Hi all, please consider this code (it uses execute buffers. I realize this blows the mind of certain posters here, but try to keep it in perspective)... LPINSTRUCTION->bOpcode=D3DOP_STATERENDER; LPINSTRUCTION->bSize=sizeof(D3DSTATE); LPINSTRUCTION->wCount=3; LPSTATE->drstRenderStateType=D3DRENDERSTATE_ALPHABLENDENABLE; LPSTATE->dwArg[0]=TRUE; LPSTATE->drstRenderStateType=D3DRENDERSTATE_SRCBLEND; LPSTATE->dwArg[0]=D3DBLEND_ONE; LPSTATE->drstRenderStateType=D3DRENDERSTATE_DESTBLEND; LPSTATE->dwArg[0]=D3DBLEND_ONE; Oh, this works very nicely-- when I render triangles henceforth, they are blended evenly with eachother. What I want to do in certain instances, however, is fade some triangles away. I succeeded in doing this (very slowly) by adjusting the alpha component of the texture used. However, since I reuse textures, everything on-screen with the ''fading'' texture faded away too. So, my question is, is there any way to say something like D3DBLEND_TWO or D3DBLEND_ONEHALF so that I could fade the triangles out? I only need two steps-- I have it doing one-step right now, and it''s just the teeniest bit too fast. I sort of want to say "Texture Transparency=60%" or something. Anyone played with this? Thanks in advance! -- Goodlife ----------------------------- Think of your mind as a door on a house. Leave the door always closed, and it's not a house, it's a prison. Leave the door always open, and it's not a house, it's a wilderness-- all the vermin creep in.