MS3D Animation
After discovering that AssImp doesn't support MS3D files (at least in the build that I was working with) I decided to write my own loader for MS3D and wait for AssImp integration. However, since then I have been cursing Milkshape3D, since I have spent countless hours debugging problems that stemmed from my own inability to use the animation features of the tool... So perhaps I shouldn't be cursing Milkshape, but still.
I still have another bug to work out, but my homemade models are really putting a hurt on my limited debugging time (as it turns out, moving to another continent doesn't improve your free time!). If anyone knows of a decent file with some animations in it already I would be very appreciative of a link or reference - I need something to test on and I'm getting desperate...
In other news, I've decided to start promoting Hieroglyph a bit more in the coming weeks. This includes building up the documentation in a book format, generating an icon, and perhaps finding some standard geometry to bundle in with the library. I think there is significant value to be had in the library, and I need to do a better job of letting people know about it. I'll be expanding on my promotional concepts in the coming days, and I'll be interested to hear your comments!
http://www.psionic3d.co.uk/?page_id=25
For me, the headache with the Milkshape format was just to get it into a decent VBO optimized list. I gave up in the end due to time-limitation of the school project I'm working on... not sure if I'll have time to get anims back in :/ (forced to OpenGL 3.1 in that project).
Anyway, best of luck!