My last version of the tool don't work fine with textures but i guees to upload the solution today or tomorrow.
For questions 1 and 2. There are a new non-commercial version of Maya 7
http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/product...ductId=1900003 whit tutorials for begginers.
3.- You need to activate the objExport plug-in.:Windows->Settings/Preferences -> Pluguin Manager
4.- You need change, with a hexeditor, the position a non-3d node like cfg#M01_NAME_OF_SHIP. If you need one torret more you can change the name of, for example, cfg#A12_NAME_OF_SHIP for cfg#M04_ and add the type of gun in the .eqp file.
Sorry my english.