@Drowneath... Im not an active user in the irrilicht forums im sorry. I guess someone else has a similar name, I think i do have a username there(if its still registered), but it's been a long long time since I was there(2-3 years) and it could be one of 3 or 4 handles that I use in forums lol
I have had a bit of a look around at irrilicht and also ogre3d, just for some alternative options to DarkGDK besides learning the directX API or openGL, but the simplicity of DarkGDK keeps me here at the moment, its very flexible in that you can use just GDK commands and achieve what you want, or you can delve a little further and get at the directX inards and manipulate them too.
If it ain't broke.... DONT FIX IT !!!