3D Studio Max?

Gaming
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… keep short and simple…
Ok bought a book on programming 3D games with Blitz3D (because I know Blitz Basic). Then I looked at the software required. It included 3ds Max. I know it was expensive, but I thought it would be like Flash/Adobe expensive (around $300) but then, I went to the AutoDesk website (maker of 3ds Max) and cried my heart out: it was 3.6 GRAND! Now I’m in a bad situation… I want to make 3D games, but the book covers something I can’t and won’t pay for (and it is for Teens!). Do I use:

A.) AutoDesk Maya
1 Grand but seeing how stuff like this is so expensive might as well cough it up
B.) MilkShape 3D
.020 Grand but seeing how it covers games from like 1998 - 2000 I doubt it will be useful after tomorrow.
C.) Cough up the 3.6k
Yea after like 3 years of hustl… I mean lawn mowing I MIGHT get halfway but I really don’t want to wait until college.
D.) Use whatever you guys suggest
My parents are willing to pay partial (as in half) of the price so around $300 or $100 will be the ticket.

So what do you guys think?

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there are free 3D Modeling programs out there that can export 3ds files if you can use them. Anim8or is one. plus you got to be a student and acadenic super store sells 3d studio max 8 for $650 provided you can prove your a student. link=http://www.academicsuperstore.com/market/m…egory_id=255475

aslo try finding 3ds max 6 or 7, they will be cheap by now.

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Lol I thought it was college students that were considered “students”. Thanks for the link but how do you show your ID or report card? Fax it?

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somehow, student Id, report card, you find out!