Progress is being made really quickly still on SoF, but most of the major bugs are worked out. I think you would find huge improvements if you tried the current SVN update with it if you haven't tested an update in a few weeks.
And, the .map files are easy to make. I made my own and azone2 worked for about half of the zones. For the other half to be able to have .map files, azone will need to be updated. Either way, we can still use over half of the new zones that come with SoF, which is quite a few. Even though I did create the .map files for my own use, my hosting isn't too great so I am not going to host them. I imagine maybe Angelox would be willing to host them since he hosts all of the other ones. I would gladly send the ones I made to him if he wants them and doesn't want to create them himself.
There are still some issues with SoF, but it is actually getting close to being done for now
Sorry, I get a little defensive about SoF, cause it is my baby for the most part :P