> First, I can't seem to load textures. this was hopefully fixed recently in rc2. are you using the newest release?
> Additionally, when I try to drop the opacity of a cube to .5, it > darkens the cube, but no objects behind it show through. If i set the > opacity to 0, it just turns pitch black, still with nothing behind it > visible. this happens because of the z-buffer. try (hint-ignore-depth), (hint-depth-sort) and (backfacecull 0) if you want to see the back faces. also (hint-unlit) and (hint-wire) can help show the polygons of the objects, which sometimes difficult to see because of the lighting. best, gabor
