hey,
In my upcoming plugin you can render realistic particle effects with millions of independent particles, each with their own physics. I've experimented with explosions and the results are stunning. check it out in the Iridium thread in the gallery =D

-mike-


http://www.groundtacticsgame.com/
Alienware m17x R Custom laptop
specs:
Intel Core 2 Extreme Quad CPU Q9300
2x Nvidia 280GTX 2GB vram
6GB ddr3 memory@ 1333Mhz
512GB SSD
1200p 17' screen
runs Crysis Warhead on max settings at 1200p at 90 fps