I there a way to use the masking technique without creating another TGA just for the mask? Can you use a TGA''s built-in Alpha Channel for masking, or does that only work with Alpha Blending? Thanx, Nark

You use alpha testing (for all or nothing) or alpha blending (for translucency if you want it).

And all I have to do is enable Alpha Testing and it works just like blending?(specifically the Alpha channel of the TGA?)

Thanx,
Nark

If you use the TGA''s built in alpha channel, make sure that when you load the texture you also load the alpha channel, and that you specify RGBA(or BGRA) instead of just RGB.
like Null and Void said, just enable blending (or alpha testing)
Play with the glBlendFunc parameters, it can produce vastly different effects.

Kewl, thanx guys, now I''m on a more productive track now...