This might sound like a really daft question, considering some of the questions I have seen asked on here. I have decided rather than try to make,''My First Game'', I am going to learn how to do the maths/physics and general graphics stuff before. I have not been programming long, and find that a persons explanation is generally much better than a link to a site. I have decided that for my first challenge I will create a fire effect and then move on. Could anyone please give a step by step explanation of what I should do to create a fire effect at the bottom of the screen. I am using DirectDraw to create this effect, so anythin I should look out for would be welcome. Thank-you to all that reply..