The free time is heading in the right way, if its all open at some point its picking what perks should be given that game time. That is its own topic and likely should be started soon, if its not already. Easing players into you actively asking for money is a tricky and risky thing to do. I have listed a bunch of places, but ya that was another topic.
The cosmetic shop looks a lot better as well, the change also stops people from buying a bunch of each hat and selling them for high prices in there village ect. While its a nice idea its not good for this set of items. Now saying that it does give me some ideas ill post at a later date. Some items that make you some income and can be traded could be cool if done right, why I need to think.
The bug fixes are great as always, and now badgers a very nice addition I think. I hope to see one and not die within the first 2 seconds but I have not been in game very long as is, since I felt the time crunch.
Now I might not have played no more then 4-5 hours total so far, but I love what you did with the base client. It took a lot of the basic ideas Enders had last version, tweeked to fit what you thought and so on. Good job, truly love that, plus the ability to adjust its size is very nice.
Keep it up, and before you know it people will start singing your name across the net. You got a good game, time to prove it and win the hearts of people everywhere I hope one day 20,000-100,000 people are logging into the game daily just to enjoy it.