all right i got gmax but i have a problem with it(not surprisingly) its almost like 3ds max except when i apply the textures (the ground is what seemed to do it the most) is like looking through a fish eye lens (running in heidi) and yes im running vista and yes i tried changing the veiwport rendering to open gl and direct 3d but the veiwports turn white when i move my perspective

i haven't tried that yet but every time i try to start gmax it says: interactive 3D rendering failed. please check your device settings by using the -H command line option.

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