Current version: PATCH 0.05.007
The official Steam announcement chronology for App 3312250 places PATCH 0.05.007 above the two earlier current-build records. The August 30 verification found no official 0.05.008 or higher post. That makes 0.05.007 the current reference point for this guide, while the live store continues to identify FEAR OF FAITH as released and in Early Access.
A current label is useful only when the source and check time travel with it. Every patch page records both. A newer build must become the selected record while 0.05.007 remains in chronological history. The site does not decide that an update is current from a filename, calendar date, competitor page, or old screenshot.
What Patch 0.05.007 changes
The patch resolves the named AMD FSR Frame Generation launch crash and says there is no need to delete the settings save. Frame Generation is temporarily disabled while standard FSR remains available. FOV now ranges from 80 to 110, spectators can switch view with Space, third-person spectating has no camera shake, and an optional Ghoul pelvis censorship setting is available.
Steam invites, lobby searches, networking, Endless Mode map switching, ABSOLUTIST, GRINDER, the Armored Ghoul head, and Goddess hub or pre-match transformations receive fixes. Balance changes cover Stun Grenades, the Flare Gun, enemy revival, Mind Blowing, Pocket Dimension, and Husk variants. The dedicated patch page connects each fact to the affected guide.
Why Patch 0.05.005 still matters
Patch 0.05.005 is the main current source for version mismatch behavior, disconnect messages, Private and Solo lobby access, reassignable spell keys, weapon durability changes, FEARNAUGHT party scaling, Penetrator solo behavior, Ghoul decapitation, shop changes, and daily quest growth. A later hotfix does not erase those changes. It narrows or replaces only the subjects it addresses.
That distinction prevents a common patch-note error: treating every line in an older post as either fully current or fully obsolete. The Private and Solo outsider problem belongs in the fixed-in-0.05.005 bucket. The host-only DOUBLE TAP problem belongs in fixed-in-0.05.006. CHOPPER's old behavior note is superseded by 0.05.006. Missing strings and the listed animation issues remain tied to their 0.05.005 source until a later official notice changes their status.
Use patch history by topic
Players rarely need every line of a patch at once. A co-op connection problem should start with the version-mismatch and disconnect information. A spell purchase or failed-cast question belongs with the spell guide. CHOPPER, Ghoul, FEARNAUGHT, and solo Penetrator changes belong with their entity or play-mode pages. This hub links those subjects so a version number leads to a usable answer.
The same rule applies to equipment. The official 0.05.005 post names the pipe, rifle, Dogma's staff, cannon, rocket launcher, lock keys, syringe, and book, but that list is not the full ten-weapon catalog advertised on the store. The weapons guide keeps the complete official count separate from the subset named in patch notes. Patch evidence can explain a change without pretending to document everything in the game.
Read fixed, current, and reported issues separately
Official patch notes can establish that the developer fixed or acknowledged something in a named version. Steam discussion posts can show what players are asking about now, but a post does not prove a mechanic or create an official bug status. The known-issues page therefore separates the temporary Frame Generation state, fixes in 0.05.007, earlier fixes, current community reports, and historical demo material.
Patch 0.05.007 supplies first-party invite, lobby-search, and networking fixes. Combined with the 0.05.005 version-mismatch, disconnect, and privacy evidence, that clears the threshold for a useful multiplayer troubleshooting page. The Windows 11 startup-file report remains a community signal and still does not justify its own indexable route.
How this ledger stays current
The update check reads the Steam app-details response, the official Steam news feed, the current Community hub, the developer's official website field, achievements, and recent discussions. Store availability and patch order are checked again before a Production deployment. The public page keeps the last successful UTC timestamp so readers can judge whether a later in-game version may have overtaken the written guidance.
Summaries here are written from the official records rather than copied as full patch notes. That keeps the page focused and leaves the developer's post as the complete source. When wording conflicts across first-party pages, the registry keeps both claims with their scope. The launch announcement's 57-spell count and the store's more-than-30 wording are one example; neither source is silently rewritten to match the other.