It works. I’ve got Irrlicht working. After screwing with it for about 3 hours, I’ve got it working. It links statically, I have both Linux and Windows binaries for it, and I have Blender exporting models that it can use. I’m ready to give this my freaking all.

Want proof that it works? Look at this space ship floating on a blue-purple background with no lighting enabled:

It looks like nothing to you, but to me it represents hope. Hope for a finished game. Hope for my future 3D game dev efforts. Hope for a brighter future.