Ok, tried latest version (0.9.6). A lot of issues are fixed, thanks!
I've managed to capture and research few alive aliens, but objectives didn't change. Killed few Outsiders, but don't see any shards anywhere. I still have some research available, but nothing seems to move the story. But managed to increase size of Skyranger
still, the replacement is kinda confusing, because new skyranger has exactly the same name as the old one
Shooting heavy rocket can leave behind some weird walls. It's difficut to explain, I will try to attach images to show how it looks.
Sometimes, attack gives some interesting extra info that appears in place of soldier stats, like "hit 39, pierce 3" or something and make target turn red for a fraction of a second. I love this effect, but it seems completely random. Can appear in one mission and then be completely gone for the rest of the game session. May be an engine bug.
Difficulty is still kinda crazy
I know, I've tried superhuman, but still, base defense with soldiers having starting equipment against some heavy mutons, few sectopods and ethereal or two is basically a game over most of the time.
I haven't played version extended 6.4 before, so I'm kinda cofused about this whole mana/battle focus thing. Not sure if it's explained anywhere.
Cheers, keep up the good work! Don't know who made the new terrains, but the look great!