First of all: it is
NOT an update.
- many faction name added (Generic Name X), where X is 1-700+
- gathering timeout /4
- crafting timeout /2
- faster base worldmap speed
- pathfinder gives more speed bonus
- chance for rats/radscorps/shit-encounters drastically lowered
- ammo crafting gives +50% bullets
- talk timer *2
- barter timer +15s
Remember, this changes are
temporary and will
not be a part of next update (which is connected to server wipe, as we all know). Proper values will - most likely - revert to original ones (with some notable exceptions such as wm speed), but this small edit will give you a change to check, how 2238 will look like, if most discussed parts of mechanics are made little "softer".
As you can see, this are small changes that - we hope

- won't make game unplayable until server reset (what will happen if we start so-called "pre-wipe madness", as requested by lot of players). Maybe something good can come out of that, maybe not. We'll see. Meanwhile - have fun.