diff --git a/domain-server/src/main.cpp b/domain-server/src/main.cpp
index 05e1583fca..fceedc6678 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/main.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/main.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
                     !agent->matches((sockaddr *)&agentPublicAddress, (sockaddr *)&agentLocalAddress, agentType)) {
                     if (memchr(SOLO_AGENT_TYPES_STRING, agent->getType(), 1) == NULL) {
                         // this is an agent of which there can be multiple, just add them to the packet
-                        currentBufferPos = addAgentToBroadcastPacket(currentBufferPos, &(*agent));
+                        // don't send avatar agents to other avatars, that will come from avatar mixer
+                        if (agentType != AGENT_TYPE_AVATAR || agent->getType() != AGENT_TYPE_AVATAR) {
+                            currentBufferPos = addAgentToBroadcastPacket(currentBufferPos, &(*agent));
+                        }
+                        
                     } else {
                         // solo agent, we need to only send newest
                         if (newestSoloAgents[agent->getType()] == NULL ||
diff --git a/interface/src/VoxelSystem.cpp b/interface/src/VoxelSystem.cpp
index fb7a11aef2..c9e6b3186f 100644
--- a/interface/src/VoxelSystem.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/VoxelSystem.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ float VoxelSystem::getVoxelsBytesReadPerSecondAverage() {
 }
 
 
-void VoxelSystem::parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes) {
+int VoxelSystem::parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes) {
 
     unsigned char command = *sourceBuffer;
     unsigned char *voxelData = sourceBuffer + 1;
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ void VoxelSystem::parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes) {
     }
     
     setupNewVoxelsForDrawing();
+    return numBytes;
 }
 
 void VoxelSystem::setupNewVoxelsForDrawing() {
diff --git a/interface/src/VoxelSystem.h b/interface/src/VoxelSystem.h
index e133b4c039..4c309a92ea 100644
--- a/interface/src/VoxelSystem.h
+++ b/interface/src/VoxelSystem.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
     VoxelSystem();
     ~VoxelSystem();
     
-    void parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes);
+    int parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes);
     VoxelSystem* clone() const;
     
     void init();
diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index c13b20ecc0..6180181948 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -1456,8 +1456,7 @@ void *networkReceive(void *args)
                 case PACKET_HEADER_BULK_AVATAR_DATA:
                     AgentList::getInstance()->processBulkAgentData(&senderAddress,
                                                                    incomingPacket,
-                                                                   bytesReceived,
-                                                                   BYTES_PER_AVATAR);
+                                                                   bytesReceived);
                     break;
                 default:
                     AgentList::getInstance()->processAgentData(&senderAddress, incomingPacket, bytesReceived);
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
index 4189575e67..d644937464 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.cpp
@@ -95,10 +95,13 @@ int AvatarData::getBroadcastData(unsigned char* destinationBuffer) {
 }
 
 // called on the other agents - assigns it to my views of the others
-void AvatarData::parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes) {
+int AvatarData::parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes) {
+
     // increment to push past the packet header
     sourceBuffer++;
     
+    unsigned char* startPosition = sourceBuffer;
+    
     memcpy(&_bodyPosition, sourceBuffer, sizeof(float) * 3);
     sourceBuffer += sizeof(float) * 3;
    
@@ -126,6 +129,8 @@ void AvatarData::parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes) {
     sourceBuffer += sizeof(_cameraNearClip);
     memcpy(&_cameraFarClip, sourceBuffer, sizeof(_cameraFarClip));
     sourceBuffer += sizeof(_cameraFarClip);
+    
+    return sourceBuffer - startPosition;
 }
 
 glm::vec3 AvatarData::getBodyPosition() {
diff --git a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
index 819333d558..ea735c62fe 100644
--- a/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
+++ b/libraries/avatars/src/AvatarData.h
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <AgentData.h>
 
