Cool down nICe, Freddy really is a great guy and busy updating tP all friggin day. I'm sure he hasn't overlooked your questions on purpose.

I for my part am very glad he's so active developing and posting, can't really say that for certain others.

But maybe I can help you out a bit:

• Converting templates: No clue. You'll probably have to redo them.
• Grouped forums: Well, you can group topics, so it's almost the same.
• IP restrictions: I use dozens of different IPs from countries all over the globe and have yet to encounter a problem. Even changing them during use. The only prob I can think of if tP servers detect concurrent activity from several IPs.