Looks like bitComposer will be bringing back old features, so that is promising. Not to mention R@S is on the ball with his Blue Dawn mod, so the future for BiA is pretty bright.
It is, after all, a Western release and not made by a defunct Russian company like Apeiron.

I have hope.
Meanwhile, I'll play some 1.9.
Little minor nitpicking list, hopefully in time before 2.0?:
- The M93R has a full auto mode, which it shouldn't have.
- The Intratec TEC-9 has no weapon sounds (unsuppressed at least).
- AA12 has 30 round drums .. Shouldn't that be either 20 or 32rd drums (though I can't find any info on this 32rd drum)?
- Sterling L2A3 / L34A1 magazine has a secret alien code on it!