As reported by wotclue, the introduction of the new update in all regions is scheduled for:
ASIA: October 11;
NA: October 12;
EU: October 13;
RU: October 13;
For this reason, two new mod folders will be created: ./mods/1.14.1.0/ and ./res_mods/1.14.1.0/.
What is with these empty updates . Sigh .