Warhammer Hades Mashup

Space Marine 2 meets Hades in this total conversion mod.

The Premise

You are a Space Marine of the 41st Millennium, cast into the depths of Tartarus. To return to your Chapter, you must fight through the Underworld's chambers—now teeming with Hades' enemies, blessed by Olympian gods, and narrated by the Lord of the Dead himself.

What's Included

🎮 Core Gameplay (Hades mechanics in SM2)

• Perfect Dodge: 200ms window → +1 damage stack (max 7×), 5% heal, ammo refund, brief invulnerability
• Perfect Block: 150ms window → reflects 100% damage back to attacker, stuns them
• Damage Stacks: Up to 7× damage multiplier, decays 1 stack on taking damage
• Finite Ammo: Bolter/Plasma have limited ammo; perfect dodges refund rounds
• Full-Heal Items: Nectar Vials restore full health; overheal stored (max 500) for auto-use on fatal damage
• Death Defiance: 1 extra life per run (upgradable via Mirror of Night)

⚔️ Weapons (6 weapons, 10+ aspects)

| Weapon | Slot | Unlock | |--------|------|--------| | Bolter | Primary | Starting | | Heavy Bolter | Heavy | Defeat Megaera | | Chainsword | Melee | Starting | | Power Sword | Melee | Defeat Alecto | | Thunder Hammer | Heavy Melee | Defeat Tisiphone | | Plasma Pistol | Secondary | Reach Elysium | | Combi-Bolter | Primary | Defeat Hades |

Each weapon has 2 Aspects (unlockable with Titan Blood) that radically change playstyle.

🏛️ Olympian Boons (12 Gods, 20+ Boons)

Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Dionysus, Demeter, Hermes, Chaos — each with Attack, Special, Dash, and Utility boons. Duo boons for god pairs.

🗺️ 4 Biomes, 45 Chambers

1. Tartarus (15 chambers) — Industrial underhive, Megaera boss
2. Asphodel (12 chambers) — Forge world lava, Alecto boss
3. Elysium (10 chambers) — Corrupted Imperial garden, Tisiphone boss
4. Temple of Styx (8 chambers) — Ruined throne room, Hades final boss

Chamber types: Combat, Elite, Miniboss, Boon Choice, Charon's Shop, Chaos Gate, Story, Trial.

📈 Meta Progression (Mirror of Night)

10 upgrade categories: Health, Damage, Armor, Dodge Window, Ammo, Death Defiance, Boon Rarity, Stored Heal, Dodge Stack Duration, Starting Boon.

🎭 Narrative & Audio

• Logan Cunningham (Narrator/Hades) — new lines for Space Marine context
• Darren Korb (Zagreus) — meets the "warrior in ceramite"
• Karen Strange (Nyx) — "Night embraces you, warrior"
• Dynamic music: Hades tracks layered with SM2 industrial/forge ambience
• All voice lines play at appropriate moments (run start, chamber clear, boon select, boss encounters, death, victory)

🔧 Technical

• Reads your actual Hades installation for enemy data, boon definitions, audio, music
• No game files copied — companion game content loaded at runtime via Melty's {game:hades} path
• Single-player only
• CC-BY-NC-SA license, remixes allowed

Requirements

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Steam/Epic) — host game
• Hades (Steam/Epic) — companion game (required for content)

Installation

1. Install both games
2. Subscribe/install via Melty (one-click)
3. Launch "Warhammer Hades Mashup" from Melty — it starts Space Marine 2 with the mod active
4. New game mode "Escape from Tartarus" appears in main menu

Credits

• Hades content © Supergiant Games (used via player's own installation)
• Space Marine 2 content © Focus Entertainment / Saber Interactive
• Mod code & integration: CC-BY-NC-SA
• Melty integration by Sisyphus