Tools make a world of difference, it's foolish to think otherwise.
*More* than foolish.
Blitz indeed *can* only do so much. Currently the racer *just* fits into 32mb of Vram. I know thats not alot of memory but you could do much more if blitz has matured a little bit more. It's a shame it's coming to an end early.
I can guarantee alot of people wouldnt have thought or even cared about these issues when they started with blitz. I didnt when i worked on the racer! 3 years on, now theres an opportunity with it, and it isnt doing as well as it could because the renderer doesnt like the surface count- or whatever.
Tell me, would you rewrite 3 and a bit years of work? or would you be disheartened by it?