Shader compilation is still absent in the 1.3.0 update (Steam)

I noticed this as well. In v1.2 there weren't any stutters, the shader precompilation must have fixed it, but it seems to have returned. Though, I will note that the stutters aren't as bad, they're certainly more frequent. I have yet to receive the message that the shaders are not yet compiled when starting a stage. I have never seen the message.