First impressions:
The new loading screens are awesome.
I like the new officer icons (the ones still showing the faces).
The game looks much better visually, stunning really.
The nights are super dark if there is no moon, which is as it should be, I like it, >I just hope the AI is as blind as I am
I like the new GUI, but I do miss the small pictures showing how a piece of equipment looks when you klick on it in the subsystems tab.
All in all, absolutely great update