So I left the game an year ago, came back for the 0.63 stress test, and .... holy crap, it is like 2 different worlds. No FPS issues, almost no desync, fluid smooth gameplay, extremely good graphics and atmosphere.
I think they finally did it. There barebone is now there. Of course this is only stress test (not even experimental), but you can clearly see that the new engine is completely different and that this game will be great once it is finished.

So I left the game an year ago, came back for the 0.63 stress test, and .... holy crap, it is like 2 different worlds. No FPS issues, almost no desync, fluid smooth gameplay, extremely good graphics and atmosphere. I think they finally did it. There barebone is now there. Of course this is only stress test (not even experimental), but you can clearly see that the new engine is completely different and that this game will be great once it is finished.