You will now be able to simply dump a raw action into the NLA editor and watch it work as you would expect (ie. no time-maps needed).
https://developer.blender.org/rB2826c2be545ee0382ef37da0b0b919757b75f10a
Also to note, Mr. Gavrilov has yet another patch on the site related to combining multiple actions (but it’s not in master yet).
The action blending modes have gotten a significant boost in terms of intelligence (which is the patch mentioned in the previous post).
https://developer.blender.org/rBde1d3e5f5f4029be03195227197de1c42720f958
This comes right after a commit improving the ability to tweak all animation channels at once.
https://developer.blender.org/rB9c1a961dc423d2eb19b875564bb4bb3c0b297ca5
I can’t tell you how exited I am for the NLA editor getting these much-needed improvements. I remember when I discovered the thing, I thought it strange I’d never heard of it. I used it a ton and had fun with it, but it was clearly wonky and frustrating at times. I basically put it out of my mind because of that, but lo-and behold, we’re right back in it.
It’s really encouraging that something like this can come right out of the blue.
That’s the beauty of open source. 
People like @agavrilov can just jump in and have a go at it.
He didn’t mean the guy did something horrible. Calling someone a “monster” can be used as a hyperbole for describing how talented that person is. It is like saying someone is a super human.
@Ace_Dragon I’m using your thread to link to some of the latest animation-related pull requests. Alright by you?
Considering that the Animation 2025 project is now seeing momentum (at long last), that is fine.
Ok, “OVERLAY”, so does this adds on top of an NLA track without overriding or distorting global coords?