Speedrun Modpack
Unrelated Mod to the Hades 1 modpack. Just slightly inspired by it is all.
This is a modular Hades II modpack. Every module here can either be installed individually or part of the pack. It brings together first-hammer selection, in-game LiveSplit-style timing, quality-of-life options, gameplay-flow quality-of-life adjustments, minor balance/description fixes, and Surface route adjustments under one shared Speedrun settings window.
What the pack brings instead of individual installs
Unified UI
Have a single unified UI panel to manage all module toggles, settings, and shared options.
The Quick Setup tab gives each included module a compact enable toggle so a profile can be configured without jumping between separate mod menus.
Profiles
Save different configurations, such as Any Fear, High Fear, RTA, or multi-run practice, into profiles and load them with one click in game.
Profiles store the shared Speedrun settings state, making it easier to swap between routing, practice, and submission setups.
Hashing
While the pack is installed, a unique fingerprint will be shown on the side to identify the settings that pack has been configured with.
Included Modules
Select First Hammer
Choose the guaranteed first Daedalus Hammer for each weapon aspect.
Instead of taking a random first hammer, you can assign a specific opener to every aspect in the game. Leaving an aspect on None (Random) preserves vanilla behavior for that aspect.
Coverage is grouped by weapon and aspect:
- Staff
- Blades
- Axe
- Torch
- Skull
- Coat
Hammer Panel Options
LiveSplit
Adds native LiveSplit-like timing support to the game.
Examples
The recording table can show biome splits with selected timing columns while a run is active.
LiveSplit records runs and shows selected timing information while you play. Its main feature is a compact recording table that tracks your route through a run.
Supported timing views include:
- Underworld routes: Erebus, Oceanus, Fields, and Tartarus
- Surface routes: Ephyra, Thessaly, Olympus, and The Summit
- Dream Dive routes, with biome order detected from the run
- Single-run split recording
- Multi-run batch recording for routing or practice sessions
- IGT, RTA, and LrT timing columns
Options while doing single run repeated recording
Single-run mode keeps the next run ready for split recording and is aimed at repeated normal attempts.
Options while doing multi run repeated recording
Multi-run mode records a batch of consecutive runs and keeps cumulative batch totals.
Quality of Life
Adds practical speedrun quality-of-life options for cleaner menus, faster resets, and better keyboard-and-mouse handling.
Current options:
- KBM Escape Fix
Makes Escape work during boon and pom selection, Hex selection, Path of Stars, and death sequences.
- Rerolling Saves the Game
Saluting the Oath statue now triggers a game save.
- Always Show Location
Always displays the current location in the UI.
- Skip Death Cutscene
Skips the death cutscene and returns you to the main menu faster while still showing the death screen.
- Auto Skip Dialogue
Automatically skips dialogue prompts during gameplay.
- Skip Run End Cutscene
Skips the end-of-run cutscene and returns you to the main menu faster while still showing the victory screen.
- Spawn in Training Grounds
Spawns you in the Training Grounds instead of the House of Hades. Useful for testing and practicing.
- Arcana & Fear on Victory Screen
Displays Arcana and Fear on the victory screen.
Gameplay QoL
Adds run-flow and routing helpers without changing the broader balance package.
Current options:
- Familiar Delay Fix
Fixes Familiars being summoned after a delay upon entering a room.
- Miniboss Encounter Fix
Fixes minibosses with top-screen health bars not properly progressing biome depth.
- Skip Gem Boss Reward
Stops bosses from dropping gem rewards when using Grave Thirst.
- Prevent Echo Scam
Blocks both Fields minibosses from spawning in room 3 to prevent Echo scam.
- Disable Selene Before First Boon
Prevents Selene from spawning before the first boon is obtained.
- Disable Arachne Pity
Disables Arachne pity entirely for Any Fear runs.
- Force Arachne Spawn
Forces Arachne to spawn to reduce death pity reset.
- Force Medea Spawn
Forces Medea to spawn to reduce death pity reset.
- Incrementing Fig Leaf
Dionysus skip chance starts at the default value, increases by 13% after every encounter, and resets on biome start.
Balance Changes
Adds optional fixes and rule changes that alter weapon, boon, encounter, or damage behavior for speedrun consistency.
Current options:
- Anubis Wall Placement Fix
Fixes Mirrored Ankh omega attack wall placement based on casting angle.
- Omega Cast Fix
Fixes omega-cast moves not counting as cast damage.
- Poseidon Waves Fix
Fixes Poseidon waves on Axe special and Hidden Helix Torch.
- Remove Second Channeling
Removes the second charge stage of Glorious Disaster and Giga Moonburst, baking the bonus into stage 1.
- Shimmering Moonshot Fix
Fixes Shimmering Moonshot not applying its damage bonus to omega special.
- Aspect of Selene Fix
Treats Aspect of Selene's built-in Hex as the run's Selene pickup so Path of Stars replaces normal Selene drops. Skyfall starts at full Moonglow.
- Axe Omega Channel Fix
Fixes Axe omega attack not benefiting correctly from channeling bonuses.
- Tidal Ring Fix
Fixes Tidal Ring not hitting the same mob twice with Circe.
- Suffering Fix
Fixes Suffering on Sight not bypassing the Wards vow when dealing damage.
Surface Rebalance
Adds Surface-specific route and encounter changes for speedrun routing.
Current options:
- Force Thessaly Miniboss
Forces one Thessaly miniboss to appear between rooms 2-4.
- Force Olympus Midshop
Forces the Olympus midshop to appear between rooms 5-7.
- Remove Thessaly Heracles
Removes Heracles encounter options from Thessaly.
- Adjust Charybdis Behavior
At phase transition, tentacles despawn in 1 second instead of 9 seconds. Charybdis fires 6 spits instead of 8.
How To Use
Install via r2modman. In game, open the Speedrun menu and configure the modules from the shared settings window.
The Quick Setup tab provides module-level enable toggles. Open a module tab for individual settings.
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