NP Twitchy,

The new version should be php5 compatible, and be up to date with phpbb and the phpbbsecurity. Hopefully bugs found since that 140 release will be squashed and no more! (I can dream:)) I don't think we are going to break the bank with maases of new features, but I am sure there will be additional code to make like a little nicer.
If you have allowed the uploadingof avatars in ACP genral Admin>configuration, you should be able to find them by clicking Profile at the top menu, click the profile tab on the set of PCP tabs, then there should be a furthe Avatar tab along with Signature etc.
Slideshow, sadly not, but if you want to build one LOL
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