I'm surprised no-one mentioned OGRE as a graphics engine. I'm going to start sounding like a broken record around here, but it really is a very good product, and it's open-source and free to use.
PirateTUX 6 Junior Poster
PirateTUX 6 Junior Poster
It's definately not for everyone... I understand that some people would want the fine control of coding DirectX and/or OpenGL by hand.
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