Yea, you can get the information from the other experienced players. I have also been playing this game for years. I think you can contact many gamers on the Internet.
Exactly, that's what happens with most games, people just start playing the latest versions without even trying the original ones.
I have been looking up so much content online for this game and it adds to the experience because I get to see how others play it. I also have discovered that it's good to tinker with the settings sometimes.