Well chaps. Trust me, I know what you mean. It would be great wouldn't it.
Currently work goes on regarding draw distance and just huge amounts of features.
Bug-fixes are a constant source of irritation as (I hope you realise by now!?) we are not official and we have no access to the source-code. It's all about working backwards through the code and deciphering it layer-by-layer (well out of my knowledge, but others certainly know what they are up to).
There are lots of updates currently underway, many are hoped to be available for the next release and then there are plans for a BIG third patch that may take us........nope can't say
Regarding the fog and dust, I think these are being looked at, but seriously as we have said from the beginning, it's nice to have lots of features, but if the underlying code is porked....then what's on top is not going to work properly either!
Anyway, the next patch is being compiled for testing...but that doesn't mean it's an imminent release...just that TF can start having a mass test and see what falls off
Lots of good stuff coming....did you see the cloud draw distance that was being worked on?
Still very WIP, but work continues
Cheers, MP