Patch 22.02 - Difficulty Scaling V3: Reality Shift Overhaul

Hi all,

This is the next update of the Difficulty Scaling for Rocky Mayhem. As said last patch, the difficulty of all modes has barely been changed since each mode released. This time, the focus is on Reality Shift and Most Wanted, making it as difficult as it was intended to be. One issue I noticed, is that the Frozen Residual in RS only shot icicles every 75 seconds. I'm not sure why, but it's been changed now to make it a more challenging opponent, rather than a "spinny" thing. Other changes have been included below.

Patch Notes 05/05/2026

Gameplay Changes

• Reality Shift: Gravitational pull from Reality now increases after 45s

• Reality Shift: Volcanic Residual now has a range increase of 10%

• AdjustedReality ShiftFrozen Residual now shoots every 5 seconds, decreased from 75
• AdjustedReality ShiftS.W.A.T now spawns in a group of 3, decreased from 5
• AdjustedReality ShiftC.Q.B ships now take 40s to spawn, increased from 35s
• AdjustedReality ShiftB.R.U.T.E spawns after 75 seconds, decreased from 180 seconds
• AdjustedReality ShiftPatrol ships now spawn 30% slower in groups of 2, decreased from 3

• Reality Shift + Most Wanted: Killing Mini-Bosses now grants 33% Health

• Most Wanted: Patrol ships now spawn 50% faster for Round 6

• Most Wanted: Game now runs for 3 minutes, from 2 minutes 55 seconds

• AdjustedMost WantedB.R.U.T.E now has an increased 10% movement speed
• AdjustedMost WantedB.R.U.T.E now has an increased 5% firing range + 10% firing speed

• Classic: Asteroids now spawn 0.2-0.3s faster every round, rather than 0.2-0.7s faster randomly

General Changes

• AddedClassicAdded an objective popup that states the goal of the game, which disappears after 3s

• Reality Shift: Thickened outline of residual health bars

• AdjustedReality ShiftUpdated colours of text and hp for residuals

Branches

• Pre-Update branch updated to patch 22.0