Couple of simple questions

Hi there,

I used to use TTDPatch but was put off after so many alphas were coming 
out and there were so many new options. The documentation was so long 
and it put me off configuring it, but now I see BETA releases coming, it 
is looking like eventually this may lead to a final release. In the mean 
time I have been using OpenTTD because of its superb multiplayer options.

Firstly, is multiplayer improved in the latest TTDPatch versions? If 
yes, in what way, is it more reliable, or can you now play with more 
than two people?

Secondly, is there any easy program to configure the patches (I remember 
for the 2.0Rev1 version the was a program called TTDPatch Configurator?) 
Has this been improved with all the latest options so that it is easy to 
take advantage of all of TTDPatch's new options, or has this been left 
behind with as development and addition of features is so fast now.

On a similar note, is there any plan to add a runtime interface to 
change the settings without using a separate program or config.txt file? 
Can settings be changed with the program running without a restart? If 
not, is this feasible to add?

Thanks very much,
Eli