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Blind Accessibility

Adds a lot of blind accessibility features into the game, and overhauls a lot of menus. Heavily recommended to have TOLk compatibility mod

CHANGELOG

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Unreleased

Added

  • Bounty Board (Pitch-Black Stone) screen integration with comprehensive TOLK support
    • Reads trial name when hovering over bounty items
    • Reads full trial description (not just abbreviated version)
    • Reads weapon information (or "Random Weapon" for random trials)
    • Reads biome name and biome description
    • Reads keepsake information (or "Random Keepsake" for random trials)
    • Reads reward information with resource type and amount
    • All information reads in proper order without duplicates on both first hover and subsequent hovers
  • Oath of the Unseen (Shrine) menu real-time screen reader updates
    • Screen reader now announces changes immediately when increasing or decreasing fear level modifiers
    • Announces modifier name, current rank status (Inactive/Rank X of Y/Maximum), and full description with current values
    • Updates refresh in real-time without needing to close and reopen the menu
  • TOLK Compatibility: Added lowercase icon identifier mappings for proper localized text reading
    • Added mappings for: liferestore, gold, currency, life, health, mana, armor, dash, darkness, hammer, shrinepoint, gift, omega, and more
    • Icon identifiers in descriptions now read as proper localized names instead of raw identifiers

Fixed

  • Darkness resource (Mixer6Common) now properly appears in the rewards menu in Chaos locations

[1.0.1] - 2025-11-05

Added

  • HP announcement system for player health thresholds (10%, 20%, 30%, etc.) via TOLK screen reader
  • Boss HP announcement system for tracking boss health thresholds
  • Mini-boss HP announcement system for tracking mini-boss/elite health thresholds
  • Configuration options for HP announcements (AnnouncePlayerHP, AnnounceBossHP, AnnounceMiniBossHP)
  • NoTrapDamage configuration option to disable trap damage
  • Ghost Admin (Cauldron) screen integration with cost information read by TOLK
  • Market screen integration with better TOLK support
  • Surface shop menu integration with TOLK
  • Keepsake menu enhanced information for TOLK
  • Store and spell button menus with better TOLK integration
  • Talent screen override for better accessibility
  • Hecate Hide and Seek mini-game accessibility improvements
  • Ship's Steering Wheel (Flashback navigation) door menu integration
  • VoR Typhon fight and Asphodel anomaly capture point radius set to 9999 for full map coverage

Changed

  • Namespace changed from erumi321 to Lirin
  • Website URL updated to https://github.com/Lirin111/Hades2BlindAccessibility
  • Updated dependency versions for compatibility with latest modding framework
  • Exorcism mini-game timing now uses configurable multiplier (default 1.0)
  • Exorcism failure mode is now configurable (default: false)
  • Removed HP threshold sound effects to prevent FMOD crashes during boss fights

Fixed

  • Ghost Admin screen item reveal presentation now has comprehensive safety checks
  • Boss health tracking cleanup when enemies are defeated
  • Mini-boss detection now properly distinguishes between elite enemies and actual mini-bosses (1000+ MaxHealth threshold)
  • Fresh install compatibility issues resolved

0.4.2 - 2024-11-07

Fixed

  • Inventory bug

0.4.1 - 2024-11-04

Changed

  • Exorcism timing now uses default region duration after input instead of hardcoded value (0.4)

Fixed

  • Death bug
  • Fresh install now works correctly (no longer checks for config.enabled)

0.4.0 - 2024-10-26

Added

  • Flashbacks now allow navigation in the same way that the crossroads does (B / D-Pad Left)
  • The exorcism mini-game now optionally speaks and has an adjustable allowed time multiplier (see config)

0.3.2 - 2024-10-18

Fixed

  • Fixed issues corresponding to Early Access Patch 5 (Olympic Update)

0.3.1 - 2024-10-14

Added

  • Keepsake menu reports more information when read by TOLK
  • Well of Charon menu reports more information when read by TOLK
  • Selene menu reports more information when read by TOLK
  • Path of Stars menu reports more information when read by TOLK

0.3.0 - 2024-07-11

Added

  • Cauldron menu now reports more information when read by TOLK
  • Broker menu now reports more information when read by TOLK
  • Changed inventory to act more like vanilla game, gift menu and planting menu now report more information when read by TOLK as a side product
  • Shrine of Hermes now reports more information when read by TOLK

0.2.0 - 2024-06-12

Added

  • Dependency to TOLK mod to automatically install it
  • Interactable teleporter (Trait Tray -> Codex) now shows Hermes Shrines on the Surface

Fixed

  • Door menus in each area now work correctly
  • Gatherable resources now appear in correct menu when in a shop
  • Bug when grasp is fully upgraded is fixed

0.1.5 - 2024-05-27

Fixed

  • Make menu buttons read text through TOLK more consistently

0.1.4 - 2024-05-27

Fixed

  • Inventory menu bug preventing it from opening

0.1.3 - 2024-05-27

Added

  • Buttons to read Health Gold and Armor within door / reward teleporter menu

Fixed

  • Bug where sometimes door buttons would not be read by TOLK

0.1.2 - 2024-05-27

Fixed

  • All code to work for Thunderstore and r2m format

0.1.1 - 2024-05-24

Added

  • Hub area teleport menu (B/D-pad Left)
  • Door teleport menu (B/D-pad Left -> I/D-pad Right)
  • Reward / Harvest Point / Shop teleport menu (B/D-pad Left -> C/D-pad Up)
  • Inventory Simplifier (I/D-pad Right -> I/D-pad Right)
  • Arcana Menu integration with TOLK screen reader
  • Final Boss instant kill move -> 50 damage