diff --git a/rsc/scripts/setup_server.lua b/rsc/scripts/setup_server.lua
index e0086ad..183c86f 100644
--- a/rsc/scripts/setup_server.lua
+++ b/rsc/scripts/setup_server.lua
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ function createTrigger(handle, room, x, y, script)
 		)
 end
 
-function createDoorPair(handle, roomOne, roomOneUID, Xone, Yone, roomTwo, roomTwoUID, Xtwo, Ytwo)
+function createDoorPair(handle, roomOne, Xone, Yone, roomTwo, Xtwo, Ytwo)
 	--create the scripts
 	local function scriptOne(entity)
 		if entityAPI.GetType(entity) ~= "character" then return end
 
 		--move the character
-		characterAPI.SetRoomIndex(entity, roomTwoUID)
+		characterAPI.SetRoom(entity, roomTwo)
 		characterAPI.SetOrigin(entity, Xtwo, Ytwo-16)
 		networkAPI.PumpCharacterUpdate(entity)
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function createDoorPair(handle, roomOne, roomOneUID, Xone, Yone, roomTwo, roomTw
 		if entityAPI.GetType(entity) ~= "character" then return end
 
 		--move the character
-		characterAPI.SetRoomIndex(entity, roomOneUID)
+		characterAPI.SetRoom(entity, roomOne)
 		characterAPI.SetOrigin(entity, Xone, Yone-16) --NOTE: the 16 pixel margin for presentation
 		networkAPI.PumpCharacterUpdate(entity)
 
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ function createDoorPair(handle, roomOne, roomOneUID, Xone, Yone, roomTwo, roomTw
 end
 
 --call the monstrosity
-createDoorPair("pair 1", overworld, uidOne, 0, -64, underworld, uidTwo, 0, 0)
-createDoorPair("pair 2", overworld, uidOne, 64, -64, underworld, uidTwo, 64, 0)
-createDoorPair("pair 3", overworld, uidOne, 128, -64, underworld, uidTwo, 128, 0)
+createDoorPair("pair 1", overworld, 0, -64, underworld, 0, 0)
+createDoorPair("pair 2", overworld, 64, -64, underworld, 64, 0)
+createDoorPair("pair 3", overworld, 128, -64, underworld, 128, 0)
 
 --[[
 --simple door pair
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ createTrigger("door 1", overworld, 128, -128, function(entity)
 	end
 
 	--move the character
-	characterAPI.SetRoomIndex(entity, uidTwo)
+	characterAPI.SetRoom(entity, uidTwo)
 	characterAPI.SetOrigin(entity, 0, 0)
 	networkAPI.PumpCharacterUpdate(entity)
 end)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ createTrigger("door 1", underworld, 128, -128, function(entity)
 	end
 
 	--move the character
-	characterAPI.SetRoomIndex(entity, uidOne)
+	characterAPI.SetRoom(entity, uidOne)
 	characterAPI.SetOrigin(entity, 0, 0)
 	networkAPI.PumpCharacterUpdate(entity)
 end)
diff --git a/server/characters/character_api.cpp b/server/characters/character_api.cpp
index 38091c2..99b2cfe 100644
--- a/server/characters/character_api.cpp
+++ b/server/characters/character_api.cpp
@@ -29,15 +29,10 @@
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 
-static int setRoomIndex(lua_State* L) { //TODO: (0) take the room userdata as a parameter
-	//NOTE: type-dependant calls to various API functions, see bug #43
-
+static int setRoom(lua_State* L) {
 	//reverse engineer the character index
 	int characterIndex = -1;
 	CharacterData* character = static_cast<CharacterData*>(lua_touserdata(L, 1));
-	int roomIndex = lua_tointeger(L, 2);
-	RoomData* roomData = RoomManager::GetSingleton().Get(roomIndex);
-
 	CharacterManager& characterMgr = CharacterManager::GetSingleton();
 
 	for (auto& it : *characterMgr.GetContainer()) {
@@ -52,8 +47,31 @@ static int setRoomIndex(lua_State* L) { //TODO: (0) take the room userdata as a
 		throw(std::runtime_error("Lua Error: Failed to find character index by reference"));
 	}
 
+	//get the room index, depending on the parameter type
+	int roomIndex = -1;
+	RoomManager& roomMgr = RoomManager::GetSingleton();
+	switch(lua_type(L, 2)) {
+		case LUA_TNUMBER:
+			roomIndex = lua_tointeger(L, 2);
+		break;
+		case LUA_TLIGHTUSERDATA:
+			//reverse engineer the room index
+			for (auto& it : *roomMgr.GetContainer()) {
+				if (lua_touserdata(L, 2) == &it.second) {
+					roomIndex = it.first;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		break;
+	}
+
+	//error checking
+	if (roomIndex == -1) {
+		throw(std::runtime_error("Lua Error: Failed to find room index by reference"));
+	}
+
 	//send the delete & create messages
-	pumpAndChangeRooms(character, lua_tointeger(L, 2), characterIndex);
+	pumpAndChangeRooms(character, roomIndex, characterIndex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -76,7 +94,7 @@ static int getAvatar(lua_State* L) {
 }
 
 static const luaL_Reg characterLib[] = {
-	{"SetRoomIndex", setRoomIndex},
+	{"SetRoom", setRoom},
 //	{"GetOwner", getOwner}, //unusable without account API
 	{"GetHandle", getHandle},
 	{"GetAvatar", getAvatar},