Co-op

Introduction

Some time ago, there were several Hades mod projects that attempted to add online multiplayer functionality. However, none were ever completed, which made me interested in taking on this challenge. To simplify the task, the following requirements were set:

• []Local co-op with Steam Remote Play support[/]

  []Two players[/]

  []Minimal gameplay changes[/]

  []Complex mechanics can be simplified[/]

  This led to certain limitations:

  • []At least one gamepad is required[/]

    []Stable network connection needed for video streaming[/]

    []The Mirror of Night affects all players equally[/]

    []The second player only appears in the hub location with weapons[/]

    []The "Devotion" challenge (where you choose one god and fight another) is disabled in boon duplication mode (temporarily?)[/]

    Installing

    • []Download HadesCoop-X. X. X.zip (X. X. X - version) here or from the latest GitHub release.[/]

      []Open the archive[/]

      []Extract the contents of the "x64" folder to "Hades/x64/" and  "Hades/x64Vk/"[/]

      []Extract "Content/Mods" to "Hades/Content/Mods"[/]

      []For online play use Parsec.app[/]

      Configuration

      Mod settings are stored in "Content\Mods\TN_CoopMod\config.lua"

      LootDelivery - `"RoomDuplicated"` or `"Shared"`

      • []Shared: Boons appear normally (only one player can take them)[/]

        []RoomDuplicated: Each room spawns two boons[/]

        Player1HasOutline and Player2HasOutline - `true` or `false`

        Toggles player outline effects

        Player1Outline and Player2Outline - Outline settings

        Local multiplayer

        • []Launch the game normally through Steam and click the new "Select gamemode" button[/]

          []Select Coop in the menu[/]

          []If either player uses KB+M, he should press the button first. Otherwise, the main (first) player presses the button using his controller[/]

          []The the second player should press the button.[/]

          []If everything looks good, either player can press the button to proceed to save file selection[/]

          []The second player will appear in the hub location with weapons. Choose your weapons and trinkets, then begin your run.[/]

          Remote play

          • []Launch Hades through Steam[/]

            []Run RemotePlayWhatever.exe and select a friend to invite[/]

            []Your friend should accept the invite in Steam client.[/]

            []Follow all steps from the previous section[/]

            Support

            The project is quite complex to test, and the game itself can have many unexpected states, so bugs may still occur.

            Please report bugs on GitHub

            A good bug report should include:

            • []Description of the bug[/]

              []Version of the mod being used[/]

              []Screenshot/video of the bug[/]

              []Save files (before and after the bug occurs)[/]

              []Steps to reproduce the bug[/]

              Also, you can ask for help in the Hades Modding Discord community. You can find me in the #coop-mod-h1 channel

              Credits

              Thanks to the Hades Modding community for help with initial testing,

              and special thanks to PonyWarrior (LRevolution).