Yeah, that's where it's all at, in the material editor, with the icon at the top center which looks like three little balls. Every individual texture can be edited in there. Vue's material editor is pretty straightforward, but you'll still have lots of questions, so go ahead and ask. :) As for the .bum files....well, they work for some, and not for others. That's all I know about that...might want to try the 4.05 BETA patch a few threads below, posted by e-on, but I wouldn't recommend it... Welcome! Mike PS Yeah, the manual's pretty sketchy. In some cases it's just outright wrong.