patch 1.5 was a step in the right direction, with the changes to the economic system (local prices in particular) moving the core of the game beyond its insipid state on launch - no more 'hit the build button on the good with the biggest blue number' anymore. unfortunately, the update also introduced many new bugs to join all the old ones that still haven't been fixed, and the ai still don't seem capable of playing the game at even a basic level. still an undercooked experience overall, so hopefully the big update coming out adds some dimension and gives the team a chance to take a break from overhauling systems to tighten the screws some