-const int BYTES_PER_AVATAR = 94;
-
 class AvatarData : public AgentData {
 public:
     AvatarData();
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ public:
     void setHandPosition(glm::vec3 handPosition);
     
     int getBroadcastData(unsigned char* destinationBuffer);
-    void parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes);
+    int parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes);
     
     float getBodyYaw();
     void  setBodyYaw(float bodyYaw);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/Agent.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/Agent.cpp
index 637a1bc58a..bb49783210 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/Agent.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/Agent.cpp
@@ -23,11 +23,19 @@
 using shared_lib::printLog;
 
 Agent::Agent(sockaddr *agentPublicSocket, sockaddr *agentLocalSocket, char agentType, uint16_t thisAgentId) {
-    publicSocket = new sockaddr;
-    memcpy(publicSocket, agentPublicSocket, sizeof(sockaddr));
+    if (agentPublicSocket != NULL) {
+        publicSocket = new sockaddr;
+        memcpy(publicSocket, agentPublicSocket, sizeof(sockaddr));
+    } else {
+        publicSocket = NULL;
+    }
     
-    localSocket = new sockaddr;
-    memcpy(localSocket, agentLocalSocket, sizeof(sockaddr));
+    if (agentLocalSocket != NULL) {
+        localSocket = new sockaddr;
+        memcpy(localSocket, agentLocalSocket, sizeof(sockaddr));
+    } else {
+        localSocket = NULL;
+    }
     
     type = agentType;
     agentId = thisAgentId;
@@ -44,11 +52,19 @@ Agent::Agent(sockaddr *agentPublicSocket, sockaddr *agentLocalSocket, char agent
 }
 
 Agent::Agent(const Agent &otherAgent) {
-    publicSocket = new sockaddr;
-    memcpy(publicSocket, otherAgent.publicSocket, sizeof(sockaddr));
+    if (otherAgent.publicSocket != NULL) {
+        publicSocket = new sockaddr;
+        memcpy(publicSocket, otherAgent.publicSocket, sizeof(sockaddr));
+    } else {
+        publicSocket = NULL;
+    }
     
-    localSocket = new sockaddr;
-    memcpy(localSocket, otherAgent.localSocket, sizeof(sockaddr));
+    if (otherAgent.localSocket != NULL) {
+        localSocket = new sockaddr;
+        memcpy(localSocket, otherAgent.localSocket, sizeof(sockaddr));
+    } else {
+        localSocket = NULL;
+    }
     
     agentId = otherAgent.agentId;
     
@@ -248,23 +264,27 @@ void Agent::printLog(Agent const& agent) {
 
     sockaddr_in *agentPublicSocket = (sockaddr_in *) agent.publicSocket;
     sockaddr_in *agentLocalSocket = (sockaddr_in *) agent.localSocket;
+    
+    const char* publicAddressString = (agentPublicSocket == NULL)
+        ? "Unknown"
+        : inet_ntoa(agentPublicSocket->sin_addr);
+    unsigned short publicAddressPort = (agentPublicSocket == NULL)
+        ? 0
+        : ntohs(agentPublicSocket->sin_port);
+    
+    const char* localAddressString = (agentLocalSocket == NULL)
+        ? "Unknown"
+        : inet_ntoa(agentLocalSocket->sin_addr);
+    unsigned short localAddressPort = (agentLocalSocket == NULL)
+        ? 0
+        : ntohs(agentPublicSocket->sin_port);
 
     ::printLog("ID: %d T: %s (%c) PA: %s:%d LA: %s:%d\n",
                agent.agentId,
                agent.getTypeName(),
                agent.type,
-               inet_ntoa(agentPublicSocket->sin_addr),
-               ntohs(agentPublicSocket->sin_port),
-               inet_ntoa(agentLocalSocket->sin_addr),
-               ntohs(agentLocalSocket->sin_port));
-}
-
-std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Agent* agent) {
-    sockaddr_in *agentPublicSocket = (sockaddr_in *)agent->publicSocket;
-    sockaddr_in *agentLocalSocket = (sockaddr_in *)agent->localSocket;
-    
-    os << "T: " << agent->getTypeName() << " (" << agent->type << ") PA: " << inet_ntoa(agentPublicSocket->sin_addr) <<
-        ":" << ntohs(agentPublicSocket->sin_port) << " LA: " << inet_ntoa(agentLocalSocket->sin_addr) <<
-        ":" << ntohs(agentLocalSocket->sin_port);
-    return os;
+               publicAddressString,
+               publicAddressPort,
+               localAddressString,
+               localAddressPort);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/Agent.h b/libraries/shared/src/Agent.h
index 14942defcb..b1d2347c21 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/Agent.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/Agent.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ public:
     float getAveragePacketsPerSecond();
 
