Thunder, I have looked at

of engines. Genesis 3D is decent, Crystal SPace is shwoing promise, Fly3D didn't suck (morfit kinda did), I personally dig (and own a license for) Torque.
If you want some advice or maybe even help with any proof of concept, you should still have my ICQ (37097749), AIM is ETGardner, email is
[email protected] and you can find me on IRC at
www.maxgaming.net:6667 in the garagegames channel most nights as EdGardner.
I am making a small game for some gaming buddies of mine using torque and am involved in the maxgaming btech gimmick.
Look me up, mon amis.