The Hard Rock game mode has been in need of a little love since it was first created over just a few days of coding it back in October.

In this patch, the time has finally been fixed so that minutes and seconds are working correctly based on real time. Some players might have felt like they survived for much longer in this mode than the game gave them credit for, and that would have been an accurate feeling.

The time not accurately reflecting real time measurements was due to some computers lagging behind real time in the game. Now the timer in the Hard Rock mode bases how long you last based 100% on real time measurements versus what the game calculated as time. With time, even a small difference in a single second adds up over many seconds and this small inaccuracy magnified was what led to the time problems that needed addressed.

The G.E.O.S. progression bar, the G.E.O.S gem counter, and the "Ships" counter all on the upper right UI have been removed in this patch. Now you'll see a "Time Survived" counter to show you exactly how long you've lasted every second of your battle for survival in the Hard Rock game mode.

All Hard Rock time and score Steam achievements should also work correctly now with this patch. Also, five new Steam achievements have been added for the Hard Rock mode. You now get a Steam achievement for lasting 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, and a whopping 30 minutes as well as for scoring 25,000 points.

Rock 'N Roll is far from perfect even as we speak today, but I believe that it continues to evolve and get better one patch at a time.

Have fun, and again, Happy Holidays to all!