diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java
index 73fc9c11f..f9bfdfbf3 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/client/DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java,v 1.14 2001/07/25 01:38:08 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: DisplayMisoSceneImpl.java,v 1.15 2001/08/02 01:19:47 shaper Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.scene;
 
@@ -40,27 +40,30 @@ public class Scene
     public static final String[] XLATE_LAYERS = { "Base", "Object" };
 
     /** Scene id to denote an unset or otherwise invalid scene id. */
-    public static final int SID_INVALID = -1;
+    public static final short SID_INVALID = -1;
 
     /** The tiles comprising the scene. */
     public Tile tiles[][][];
 
     /**
-     * Construct a new Scene object initialized to a default state,
-     * specifying the tile manager from which the scene obtains tiles.
+     * Construct a new Scene object.  The base layer tiles are
+     * initialized to contain tiles of the specified default tileset
+     * and tile id.
      *
      * @param tilemgr the tile manager.
+     * @param deftsid the default tileset id.
+     * @param deftid the default tile id.
      */
-    public Scene (TileManager tilemgr, int sid)
+    public Scene (TileManager tilemgr, int deftsid, int deftid)
     {
 	_tilemgr = tilemgr;
-        _sid = (short)sid;
+        _sid = SID_INVALID;
 	_name = DEF_SCENE_NAME;
         _hotspots = new Point[0];
         _exits = new ExitPoint[0];
 
 	tiles = new Tile[TILE_WIDTH][TILE_HEIGHT][NUM_LAYERS];
-	Tile tile = _tilemgr.getTile(DEF_TSID, DEF_TID);
+	Tile tile = _tilemgr.getTile(deftsid, deftid);
 	for (int xx = 0; xx < TILE_WIDTH; xx++) {
 	    for (int yy = 0; yy < TILE_HEIGHT; yy++) {
 		for (int ii = 0; ii < NUM_LAYERS; ii++) {
@@ -77,18 +80,17 @@ public class Scene
      * the tile manager from which the scene obtains tiles.
      *
      * @param tilemgr the tile manager.
-     * @param sid the scene id.
      * @param name the scene name.
      * @param hotspots the hotspot points.
      * @param exits the exit points.
      * @param tiles the tiles comprising the scene.
      */
-    public Scene (TileManager tilemgr, int sid, String name,
+    public Scene (TileManager tilemgr, String name,
                   Point hotspots[], ExitPoint exits[],
                   Tile tiles[][][])
     {
         _tilemgr = tilemgr;
-        _sid = (short)sid;
+        _sid = SID_INVALID;
         _name = name;
         _hotspots = hotspots;
         _exits = exits;
@@ -162,12 +164,6 @@ public class Scene
     /** The default scene name. */
     protected static final String DEF_SCENE_NAME = "Untitled Scene";
 
-    /** The default tileset id. */
-    protected static final short DEF_TSID = 1000;
-
-    /** The default tile id. */
-    protected static final short DEF_TID = 1;
-
     /** The scene name. */
     protected String _name;
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tools/xml/XMLSceneParser.java b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tools/xml/XMLSceneParser.java
index 10099ecf3..28f66f274 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tools/xml/XMLSceneParser.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/miso/tools/xml/XMLSceneParser.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: XMLSceneParser.java,v 1.4 2001/07/27 17:52:07 shaper Exp $
+// $Id: XMLSceneParser.java,v 1.5 2001/08/02 01:19:47 shaper Exp $
 
 package com.threerings.miso.scene.xml;
 
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ public class XMLSceneParser extends DefaultHandler
 
         } else if (qName.equals("scene")) {
             // construct the scene object on tag close
-            _scene = new Scene(_tilemgr, Scene.SID_INVALID, _scName,
-                               _scHotspots, _scExits, _scTiles);
+            _scene = new Scene(
+                _tilemgr, _scName, _scHotspots, _scExits, _scTiles);
+
             Log.info("Constructed parsed scene [scene=" + _scene + "].");
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/rsrc/config/miso/tilesets.xml b/tests/rsrc/config/miso/tilesets.xml
index e5c29b695..8201d47a5 100644
--- a/tests/rsrc/config/miso/tilesets.xml
+++ b/tests/rsrc/config/miso/tilesets.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes"?>
 
-<!-- $Id: tilesets.xml,v 1.4 2001/07/28 01:26:24 shaper Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: tilesets.xml,v 1.5 2001/08/02 01:19:47 shaper Exp $ -->
 
 <!-- Initial test tileset description data. -->
 
@@ -44,4 +44,22 @@
     <gapdist>39, 18</gapdist>
   </tileset>
 
+  <tileset>
+    <name>Daniel</name>
+    <tsid>1004</tsid>
+    <imagefile>media/miso/tiles-daniel.png</imagefile>
+    <rowheight>49, 98</rowheight>
+    <rowwidth>63, 63</rowwidth>
+    <tilecount>5, 1</tilecount>
+  </tileset>
+
+  <tileset>
+    <name>Daniel-2</name>
+    <tsid>1005</tsid>
+    <imagefile>media/miso/tiles-daniel2.png</imagefile>
+    <rowheight>49</rowheight>
+    <rowwidth>63</rowwidth>
+    <tilecount>14</tilecount>
+  </tileset>
+
 </tilesetgroup>
diff --git a/tests/rsrc/media/miso/tiles-daniel.png b/tests/rsrc/media/miso/tiles-daniel.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a92739875
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diff --git a/tests/rsrc/media/miso/tiles-daniel2.png b/tests/rsrc/media/miso/tiles-daniel2.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ac1c8cc8
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