Yes, it works with Java8, mine is working with jre1.8.0_31.

@lcharles123, send me your account ID and I will send you 20 NAS for testing the blockchain and the network.

I also think that the port should be different than the one of NXT ... but it was the developer, he diappeared ... I think it was on his TODO list, because the README file and other files are also not changed from NXT.