As promised, I've updated the links. There is nothing new, though, just better compression through 7zip and English UI patch is pre-applied.
Yes, there is no point anymore. Fuyou did a very good job of making a proper multi-language game without using any custom JS scripts. Current approach still requires the player to fiddle a bit with copying files, but it actually gives you a clean, readable UI afterwards. My work here is done, I'm content
That wasn't always the case, though. See
the second post for an example.
What Greg wants is probably not implemented yet. I'm not sure a birth scene will be implemented at all, but we'll see.