diff --git a/ent/context.go b/ent/context.go
index f2d13ad..33204b7 100644
--- a/ent/context.go
+++ b/ent/context.go
@@ -1,36 +1,45 @@
 package ent
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/jordanorelli/hyperstone/bit"
 )
 
 type Context struct {
-	Namespace
+	*Namespace
 	entities map[int]Entity
 }
 
 func NewContext() *Context {
-	return &Context{entities: make(map[int]Entity)}
+	return &Context{Namespace: new(Namespace), entities: make(map[int]Entity)}
 }
 
-func (c *Context) CreateEntity(id int, r bit.Reader) {
+func (c *Context) CreateEntity(id int, r bit.Reader) error {
 	classId := int(c.readClassId(r))
+	if len(c.Namespace.classes) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create entity %d: namespace has no classes", id)
+	}
 	r.ReadBits(17) // ???
 	classV := int(bit.ReadVarInt(r))
 	className := c.classIds[classId]
 	class := c.Class(className, classV)
+	if class == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create entity %d: no class found for class name %s, version %d", className, classV)
+	}
+	Debug.Printf("create entity id: %d classId: %d className: %v class: %v\n", id, classId, className, class)
 	e := class.New()
 	e.Read(r)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (c *Context) UpdateEntity(id int, r bit.Reader) {
-
+	Debug.Printf("update entity id: %d\n", id)
 }
 
 func (c *Context) DeleteEntity(id int) {
-
+	Debug.Printf("delete entity id: %d\n", id)
 }
 
 func (c *Context) LeaveEntity(id int) {
-
+	Debug.Printf("leave entity id: %d\n", id)
 }
diff --git a/ent/entity.go b/ent/entity.go
index ff41d7c..f67542e 100644
--- a/ent/entity.go
+++ b/ent/entity.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package ent
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/jordanorelli/hyperstone/bit"
 )
 
@@ -9,4 +11,5 @@ type Entity struct {
 }
 
 func (e *Entity) Read(br bit.Reader) {
+	fmt.Printf("Entity %v read\n", e)
 }
diff --git a/ent/huff.go b/ent/huff.go
index a181648..942c50a 100644
--- a/ent/huff.go
+++ b/ent/huff.go
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ var hlist = nodeList{
 	lNode{"PushOneLeftDeltaNRightZero", 9, 560, func() {}},
 	lNode{"PushOneLeftDeltaOneRightZero", 7, 521, func() {}},
 	lNode{"PushOneLeftDeltaNRightNonZero", 10, 471, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushNAndNonTopological", 26, 310, func() {}},
 	lNode{"PopAllButOnePlusNPack3Bits", 31, 300, func() {}},
 	lNode{"NonTopoPenultimatePlusOne", 37, 271, func() {}},
 	lNode{"PushOneLeftDeltaNRightNonZeroPack8Bits", 12, 251, func() {}},
@@ -158,25 +159,27 @@ var hlist = nodeList{
 	lNode{"NonTopoComplex", 36, 76, func() {}},
 	lNode{"PushOneLeftDeltaZeroRightZero", 5, 35, func() {}},
 	lNode{"PushOneLeftDeltaZeroRightNonZero", 6, 3, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PopNAndNonTopographical", 35, 1, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PopNPlusN", 34, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PopNPlusOne", 33, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PopOnePlusN", 28, 0, func() {}},
 	lNode{"PopOnePlusOne", 27, 2, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushNAndNonTopological", 26, 310, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushN", 25, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushThreePack5LeftDeltaN", 24, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushThreeLeftDeltaN", 23, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushTwoPack5LeftDeltaN", 22, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushTwoLeftDeltaN", 21, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushThreePack5LeftDeltaOne", 20, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushThreeLeftDeltaOne", 19, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushTwoPack5LeftDeltaOne", 18, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushTwoLeftDeltaOne", 17, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushThreePack5LeftDeltaZero", 16, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushThreeLeftDeltaZero", 15, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushTwoPack5LeftDeltaZero", 14, 0, func() {}},
-	lNode{"PushTwoLeftDeltaZero", 13, 0, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PopNAndNonTopographical", 35, 1, func() {}},
+
+	// all the other operations have weights of 0 in clarity, which makes no
+	// sense.
+	lNode{"PopNPlusN", 34, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PopNPlusOne", 33, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PopOnePlusN", 28, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushN", 25, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushThreePack5LeftDeltaN", 24, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushThreeLeftDeltaN", 23, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushTwoPack5LeftDeltaN", 22, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushTwoLeftDeltaN", 21, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushThreePack5LeftDeltaOne", 20, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushThreeLeftDeltaOne", 19, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushTwoPack5LeftDeltaOne", 18, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushTwoLeftDeltaOne", 17, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushThreePack5LeftDeltaZero", 16, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushThreeLeftDeltaZero", 15, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushTwoPack5LeftDeltaZero", 14, 1, func() {}},
+	lNode{"PushTwoLeftDeltaZero", 13, 1, func() {}},
 }
 
