Anyone Willing to explain new content to an old Player?

I originally started playing PotCO around the summer after it came out. I had 2 characters i mainly played, one was a lvl 40 with 25 all skills and the other was either in the 30’s or lvl 40 with 20 all skills. (This was before they increased the Notoriety cap and skill cap to 50 and 30 respectively). I quit just after they increased the level cap and never played again. Partly due to my terrible computer at the time.I recently found TLOPO and fell in love, the nostalgia ate me alive.Obviously since this is based off of when the game closed there are 4+ years or so worth of updates that i missed.Back when i played there were only 3 ship types, only 1 weapon type per skill, there was no loot system for weapons, and there was a secret dock everyone was trying to glitch into on Kingshead.My question is, is anyone willing to explain a little on the changes since i last played?What are the differences in the weapon types for each skill?Are the best weapons still quest rewards or are those outdated?And finally what are some unique updates that werent in the original?Id appreciate a response of any kind would help to help this old player find his bearings in the new game.