diff --git a/client/scenes/in_world.cpp b/client/scenes/in_world.cpp
index e1cce1c..1a32178 100644
--- a/client/scenes/in_world.cpp
+++ b/client/scenes/in_world.cpp
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ void InWorld::HandlePacket(SerialPacket* const argPacket) {
 			HandleDisconnectForced(static_cast<ClientPacket*>(argPacket));
 		break;
 
+		//map management
+		case SerialPacketType::REGION_CONTENT:
+			HandleRegionContent(static_cast<RegionPacket*>(argPacket));
+		break;
+
+		//errors
 		default: {
 			std::ostringstream msg;
 			msg << "Unknown SerialPacketType encountered in InWorld: " << static_cast<int>(argPacket->type);
@@ -287,3 +293,17 @@ void InWorld::HandleDisconnectForced(ClientPacket* const argPacket) {
 	SetNextScene(SceneList::DISCONNECTEDSCREEN);
 	ConfigUtility::GetSingleton()["client.disconnectMessage"] = "You have been forcibly disconnected by the server";
 }
+
+//-------------------------
+//map management
+//-------------------------
+
+void InWorld::HandleRegionContent(RegionPacket* const argPacket) {
+	//replace existing regions
+	regionPager.UnloadRegion(argPacket->x, argPacket->y);
+	regionPager.PushRegion(argPacket->region);
+
+	//clean up after the serial code
+	delete argPacket->region;
+	argPacket->region = nullptr;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/scenes/in_world.hpp b/client/scenes/in_world.hpp
index dfced78..539d2dc 100644
--- a/client/scenes/in_world.hpp
+++ b/client/scenes/in_world.hpp
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ protected:
 	void HandleDisconnectResponse(ClientPacket* const);
 	void HandleDisconnectForced(ClientPacket* const);
 
+	//map management
+	void HandleRegionContent(RegionPacket* const);
+
 	//indexes
 	int& clientIndex;
 	int& accountIndex;