     static void printLog(Agent const&);
-    friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Agent* agent);
 private:
     void swap(Agent &first, Agent &second);
     
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/AgentData.h b/libraries/shared/src/AgentData.h
index 640798b52b..f8bef16b41 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/AgentData.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/AgentData.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 class AgentData {
     public:
         virtual ~AgentData() = 0;
-        virtual void parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes) = 0;
+        virtual int parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes) = 0;
         virtual AgentData* clone() const = 0;
 };
 
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/AgentList.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/AgentList.cpp
index b89c9aa70c..5744c0780a 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/AgentList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/AgentList.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void AgentList::processAgentData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *packetD
     }
 }
 
-void AgentList::processBulkAgentData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *packetData, int numTotalBytes, int numBytesPerAgent) {
+void AgentList::processBulkAgentData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *packetData, int numTotalBytes) {
     // find the avatar mixer in our agent list and update the lastRecvTime from it
     int bulkSendAgentIndex = indexOfMatchingAgent(senderAddress);
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void AgentList::processBulkAgentData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *pac
 
     unsigned char *startPosition = packetData;
     unsigned char *currentPosition = startPosition + 1;
-    unsigned char packetHolder[numBytesPerAgent + 1];
+    unsigned char packetHolder[numTotalBytes];
     
     packetHolder[0] = PACKET_HEADER_HEAD_DATA;
     
@@ -126,39 +126,49 @@ void AgentList::processBulkAgentData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *pac
     
     while ((currentPosition - startPosition) < numTotalBytes) {
         currentPosition += unpackAgentId(currentPosition, &agentID);
-        memcpy(packetHolder + 1, currentPosition, numBytesPerAgent);
+        memcpy(packetHolder + 1, currentPosition, numTotalBytes - (currentPosition - startPosition));
         
         int matchingAgentIndex = indexOfMatchingAgent(agentID);
         
-        if (matchingAgentIndex >= 0) {
+        if (matchingAgentIndex < 0) {
+            // we're missing this agent, we need to add it to the list
+            addOrUpdateAgent(NULL, NULL, AGENT_TYPE_AVATAR, agentID);
             
-            updateAgentWithData(&agents[matchingAgentIndex], packetHolder, numBytesPerAgent + 1);
+            // theoretically if we can lock the vector we could assume this is size - 1
+            matchingAgentIndex = indexOfMatchingAgent(agentID);
         }
         
-        currentPosition += numBytesPerAgent;
+        currentPosition += updateAgentWithData(&agents[matchingAgentIndex],
+                                               packetHolder,
+                                               numTotalBytes - (currentPosition - startPosition));
     }
 }
 
-void AgentList::updateAgentWithData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *packetData, size_t dataBytes) {
+int AgentList::updateAgentWithData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *packetData, size_t dataBytes) {
     // find the agent by the sockaddr
     int agentIndex = indexOfMatchingAgent(senderAddress);
     
     if (agentIndex != -1) {
-        updateAgentWithData(&agents[agentIndex], packetData, dataBytes);
+        return updateAgentWithData(&agents[agentIndex], packetData, dataBytes);
+    } else {
+        return 0;
     }
 }
 
