What happened to V1.4.2 you asked? It came and left in the night because...
Tomorrow morning the Steam coming soon page will go live! Prepare yourselves as the date draws near!
As for the patch: You can now amputate all of your crews limbs and ships move a little in combat. Time passes slowly while you're anchored, you can try to flee from pirates and a few music changes were made in friendly menus to keep those glorious tunes playing while you talk or shop- the birds squawk at you too now. There are also more particle effects and a few bug fixes and some small text adjustments.