I linked a character into a scene and noticed that one of the particle systems did not render through the link. Sadly, I can't reproduce the bug from scratch, but I've removed confounding factors and have narrowed it down to a single newer feature (particle textures) not working properly across links.

To test:

Functional case/base case:

* The attached "linked_asset_w_3psys.blend" is the character file (simplified, obfuscated, and now horrifically ugly :). Render this (<500mb RAM, 15secs) to see the functional hair particle system. (The hair distribution here is controlled by the vgroup "hair density rough'.)
* The attached "main_file.blend" is a mostly empty scene with the character linked in. Open this file and render to see the hair particle system rendering through the link. (The lights are different, but the point is, the hair strands render.)

Dysfunctional case:

* Re-open "linked_asset_w_3psys.blend", and in the Particle Texture "hair density", enable Influence: Density, which controls the hair distribution with a packed image. Render this to get an output similar to the attached "fig_A___asset_w_particle_density_tex.png". Again, the point is that the hair strands render. Save the file.
* Open "main_file.blend" (and note that the strands show correctly in the viewport). Render to get an output similar to the attached "fig_B___scene_w_particle_density_tex". There are no hair particles to be seen!



Discovered with graphicall win 64 r35747 by Dobz and confirmed with personal mingw win 32 r35850