Yep, I started with Bryce 2 as well, and those were the days when there simply weren't the great online resources that there are now. I learnt a lot more after I got an internet connection. Before that it was trial and (mostly) error. The problem with 3D applications in general is that they are so full of features that it is hard for the newcomer to distinguish between things that are really basic and important which you must understand, and things you only need very occasionally and can ignore until you need them. Bryce is full of controls, many of which I never use, or use only very seldom. It took me a long while to learn which things are vital. I'm working on some tutorials right now which I hope will guide new users to pick up in a couple of hours what it took me several years to pick up, in terms of basic techniques.