Thanks scorpion, theres other aspects that would change too, not just the friction... such as it's weight/mass etc...

But well try some things, and if all else fails, well try to fake it

As for flare, i'll try to stay off the soapbox mostly... i'd rather click a checkbox than make tga's for 100's of sprites and models .. Not to forget... the Flare option was already a part of the engine...no work needs to be done to KEEP a feature .. so much for an 'easy' game engine