I Appreciate the idea of the tutorial that would be a huge help...BUT, i also agree with the others...I'm sooo used to the workflow of 3dsmax and materials etc..that i also prefer to have all my tools in the DCC !
I haven't touched Octane standalone for 3+ years (since 1st max plugin version) and now when i have to open it, i just forget where the tools/options are you know?!