I also notice that load times seem significantly longer now? Not sure why.
Also, the religious icons for holy city seem to be messed up. For example, the icon for the religion with a star next to it should only appear in the holy city, but on the huge map at least (haven't tried 1.97 on normal map yet) several cities get the holy city emblem.
Additionally, I like how javelineers come with woodworking.
I do have som suggestions for the huge map, which I will break down later, using coordinates.
I always play on epic speed and the game flows just about right, except in the very beginning, say from 5000 to 2500 BC. Hardly anything seems to happen, but the rest of the game does flow well for me.