lol,

none of those guys actually answered ur questions .but they gave u great tips though
1-no,u dont need scripting(programming) knowlege 2 make a map ,although if u know some u could make alot more neat stuff in ur map ,u can also learn scripting which from alot of tuts out there.or u can copy paste script from alot of other tuts 2,with minor alterations ofcourse.
2-yes,u can use 3dstudio 2 make models i think but u have 2 convert it into the mohaa format with other programs ,i think there was a program that exports into that format but i can remember it.u also need 2 do a little scripting i think beside that.
3-there are alot of tuts about how 2 texture and stuff .there are also a few other sites that have textures u can dload 2 put in ur map .some of them must have shaders (more scripting)
imo,i dont think u should jump into everything all at once

,i mean scripting,modelling ,mapping and texturing all at once.like cheetos said,get a good feel of mohradient and practice the making the stuff in the tuts 1st ,once u got a good grasp on things u should start building the map while learning a bit of scripting 2 help u along as u go ,not very necessary but it helps u do neat stuff 2 ur map ,but u can always ask here(i dont know much scripting either) . making models is abit harder though ,i dont think u should do some 4 ur map unless u know how 2 from the start.check out the tuts section cause they have alot of great tuts,and the links section has alot of other links 2 mapping sites which also host alot of tuts 2 .i dont think there is something in mohaa that doesnt have a tut
