For me no improvements in v1.7 as well, the cursor is still missing (especially in the tactical part), there are also lots of graphical glitches. Posting some of them below:
Basically, whenever I move my units, they turn into this black (or black with some weird texture) square and after the movement they either disappear, remain in the form of square or (rarely) became normal again. This also always happens when I use the right mouse button to change the direction of my units / soldiers.
Civilians look exactly the same (I saw a rectangle moving in my direction, so I suppose it was a civilian )
At geoscape / base level the glitches are random, but appear quite regularly and with no actual pattern - apart from when I highlight any area of the world, then the lower part of the screen becomes green. I can send you more pictures if it would be any help, just let me know!