VIP is great, you get(bear in mind I'm playing 0.3 so you may not see all these things in 0.2b):
New and much improved ai. Ais rather as most countries now have several and can switch back and forth depending on situation(wars, events etc.) and time period.
New countries and revolters.
Tweaked economy.
New gfx, most countries troops have their own uniforms.
A host of bug fixes.
More and improved events (as one example, Italy almost always forms, as another: the us can buy alaska).
More historic colonization times.
Some expolits have been made unexploitable.
However, there are things people may not like:
The historical colonization times, even though you can remove them in about a minute if you so desire. These are actually under review at the moment and may be different when 0.3 is made public. Possibilities include giving everyone the ability to colonize at the same time (1860 probably) or making colonies cost a new good.
Too many events. I think the USA is the only one that has enough events to be annoying and it'll probably have to be streamlined a bit, but the way the improved ACW chain is shaping up I think you'll forgive the abundance of events. You ACW buffs should love 0.3.
The game is more challanging. I think this is a good thing, but others may be annoyed when their favorite exploits are removed.
Edit: I saw lotus mention VIP crashes more, I think I've had one CTD while beta testing 0.3 and that crashbug has been fixed, but that's it. Given that I've had no Vic crashes since getting 1.03 I suppose that is more crashes, but that's the risk of beta testing.
New and much improved ai. Ais rather as most countries now have several and can switch back and forth depending on situation(wars, events etc.) and time period.
New countries and revolters.
Tweaked economy.
New gfx, most countries troops have their own uniforms.
A host of bug fixes.
More and improved events (as one example, Italy almost always forms, as another: the us can buy alaska).
More historic colonization times.
Some expolits have been made unexploitable.
However, there are things people may not like:
The historical colonization times, even though you can remove them in about a minute if you so desire. These are actually under review at the moment and may be different when 0.3 is made public. Possibilities include giving everyone the ability to colonize at the same time (1860 probably) or making colonies cost a new good.
Too many events. I think the USA is the only one that has enough events to be annoying and it'll probably have to be streamlined a bit, but the way the improved ACW chain is shaping up I think you'll forgive the abundance of events. You ACW buffs should love 0.3.
The game is more challanging. I think this is a good thing, but others may be annoyed when their favorite exploits are removed.
Edit: I saw lotus mention VIP crashes more, I think I've had one CTD while beta testing 0.3 and that crashbug has been fixed, but that's it. Given that I've had no Vic crashes since getting 1.03 I suppose that is more crashes, but that's the risk of beta testing.
