diff --git a/ent/dict.go b/ent/dict.go
index 680dde0..594a8a3 100644
--- a/ent/dict.go
+++ b/ent/dict.go
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ func (d *Dict) updateEntity(id int) error {
 	if e == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("update entity %d refused: no such entity", id)
 	}
-	// e.Read(d.br, d.sr)
-	return nil
+	return fillSlots(e, e.Class.String(), d.sr, d.br)
 }
 
 func (d *Dict) deleteEntity(id int) error {
@@ -122,7 +121,9 @@ func (d *Dict) Handle(m proto.Message) {
 		d.syncBaselines()
 
 	case *dota.CSVCMsg_PacketEntities:
-		d.mergeEntities(v)
+		if err := d.mergeEntities(v); err != nil {
+			Debug.Printf("merge entities error: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -133,8 +134,7 @@ func (d *Dict) mergeEntities(m *dota.CSVCMsg_PacketEntities) error {
 
 	d.br.SetSource(data)
 	id := -1
-	// for i := 0; i < int(m.GetUpdatedEntries()); i++ {
-	for i := 0; i < 1; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i < int(m.GetUpdatedEntries()); i++ {
 		id++
 		// there may be a jump indicator, indicating how many id positions
 		// to skip.
diff --git a/ent/selection.go b/ent/selection.go
index 7c4709c..2243a5c 100644
--- a/ent/selection.go
+++ b/ent/selection.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func (s selection) String() string { return fmt.Sprint(s.path()) }
 func (s selection) path() []int    { return s.vals[:s.count] }
 
 func (s selection) fill(offset int, displayPath string, dest slotted, br bit.Reader) error {
+	Debug.Printf("fill selection: %s offset: %d displayPath: %s dest: %v", s, offset, displayPath, dest)
 	slot := s.vals[offset]
 	if s.count-offset <= 0 {
 		panic("selection makes no sense")
diff --git a/ent/type_spec.go b/ent/type_spec.go
index fc8f79c..a099d2d 100644
--- a/ent/type_spec.go
+++ b/ent/type_spec.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func parseArrayName(s string) (string, int) {
 			n, err := strconv.Atoi(ns)
 			if err != nil {
 				n = cIdents[ns]
-				if n == 0 {
+				if n <= 0 {
 					panic("invalid array type name: " + err.Error())
 				}
 			}