Oh not as long as original Dwarf Fortress, that’s for sure!
I had a friend who has some experience explain how to navigate the interface, and generally what each resource does, and after an hour or two of fussing about I got used to it. Some times I will misclick, because right click is sometimes “go back” and sometimes “show more detail” but aside from that its easy enough.
The core mechanics are very easy. Conquer provinces to increase your domain, build stacks of units to fight battle and test different strategies for what works against what.
I can go into more detail if you like?
Bugfixes are great, I care less about adding new graphic upgrades. I care a lot about them releasing more robust mod tools.
I want to be able to edit the world and new areas and content more than have the graphics modernized with cutting edge tech.