Okay everyone, update 1.21 sees quite a few simple but nice additions and changes to the "Hard Rock" game mode, so let's go over them..
* First thing and biggest addition is the Hard Rock mode now has its very own Steam leaderboard so your can now compete again other players globally and on your Steam friends list! Good times!
* The game now gets faster and more intense the longer you last. The longer you last, the faster the asteroids will be shot at you until you finally meet your destined demise.
* Bombs can now be collected as random spawns in the game and saved up. Simply press your Xbox controller X button (the square button on Playstation style controllers) or the TAB key on your keyboard to use a bomb at any time. When you use a bomb, every asteroid on the screen will blow up for potential massive points and a clear room to spin around in for a quick second or two!
Health pick-ups can also be collected and will only spawn if you are currently injured. Keep in mind that you repair automatically every 9 to 11 seconds, so if you self-repair and then pick up a health, it does nothing, not even a single point. ..Sorry! At least the game thought about you, and it's the thought that counts right? ;-)
* You now get points just for surviving and staying alive! 1 point per second is scored simply for just existing in the game.
* Asteroids destroyed by you (by any method) are now scored at a value of 1.5 points per second from the time the asteroid was spawned shooting at you in the game. So letting an asteroid bounce around the screen and doing fancy spins and circle 8's around it might look cool but it doesn't mean that it will be worth any more points when you take it out. Again, the value of each asteroid is based on the second it is spawned into the game shooting at you. So taking out an asteroid spawned at second #10 of the game is worth 15 points, while shooting down an asteroid that shoots at you at exactly 1 minute into the game is worth 90 points.
* The G.E.O.S. progression bar when filled will still cause a G.E.O.S. gem to spawn with the next asteroid blasted, and will be worth 5,000 points if you pick it up before is shatters (about 40 seconds)
*( You can now pause the game in the same manner you would in the regular mode of the game. (Start button on the controller or ESC on the keyboard)
* When you finally die in Hard Rock mode, the game will tell you exactly how long you lasted and how many asteroids you destroyed before you died. It will also check the Steam leaderboard and upload your score if it's higher than your previous score. Keep in mind that this is a completely separate leaderboard than the regular game mode leaderboard.
As always, keep rockin'! You're momma don't dance, and your daddy definitely don't "Rock 'N Roll"! ;-) ..Have FUN!