Use this thread to say what you like, what you dislike, and what could be improved to make DF better after the newest version. Point bugs that are hindering the experience, features that don't work or aren't interesting. Say about what you like and how it could be better. But do not extend yourselves too much - do not go too far into suggesting new features. Let's attain in how to improve what we already have.
I hope that Toady this information to have a concise feedback about what the community thinks about 34.01.
I will start; I just played adventure mode for now, but I think I have a general idea of the new version already. My opinions about fortress mode I will post after playing it.
The awesome:
The towns - they are really fun to walk around. It will be better when the citizens have their schedules.
The good:
Dwarves aren't dying so easily in world gen anymore.
The Town travel map is really helpful after you understand them.
The catacombs and dungeon are fun to explore
Legend mode is making some really interesting stories this time
Lots of companions even in the hamlets.
The bad:
The world gets a lot less interesting after 500 years of generating - empty cities, sewers and dungeons where every critter not immortal dies of old age. The world isn't dynamic as it should be even before world gen ends.
The sewers are not fun. It's almost impossible to find someone specific on them.
There are very few goblins surviving world gen. One had 100.000 dwarves but 2000 goblins - I think most of them are night creatures or prisoners.
Bandits are really difficult this time.
Markets are fun, but lag too much that I always avoid them.
The Ugly -
Vampires can be seen in adventure mode from a mile away - they brag about their human kills, and they use trinkets made of human bone. They can be vicious in combat, but sometimes they are easier to kill than civilians. They should impersonate a normal civilian of the world instead.
Anti-climatic werewolves - When you get a mission to kill them, chances are that you will find them in their normal form. They can be dispatched easily this way. Maybe you couldn't find them in human form, or they should live among normal people while not rampaging, or yet they should only be used in ambushes in the full moon.