Wow, I'm very sorry everyone, I didn't realize how much of an issue my question would cause. Please remove my original comment, I accept my mistake and would rather not be the poster child for forum laws... I understand the futility of "Not to ______, but..." statements, I just figured before I gave the branch a shot and possibly ruin my game, I'd ask if someone is trying. I also was directly NOT trying to get a response from the developers, just another forumgoer. I searched the thread and nobody had mentioned the existence of the 1.8.1 branch on Github, I thought maybe it had just popped up. In the future, I will remember what the forum here is for: giving thanks and posting bugs. Not asking easily answered questions.