Very excited about the new mission editor. IIRC you should be able to now place any 3D-object onto the map-editor directly instead of a map symbol and 'hoping for the best'. This should really simplify creating a mission. It is how Flanker 1.X did it which, to me, is still a shining example of how things should be done in a GUI. Why ED felt the need to change that into something that we currently have is beyond me.
Anyway, Lots of things to like in this update. Looking forward to building a complete new PC, primarily, to play this title at the highest framerate possible. Now, if I can only get an hour or two of 'me-time' from the 'one-who-should-be-obeyed'. ;-)