There is no continuous thread here, only occasional posts; same with RC Groups. Yes the FMS forum has been down for several days, but when it's up again, there are many posts regarding Alpha 8.1, and most seeming to concentrate on the .par file and its "secrets". This is very interesting info, particularly the posts by GGunners and others, and the emerging discoveries about the .par will eventually allow the kind of tweaking we've all done with the .par file in Beta 7, and a lot more.

So far I've not dl'd Alpha 8.1 as I've got an enormous investment in both time and pleasure in Beta 7, but I'm adding another HD to my machine this weekend and then we'll see.

Wait for the forum to reappear and dig in to the - at least for now - mysterious Alpha 8.1.

Good luck