Thanks for that Lee, you've been through the mill too by the look of things.
Having thought over and re-read your moves I'd only add that if you'd opt for Lightwave instead of 3dsmax then the exporter to DirectX exists as a plugin which is free, so now you can set yourself free on that score! It was avalable a tthe time too.
I'm also gladdened to note that B3D comes out of all that pretty well too in general terms.
There's more than one or two "iffy" engines out there by the looks of this thread. Any more for, well, any more?
Having thought over and re-read your moves I'd only add that if you'd opt for Lightwave instead of 3dsmax then the exporter to DirectX exists as a plugin which is free, so now you can set yourself free on that score! It was avalable a tthe time too.
I'm also gladdened to note that B3D comes out of all that pretty well too in general terms.
There's more than one or two "iffy" engines out there by the looks of this thread. Any more for, well, any more?