diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/SceneUpdate.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/SceneUpdate.java
index 05633ac5f..62d02f934 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/SceneUpdate.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/SceneUpdate.java
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 //
-// $Id: SceneUpdate.java,v 1.1 2003/02/12 07:23:31 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: SceneUpdate.java,v 1.2 2003/06/11 02:48:07 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.data;
 
+import com.samskivert.util.StringUtil;
 import com.threerings.io.Streamable;
 
 import com.threerings.whirled.Log;
@@ -12,18 +13,18 @@ import com.threerings.whirled.Log;
  * be stored persistently and sent to clients to update their own local
  * copies of scenes.
  */
-public abstract class SceneUpdate
+public class SceneUpdate
     implements Streamable, Cloneable
 {
     /**
-     * Creates a scene update that will operate on a scene with the
-     * specified target scene and version number.
+     * Initializes this scene update such that it will operate on a scene
+     * with the specified target scene and version number.
      *
      * @param targetId the id of the scene on which we are to operate.
      * @param targetVersion the version of the scene on which we are to
      * operate.
      */
-    public SceneUpdate (int targetId, int targetVersion)
+    public void init (int targetId, int targetVersion)
     {
         _targetId = targetId;
         _targetVersion = targetVersion;
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public abstract class SceneUpdate
     /**
      * Applies this update to the specified scene model. Derived classes
      * will want to override this method and apply updates of their own,
-     * being sure to call <code>super.applyToScene</code>.
+     * being sure to call <code>super.apply</code>.
      */
     public void apply (SceneModel model)
     {
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ public abstract class SceneUpdate
     {
         buf.append("sceneId=").append(_targetId);
         buf.append(", version=").append(_targetVersion);
+        buf.append(", ");
+        StringUtil.fieldsToString(buf, this);
     }
 
     /** The version number of the scene on which we operate. */
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java
index 6036edf3c..6c729dba7 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: SceneManager.java,v 1.12 2003/02/12 07:23:31 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: SceneManager.java,v 1.13 2003/06/11 02:48:07 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.server;
 
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ public class SceneManager extends PlaceManager
         return _scene;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns {@link UpdateList#getUpdates} for this scene's updates.
+     */
+    public SceneUpdate[] getUpdates (int fromVersion)
+    {
+        return _updates.getUpdates(fromVersion);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called by the scene registry once the scene manager has been
      * created (and initialized), but before it is started up.
@@ -125,6 +133,8 @@ public class SceneManager extends PlaceManager
                 return false;
             }
         });
+
+        // TODO: broadcast the update to all occupants of the scene
     }
 
     // documentation inherited
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneProvider.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneProvider.java
index 99f55cd2d..59cf94d58 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneProvider.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/server/SceneProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: SceneProvider.java,v 1.16 2003/04/17 19:17:07 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: SceneProvider.java,v 1.17 2003/06/11 02:48:07 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.server;
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import com.threerings.whirled.Log;
 import com.threerings.whirled.client.SceneService.SceneMoveListener;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneCodes;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneModel;
+import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneUpdate;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
 
 /**
@@ -106,7 +107,13 @@ public class SceneProvider
         // check to see if they need a newer version of the scene data
         SceneModel model = scmgr.getScene().getSceneModel();
         if (sceneVersion < model.version) {
-            listener.moveSucceededWithScene(ploid, config, model);
+            // try getting updates
+            SceneUpdate[] updates = scmgr.getUpdates(sceneVersion);
+            if (updates != null) {
+                listener.moveSucceededWithUpdates(ploid, config, updates);
+            } else {
+                listener.moveSucceededWithScene(ploid, config, model);
+            }
         } else {
             listener.moveSucceeded(ploid, config);
         }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
index f8490ce1d..58787c829 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/whirled/zone/server/ZoneProvider.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: ZoneProvider.java,v 1.14 2003/02/12 07:23:32 mdb Exp $
+// $Id: ZoneProvider.java,v 1.15 2003/06/11 02:48:07 mdb Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.whirled.zone.server;
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceObject;
 import com.threerings.crowd.server.LocationProvider;
 
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneModel;
+import com.threerings.whirled.data.SceneUpdate;
 import com.threerings.whirled.data.ScenedBodyObject;
 import com.threerings.whirled.server.SceneManager;
 import com.threerings.whirled.server.SceneRegistry;
@@ -163,8 +164,14 @@ public class ZoneProvider
             // check to see if they need a newer version of the scene data
             SceneModel model = scmgr.getScene().getSceneModel();
             if (sceneVersion < model.version) {
-                // then send the moveTo response
-                listener.moveSucceededWithScene(ploid, config, summary, model);
+                SceneUpdate[] updates = scmgr.getUpdates(sceneVersion);
+                if (updates != null) {
+                    listener.moveSucceededWithUpdates(
+                        ploid, config, summary, updates);
+                } else {
+                    listener.moveSucceededWithScene(
+                        ploid, config, summary, model);
+                }
 
             } else {
                 // then send the moveTo response