@snowdog:
Sorry, fool-proof tutorial will not happen because of how many different types of application are involved. Example is modelers. I know of 6 off the top of my head that would take numerous pages to do.
I actually wrote a tutorial back in February for the EA version, step by step. Worked very well.
I honestly don't know how much simpler the scripting system can get. You only have to one variable to worry about “state”.
Retexturing. Same issue as I stated before, too many different modelers. One of my biggest problems is that I don’t have stuff like MilkShape or TrueSpace so I cannot write for them. I have been using Max for about 15 years now and most people cannot afford Max (which I completely understand, it’s not a cheap).
Sorry that I wasn’t much help, but I wanted to give you a heads up on some of the issues you may face when asking for a tutorial.
Take care!
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