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diff --git a/SERVER_COMMANDS b/SERVER_COMMANDS
index 0a85cd3..cca0671 100644
--- a/SERVER_COMMANDS
+++ b/SERVER_COMMANDS
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ In any case, from then on, further commands are read in from ./server/in. New
 commands must be appended to the file – which is what the client does. All
 commands from ./server/in except meta commands are also written to ./record.
 
-At the end of each turn, ./savefile is written – with a list of all god commands
-necessary to recreate the current world state.
+Every fifteen seconds, if any turns have passed, ./savefile is written – with a
+list of all god commands necessary to recreate the current world state. On each
+world state change, ./server/worldstate is updated and a message "WORLD_UPDATED"
+written to ./server/out.
 
 Replay mode
 -----------
@@ -51,6 +53,12 @@ Write "PONG" line to ./server/out file.
 QUIT
 Shut down server.
 
+THINGS_HERE [0 to 255] [0 to 255]
+If world exists, write line-by-line list of things visible or in memory at y
+position of first argument, x position of second argument of map into
+./server/out file, enclosed by two lines "THINGS_HERE START" and
+"THINGS_HERE END".
+
 Player commands
 ---------------
 
@@ -95,7 +103,8 @@ MAKE_WORLD [0 to 4294967296]
 Set map seed and randomness seed to argument. Remove all things. (Re-)generate
 map. Add to map things specified in thing types table in quantity defined there
 by START_NUMBER command, with first thing (of thing ID of 0) of type defined as
-player type by PLAYER_TYPE command. Set world turn to 1. Activate world.
+player type by PLAYER_TYPE command. Set world turn to 1. Activate world. Answer
+with 'NEW_WORLD' message in ./server/out file.
 
 MAP_LENGTH [1 to 256]
 Deactivate world. Remove ./server/worldstate file. Remove all things. Remove
@@ -105,8 +114,8 @@ WORLD_ACTIVE [0 to 255]
 Set world activity state to argument. If 0, remove ./server/worldstate file.
 Else, if world was so far inactive, a map exists, at least one "wait" thing
 action is defined, and a thing of ID 0 (= a player character) that is not part
-of any other thing's inventory, (re-)build all animate things' fields of view and
-activate world. (Initial value: 0.)
+of any other thing's inventory, (re-)build all animate things' fields of view,
+and activate world. (Initial value: 0.)
 
 TA_ID [0 to 255]
 Select thing action to manipulate by argument as ID. If argument is 0, change it
@@ -201,5 +210,5 @@ transform into when their state changes from animate to inanimate.
 TT_PROLIFERATE [0-255]
 If non-zero, there is a chance of 1 divided by the given value each turn for any
 thing of the selected type to emit an offspring to a random neighbor cell if one
-passable is available (and, if the thing is of an animate type, not inhabited by
-another animate thing).
+is available that is passable and not inhabited by a thing of the same same type
+or, if the proliferating thing is animate, any other animate thing.