1. Coooorrrrreeeect. Very useful, for frame of reference, & added bene's, of being able to copy the guts of it... to drop into a new minted apt named folder (named whatever other mod you decide to go with...

example: O.M.-DWv6), should you decide to roll with another mod set up, & makes it easier, to do so.
Be prepared, is the watch word. Better to have it & not need it, than to Need & want it... & NOT have it.
2. Yes, again... correct. The package for KSD II: Ace, will have everything you need & iirc, should have JSGME in the set. I do believe.
If not, if you have SH3 set ups, & have them modded via JSGME... is but a simple task, to just copy JSGME application, & paste it into the SH4 folder/s (depending on, should you chose to go with more than 1 modded version of SH4 v1.5)
3. MultiSH4, found here:
https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/dow...do=file&id=433
4. 4GB patch, is 1 method of assigning the SH4.exe, 4GB's of RAM access, but... Myself... I find it loads easier, to just simply use LAA, instead. It is a... simple, 3 step process...
1. Tell LAA where the .exe is located.
2. Check mark the box, to set that .exe with access to 4GB's RAM useage...
3. Click Accept... &....
Done.!
To make it simple to find, LAA can be found... here:
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/a...0_4-zip.34392/
M. M.