-void AgentList::updateAgentWithData(Agent *agent, unsigned char *packetData, int dataBytes) {
+int AgentList::updateAgentWithData(Agent *agent, unsigned char *packetData, int dataBytes) {
     agent->setLastRecvTimeUsecs(usecTimestampNow());
-    agent->recordBytesReceived(dataBytes);
+    
+    if (agent->getActiveSocket() != NULL) {
+        agent->recordBytesReceived(dataBytes);
+    }
     
     if (agent->getLinkedData() == NULL) {
         if (linkedDataCreateCallback != NULL) {
             linkedDataCreateCallback(agent);
         }
     }
-
-    agent->getLinkedData()->parseData(packetData, dataBytes);
+    
+    return agent->getLinkedData()->parseData(packetData, dataBytes);
 }
 
 int AgentList::indexOfMatchingAgent(sockaddr *senderAddress) {
@@ -173,7 +183,7 @@ int AgentList::indexOfMatchingAgent(sockaddr *senderAddress) {
 
 int AgentList::indexOfMatchingAgent(uint16_t agentID) {
     for(std::vector<Agent>::iterator agent = agents.begin(); agent != agents.end(); agent++) {
-        if (agent->getActiveSocket() != NULL && agent->getAgentId() == agentID) {
+        if (agent->getAgentId() == agentID) {
             return agent - agents.begin();
         }
     }
@@ -219,11 +229,15 @@ int AgentList::updateList(unsigned char *packetData, size_t dataBytes) {
 bool AgentList::addOrUpdateAgent(sockaddr *publicSocket, sockaddr *localSocket, char agentType, uint16_t agentId) {
     std::vector<Agent>::iterator agent;
     
-    for (agent = agents.begin(); agent != agents.end(); agent++) {
-        if (agent->matches(publicSocket, localSocket, agentType)) {
-            // we already have this agent, stop checking
-            break;
+    if (publicSocket != NULL) {
+        for (agent = agents.begin(); agent != agents.end(); agent++) {
+            if (agent->matches(publicSocket, localSocket, agentType)) {
+                // we already have this agent, stop checking
+                break;
+            }
         }
+    } else {
+        agent = agents.end();
     }
     
     if (agent == agents.end()) {
@@ -316,7 +330,8 @@ void *pingUnknownAgents(void *args) {
         for(std::vector<Agent>::iterator agent = agentList->getAgents().begin();
             agent != agentList->getAgents().end();
             agent++) {
-            if (agent->getActiveSocket() == NULL) {
+            if (agent->getActiveSocket() == NULL
+                && (agent->getPublicSocket() != NULL && agent->getLocalSocket() != NULL)) {
                 // ping both of the sockets for the agent so we can figure out
                 // which socket we can use
                 agentList->getAgentSocket().send(agent->getPublicSocket(), &PACKET_HEADER_PING, 1);
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/AgentList.h b/libraries/shared/src/AgentList.h
index adc66333f9..f62d527116 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/AgentList.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/AgentList.h
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ public:
     bool addOrUpdateAgent(sockaddr *publicSocket, sockaddr *localSocket, char agentType, uint16_t agentId);
     
     void processAgentData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *packetData, size_t dataBytes);
-    void processBulkAgentData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *packetData, int numTotalBytes, int numBytesPerAgent);
+    void processBulkAgentData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *packetData, int numTotalBytes);
    
-    void updateAgentWithData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *packetData, size_t dataBytes);
-    void updateAgentWithData(Agent *agent, unsigned char *packetData, int dataBytes);
+    int updateAgentWithData(sockaddr *senderAddress, unsigned char *packetData, size_t dataBytes);
+    int updateAgentWithData(Agent *agent, unsigned char *packetData, int dataBytes);
     
     void broadcastToAgents(unsigned char *broadcastData, size_t dataBytes, const char* agentTypes, int numAgentTypes);
     char getOwnerType();
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp
index 2197d03706..5180e238cb 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/AudioRingBuffer.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void AudioRingBuffer::setBearing(float newBearing) {
     bearing = newBearing;
 }
 
