diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Program.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Program.cs
index da0f748..e989b6e 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Program.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Program.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ try
         catch (Exception ex) { Log.Error(ex, "plugin enable failed: {Id}", plugin.Manifest.Id); }
     }
 
-    using var window = new GameWindow(datDir);
+    using var window = new GameWindow(datDir, worldGameState, worldEvents);
     window.Run();
 }
 finally
diff --git a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
index 126eccb..868c42e 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.App/Rendering/GameWindow.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using AcDream.Core.Plugins;
 using DatReaderWriter;
 using DatReaderWriter.Options;
 using Silk.NET.Input;
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ namespace AcDream.App.Rendering;
 public sealed class GameWindow : IDisposable
 {
     private readonly string _datDir;
+    private readonly WorldGameState _worldGameState;
+    private readonly WorldEvents _worldEvents;
     private IWindow? _window;
     private GL? _gl;
     private IInputContext? _input;
@@ -25,7 +28,12 @@ public sealed class GameWindow : IDisposable
     private TextureCache? _textureCache;
     private IReadOnlyList<AcDream.Core.World.WorldEntity> _entities = Array.Empty<AcDream.Core.World.WorldEntity>();
 
-    public GameWindow(string datDir) => _datDir = datDir;
+    public GameWindow(string datDir, WorldGameState worldGameState, WorldEvents worldEvents)
+    {
+        _datDir = datDir;
+        _worldGameState = worldGameState;
+        _worldEvents = worldEvents;
+    }
 
     public void Run()
     {
@@ -209,14 +217,23 @@ public sealed class GameWindow : IDisposable
                     (lbY - centerY) * 192f,
                     0f);
 
-                hydratedEntities.Add(new AcDream.Core.World.WorldEntity
+                var hydrated = new AcDream.Core.World.WorldEntity
                 {
                     Id = e.Id,
                     SourceGfxObjOrSetupId = e.SourceGfxObjOrSetupId,
                     Position = e.Position + worldOffset,
                     Rotation = e.Rotation,
                     MeshRefs = meshRefs,
-                });
+                };
+                hydratedEntities.Add(hydrated);
+
+                var snapshot = new AcDream.Plugin.Abstractions.WorldEntitySnapshot(
+                    Id: hydrated.Id,
+                    SourceId: hydrated.SourceGfxObjOrSetupId,
+                    Position: hydrated.Position,
+                    Rotation: hydrated.Rotation);
+                _worldGameState.Add(snapshot);
+                _worldEvents.FireEntitySpawned(snapshot);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/AcDream.Plugins.Smoke/SmokePlugin.cs b/src/AcDream.Plugins.Smoke/SmokePlugin.cs
index 310b1a3..d824825 100644
--- a/src/AcDream.Plugins.Smoke/SmokePlugin.cs
+++ b/src/AcDream.Plugins.Smoke/SmokePlugin.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace AcDream.Plugins.Smoke;
 public sealed class SmokePlugin : IAcDreamPlugin
 {
     private IPluginHost? _host;
+    private int _entitiesSeen;
 
     public void Initialize(IPluginHost host)
     {
@@ -12,6 +13,22 @@ public sealed class SmokePlugin : IAcDreamPlugin
         _host.Log.Info("smoke plugin initialized");
     }
 
-    public void Enable() => _host?.Log.Info("smoke plugin enabled");
-    public void Disable() => _host?.Log.Info("smoke plugin disabled");
+    public void Enable()
+    {
+        _host?.Log.Info("smoke plugin enabled");
+        if (_host is not null)
+        {
+            _host.Events.EntitySpawned += OnEntitySpawned;
+            _host.Log.Info($"smoke plugin sees {_entitiesSeen} entities (replay count at subscribe)");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void Disable()
+    {
+        if (_host is not null)
+            _host.Events.EntitySpawned -= OnEntitySpawned;
+        _host?.Log.Info($"smoke plugin disabled (saw {_entitiesSeen} entities total)");
+    }
+
+    private void OnEntitySpawned(WorldEntitySnapshot snapshot) => _entitiesSeen++;
 }