diff --git a/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs b/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs
index 80aec68..2e06485 100755
--- a/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Configuration.cs
@@ -73,8 +73,10 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     public bool HellionThemeEnabled = true;
 
     // Window background opacity, 0.5–1.0. Lower values make the plugin
-    // panes more glass-like so the game shines through. Default ~92%.
-    public float HellionThemeWindowOpacity = 0.92f;
+    // panes more glass-like so the game shines through. Default 0.5
+    // matches the maintainer's daily-driver preference; users who want
+    // a less translucent look bump it up in Aussehen → Theme.
+    public float HellionThemeWindowOpacity = 0.5f;
 
     // Use the bundled Exo 2 font (OFL-1.1) for the regular plugin font
     // instead of whatever GlobalFontV2.FontId points at. Default ON so a
@@ -158,7 +160,11 @@ public class Configuration : IPluginConfiguration
     public bool PlaySounds = true;
     public bool KeepInputFocus = true;
     public int MaxLinesToRender = 5_000; // 1-10000
-    public bool Use24HourClock;
+    // Default ON to match a German / European 24h locale. The
+    // ChatLogWindow.cs format-flip in v0.5.1 honours this strictly via
+    // CultureInfo.InvariantCulture so the result is consistent across
+    // host locales.
+    public bool Use24HourClock = true;
 
     public bool ShowEmotes = true;
     public HashSet<string> BlockedEmotes = [];
diff --git a/ChatTwo/Util/TabsUtil.cs b/ChatTwo/Util/TabsUtil.cs
index b143a5c..01cb838 100755
--- a/ChatTwo/Util/TabsUtil.cs
+++ b/ChatTwo/Util/TabsUtil.cs
@@ -108,7 +108,10 @@ public static class TabsUtil
             [ChatType.LootNotice] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
             [ChatType.LootRoll] = (ChatSourceExt.All, ChatSourceExt.All),
         },
-        Channel = InputChannel.Party,
+        // No automatic input-channel switch; the Gruppe tab is a read
+        // surface that pulls in Party, CrossParty, Alliance and PvpTeam
+        // together. Auto-routing /party into this tab would surprise the
+        // user when they actually wanted /alliance or /pvpteam.
     };
 
     public static Tab HellionBeginner => new()