I just need to clarify the upgrade procedure on VBet

Im presently running VB3.8.1, with vbseo 3.5.2 and vbet 2.3.10
I will be upgrading to vbet 336 (give or take a dot here and there)

According to the instructions

Kill the rewrite rules in htaccess
Uninstall 2.3.10

Update vbseo files with edited ones (will the forums still function while this happens)
Upload all vbet files
Import product and alter as required

Do we still need the google api key?

At any stage in the above update will the forums cease to work until the changes are complete or will it work all the way through the upgrade process

Which version of the htacess rewrite rules, do we use with VBSEO?

One other question. If I set a user up as being Spanish language default
Can I take RSS feeds from local papers, post them through that user and have the posts appear in my default language on the forums as English

Sorry to be a pain with the above, I just need to have things clear in my mind, plus Im suffering with man flu, which dont help the brain functioning fully