I decided not to try the new vanilla dwarf fortress, because I've just started to get into and understand this mod and I want to take the time to fully explore and enjoy it. Plus, I play fortress mode almost exclusively (I'm not bashing adventurer, I just don't enjoy it. I Play what I have fun with.) and masterwork just adds a lot more options as to what I can do as a player. I don't know to mod jack **** so adding what I want is out of the question. Heck, I don't even understand how the game mechanically works really. Toady's new version looked like it changed more stuff in adventurer, or that it changed more stuff that didn't directly affect my range of options as far as what I could do while managing a fort. So Masterwork it is. Masterwork Dwarf Fortress. At its core, its still the game we all love, just personalized a lot. For people who bash the new official vanilla version, my thoughts are that for Toady to make a complete game (i.e. his dream I believe) he has to work on all aspects, so changes and features that might seem petty or even "lame" now might be critical much later in the game's development.
Anyway Meph, can't wait for whenever you have time to update your mod to the new official version, but I'll playing with your current release to try and get the fullest experience.