In my honest opinion. Nike says it best. Just do it.

There is no set order really. As stated previously use med to create models ex. Characters, props ect. Use wed for level design and sed for scripting.

Theres a ton of useful information here and on links. Downloads page has c-script tutorials ect. I allways mess around with programs before ever reading any information to see what I can figure out on my own. 9 times out of 10 I can get the basics with out reading a single line in any documents. However once you reach the limits of doing with out knowledge then reading is essential. Theres plenty of tutorials ect here on the forums , download page and magazine. Lurk more... almost every beginers question has been asked and answered at least once in this forum.

http://www.freewebs.com/otama_syndicate/index.htm - Each master to his own technique.

- Not me said the bee, Nor I said the fly.