I think starting with 1.9.1.2 is a good idea if the emp files are good to go. (Mostly because I already installed it for my test game, and it'll save me the trouble of going back to the old version)
And Atrocities, I did read it the first time; I'd just forgotten about it by the time I started my second game. Surely you don't expect people to read the instructions *every* time they start a new game
PS: Did you get my msg Intimidator from my new email? tbbj79 at yahoo dot com . I still need the map file.