Combat feels a lot easier now, but I think the Sidewinder's pitch speed was nerfed (I didn't bother measuring it, just feels that way). Might be that it just comes with shittier thrusters now, I'll check later.
Graphics have improved a lot, I haven't encountered any of the normal planet glitching, everything seems a bit more crisp, textures could bear some improvement.
Overall gameplay still feels kinda grindy, especially at first, since you're basically limited to doing missions only.