This is still the case in b30... makes it a little hard to tell which tiles you can walk on and which you can't in the northwest corner... thankfully not much up there usually. Also, b30 Shockbolt tileset doesn't have a tile for sandpit (ritch tunnel) "pillars" (1x1 walls), they appear as a sand-coloured #.
Having satelliteinternet is a lot like relying on the processes described in those RFC's for your internet. Except, instead of needing to worry about statues interrupting your connection, this time you worry about the weather. I have satellite internet. Fun, no?