--- deliantra/server/common/material.C	2009/11/05 15:43:21	1.3
+++ deliantra/server/common/material.C	2009/11/10 00:01:31	1.4
@@ -174,6 +174,15 @@
 
 //-GPL
 
+const materialtype_t *
+object::dominant_material () const
+{
+  if (materialtype_t *mt = name_to_material (materialname))
+    return mt;
+
+  return name_to_material (shstr_unknown);
+}
+
 void
 load_materials (void)
 {