If something is broken, please file a bug report on github. AFAIK you should be able to work however you please, using any modules that are available, dating back almost to program inception.

The defaults change, but if you have a workflow dialed in, make a style and have at it.

The author of Ansel did not “get the boot,” he left on his own accord. That is for the better, he is so toxic it was effecting the project.