Version 0.5.3 Summary
Version 0.5.3 is an official Steam patch focused on server performance and stability, with several gameplay rules that affect clans, chat, hideouts, Ninja and Unique item upgrading.
Confirmed Official Changes
- Massive structural changes aimed at maximizing server performance and improving overall stability.
- Clan bonuses and Clan Wars have been reworked.
- Global chat is restricted to Premium members or players with at least 1 reset to reduce spam.
- All players now start the game in the Embolia map.
- Players can no longer attack other players inside hideouts.
- Ninja's Invulnerability Aura is capped at 10 seconds and now has a visual effect.
- Tier Updater Stones no longer work on Unique items.
Guide Impact
- Server and disconnect pages should treat 0.5.3 as the latest official performance baseline.
- Clan guides should not rely on older Clan Wars or clan-bonus assumptions until retested.
- Chat and social pages should mention that global chat now has Premium/reset restrictions.
- Ninja pages should retest Invulnerability Aura windows because the official cap is now 10 seconds.
- Upgrade and item pages should warn that Tier Updater Stones do not work on Unique items.
What Is Still Unconfirmed
- No public live server-status dashboard is included in the note.
- No final public player cap is listed.
- No named regional server rollout is announced in this patch note.
- No compensation plan is confirmed in this patch note.