How deep can TD go into the core of IL2? Just read this post? Is it possible?

[Treetop64]

Anyone who has ever had to go into someone else's programming and change things, without their guidance, knows how much of a pain in the ass that can be. Every programmer has their own style of arranging code, and some writers are better organized than others...

One might consider the risks of breaking things as a result, and that the "core" of the game has already proven rock-solid over the years.