You could just not add the GamerServicesComponent

What did you add since it last ran properly? Where does it break when you debug it?

Go to the effect in the model and use .Parameters["BasicTexture"].GetValueTexture2D(); before you switch

I don't like the idea of "perks" per se, but sorting peer review/playtest by reputation would be cool. [quote user="SniperED007"]As much as I like the idea of having perks I think its just going to open up a whole new can of worms. I think you will see people trying to work out how to "boost" there rep so as to ...

At run-time? No, not in a useable way. At load-time though, I do it very often. You can get the data from the vertexdeclaration and read it in to an array, then combine them all.

[quote user="Shawn Hargreaves"][quote user="FortisVenaliter Productions"]time-based animations should always be used to be safe and ensure a smooth user experience.[/quote] If your game uses fixed timestep mode, this is not necessary. It certainly won't hurt, but is also 100% irrelevant and guaranteed not to affect ...

"Under normal conditions" is the key. It does not run at 60fps, it runs at <=60fps. Why pass a GameTime each frame if you dont use it? You can't guarantee a framerate. You can improve the odds by using same hardware (e.g. a console), and such, but you can't guarantee it, so time-based animations should always be used to be ...

[quote user="Craig Martin"][quote user="FortisVenaliter Productions"]You need to use time-based animation, not frame-based. X is a float right? do X+=3*60*(float)gameTime.ElapsedGameTime.TotalSeconds instead of your current method[/quote] Er, no that is incorrect. That completely invalidates the whole point of ...

First off, please refrain from triple posting. Second, yes it does look like a renderstate issue to me. It is hard to be certain (you might try running PIX on it) but I think it might be the destination blend for the particles. Try using One instead of Destination

You need to use time-based animation, not frame-based. X is a float right? do X+=3*60*(float)gameTime.ElapsedGameTime.TotalSeconds instead of your current method