hi,  @DesertRose. It is highly recommended to use one branch for each change/feature you want to make. On windows I mostly use Git Bash (it's console) but for some stuff I use GitExtensions https://gitextensions.github.io/ I hope this can help you, last comment.:  

Tried this... Stats now visible,  Close Button in Settings Dialoque works also.  But Minimap stays open, and does not close when pressing Shift+Tab.

I made some progress, I'll check back when I have more questions. @Stan` I could still use a link to the porting guide though.

What git software do you guys use? I have found that using the console can be very cumbersome. 

Oh, I think I see. I'll start with a change like this: https://gitea.wildfiregames.com/0ad/0ad/commit/2d43ca6462940e9c3aad82309e41febb53892654?files=binaries%2fdata%2fmods%2fpublic%2fmaps%2frandom%2ffrontier.js