Going off this board so far anyway.

I've not been well this past 2 weeks since so I've not looked at it yet. But the comments are not encouraging, total quest killer bugs, save game destroyer bugs, the entire crafting/building component borked.

Not that it's a problem as it is free, I just wonder if it is even worth the time waiting cost for it's large download to complete.

It's not as bad as you describe it (and I wouldn't rely on what people write here or elsewhere... exaggerating is the Zeitgeist these days).

Yes, it has bugs. But, that's to be expected with a mod/total conversion of this size. Actually, it's the biggest project I can remember playing. And, it's very well done for the most part.

See for yourself. And, you will surely find the solutions to some of the most major issues here. The biggest issue I had so far was that I couldn't leave the Royal Naval College. But, there's a workaround for that bug described in these forums.