I have started a new game after a long long time of setup, exploring what the new maps look like. Finally decided to start. Tribal playthrough so I'll have a very slow burn with the new things showing up, as I also have not checked what exactly was added so I hope to be surprised by fun things as I tech up.
The tribe is a bit of a sausage fest, but they're all very competent. It just means I'll have to deal with no convenient lover & marriage mood buffs for the early game. That being said, only 2 have a passion for shooting, and 1 has a passion for melee + nimble, so I'll have to be careful with defenses.
The map itself is very cool. A basin on a 30/60 temperate forest. A lot of fertile land for a map that isn't technically "fertile". Nicely defensible terrain. A squirrel habitat means a fuck ton of squirrels which is annoying because hunting small animals sucks ass, but I'll live. The water also has a total of 188 fish. I have no idea how fishing works, so I don't know if that's a lot, but I hope it could complement food income in winter. Ideally I'll get to exploring orbital shit sometime in ~2-4 in-game years.