I'm mostly a lurker, but I had to come out to say how excited I am by this. Whilst Aurora is definitely one of my favorite ways to enjoy my spare time, I'm always held back by knowing that eventually my game will experience heat death. So this update, combined with the general/UI enhancements will make this pretty much my favorite game of all time, and I fear for my future.
All in all - great work Steve, please keep it up!!