diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c
index b7f068c936b..c934f7d9fe7 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/DerivedMesh.c
@@ -1995,21 +1995,33 @@ CustomDataMask get_viewedit_datamask()
 	/* check if we need tfaces & mcols due to face select or texture paint */
 	if(FACESEL_PAINT_TEST || G.f & G_TEXTUREPAINT)
 		mask |= CD_MASK_MTFACE | CD_MASK_MCOL;
+	
+	if (G.curscreen==NULL) {
+		/* No screen, happens when saving a blendfile in background mode,
+		 * then loading in the game engine
+		 * just assume we need the mesh info */
+		mask |= CD_MASK_MTFACE | CD_MASK_MCOL;
 
-	/* check if we need tfaces & mcols due to view mode */
-	for(sa = G.curscreen->areabase.first; sa; sa = sa->next) {
-		if(sa->spacetype == SPACE_VIEW3D) {
-			View3D *view = sa->spacedata.first;
-			if(view->drawtype == OB_SHADED) {
-				/* this includes normals for mesh_create_shadedColors */
-				mask |= CD_MASK_MTFACE | CD_MASK_MCOL | CD_MASK_NORMAL | CD_MASK_ORCO;
-			}
-			if((view->drawtype == OB_TEXTURE) || ((view->drawtype == OB_SOLID) && (view->flag2 & V3D_SOLID_TEX))) {
-				mask |= CD_MASK_MTFACE | CD_MASK_MCOL;
+		if((G.fileflags & G_FILE_GAME_MAT) &&
+		   (G.fileflags & G_FILE_GAME_MAT_GLSL)) {
+			mask |= CD_MASK_ORCO;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/* check if we need tfaces & mcols due to view mode */
+		for(sa = G.curscreen->areabase.first; sa; sa = sa->next) {
+			if(sa->spacetype == SPACE_VIEW3D) {
+				View3D *view = sa->spacedata.first;
+				if(view->drawtype == OB_SHADED) {
+					/* this includes normals for mesh_create_shadedColors */
+					mask |= CD_MASK_MTFACE | CD_MASK_MCOL | CD_MASK_NORMAL | CD_MASK_ORCO;
+				}
+				if((view->drawtype == OB_TEXTURE) || ((view->drawtype == OB_SOLID) && (view->flag2 & V3D_SOLID_TEX))) {
+					mask |= CD_MASK_MTFACE | CD_MASK_MCOL;
 
-				if((G.fileflags & G_FILE_GAME_MAT) &&
-				   (G.fileflags & G_FILE_GAME_MAT_GLSL)) {
-					mask |= CD_MASK_ORCO;
+					if((G.fileflags & G_FILE_GAME_MAT) &&
+					   (G.fileflags & G_FILE_GAME_MAT_GLSL)) {
+						mask |= CD_MASK_ORCO;
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/source/blender/src/buttons_logic.c b/source/blender/src/buttons_logic.c
index 10718c74a4b..01520061a19 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/buttons_logic.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/buttons_logic.c
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ static short draw_actuatorbuttons(Object *ob, bActuator *act, uiBlock *block, sh
 			uiDefButS(block, NUM, 0, "Blendin: ", xco+10, yco-64, (width-20)/2, 19, &aa->blendin, 0.0, 32767, 0.0, 0.0, "Number of frames of motion blending");
 			uiDefButS(block, NUM, 0, "Priority: ", xco+10+(width-20)/2, yco-64, (width-20)/2, 19, &aa->priority, 0.0, 100.0, 0.0, 0.0, "Execution priority - lower numbers will override actions with higher numbers, With 2 or more actions at once, the overriding channels must be lower in the stack");
 			
-			uiDefBut(block, TEX, 0, "FrameProp: ",xco+10, yco-84, width-20, 19, aa->frameProp, 0.0, 31.0, 0, 0, "Assign this property this actions current frame number");			
+			uiDefBut(block, TEX, 0, "FrameProp: ",xco+10, yco-84, width-20, 19, aa->frameProp, 0.0, 31.0, 0, 0, "Assign the action's current frame number to this property");
 
 			
 #ifdef __NLA_ACTION_BY_MOTION_ACTUATOR