At the very least, it is worth adding this feature so that you do not have to close this file every time you restart. If you are working with projects in the preview version of VVVV or projects with unpredictable stability, you will have to restart 5-10 times per session. The Empty Patch function is probably used much less often than we use it in everyday patches. Often it reminds you what day it is, for example, but more often we have to ‘close without saving’, which leads to a lot of unnecessary clicks and a bunch of unnecessary patches in the sketch folder if we are inattentive.
At the very most, is it likely that there will be some sort of welcome screen like in other IDEs in the future? With options to create a new file, open recent files, etc.