This will be in initial Apophis release. I was working on it last night. It looks rather fucking insane. Instead of drawing this grid, I'm just drawing polygons around blocking areas. I also have waypoint display done, just need to code special areas display (special areas may be a tiny bit late in the game).
Reconnector is coming, perhaps not in the initial release though. I've openly refused to add reconnect due to my concers about it's safety. I've been very stubborn in this regard. However, I've found that there's one rule I can have that will cover my concerns while still giving the people what they want: don't allow reconnect upon death.