diff --git a/server/creatures/creature_manager.cpp b/server/creatures/creature_manager.cpp
index 78fdb37..1235419 100644
--- a/server/creatures/creature_manager.cpp
+++ b/server/creatures/creature_manager.cpp
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ CreatureManager::~CreatureManager() {
 }
 
 //arg: a list of creatures to be updated in the clients
-int CreatureManager::Update(std::list<CreatureData*>* creatureList) {
+int CreatureManager::Update(std::list<std::pair<const int, CreatureData*>>* creatureList) {
 	int ret;
 	for (auto& it : elementMap) {
 		ret = it.second.Update(lua);
 		if (ret) {
-			creatureList->push_back(&it.second);
+			creatureList->push_back(std::pair<const int, CreatureData*>(it.first, &it.second));
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/creatures/creature_manager.hpp b/server/creatures/creature_manager.hpp
index 39a8d29..3c60f1b 100644
--- a/server/creatures/creature_manager.hpp
+++ b/server/creatures/creature_manager.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public:
 	~CreatureManager();
 
 	//common public methods
-	int Update(std::list<CreatureData*>* creatureList);
+	int Update(std::list<std::pair<const int, CreatureData*>>* creatureList);
 
 	int Create(std::string avatar, int scriptRef);
 	void Unload(int uid);
diff --git a/server/rooms/makefile b/server/rooms/makefile
index 3908a57..fbab23c 100644
--- a/server/rooms/makefile
+++ b/server/rooms/makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #config
-INCLUDES+=. .. ../characters ../creatures ../entities ../monsters ../triggers ../../common/gameplay ../../common/map ../../common/utilities
+INCLUDES+=. .. ../characters ../creatures ../entities ../monsters ../triggers ../../common/gameplay ../../common/map ../../common/network ../../common/network/packet_types ../../common/utilities
 LIBS+=
 CXXFLAGS+=-std=c++11 $(addprefix -I,$(INCLUDES))
 
diff --git a/server/rooms/room_data.cpp b/server/rooms/room_data.cpp
index f3c1b0b..8791d24 100644
--- a/server/rooms/room_data.cpp
+++ b/server/rooms/room_data.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 */
 #include "room_data.hpp"
 
+#include "serial_packet.hpp"
+#include "server_utilities.hpp"
+
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <stack>
@@ -99,10 +102,15 @@ void RoomData::RunFrame() {
 	}
 
 	//a list of creatures that need to be updated client-side
-	std::list<CreatureData*> creatureList;
+	std::list< std::pair<const int, CreatureData*>> creatureList;
 	creatureMgr.Update(&creatureList);
 
-	//TODO: (0) send the updates
+	//send the updates
+	for (auto& it : creatureList) {
+		CreaturePacket packet;
+		copyCreatureToPacket(&packet, it.second, it.first);
+		//TODO: send
+	}
 
 	//TODO: creature/character collisions
 }
diff --git a/server/server_utilities.cpp b/server/server_utilities.cpp
index eca5421..727e73b 100644
--- a/server/server_utilities.cpp
+++ b/server/server_utilities.cpp
@@ -169,6 +169,14 @@ void copyCharacterToPacket(CharacterPacket* const packet, CharacterData* const c
 	packet->bounds = characterData->GetBounds();
 }
 
+void copyCreatureToPacket(CreaturePacket* const packet, CreatureData* const creatureData, int creatureIndex) {
+	packet->creatureIndex = creatureIndex;
+	strncpy(packet->avatar, creatureData->GetAvatar().c_str(), PACKET_STRING_SIZE);
+	packet->origin = creatureData->GetOrigin();
+	packet->motion = creatureData->GetMotion();
+	packet->bounds = creatureData->GetBounds();
+}
+
 void pumpAndChangeRooms(int characterIndex, int newRoomIndex) {
 	//get the character object
 	CharacterData* character = CharacterManager::GetSingleton().Get(characterIndex);
diff --git a/server/server_utilities.hpp b/server/server_utilities.hpp
index df33888..0014f59 100644
--- a/server/server_utilities.hpp
+++ b/server/server_utilities.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "character_data.hpp"
+#include "creature_data.hpp"
 #include "serial_packet.hpp"
 #include "vector2.hpp"
 
@@ -34,5 +35,8 @@ void pumpPacketProximity(SerialPacket* const argPacket, int roomIndex, Vector2 p
 
 void copyCharacterToPacket(CharacterPacket* const packet, int characterIndex);
 void copyCharacterToPacket(CharacterPacket* const packet, CharacterData* const characterData, int characterIndex);
+
+void copyCreatureToPacket(CreaturePacket* const packet, CreatureData* const creatureData, int creatureIndex);
+
 void pumpAndChangeRooms(int characterIndex, int newRoomIndex);
 void pumpAndChangeRooms(CharacterData* const characterData, int newRoomIndex, int characterIndex);