diff --git a/v3/src/components/experimental-Transform-2.js b/v3/src/components/experimental-Transform-2.js
index dd98a0b36..f41758d2e 100644
--- a/v3/src/components/experimental-Transform-2.js
+++ b/v3/src/components/experimental-Transform-2.js
@@ -61,26 +61,34 @@ function Transform(gameObject, root)
 	// Only valid if you are the root.
 	// This probably needs to be on State and not here.
 	this.flatChildrenArray = [];
+	this.flatRenderArray = [];
 	this.transformStack = [];
 	this.childStack = [];
 	this.childCount = 0;
+	this.renderCount = 0;
 	this.dirty = false;
 	this.root = root || this;
     this.gameObject = gameObject;
 }
 // this must be called only once on the root of the tree. Never on children
-Transform.prototype.flattenTree = function (children, flatChildrenArray, childCount)
+Transform.prototype.flattenTree = function (children, flatRenderArray, flatChildrenArray, childCount, renderCount)
 {
 	for (var index = 0, length = children.length; index < length; ++index)
 	{
-		flatChildrenArray[childCount++] = children[index];
+		var child = children[index];
+		// we need a rendering list since we avoid iterating over
+		// repeating children used as tags for the applying transformations.
+		flatRenderArray[renderCount++] = child; 
+		flatChildrenArray[childCount++] = child;
 		if (children[index].children.length > 0)
 		{
-			childCount = this.flattenTree(children[index].children, flatChildrenArray, childCount);
+			var counts = this.flattenTree(children[index].children, flatChildrenArray, childCount);
+			childCount = counts[0];
+			renderCount = counts[1];
 			flatChildrenArray[childCount++] = children[index]; // add ending tag
 		}
 	}
-	return childCount;
+	return [childCount, renderCount];
 };
 Transform.prototype.add = function (transform)
 {
@@ -117,7 +125,9 @@ Transform.prototype.updateRoot = function ()
 	var childrenArray = this.flatChildrenArray;
 	if (this.dirty)
 	{
-		this.childCount = this.flattenTree(this.children, childrenArray, 0);
+		var counts = this.flattenTree(this.children, this.flatRenderArray, childrenArray, 0, 0);
+		this.childCount = counts[0];
+		this.renderCount = counts[1];
 		this.dirty = false;
 	}
 	this.updateLocal();
@@ -148,8 +158,9 @@ Transform.prototype.update = function (parentTransformMatrix)
     var parent = parentTransformMatrix.matrix;
     var world = this.worldMatrix.matrix;
 	var localm = this.localMatrix.loadIdentity();
+	var rotation = this.rotation;
 	localm.translate(this.positionX, this.positionY);
-	localm.rotate(this.rotation);
+	if (rotation !== 0) localm.rotate(this.rotation);
 	var local = localm.scale(this.scaleX, this.scaleY).matrix;
     
     world[0] = parent[0] * local[0] + parent[1] * local[2];
diff --git a/v3/src/gameobjects/GameObject.js b/v3/src/gameobjects/GameObject.js
index 149380c2d..8474658c5 100644
--- a/v3/src/gameobjects/GameObject.js
+++ b/v3/src/gameobjects/GameObject.js
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ var GameObject = function (state, x, y, texture, frame, parent)
 
     //  All GameObjects have the following components, always:
     this.transform = new Component.Transform(this, this.state.sys.transform);
-    this.transform.localMatrix.translate(x, y);
+    this.transform.positionX = x;
+    this.transform.positionY = y;
 
     //  Optional? Maybe set on a per GO basis?
     this.data = new Component.Data(this);
diff --git a/v3/src/renderer/canvas/utils/DrawImage.js b/v3/src/renderer/canvas/utils/DrawImage.js
index 0792fe914..7e8beaae2 100644
--- a/v3/src/renderer/canvas/utils/DrawImage.js
+++ b/v3/src/renderer/canvas/utils/DrawImage.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var DrawImage = function (frame, blendMode, transform, alpha, tint, bg)
     // var dy = frame.y - (transform.anchorY * frame.height);
     var dx = frame.x;
     var dy = frame.y;
-    var wt = transform.worldMatrix;
+    var wt = transform.worldMatrix.matrix;
 
     ctx.setTransform(wt[0], wt[1], wt[2], wt[3], wt[4], wt[5]);
 
diff --git a/v3/src/state/Systems.js b/v3/src/state/Systems.js
index 99f09b26f..d86aa9069 100644
--- a/v3/src/state/Systems.js
+++ b/v3/src/state/Systems.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Systems.prototype = {
 
         //  Now what? :)
 
-        renderer.render(this.state, this.transform.flatChildrenArray, interpolation);
+        renderer.render(this.state, this.transform.flatRenderArray, interpolation);
 
         this.state.render(interpolation);
     },