6 files changed, 55 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.h b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.h
index b83d63e26bf..5dae59d1d63 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_GameObject.h
@@ -368,7 +368,15 @@ public:
 	{ 
 		return m_bDyna; 
 	}
-	
+
+	/**
+	 * Check if this object has a vertex parent relationship
+	 */
+	bool IsVertexParent( )
+	{
+		return (m_pSGNode && m_pSGNode->GetSGParent() && m_pSGNode->GetSGParent()->IsVertexParent());
+	}
+
 	bool RayHit(KX_ClientObjectInfo* client, MT_Point3& hit_point, MT_Vector3& hit_normal, void * const data);
 
 
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_SG_NodeRelationships.h b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_SG_NodeRelationships.h
index d83fb79ee25..e53af22408e 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_SG_NodeRelationships.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_SG_NodeRelationships.h
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ public :
 	~KX_VertexParentRelation(
 	);
 
+		bool
+	IsVertexRelation(
+	) { 
+		return true;
+	}
+
 private :
 
 	KX_VertexParentRelation(
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_TrackToActuator.cpp b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_TrackToActuator.cpp
index 58b87367258..b9792303565 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_TrackToActuator.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_TrackToActuator.cpp
@@ -69,13 +69,19 @@ KX_TrackToActuator::KX_TrackToActuator(SCA_IObject *gameobj,
 	m_upflag = upflag;
 	m_parentobj = 0;
 	
-	if (m_object){
+	if (m_object)
 		m_object->RegisterActuator(this);
-		KX_GameObject* curobj = (KX_GameObject*) GetParent();
 
-		m_parentobj = curobj->GetParent(); // check if the object is parented 
-		if (m_parentobj) {  // if so, store the initial local rotation
-			m_parentlocalmat = m_parentobj->GetSGNode()->GetLocalOrientation();
+	if (gameobj->isA(&KX_GameObject::Type))
+	{
+		// if the object is vertex parented, don't check parent orientation as the link is broken
+		if (!((KX_GameObject*)gameobj)->IsVertexParent()){
+			m_parentobj = ((KX_GameObject*)gameobj)->GetParent(); // check if the object is parented 
+			if (m_parentobj) {  
+				// if so, store the initial local rotation
+				// this is needed to revert the effect of the parent inverse node (TBC)
+				m_parentlocalmat = m_parentobj->GetSGNode()->GetLocalOrientation();
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -180,6 +186,8 @@ KX_TrackToActuator::~KX_TrackToActuator()
 {
 	if (m_object)
 		m_object->UnregisterActuator(this);
+	if (m_parentobj)
+		m_parentobj->Release();
 } /* end of destructor */
 
 void KX_TrackToActuator::ProcessReplica()
diff --git a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp
index 73e16863173..ff9a9f7f371 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.cpp
@@ -148,6 +148,16 @@ GetRootSGParent(
 	return (m_SGparent ? (const SG_Node*) m_SGparent->GetRootSGParent() : (const SG_Node*) this);
 }
 
+	bool
+SG_Node::
+IsVertexParent()
+{
+	if (m_parent_relation)
+	{
+		return m_parent_relation->IsVertexRelation();
+	}
+	return false;
+}
 
 	void 
 SG_Node::
diff --git a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.h b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.h
index 4808f6f7d94..5cf24de68f3 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_Node.h
@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ public:
 	) ;
 
 
+	/**
+	 * Return vertex parent status.
+	 */
+
+		bool	
+	IsVertexParent(
+	) ;
+
 	/**		
 	 * Update the spatial data of this node. Iterate through
 	 * the children of this node and update their world data.
diff --git a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_ParentRelation.h b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_ParentRelation.h
index 1d211a9f39f..9d360d1c274 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_ParentRelation.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/SceneGraph/SG_ParentRelation.h
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ public :
 	NewCopy(
 	) = 0;
 
+	/**
+	 * Vertex Parent Relation are special: they don't propagate rotation
+	 */
+	virtual
+		bool
+	IsVertexRelation(
+	) { 
+		return false;
+	}
 protected :
 
 	/**