May I ask for a few well written words explaining simply what is going on at the moment to those who don't follow all the detail and cant follow the most technical chatter?

I think there a planns to change the basic database on which SC relies, and that this was to incorporated into SC 7.4, now in Beta but son to become an official release.

I understand the database changes are not to happen yet and the 7.4 nightlies are talking a step back for a bit, so the official release of 7.4 will use the old database.

If I have once loaded any 7.4 can I go back to 7.3 and keep my prefs?

And a particular question. Does Alien BBC presently work with 7.4?

A I said, a short explanation for what has been and is to happen would be useful for me and I guess others, as, I guess, would be a resume of the new features that are soon to be available.