i tried the directx common files tutorial and sure enough it worked like a dream, except for one thing. how do i draw bitmaps, create new surfaces, do animation, add tilesets, load up a starting menu, write to and read from files, and thats only all i can think of right now. If you have an answer to any single one of these questions, please respond. Or, since there are a lot of them, point me in the direction of a good tutorial incorporated at least a majority, if not all, of them. Thank you much ps. I forgot double buffering [edited by - PyroniaWatches on January 25, 2004 9:42:08 AM]

Be warned that GameTutorials teaches bad coding practices; I''d advise you to read a good C++ book (if that''s what you''re using) if you decide to use their tutorials. They don''t have bad information, but after you learn enough you''ll see that their coding practices suck.