Just as a thought, what about using multiple frames on 1 big image, similar to the way the 2D animation is done in the 2D tutorial? Simply moving the image to ponit to the new image at each frame iteration. How would you move a panel behind entities, as this was the biggest problem I ran into. I will play with this tonight.

The latest version has various events that can be run before certain actions take place in the render pipeline via the SDK.

I don't think layer=-1; can be behind the entities though (wish it were).

If I was capable of doing DirectX Blt's with the SDK (my fault) it would go alot faster.

Forgot all about that. I believe I can also do the particle generation in a DLL...hmmmmm.....

I had been trying to find a wdl way of doing this without the performance penalty, but I think my best solution will be in Delphi, thanks for the blit idea also. I'll keep you posted on my progress, if I get anything of substance working, I'll probably give it out.

Thanks

MWAHAHAHAHA

.. one of those DOH days. All I did was modify the creation offset of the particle. using:

code:

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my.y = random(10000) - 5000; 
my.x = random(10000) - 5000;

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and everything works great at a wonderful performance INCREASE because I am looking up the z axis I only have to move the particles down.

If I move the ship, I move the emitter accordingly and it looks pretty sweet.