so i came to the point in making a game where i can no longer avoid creating graphics more complex than a 2d paint job of a pixel chasing another pixel
what are my options for creating fully 3d graphics in vb.net? preferably with the ability to look really nice
i intend to build the engine myself, as i have done everything else so far but engines i can pull apart to see the guts are fine too

found a really nice engine with dx9 that looks like it can rival eve online, however dx9 is .net framework 2? and i am hoping to stick to 4.0
dx11 cant be used with .net without a wrapper such as slimdx? so that would be option 2, isnt efficiency lost with a wrapper?
not really in the mood to use opengl

any more options? again for vb.net

thanks