Hades - Features

Hades is the next edition of Project Ortos - a brand-new StackSub server built on the Hellbound chronicle. Everything the first server taught us goes in; the parts players asked us to change, change.

• Hellbound-based content and zones
• StackSub class system with unlocked mutants
• Kamaels playable from day one
• No pay-to-win
• Dualbox 1+1 - one main client plus one box per player
• No Mana Potions

Planned launch: January 2027. Exact dates and the complete feature list will follow here and on Discord.

Base rates sit at x4, and the Voter bonus pushes them up to x6.

Rate	Base	With Voter bonus
EXP / SP	x4	up to x6
Adena	x4	up to x6
Drop / Spoil	x4	up to x6

The StackSub system returns: your character stacks sub-classes and plays with the skills of the active pair. What changes on Hades is who can stack with whom.

• Unlocked mutants - every retail class is available as a multiracial StackSub. A Human with an Elf retail sub, stacked with an Orc? As long as it is a retail class, it can be stacked.
• Dwarf mutants - a Dwarf can stack any class on its base, except Kamaels.
• Elf and Dark Elf cannot be combined - the one pairing that stays locked.
• One profession per character, as before - no duplicate classes across slots.
• Each StackSub slot costs a White Molar.
• Level required: 40
• Max retail sub level raised to 81

Kamaels are back. The race is fully playable on Hades - including its class line and its own StackSub combinations.

• StackSub locked to their own race. We know how overpowered some Kamael combinations can get, so a Kamael can only stack Kamael classes. They can still add a retail subclass like every other race - and build a mutant on that retail class.

The conveniences that made the first server pleasant to play stay, and a few more come with them.

• Vote rewards system carried over from our last server
• Auto-pickup, offline shops, in-game .commands and .menu
• Updated client with tons of new features
• Master account panel: vote, rewards, notifications and more
• Discord bridge - talk to your clan mates on Discord directly from the in-game Clan Chat
• Multi Craft - bulk craft with one click

Balance work from the first server continues on Hades: class and skill adjustments aimed at keeping every StackSub combination viable without letting one dominate.

We are reviewing a wide range of class combinations to make the game more balanced and fair - which is why selected skills from later chronicles are being brought into the game.

• No custom armors or weapons. Gear is retail only.
• The only custom item system is the Cloak system - small bonuses that add flavour without upsetting the balance of the game.

Full list of changes: Hades skill changes →

Nothing that affects power is sold for money. Donations fund the server and buy cosmetics and conveniences only - what they buy is listed openly, and everything sold is also obtainable in game or through voting.

Basics

• Only for Noblesse players
• 1v1 non-classed fights only
• Matches take place on the High Five arenas
• Requires min. 3 players to start
• Must be on main class and under 80% inventory weight
• Fame after every match

Points System

• Start with 25 points, +5 daily
• Win: +5 pts · Lose: −5 pts · Draw: 0
• High Stake: when both players have 100+ pts the risk is 30% of the lower player’s points

Hero System

• Min. 9 matches and 1 win
• Validation period: from Sunday midnight (00:00 Europe/Warsaw) until Monday 12:00 Europe/Warsaw - fights are closed, the system checks the week’s results
• Hero crowning: every Monday at 12:00 (Europe/Warsaw) - that’s when the new Heroes are officially announced

Schedule & Cycle

TBA

TODO: automated and GM-run events planned for Hades.