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The hub area of Hades 2 is the Crossroads, a junction between the surface and the underworld. While cosmetic upgrades are coming later in early access, you can buy some useful additions to the Crossroads, like a garden where you can plant all the nightshade you’ll need for various concoctions.
You can also buy a hot tub.
The recipe for the Rite of Vapor-Cleansing will appear at your cauldron a few nights into your playthrough, and that’s the incantation you need to incant to unlock the hot springs for a cost of two moly, two lotus, and two nightshade. As well as building the hot springs, that ritual will give you your first set of bath salts.
To make use of the hot springs you need to interact with Hades 2’s favor mechanics. Just like in the first game any friendly NPC—and a few initially unfriendly ones—can be given gifts.
