Allright, maybe I crossed the line by putting a specific example, but I think every aspect contributes to the welfare of the game, and effects, sounds, etc. should not be overlooked when planning development.
I fully agree that there are a lot more important things to get done before, but it's up to us to request, and up to Team Daidalos to decide. So far, I'm very glad with the way things are going, and see no reason for that to change.
With 4.11 released, my CloD install will sit in my hard drive untouched for at least a couple more months

.