a rare material for it. If you're wondering how to get Soot in Hades 2 to complete the End to the Dumbest Slumber incantation, we've got you covered.

• How to Unlock End to Dumbest Slumber

In order to tackle the Soundest of Sleepers prophecy in Hades 2, you have to complete three incantations. To access them, you first need to speak to Hypnos whenever you're in the Crossroads. You need to gift him two bottles of Nectar and collect at least one Poppy, which is obtained by gathering Poppy Seeds and planting them in your garden at the Crossroads. The main NPC that you need to speak to is Medea in Ephyra, which is the first region when you're attempting a surface run.

Hades 2 is finally escaping the grasp of Early Access, and the game's full release arrives with a console port for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The launch is mimicking its predecessor's, up to the point of offering cross-saves between platforms.

The feature is nice to have regardless of whether you're up to date with Early Access or starting from scratch. However, the process to set it up does have a few steps to consider. If you're wondering how to enable cross saves for Hades 2 between Switch and PC, here's the complete breakdown.

When you open Hades 2 on your Switch or Switch 2, you'll see "Cross-Saves" as an option on the main menu screen. From here, you'll have to connect to either a Steam or Epic Games account. I have the game on Steam, so we'll go with that as a reference. Regardless of where you have purchased Hades 2, you must ensure that cloud saves are enabled.

In a lengthy social media post, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Game Studios acknowledged "issues including performance drops, stability hiccups, freezes, and the annoying audio bugs." The plan is to start addressing those problems next month, though performance-related fixes will require a longer-term solution.

The first update is slated to arrive in "mid-October-ish" for Helldivers 2, according to the game's official X account. That patch will focus on crashing issues, audio interruptions for primary weapon/sidearm, minor performance upgrades, and more. However, for "bigger performance pieces" in the third-person shooter, Arrowhead states that it needs more than two months to "address some of the larger concerns."

Greetings Helldivers,

We know many of you have been experiencing issues including performance drops, stability hiccups, freezes, and the annoying audio bugs.

We’ve seen the feedback across Discord, forums, Reddit and our dashboards. You’ve been loud, clear, and absolutely right…

In addition, Arrowhead added that it's aiming for "more transparency and more talk" about Helldivers 2 moving forward. That will begin next week with a new post about the shooter, according to the developer.

Embracer Group CEO Phil Rogers has commented on AI in gaming, saying it's the "most powerful technology tool of our generation" and one that the company wants to deploy strategically.

During an investor meeting recently reported on by Game File, Rogers said, "Players aren't longing for generic, soulless side quests or synthetic AI voices." He's very bullish on AI technologies and how they may be able to help developers with things like "driving efficiency, and ultimately delivering the high quality, memorable games our players demand."

Rogers went on to say he is aware of the "concern from players and developers alike" about AI, but in his belief, a greater risk is using AI "without a strong ethical framework."