3D Game Engines what would you recommend

I am looking for a 3D Game Engine to start work on my game plan. I am currently looking at Torque Game Engine as its cheap ($150) but its not starting for me. Typically the more expensive Torque Game Engine Advanced ($295) does work apparently fine for me, which I find annoying as TGEA has even less documentation, is harder to use and comes with no tutorials unlike the cheaper TGE which has small amount of documentation, not much easier to use, but comes with tutorial files and has more adds available for it. of course it won't work for me.
SO! Does anyone know of a better engine, what do you think is better easier to use and why.

Torque Game Engine problems = Help me!

I have the Demo of Torque Game Engine and it will NOT start for me. The demo of Torque Game Engine Advanced will load but I would prefer to have TGE working before I part with hard cash.
All I get is a error when I try to start.
AppName: demo.exe AppVer: 0.0.0.0 ModName: glide2x.dll
ModVer: 2.42.0.32578 Offset: 0000e414
Which is infuriating. I have updated my video drivers and still no good!
Windows XPSP2 GeForce 6700XL 3ghz D2 Pentium video drivers are 162.18 international version: 6.14.11.6218
A forum where I have asked for help.Link also provides more Info about the Game engine as well.
http://www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=65207
Have it working under Win95 compatibility in properties of the shortcut. But thats not right as should be working under XP. Why? am I apperantly the only one with this problem. I think its related to OpenGL somehow as TGEA is D3D only and it works fine. Just servely lacks in starter packs and is definetly for advanced users only.
The Fact you have to buy the licence to see the documentation is bas enough, but is made worse you only can see the doumentation for the version you buy. Buy TGEA and you cant access TGE info despite TGE being a lower version and having more code to download.

RPG Post apocalyptic game

I have started to Yet again go over a game I have been working for a Long time. Think several years. The basic concept has changed somewhat and possibly should be called New Age rather the post-apocalyptic due to moving timeline 150yrs beyond original timeline (the world is still fucked, mostly).
I started working this out in my head and several notepads, then moved onto Treepad (very handy) and now TiddlyWiki, which is also very handy though the source of my current headaches. My Treepad file was a MB+ in size and I felt was clunky. Now TiddlyWiki starts as 265Kb from a "empty file" and now is near the MB of the original file without having half the data transferred to it so is slow to start and autosave. Got IncludePlugin which is basically a plugin that allow you to create a TiddlyWiki and include other TiddlyWiki's in it so each TiddlyWiki don't get too big. Problem is entries can only be edited in original TiddlyWiki and you cannot have a Included TW inside a Included TW which I am finding annoying. I don't know how to edit the plugin so cant change it. I would if I could.
Basics: World is Fucked (think terrorists, natural disasters and general bad stuff).
3 main nations (Imperial Nation, N.A.U. and Republic of Texas)
3 main cities at present (Settlement, Eggsville, Dallas)
4 minor outposts/towns, (Outpost 7 "Gryphon", Outpost 25 Outpost 29)
Dead cities (New Orleans City)
Power groups (Imperial Nation, N.A.U. , Republic of Texas, The Brethren, ELF, , Cult of the Machine, The Traitors(multiply groups)...)
3 races and possible more (Pureblood humans, Enhanced humans and trolls)
System is mostly D20 based
TiddlyWiki blank file for you to play with
Right click and save works best in IE.

Working with TGE or TGEA engine at present TGEA is more stable but complex. TGE refuses to work at all.

http://newsettlement.blogspot.com/

Fallout 3 - I want it Now!

