Huge fan of the new base and models, I think the artstyle of the game is really incredible and it's only been improving with each update. I also am preferring the new controls now that I've gotten used to them (no more fiddling around with the ALT key, thank god) and the new changes to the workstation. The gameplay loop feels a lot more 'full' now if that makes sense, what with the changes to the coordinate panel and transformer minigames.
One thing I don't enjoy about the new gameplay loop however, are the coordinate radars — they are way, WAY overtuned. I've spent over 1500 points on my 18 day save so far just buying fuses, which isn't too bad since I have played the game a lot previously, but I imagine for newer players that will be an insane point sink. I think they should decay at less than 50% the rate they do now, or maybe they should even default to not decay at all, because as it stands now they feel super tacked-on and without much thought put into them.
Overall, I think this has been a great update. The game really does feel like it's on its way to a full release now and I can't wait to see what's next. Personally, I hope the next update will add more story-related events since I think 0.9 has brought the core gameplay to a point where I can say it's incredible, and focus should now shift back to making the game longer.