Although I absolutely love PixelJunk Eden, it does have a couple issues. It’s a little tough for novice players and the the multiplayer camera can be wonky. As of tomorrow, though, those issues are gone. Game designer Dylan Cuthbert announced the patch on PlayStation.Blog.

As you move through the gardens, you’ll encounter more and more interesting ideas and concepts. In order to help people having trouble right at the beginning, we’ve changed the large crystals so they replenish a whole half of your oscillator (time) meter. Even if you run out of time, we allow you to continue from the last Spectra you collected. To preserve the pride of those who gained trophies without continues though, the ‘garden complete’ trophy is only available if you don’t use the continue system. You don’t need trophies to move forward into the game and explore new gardens, so dive in and try out some of the crazy stuff we put in the game (such as the infamous Garden 7 with its rotating gravity).

To go along with the patch, an “Encore” expansion patch was officially announced. No word on what will be included, pricing, or a release date, but I’d expect late Spring and a couple more gardens to play around with.