Hello everyone... I am an aspiring computer game developer, and am trying to get started in OpenGL game programming. I have picked up Andre Lamothe''s OpenGL game programming book and have a C++ compiler, an ATI Rage 128 SDK, and the DirectX 8.0 SDK. While right now I''m just focusing on getting my programming legs back (haven''t seriously programmed in a while), I would like to know if anyone out there with an ATI card has done programming to take advantage of its features. When a 3d-accelerated game is compiled with OpenGL, is it necessary to include custom libraries (OpenGL32.lib, for example) that are compiled by using the manufacturer''s header files so that the card''s individual features are exploited? Or does OpenGL act like Direct3D in a sense, and use the video card as necessary to render certain features (i.e. use bump mapping to render a scene but emulate alpha blending through software if no hardware is available on the card)? Thanks for your time. Your responses are greatly appreciated. Take care, Ramon