-void AudioRingBuffer::parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes) {    
+int AudioRingBuffer::parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes) {
     if (numBytes > (bufferLengthSamples * sizeof(int16_t))) {
         
         unsigned char *dataPtr = sourceBuffer + 1;
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ void AudioRingBuffer::parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes) {
     
     if (endOfLastWrite >= buffer + ringBufferLengthSamples) {
         endOfLastWrite = buffer;
-    }    
+    }
+    
+    return numBytes;
 }
 
 short AudioRingBuffer::diffLastWriteNextOutput()
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/AudioRingBuffer.h b/libraries/shared/src/AudioRingBuffer.h
index a87331f330..48620aa133 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/AudioRingBuffer.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/AudioRingBuffer.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class AudioRingBuffer : public AgentData {
         ~AudioRingBuffer();
         AudioRingBuffer(const AudioRingBuffer &otherRingBuffer);
     
-        void parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes);
+        int parseData(unsigned char* sourceBuffer, int numBytes);
         AudioRingBuffer* clone() const;
 
         int16_t* getNextOutput();
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/UDPSocket.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/UDPSocket.cpp
index 42da682d7b..000f0e3d7d 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/UDPSocket.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/UDPSocket.cpp
@@ -28,20 +28,24 @@ using shared_lib::printLog;
 sockaddr_in destSockaddr, senderAddress;
 
 bool socketMatch(sockaddr *first, sockaddr *second) {
-    // utility function that indicates if two sockets are equivalent
-   
-    // currently only compares two IPv4 addresses
-    // expandable to IPv6 by adding else if for AF_INET6
-    
-    if (first->sa_family != second->sa_family) {
-        // not the same family, can't be equal
-        return false;
-    } else if (first->sa_family == AF_INET) {
-        sockaddr_in *firstIn = (sockaddr_in *) first;
-        sockaddr_in *secondIn = (sockaddr_in *) second;
+    if (first != NULL && second != NULL) {
+        // utility function that indicates if two sockets are equivalent
         
-        return firstIn->sin_addr.s_addr == secondIn->sin_addr.s_addr
+        // currently only compares two IPv4 addresses
+        // expandable to IPv6 by adding else if for AF_INET6
+        
+        if (first->sa_family != second->sa_family) {
+            // not the same family, can't be equal
+            return false;
+        } else if (first->sa_family == AF_INET) {
+            sockaddr_in *firstIn = (sockaddr_in *) first;
+            sockaddr_in *secondIn = (sockaddr_in *) second;
+            
+            return firstIn->sin_addr.s_addr == secondIn->sin_addr.s_addr
             && firstIn->sin_port == secondIn->sin_port;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
     } else {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/ViewFrustum.cpp b/libraries/voxels/src/ViewFrustum.cpp
index 5c9022c27e..8bdb2d97cb 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/ViewFrustum.cpp
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/ViewFrustum.cpp
@@ -192,16 +192,16 @@ int ViewFrustum::sphereInFrustum(const glm::vec3& center, float radius) const {
 
 int ViewFrustum::boxInFrustum(const AABox& box) const {
 
-    printf("ViewFrustum::boxInFrustum() box.corner=%f,%f,%f x=%f\n",
-        box.getCorner().x,box.getCorner().y,box.getCorner().z,box.getSize().x);
+    //printf("ViewFrustum::boxInFrustum() box.corner=%f,%f,%f x=%f\n",
+    //    box.getCorner().x,box.getCorner().y,box.getCorner().z,box.getSize().x);
 	int result = INSIDE;
 	for(int i=0; i < 6; i++) {
 
-        printf("plane[%d] -- point(%f,%f,%f) normal(%f,%f,%f) d=%f \n",i,
-            _planes[i].getPoint().x, _planes[i].getPoint().y, _planes[i].getPoint().z,
-            _planes[i].getNormal().x, _planes[i].getNormal().y, _planes[i].getNormal().z,
-            _planes[i].getDCoefficient()
-        );
+        //printf("plane[%d] -- point(%f,%f,%f) normal(%f,%f,%f) d=%f \n",i,
+        //    _planes[i].getPoint().x, _planes[i].getPoint().y, _planes[i].getPoint().z,
+        //    _planes[i].getNormal().x, _planes[i].getNormal().y, _planes[i].getNormal().z,
+        //    _planes[i].getDCoefficient()
+        //);
 
 	    glm::vec3 normal = _planes[i].getNormal();
 	    glm::vec3 boxVertexP = box.getVertexP(normal);
@@ -210,13 +210,11 @@ int ViewFrustum::boxInFrustum(const AABox& box) const {
 	    glm::vec3 boxVertexN = box.getVertexN(normal);
 	    float planeToBoxVertexNDistance = _planes[i].distance(boxVertexN);
 	    
