diff --git a/Aquaria/Game.cpp b/Aquaria/Game.cpp
index 0222b63..814287a 100644
--- a/Aquaria/Game.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/Game.cpp
@@ -2663,7 +2663,7 @@ void Game::applyState()
 	{
 		l = &dsq->renderObjectLayers[i];
 		l->followCamera = 0;
-		l->followCameraLock = 0;
+		l->followCameraLock = FCL_NONE;
 	}
 
 	dsq->resetLayerPasses();
diff --git a/BBGE/Core.h b/BBGE/Core.h
index 599b853..132db12 100644
--- a/BBGE/Core.h
+++ b/BBGE/Core.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ enum CoreLayers
 	LR_NONE		= -1
 };
 
-const int NO_FOLLOW_CAMERA = -999;
-
 class AfterEffectManager;
 
 class Texture;
@@ -167,7 +165,7 @@ public:
 	bool visible;
 	float followCamera;
 
-	int followCameraLock;
+	int followCameraLock; // TODO: replace this with x/y scroll factor
 
 	bool update;
 
diff --git a/BBGE/RenderObject.cpp b/BBGE/RenderObject.cpp
index 89a0b97..5ceb0ac 100644
--- a/BBGE/RenderObject.cpp
+++ b/BBGE/RenderObject.cpp
@@ -484,14 +484,11 @@ void RenderObject::renderCall(const RenderState& rs, const Vector& renderAt, flo
 
 	glPushMatrix();
 
-
-	if (layer != LR_NONE)
+	float followCamera = this->followCamera;
+	if (layer != LR_NONE && !followCamera)
 	{
-		RenderObjectLayer *l = &core->renderObjectLayers[layer];
-		if (l->followCamera != NO_FOLLOW_CAMERA)
-		{
-			followCamera = l->followCamera;
-		}
+		const RenderObjectLayer& rl = core->renderObjectLayers[layer];
+		followCamera = rl.followCamera;
 	}
 	if (followCamera!=0 && !parent)
 	{
@@ -521,39 +518,10 @@ void RenderObject::renderCall(const RenderState& rs, const Vector& renderAt, flo
 	}
 	else
 	{
-
 		glTranslatef(renderPos.x, renderPos.y, renderPos.z);
 
-		// TODO: move this to debug render
-		if (RenderObject::renderPaths && position.data)
-			if(size_t N = position.data->path.getNumPathNodes())
-			{
-				glLineWidth(4);
-				glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-
-				glColor4f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 0.5f);
-				glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
-
-				glBegin(GL_LINES);
-				for (size_t i = 0; i < N-1; i++)
-				{
-					const VectorPathNode a = position.data->path[i];
-					const VectorPathNode b = position.data->path[i+1];
-					glVertex2f(a.value.x-position.x, a.value.y-position.y);
-					glVertex2f(b.value.x-position.x, b.value.y-position.y);
-				}
-				glEnd();
-
-				glPointSize(20);
-				glBegin(GL_POINTS);
-				glColor4f(0.5,0.5,1,1);
-				for (size_t i = 0; i < N; i++)
-				{
-					const VectorPathNode& a = position.data->path[i];
-					glVertex2f(a.value.x-position.x, a.value.y-position.y);
-				}
-				glEnd();
-			}
+		if (RenderObject::renderPaths) // TODO: move this to debug render
+			debugRenderPaths();
 
 		// This is the correct way to rotate things.
 		glRotatef(renderRotation, 0, 0, 1);
@@ -624,6 +592,42 @@ void RenderObject::renderCollision(const RenderState& rs) const
 {
 }
 
+void RenderObject::debugRenderPaths() const
+{
+	if(!position.data)
+		return;
+
+	const size_t N = position.data->path.getNumPathNodes();
+	if(!N)
+		return;
+
+	glLineWidth(4);
+	glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+
+	glColor4f(1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f, 0.5f);
+	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
+
+	glBegin(GL_LINES);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < N-1; i++)
+	{
+		const VectorPathNode a = position.data->path[i];
+		const VectorPathNode b = position.data->path[i+1];
+		glVertex2f(a.value.x-position.x, a.value.y-position.y);
+		glVertex2f(b.value.x-position.x, b.value.y-position.y);
+	}
+	glEnd();
+
+	glPointSize(20);
+	glBegin(GL_POINTS);
+	glColor4f(0.5,0.5,1,1);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < N; i++)
+	{
+		const VectorPathNode& a = position.data->path[i];
+		glVertex2f(a.value.x-position.x, a.value.y-position.y);
+	}
+	glEnd();
+}
+
 void RenderObject::addDeathNotify(RenderObject *r)
 {
 	deathNotifications.remove(r);
diff --git a/BBGE/RenderObject.h b/BBGE/RenderObject.h
index 17a2da4..69d3933 100644
--- a/BBGE/RenderObject.h
+++ b/BBGE/RenderObject.h
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ struct MotionBlurData
 
 class RenderObjectLayer;
 
-// FIXME: -- fg
-// I've scattered a few mutables across this class
-// These should be part of some struct that gets passed along the render() calls
-// instead of updating the actual class members
-
 class RenderObject : public ScriptObject
 {
 public:
@@ -262,7 +257,11 @@ public:
 	CountedPtr<Texture> texture;
 
 	float life;
-	mutable float followCamera;
+
+	// if 0: use value from RenderLayer.
+	// UI elements have this == 1, ie. are totally unaffacted by camera movement.
+	float followCamera;
+
 	float alphaMod;
 	float updateCull;
 	int layer;
@@ -303,6 +302,7 @@ protected:
 
 	inline void renderCall(const RenderState& rs, const Vector& renderAt, float renderRotation) const;
 	virtual void renderCollision(const RenderState& rs) const;
+	void debugRenderPaths() const;
 
 	typedef std::list<RenderObject*> RenderObjectList;
 	RenderObjectList deathNotifications;
diff --git a/BBGE/RenderObjectLayer.cpp b/BBGE/RenderObjectLayer.cpp
index 7634f77..317aee5 100644
--- a/BBGE/RenderObjectLayer.cpp
+++ b/BBGE/RenderObjectLayer.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 RenderObjectLayer::RenderObjectLayer()
 	: renderObjects(BASE_ARRAY_SIZE)
 {
-	followCamera = NO_FOLLOW_CAMERA;
+	followCamera = 0;
 	visible = true;
 	startPass = endPass = 0;
 	followCameraLock = FCL_NONE;
diff --git a/BBGE/RenderObject_inline.h b/BBGE/RenderObject_inline.h
index 8d76d3f..e37cbf0 100644
--- a/BBGE/RenderObject_inline.h
+++ b/BBGE/RenderObject_inline.h
@@ -34,9 +34,16 @@ inline bool RenderObject::isOnScreen() const
 
 Vector RenderObject::getFollowCameraPosition() const
 {
+	assert(!parent); // this makes no sense when we're not a root object
 	float f = followCamera;
-	if (f == 0 && layer != -1)
-		f = core->renderObjectLayers[layer].followCamera;
+	int fcl = 0;
+	if (layer != LR_NONE)
+	{
+		const RenderObjectLayer &rl = core->renderObjectLayers[layer];
+		if(!f)
+			f = rl.followCamera;
+		fcl = rl.followCameraLock;
+	}
 
 	if (f <= 0)
 	{
@@ -45,9 +52,6 @@ Vector RenderObject::getFollowCameraPosition() const
 	else
 	{
 		Vector pos = position;
-		int fcl = 0;
-		if (layer != -1)
-			fcl = core->renderObjectLayers[layer].followCameraLock;
 
 		switch (fcl)
 		{