diff --git a/client/scenes/in_world.cpp b/client/scenes/in_world.cpp
index 695b54a..aee7d6b 100644
--- a/client/scenes/in_world.cpp
+++ b/client/scenes/in_world.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 
 #include <stdexcept>
 
+//debugging
+#include <iostream>
+using std::cout;
+using std::endl;
+
 //-------------------------
 //Public access members
 //-------------------------
@@ -80,7 +85,7 @@ InWorld::InWorld(ConfigUtility* const argConfig, UDPNetworkUtility* const argNet
 	network.Send(Channels::SERVER, buffer, PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE);
 
 	//debug
-	mapPager.GetRegion(0, 0);
+	RequestRegion(0, 0);
 }
 
 InWorld::~InWorld() {
@@ -327,6 +332,15 @@ void InWorld::HandleRegionContent(NetworkPacket packet) {
 	}
 	mapPager.PushRegion(packet.regionInfo.region);
 	packet.regionInfo.region = nullptr;
+
+	//debugging
+	cout << "Received region: " << packet.regionInfo.x << ", " << packet.regionInfo.y << endl;
+	if (mapPager.FindRegion(packet.regionInfo.x, packet.regionInfo.y)) {
+		cout << "Success" << endl;
+	}
+	else {
+		cout << "Failure" << endl;
+	}
 }
 
 //-------------------------
@@ -373,7 +387,7 @@ void InWorld::RequestShutDown() {
 }
 
 void InWorld::UpdateMap() {
-	//
+	//TODO
 }
 
 void InWorld::RequestRegion(int x, int y) {
@@ -382,9 +396,6 @@ void InWorld::RequestRegion(int x, int y) {
 
 	//pack the region's data
 	packet.meta.type = NetworkPacket::Type::REGION_REQUEST;
-	packet.regionInfo.width = mapPager.GetRegionWidth();
-	packet.regionInfo.height = mapPager.GetRegionHeight();
-	packet.regionInfo.depth = mapPager.GetRegionDepth();
 	packet.regionInfo.x = x;
 	packet.regionInfo.y = y;
 	serialize(&packet, buffer);
diff --git a/common/map/region.cpp b/common/map/region.cpp
index e47100c..8dd701b 100644
--- a/common/map/region.cpp
+++ b/common/map/region.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 */
 #include "region.hpp"
 
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include <iostream>
-
-//decorator
-#define TRY(x) try { x } catch(std::exception& e) { throw std::runtime_error(std::string() + e.what() + ": " + #x); }
-
 Region::Region(int argWidth, int argHeight, int argDepth, int argX, int argY):
 	width(argWidth),
 	height(argHeight),
@@ -34,11 +28,11 @@ Region::Region(int argWidth, int argHeight, int argDepth, int argX, int argY):
 	x(argX),
 	y(argY)
 {
-	TRY(tiles = new type_t**[width];)
+	tiles = new type_t**[width];
 	for (register int i = 0; i < width; ++i) {
-		TRY(tiles[i] = new type_t*[height];)
+		tiles[i] = new type_t*[height];
 		for (register int j = 0; j < height; ++j) {
-			TRY(tiles[i][j] = new type_t[depth];)
+			tiles[i][j] = new type_t[depth];
 			for (register int k = 0; k < depth; ++k) {
 				tiles[i][j][k] = 0;
 			}
diff --git a/common/map/region_pager.cpp b/common/map/region_pager.cpp
index 9589b3c..8b2517a 100644
--- a/common/map/region_pager.cpp
+++ b/common/map/region_pager.cpp
@@ -23,11 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "utility.hpp"
 
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include <iostream>
-
-using namespace std;
-
 RegionPagerBase::RegionPagerBase(int argWidth, int argHeight, int argDepth):
 	regionWidth(argWidth),
 	regionHeight(argHeight),
@@ -59,29 +54,11 @@ Region* RegionPagerBase::GetRegion(int x, int y) {
 
 	//TODO: revert this try/catch point
 	Region* ptr = nullptr;
-	try {
-		ptr = FindRegion(x, y);
-		if (ptr) return ptr;
-	}
-	catch(exception& e) {
-		cerr << "FindRegion Error: " << e.what() << endl;
-	}
-
-	try {
-		ptr = LoadRegion(x, y);
-		if (ptr) return ptr;
-	}
-	catch(exception& e) {
-		cerr << "LoadRegion Error: " << e.what() << endl;
-	}
-
-	try {
-		return CreateRegion(x, y);
-	}
-	catch(exception& e) {
-		cerr << "CreateRegion Error: " << e.what() << endl;
-	}
-	return nullptr;
+	ptr = FindRegion(x, y);
+	if (ptr) return ptr;
+	ptr = LoadRegion(x, y);
+	if (ptr) return ptr;
+	return CreateRegion(x, y);
 }
 
 Region* RegionPagerBase::FindRegion(int x, int y) {
diff --git a/server/server_application.cpp b/server/server_application.cpp
index 3532a63..890809d 100644
--- a/server/server_application.cpp
+++ b/server/server_application.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void ServerApplication::Init(int argc, char** argv) {
 	cout << "Startup completed successfully" << endl;
 
 	//debugging
-	mapPager.GetRegion(0, 0);
+	//
 }
 
 void ServerApplication::Loop() {
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ void ServerApplication::HandlePacket(NetworkPacket packet) {
 		case NetworkPacket::Type::PLAYER_UPDATE:
 			HandlePlayerUpdate(packet);
 		break;
+		case NetworkPacket::Type::REGION_REQUEST:
+			HandleRegionRequest(packet);
+		break;
 		//handle errors
 		default:
 			throw(runtime_error("Unknown NetworkPacket::Type encountered"));
@@ -340,6 +343,14 @@ void ServerApplication::HandlePlayerUpdate(NetworkPacket packet) {
 	PumpPacket(packet);
 }
 
+void ServerApplication::HandleRegionRequest(NetworkPacket packet) {
+	char buffer[PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE];
+	packet.meta.type = NetworkPacket::Type::REGION_CONTENT;
+	packet.regionInfo.region = mapPager.GetRegion(packet.regionInfo.x, packet.regionInfo.y);
+	serialize(&packet, buffer);
+	network.Send(&packet.meta.srcAddress, buffer, PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE);
+}
+
 void ServerApplication::PumpPacket(NetworkPacket packet) {
 	//I don't really like this, but it'll do for now
 	char buffer[PACKET_BUFFER_SIZE];
diff --git a/server/server_application.hpp b/server/server_application.hpp
index d3d30fa..97610cf 100644
--- a/server/server_application.hpp
+++ b/server/server_application.hpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ private:
 	void HandlePlayerNew(NetworkPacket);
 	void HandlePlayerDelete(NetworkPacket);
 	void HandlePlayerUpdate(NetworkPacket);
+	void HandleRegionRequest(NetworkPacket);
 
 	void PumpPacket(NetworkPacket);