Using Commander 3.1 for the first time

[Paul Riley]

I am at this moment dling the Commander 3.1 pack,as I feel its time I finally discarded the old way of playing,and really got into the 'meat' of this game.This is my first step anyway,and if everything goes ok then I will go for the other major add-ons.But for now I will tinker around with Comm for a while.What I need to know is this:

1: I am currently in mid campaign and would like to continue with my current campaign,this I understand is fine with Commander?.
2: It can be installed with no problems over the stock game,with no other add-ons/patches etc?.
3: What else do I need to know?.

Finally,I would like to thank a few individuals in here who have helped me so far in understanding the intricate installation process for all the mods for this game,and this is just a final verification on my part,before I finally install it into my game.