--- deliantra/server/common/object.C	2007/02/05 01:24:45	1.128
+++ deliantra/server/common/object.C	2007/02/07 02:13:06	1.129
@@ -2617,3 +2617,15 @@
              : region::default_region ();
 }
 
+const materialtype_t *
+object::dominant_material () const
+{
+  if (materialtype_t *mat = name_to_material (materialname))
+    return mat;
+
+  // omfg this is slow, this has to be temporary :)
+  shstr unknown ("unknown");
+
+  return name_to_material (unknown);
+}
+