It's here people.. and it's live NOW!

This is the 100th update and announcement for Rock 'N Roll since it was first uploaded onto the Steam platform a year ago this month! This makes the 68th actual game update announcement, while the other 32 have been announcements about other topics regarding this game.

I'm proud to announce that "Monster Rock" is the biggest update to the game to date offering a whole new twist to protecting the Earth!



Rock 'N Roll was always about protecting your loved ones back home on Earth, and those valuable G.E.O.S. gems (Galactic Emeralds of Sacrifice) are about to be more important than ever before!

In this all new boss battle mode, you'll be trying to protect Earth from getting destroyed and see it right on your screen! The evil and vile VDS is back and angrier than ever as he starts the action off by spawning in a massive asteroid (thus the name "Monster Rock"). You cannot simply kill the VDS in the first part of this epic battle as an electrical barrier keeps you and the VDS on separate sides of the screen, but that's okay because your priority now is keeping the Earth safe from harm!

Shots fired at the Monster Rock from both you and the VDS will slowly move this massive granite danger from and towards the Earth. If the Monster Rock crashes into the Earth, it's all over… unless you happen to have purchased or earned a G.E.O.S. gem before this war takes place! The G.E.O.S. gems will automatically be used to save the Earth just before it shatters into a cloud of blue and brown dust as long as you have any to spare! Whew! ..Thank goodness for those precious little magical gems, eh?

The VDS mission is to destroy the Earth, and if he does, it's an immediate "Game Over" for you in this boss battle! You won't go on if the Earth is destroyed here, even if you own 27 ships! ..No pressure!

Your mission is to protect the Earth and destroy this massive asteroid before it's too late! To destroy it, you'll need to use your firepower to push it into the electrical barrier than separates you from the dreaded VDS (Vaporous Death Spewer). Over time under the electrical charges of this barrier, the massive Monster Rock will slowly break down in size. Be careful however, as every time the massive rock breaks down, several asteroids are likely to fall off and present risk to both you and the Earth that you are trying to protect!

If you succeed in destroying the Monster Rock, don't breathe a deep breath yet, as your battle has only begun! Now, the electrical barrier will shut down and it will be your chance to get your revenge on the VDS who caused this whole mess! Taking him out as he roams freely about blasting rocks, you, and the Earth is probably easier said than done!

An A55 Kicker cannot be carried into this end level boss battle, however you can craft an A55 at a reduced cost by collecting the needed resource (shown to you in the same UI location as usual)

This boss battle has none of the usual power-ups from the normal levels found in Rock 'N Roll, however there is one power-up that you'll likely see in this new war! A red cross might be seen spawning at random locations occasionally, and if you collect it, your ship will change colors letting you know you've picked it up. Simply move your ship over the Earth to deliver instant healing power to your home planet!

If you succeed in this all new mission, you'll be rewarded huge with both points and loot, but that hardly compares to the satisfaction of knowing you've protected all of your loved ones back home on Earth, right?

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Want to try out "Monster Rock" but don't want to bother having to advance through one or two levels of asteroids to play it?

…No problem!

From the main menu, just hold down CTRL and hit your M key and you'll activate the "Monster Rock" cheat which will take you right to the battle with 5 handy dandy G.E.O.S. gems to use if needed as well!

NOTES: The Monster Rock cheat will flag you as a "cheater" on the final statistics screen at the end of your game (just for fun) and the Monster Rock content is not available in the Rock 'N Roll demo. - You'll need to purchase Rock 'N Roll to play this all new content, sorry! ;-)

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^^^^^^^_ OTHER CHANGES MADE IN UPDATE 2.10 _^^^^^^^

* The look of the Galactic Resource Selling Station has been changed for a new, fresh look and feel.

* You'll now have the opportunity to sell your resources after the asteroid wave before you enter the boss battle (which could now be either the alien boss ship or the monster rock content) and again you'll go to the Galactic Selling Station after your boss battle before then moving on the the Galactic Upgrade Station. So, you'll now be able to sell your resources twice, once before the boss battle, and once after the boss battle.. before moving to the upgrade station.

* Fixed an issue which caused the mystery power-up to sometimes not be any power-up at all.

* Fixed an issue with the 25 GEOS Gems Steam achievement not sending the information to Steam. If you've earned this achievement in the past, it should now show as a completed Steam achievement.

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I'm sure there will be some issues and bugs that come up as people play my new content in Rock 'N Roll. Please feel free to tell me your thoughts below and also please use the sticky bug reporting thread in the forums should you find any bugs or issues that might occur.

Monster Rock is something I first came up with as just an idea way back in January of this year, and I'm happy to say that it is finally here!

As always, "Rock On!" I hope you enjoy the new update!