Function ObjGetUltimateParent

Descent3/object.cpp:3453–3466

Returns the original parent for the given object. Returns self if it has no parent

// Returns the original parent for the given object.  Returns self if it has no parent
object *ObjGetUltimateParent(object *child) {
  ASSERT(child);

  object *ret = child;
  int handle;

  handle = child->parent_handle;

  while (ObjGet(handle)) {
    ret = ObjGet(handle);
    handle = ret->parent_handle;
  }
  return ret;
}

// Sets an object to a type OBJ_DUMMY (saves it's old type) so it won't be renderered, etc, but still alive
void ObjGhostObject(int objnum) {