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ID3DXSprite::Draw has a D3DCOLOR parameter and the default texture stage states are set for modulation, so you could use a 1x1 white texture and set this color appropriately for untextured drawing.
Thank you for this hint - I didn't realize I can do that. Starting with a white texture is really a cool trick.
Now I'm using a white "blueprint" texture for primitive drawing, then add color via the "sprite.Draw" method. This makes life a lot easier indeed, because I don't need to create and manage multiple textures for the purpose of primitive drawing.
If anyone else has other / better ideas, I would be glad to read about it.
Are you strictly limiting yourself to 2d? I ended up just drawing everything 2d as primitives in my engine I did and subverted LPD3DXSPRITE all together.
The graphics of my game are 2D, which means everything is drawn flat and there is no depth. I wouldn't mind using 3D functions for programming however, if they are suitable for my needs.
The problem I currenty have with 3D functions is that I couldn't find a way to render images. How did you handle that in your engine? Image I have an image of a red dragon, stored in a png file on disk - how can I print that to the screen?
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