Back home now. Next version will be uploaded sometime tomorrow evening. From the next readme file:
Changes/Fixes made since version 2.42:
-Numerous minor dialog corrections
-Addition of new ant art created by Lisac2k. All ants have two new death animations. The new golden ants will be added later.
-Addition of new locations to explore (located in an extended worldmap area)
-Corrections to issues regarding losing the car and trunk and associated crashes
-Corrections to many weapon upgrade items and other miscellaneous items so that they now properly stack
-Many corrections regarding the Glow
----Players can actually enter the Glow
----Corrected possible game crashing at The Glow
----NPCs no longer trigger spatials which irradiate the player character
----Elevators now work properly and display proper dialog
-Corrected numerous critters which had incorrect or missing decriptions of targeted body parts
-Made use of Timeslip's option in sfall to show more town/location reputations that were not visible before
-Modified first encounter with Horrigan
-Fixed some NPCs in Bunker 21 that, when killed, were not properly counted towards the player's kill count and reputation at that location
-Added the extended Flamer Attack mod from Pixote
-Added power armor modification by Josan12. The player's character puts on/removes helmet before/after combat while playing new sounds.
-Many new critters (like those at the Primitive Tribe, for example) were bugged and could be harmed by EMP grenades. This has been corrected.
-Corrections to the way the ondeath hook script works
-Triggered dynamite now works correctly
-Certain NPCs in the wasteland now properly fix car components when they are broken (there are five of them)
-Removed files that interfered with the creation of skill books
As for whether or not old saved games will work, I honestly don't know. I know that unless you start a new game, certain changes will not be seen in your game (for example, the two new small locations to explore). Now that I think about it, I don't think old games will work. While I didn't change certain key data folder files (such as party.txt), I did change certain party NPC .pro files. This may invalidate some earlier games. So, to be on the safe side, it's better to just assume that previously saved games will not work. If you want to try it out and they do work, great... just don't count on it.