Hades
49 Achievements
1000 XP
80-100h
Epic
Home Makeover
Pay for 50 jobs from the House Contractor
15 XP
27.0%
How to unlock the Home Makeover achievement in Hades - Definitive Guide
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Will come naturally over time, but you can prioritize certain things to unlock faster (buying all the decor upgrades that are 10-30 gems). Most of the upgrades that cost diamonds end up giving you more resources per run (and count towards the achievement) allowing you to purchase more house contract jobs, so these should absolutely be a priority.
Some things to keep in mind to help your gem/diamond hunting:
-Once you clear a run with a weapon, you’ll have to up the heat setting to keep receiving the big boss rewards (Titan blood, diamond, and ambrosia).
-Keep an eye out for the Poseidon boon that increases the amount of darkness/gems received
-occasionally chaos will offer a boon that increases the amount of gems/darkness received for the run as well
Depending on how lucky you get, and what you purchase this achievement will unlock eventually
Some things to keep in mind to help your gem/diamond hunting:
-Once you clear a run with a weapon, you’ll have to up the heat setting to keep receiving the big boss rewards (Titan blood, diamond, and ambrosia).
-Keep an eye out for the Poseidon boon that increases the amount of darkness/gems received
-occasionally chaos will offer a boon that increases the amount of gems/darkness received for the run as well
Depending on how lucky you get, and what you purchase this achievement will unlock eventually
2 Comments
You can quit the game and reload it and get back everything you spent including the Legendary aspects.
By CLEVIGE on 18 Aug 2021 02:40
How do you up the heat setting?
Nevermind, you'll be able to do this after escaping once
Nevermind, you'll be able to do this after escaping once
By Mince lfc on 20 Aug 2021 19:21
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The House Contractor has a list of different jobs you can purchase from him, split by type and area. While you'll start out with many jobs available to purchase right away, most will unlock over time as you attempt to escape more and more. Special story side-quest related jobs will only appear once you've initiated the side-quest, which usually happens after speaking to that character enough times.
Purchase any 50 jobs from the Contractor and the trophy will pop. Some jobs are more important than others of course, and there are a few that you should get as soon as you can. You'll want to primarily focus on purchasing all of the Work Orders (page 1) he has, but there are a few other scattered ones that are also helpful. Only the Work Order jobs give actual upgrades or unlock new areas/things, and the rest are all cosmetic. There are many low-cost options under each tab that will help you pad your numbers. In terms of actual usefulness however, I've included a list below of a few big jobs you'll want to purchase ASAP.
The House Contractor has 7 different pages of jobs, although not all of them will be available from the start. You'll begin with tabs 1-5 and will unlock pages 6 and 7 during the game. They are:
1. Work Orders - This page is the most important. These jobs unlock new chambers, add new things to the runs, and otherwise aid Zagreus as he tries to escape. For example, you can unlock urns that contain gold coins, unlock Erberus Gates (see Hold the Onions
), and so on. Also, many side-quests will require a specialized purchase from here.
2. Great Hall - The Great Hall, West Hall, Lounge, and Bedchambers pages mostly contain purely cosmetic upgrades to the House; mainly rugs, couches, paintings, and other decorations. Only a small handful have any value beyond just appearance.
3. West Hall - See above.
4. Lounge - See above.
5. Bedchambers - See above.
6. Court Music - This page unlocks once you purchase the Music Stand from the Contractor (found under Work Orders).
7. Theme Gallery* - (To see how to unlock the Theme Gallery, please see below) Themes are just aesthetic changes to some UI elements. Mostly they just add some decorative frames around your Boon list and victory statistics pages.
To see a complete list of all orders and their cost, the Hades Wiki House Contractor page is a great resource.
* To unlock the Theme Gallery:
Purchase any 50 jobs from the Contractor and the trophy will pop. Some jobs are more important than others of course, and there are a few that you should get as soon as you can. You'll want to primarily focus on purchasing all of the Work Orders (page 1) he has, but there are a few other scattered ones that are also helpful. Only the Work Order jobs give actual upgrades or unlock new areas/things, and the rest are all cosmetic. There are many low-cost options under each tab that will help you pad your numbers. In terms of actual usefulness however, I've included a list below of a few big jobs you'll want to purchase ASAP.
The House Contractor has 7 different pages of jobs, although not all of them will be available from the start. You'll begin with tabs 1-5 and will unlock pages 6 and 7 during the game. They are:
1. Work Orders - This page is the most important. These jobs unlock new chambers, add new things to the runs, and otherwise aid Zagreus as he tries to escape. For example, you can unlock urns that contain gold coins, unlock Erberus Gates (see Hold the Onions
), and so on. Also, many side-quests will require a specialized purchase from here.2. Great Hall - The Great Hall, West Hall, Lounge, and Bedchambers pages mostly contain purely cosmetic upgrades to the House; mainly rugs, couches, paintings, and other decorations. Only a small handful have any value beyond just appearance.
3. West Hall - See above.
4. Lounge - See above.
5. Bedchambers - See above.
6. Court Music - This page unlocks once you purchase the Music Stand from the Contractor (found under Work Orders).
7. Theme Gallery* - (To see how to unlock the Theme Gallery, please see below) Themes are just aesthetic changes to some UI elements. Mostly they just add some decorative frames around your Boon list and victory statistics pages.
To see a complete list of all orders and their cost, the Hades Wiki House Contractor page is a great resource.
* To unlock the Theme Gallery:
- Completed the story (see The Family Secret
) and epilogue (see One for the Ages ). - Purchase all available jobs under the Work Orders tab.
- Spend a minimum of 5,000 Gemstones in total (Purchasing jobs from the House Contractor).
- Spend a minimum of 30 Titan Blood in total (Unlocking and upgrading Weapon Aspects).
- Have earned a minimum of 15,000 Darkness in total overall (this is cumulative, you don't have to have that much on you at one time. Note: To see how much Darkness you've earned, check your save file information from the Main Title page.)
Important Jobs to Unlock:
Here's a list of jobs you'll want to unlock ASAP when they become available. All from the Work Orders page.
- Fountain Chamber, Tartarus – Free (Unlocks with the story)
- Fated List of Minor Prophecies – Gives you the book of prophecies. (Unlock this immediately after the fountain chamber. This is a pre-req for just about every trophy.)
- Codex Index – Gives you a list of all Boons in your Codex, massively helpful
- Urns of Wealth – Adds urns filled with gold to break during runs
- Plunder, Lesser – Adds chance for Infernal Troves to appear in chambers & is a pre-req for many jobs on this list
- Contractor's Desk, Deluxe – Adds new jobs to the list & is a pre-req for many trophies.
-
Keepsake Collection, Regional – Allows you to change Keepsakes inbetween biomes (important for leveling Keepsakes for Friends Forever
) -
Rod of Fishing – Allows you to fish (required for River Denizens )
- Court Music Stand – Plays music & unlocks the Court Music page
- Administrative Privilege – Gives you access to the Admin Chamber & is a pre-req for many trophies.
