void render()
{
	D3DXMATRIX mat;
	D3DXVECTOR2 MapVector(-map_xPos, -map_yPos); // these change to arrow key input
	D3DXVECTOR2 SpritePos(xPosition, yPosition); // center of the screen for car position

	D3DXVECTOR2 x_offset(TILESIZE, 0.0f); // offsets the position of tiles
	D3DXVECTOR2 y_offset(-(TILESIZE * VIEWWIDTH), TILESIZE);

	int xPos = (int)map_xPos / TILESIZE; // just so I know what tile to access
	int yPos = (int)map_yPos / TILESIZE; // since the map is stored in a 2D array	

	g_pd3dDevice->Clear( 0, NULL, D3DCLEAR_TARGET | D3DCLEAR_ZBUFFER,
                         D3DCOLOR_XRGB(0, 0, 0), 1.0f, 0 );

	g_pd3dDevice->BeginScene();

	g_pMapSprite->Begin(D3DXSPRITE_ALPHABLEND); // draws map in tiles

		for(int y = 0; y < VIEWHEIGHT; ++y) // only so many tiles for height of view
		{
			for(int x = 0; x < VIEWWIDTH; ++x) // only so many tiles for width of view
			{
				D3DXMatrixTransformation2D(&mat, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &MapVector);
				g_pMapSprite->SetTransform(&mat);

				g_pMapSprite->Draw(	g_pBackground[ pp_map[yPos + y][xPos + x] ], // 2D array that stores the map tiles
									NULL, 
									NULL,
									NULL, 
									D3DCOLOR_COLORVALUE(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f) );	

				MapVector += x_offset; // offsets over tile width to draw the next
			}

			MapVector += y_offset; // puts it back to first column then goes down 1 row
		}

	g_pMapSprite->End();


	D3DXMatrixTransformation2D(&mat, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, &SpritePos);
	g_pSprite->SetTransform(&mat);

	g_pSprite->Begin(D3DXSPRITE_ALPHABLEND); // draws my car

		g_pSprite->Draw(	g_pSTexture, 
							NULL, 
							NULL,
							NULL, 
							D3DCOLOR_COLORVALUE(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f) );

	g_pSprite->End();

	g_pd3dDevice->EndScene();

	g_pd3dDevice->Present(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
}