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from what i've seen from playing a bit before going to bed:
>they added a few more game settings (win conditions)
>more maps
>you can actually choose were you start on the map now
>migration and aproval mechanic changed a so that you dont have to play the exact same way or risk stalling with your pop, and it is overall less awkward
>the town perk system has been reworked but still wip
>they are starting to add on map AIs. I didnt tried, but i think the beta already has then but they are wip
>you can build walls/castles now
>production chains have been reworked a bit there are a few more new things to produce now

It is definitively moving away from >You drop 20 hours into and never open the again
But lets see if they really deliver in the comming months now that they restructured into an actual studio with a team instead of a solo dev