New ambience: warmer sunlight, colour grading, a soft vignette and cloud shadows drifting over the map.
Big moments hit harder: a short screen pulse when you reach a new tier, defeat a boss or take an evolution. It is off with "Reduce flashes", and "Reduce motion" removes the warp.
Sling: a new stone, easier to follow in flight, even on light sand.
Talent tree: the Drop Rumor node now shows in the Farmer branch.
Pierre <Dev>: from your later runs on, he freezes the server for a short exchange with you. He and the game masters stay sharp at any distance.