Got PC Gamer mag had video in the DVD of the intro sequence. I love Fallout, I have Fallout 1 and 2, can't get the rest. Can't wait until the release Fallout 3 (oblivion based), It would be nice if it actually showed up rather than being cancelled like the last Fallout 3 game.
Hopefully the game will be heavily modifiable as it would be a nice I think engine to chuck my game onto and have a mess around. Oblivion had a terrible levelling system that seriously messed the game up. Hopefully that pile of garbage will have been removed and some thing more realistic in place. Fallout 3 from what I have heard though has limited (read small) area of play and exploration and only a few npcs. this will be most annoying. They bloody well better get rid of the dammed invisible walls rubbish that was in oblivion, Chests with treasure and no way to get to them = totally incompetent play testers

Importing Laser from China for 20 May 2007

I am thinking of setting up a sign making business and as part of this I am looking to get a Laser Engraver/cutter from China as they are way cheaper that those in Europe, 10 times as much in some lasers case's. I unfortunately know very little of importing stuff from china especially from companies that give prices as FOB and payment as TT. I would like help in this, mainly in who I have to talk to to get the Laser here, Freight Forwarders and Custom Brokers are some I understand I need. The Laser is in China and I am looking to bring it into the West of Ireland, someone to handle all the paperwork or most of it is what I need the most. Anyone who can help give a IM or email please. If you do this all the better and if you sell laser engravers or cutters 40-60W give me a message as well with a quote/pricelist as always interested in more information.
Anyone able to help me??
GONE OFF IMPORT DUE TO BEING A PAIN IN THE WALLET ON THIS SIDE

Mp001 Airsoft Rifle for 20 May 2007

have a JP MP001 sniper rifle, wood coloured plastic body, 3-12x mil scope, stand and 2 x spare mags and 6,000 .25g, 6,000 .20g and 8,000 .12g or so ammo. My problem started a while after I starting using the rifle, in that I noticed it used to slip forward and double load, nothing major just a shotgun load. Then it got worse and started firing without the trigger being touched at all. This took the head of the safety knob off, Now its real bad and the bolt will not even hold on the catch when being pushed forward to load. The reason as far as I can make out is that the Piston sear is worn somewhat. I filed the edge of the sear assembly where it contacts and filed some of the material off the pin to the side of the piston sear. This resulted in it lasting about a hundred shots before starting to slip again. I am driven up the wall looking for a replacement piston sear. Gunners who I got it don't sell spare parts and the VSR 10 gspec has similar but not 100% compatible parts. I looked up a guy edgi and he has new replacement sears whoever I have to buy new cylinder and piston too, cost of these replacement upgrades are the same as what I paid for the whole gun €190. with this price I am tempted to buy VSR parts and file the hell out of them, but their potmetal as well and will probable wear out fast as well.
Any one got a source of cheaper parts or know where I can get upgrade (steel) parts for less.
STILL LOOKING THOUGH ATTEMPTING TO HAND MAKE AS WELL
13-08-2007 update
Currently 75% complete in tuning homemade steel sear just have to get the pin right and stop it jamming the cylinder. Will post finished pics in day or two.

Further update
fucked up the small spring that holds the sear up so project on hold until fixed.

Xbox Eprom Ripping 20 May 2007

I have a xbox I received, that had been soft modded and apparently fucked. As all I got on start up was a Error code 06 and a flashing lights on the front. This apparently meant it was useless, it had been error code 05 and then hot swapped resulting in the error code 06. I am doing what was done on lamma.com to take the eeprom direct from the chip itself. I currently have the reader build, now I have to get the old PC functional, transfer poly prog and connect the serial reader and run the program. If all gos to plan I should be able to get the Eeprom from the sram chip and discover the password from it via liveinfo and fix my harddrive. If necessary I will format the HD and just copy the files from a new xbox on to it. and lock it with the boards password and hopefully boot up normally.
have got the Eeprom.bin from the chip after a while, ran LiveInfo v3.0 to get the HD unique key saved/printed and wrote it down. got the xbox HD in PC and no unlocked and locked with the password EXACTLY as wrote down. Plug HD in xbox and switch on and get.. Error code 06 and red/greed flashing light as before. I think something is either gone wrong or I can read the chip but the xbox cant for some reason. Had to use Hdunlock.exe and hdlock.exe as xboxhdm 1.9 cannot find the eeprom that is on the E:folder on the CDr the is really annoying.
THINK ITS PRICKED, STILL LYING AROUND TILL I GET THE URGE TO RIP IT AGAIN ANS SPARE PC BACK