 var htree = makeTree(hlist)
diff --git a/ent/log.go b/ent/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..106312e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ent/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package ent
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+)
+
+var (
+	Debug = log.New(ioutil.Discard, "DEBUG ent: ", 0)
+	Info  = log.New(os.Stdout, "INFO end: ", 0)
+)
diff --git a/ent/namespace.go b/ent/namespace.go
index 2c78bbc..5112d79 100644
--- a/ent/namespace.go
+++ b/ent/namespace.go
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func (n *Namespace) MergeSendTables(st *dota.CDemoSendTables) {
 		class.fromProto(c, fields)
 
 		name := n.Symbol(int(c.GetSerializerNameSym()))
+		class.Name = name
 		version := int(c.GetSerializerVersion())
 		id := classId{name: name, version: version}
 		n.classes[id] = &class
diff --git a/entities.go b/entities.go
index 782b7a0..c738cdb 100644
--- a/entities.go
+++ b/entities.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 // 	MaxSpawngroupCreationsequence *uint32
 // }
 
-func dumpEntities(m proto.Message) {
-	ctx := ent.NewContext()
+var ctx = ent.NewContext()
 
+func dumpEntities(m proto.Message) {
 	switch v := m.(type) {
 	case *dota.CDemoSendTables:
 		ctx.MergeSendTables(v)
@@ -33,14 +33,18 @@ func dumpEntities(m proto.Message) {
 
 	case *dota.CSVCMsg_PacketEntities:
 		data := v.GetEntityData()
+		var datap []byte
 		if len(data) > 32 {
-			data = data[:32]
+			datap = data[:32]
+		} else {
+			datap = data
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("{MaxEntries: %d UpdatedEntries: %v IsDelta: %t UpdateBaseline: %t Baseline: %d DeltaFrom: %d EntityData: %x PendingFullFrame: %t ActiveSpawngroupHandle: %d}\n", v.GetMaxEntries(), v.GetUpdatedEntries(), v.GetIsDelta(), v.GetUpdateBaseline(), v.GetBaseline(), v.GetDeltaFrom(), data, v.GetPendingFullFrame(), v.GetActiveSpawngroupHandle())
+		fmt.Printf("{MaxEntries: %d UpdatedEntries: %v IsDelta: %t UpdateBaseline: %t Baseline: %d DeltaFrom: %d EntityData: %x PendingFullFrame: %t ActiveSpawngroupHandle: %d}\n", v.GetMaxEntries(), v.GetUpdatedEntries(), v.GetIsDelta(), v.GetUpdateBaseline(), v.GetBaseline(), v.GetDeltaFrom(), datap, v.GetPendingFullFrame(), v.GetActiveSpawngroupHandle())
 
 		br := bit.NewBytesReader(data)
 		id := -1
-		for i := 0; i < int(v.GetUpdatedEntries()); i++ {
+		// for i := 0; i < int(v.GetUpdatedEntries()); i++ {
+		for i := 0; i < 1; i++ {
 			id++
 			// there may be a jump indicator, indicating how many id positions
 			// to skip.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index cbd5e70..989b6a5 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+
+	"github.com/jordanorelli/hyperstone/ent"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -116,6 +118,10 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&opts.cpuprofile, "cpuprofile", "", "cpu profile destination")
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	if opts.v {
+		ent.Debug.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+	}
+
 	var handle func(proto.Message)
 	switch flag.Arg(0) {
 	case "":