Didn't hear any complaints so I'm commiting the patch for bug:

http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=76&group_id=9&atid
=125

Kent

diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/effect.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/effect.c
index 8956d92a540927647373a8bdde0623f64063f11f..279fa2debdd0fbd7f38cf872dd228289316c0358 100644 (file)
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/effect.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/effect.c
@@ -363,42 +363,40 @@ void make_particle_keys(int depth, int nr, PartEff *paf, Particle *part, float *
                particle_tex(mtex, paf, pa->co, pa->no);
        }
        
-       /* keys */
-       if(paf->totkey>1) {
-               
-               deltalife= pa->lifetime/(paf->totkey-1);
+       if(paf->totkey>1) deltalife= pa->lifetime/(paf->totkey-1);
+       else deltalife= pa->lifetime;
+
+       opa= pa;
+       pa++;
+               
+       b= paf->totkey-1;
+       while(b--) {
+               /* nieuwe tijd */
+               pa->time= opa->time+deltalife;
+
+               /* nieuwe plek */
+               pa->co[0]= opa->co[0] + deltalife*opa->no[0];
+               pa->co[1]= opa->co[1] + deltalife*opa->no[1];
+               pa->co[2]= opa->co[2] + deltalife*opa->no[2];
+
+               /* nieuwe snelheid */
+               pa->no[0]= opa->no[0] + deltalife*force[0];
+               pa->no[1]= opa->no[1] + deltalife*force[1];
+               pa->no[2]= opa->no[2] + deltalife*force[2];
+
+               /* snelheid: texture */
+               if(mtex && paf->texfac!=0.0) {
+                       particle_tex(mtex, paf, pa->co, pa->no);
+               }
+               if(damp!=1.0) {
+                       pa->no[0]*= damp;
+                       pa->no[1]*= damp;
+                       pa->no[2]*= damp;
+               }
+       
                opa= pa;
                pa++;
-               
-               b= paf->totkey-1;
-               while(b--) {
-                       /* nieuwe tijd */
-                       pa->time= opa->time+deltalife;
-                       
-                       /* nieuwe plek */
-                       pa->co[0]= opa->co[0] + deltalife*opa->no[0];
-                       pa->co[1]= opa->co[1] + deltalife*opa->no[1];
-                       pa->co[2]= opa->co[2] + deltalife*opa->no[2];
-                       
-                       /* nieuwe snelheid */
-                       pa->no[0]= opa->no[0] + deltalife*force[0];
-                       pa->no[1]= opa->no[1] + deltalife*force[1];
-                       pa->no[2]= opa->no[2] + deltalife*force[2];
-
-                       /* snelheid: texture */
-                       if(mtex && paf->texfac!=0.0) {
-                               particle_tex(mtex, paf, pa->co, pa->no);
-                       }
-                       if(damp!=1.0) {
-                               pa->no[0]*= damp;
-                               pa->no[1]*= damp;
-                               pa->no[2]*= damp;
-                       }
-       
-                       opa= pa;
-                       pa++;
-                       /* opa wordt onderin ook gebruikt */
-               }
+               /* opa wordt onderin ook gebruikt */
        }
 
        if(deform) {
@@ -411,10 +409,11 @@ void make_particle_keys(int depth, int nr, PartEff *paf, Particle *part, float *
                }
        }
        
-       /* de grote vermenigvuldiging */
+       /* the big multiplication */
        if(depth<PAF_MAXMULT && paf->mult[depth]!=0.0) {
                
-               /* uit gemiddeld 'mult' deel van de particles ontstaan 'child' nieuwe */
+               /* new 'child' emerges from an average 'mult' part from 
+                       the particles */
                damp = (float)nr;
                rt1= (int)(damp*paf->mult[depth]);
                rt2= (int)((damp+1.0)*paf->mult[depth]);