-	    
-	    
-        printf("plane[%d] normal=(%f,%f,%f) bVertexP=(%f,%f,%f) planeToBoxVertexPDistance=%f  boxVertexN=(%f,%f,%f) planeToBoxVertexNDistance=%f\n",i, 
-            normal.x,normal.y,normal.z,
-            boxVertexP.x,boxVertexP.y,boxVertexP.z,planeToBoxVertexPDistance,
-            boxVertexN.x,boxVertexN.y,boxVertexN.z,planeToBoxVertexNDistance
-            );
+        //printf("plane[%d] normal=(%f,%f,%f) bVertexP=(%f,%f,%f) planeToBoxVertexPDistance=%f  boxVertexN=(%f,%f,%f) planeToBoxVertexNDistance=%f\n",i, 
+        //    normal.x,normal.y,normal.z,
+        //    boxVertexP.x,boxVertexP.y,boxVertexP.z,planeToBoxVertexPDistance,
+        //    boxVertexN.x,boxVertexN.y,boxVertexN.z,planeToBoxVertexNDistance
+        //    );
 
 		if (planeToBoxVertexPDistance < 0) {
 			return OUTSIDE;
diff --git a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelNode.cpp b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelNode.cpp
index 9fab2c1092..4278d8d75e 100644
--- a/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelNode.cpp
+++ b/libraries/voxels/src/VoxelNode.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ void VoxelNode::getAABox(AABox& box) const {
 void VoxelNode::addChildAtIndex(int childIndex) {
     children[childIndex] = new VoxelNode();
     
+    // XXXBHG - When the node is constructed, it should be cleanly set up as 
+    // true colored, but for some reason, not so much. I've added a a basecamp
+    // to-do to research this. But for now we'll use belt and suspenders and set
+    // it to not-false-colored here!
+    children[childIndex]->setFalseColored(false);
+    
     // give this child its octal code
     children[childIndex]->octalCode = childOctalCode(octalCode, childIndex);
 }
diff --git a/voxel-server/src/main.cpp b/voxel-server/src/main.cpp
index d85154abc5..91fa2fd596 100644
--- a/voxel-server/src/main.cpp
+++ b/voxel-server/src/main.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ VoxelTree randomTree;
 
 bool wantColorRandomizer = false;
 bool debugViewFrustum = false;
-bool viewFrustumCulling = false; // for now
+bool viewFrustumCulling = true; // for now
 
 void addSphere(VoxelTree * tree,bool random, bool wantColorRandomizer) {
 	float r  = random ? randFloatInRange(0.05,0.1) : 0.25;
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
     ::debugViewFrustum = cmdOptionExists(argc, argv, DEBUG_VIEW_FRUSTUM);
 	printf("debugViewFrustum=%s\n", (::debugViewFrustum ? "yes" : "no"));
 
-    const char* VIEW_FRUSTUM_CULLING = "--ViewFrustumCulling";
-    ::viewFrustumCulling = cmdOptionExists(argc, argv, VIEW_FRUSTUM_CULLING);
+    const char* NO_VIEW_FRUSTUM_CULLING = "--NoViewFrustumCulling";
+    ::viewFrustumCulling = !cmdOptionExists(argc, argv, NO_VIEW_FRUSTUM_CULLING);
 	printf("viewFrustumCulling=%s\n", (::viewFrustumCulling ? "yes" : "no"));
     
 	const char* WANT_COLOR_RANDOMIZER = "--WantColorRandomizer";