diff --git a/hecl/extern/boo b/hecl/extern/boo
index 10988fa37..51a097da6 160000
--- a/hecl/extern/boo
+++ b/hecl/extern/boo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 10988fa37efa49b77d3f361b91faf1ab7d87ced5
+Subproject commit 51a097da6bf0c2b3f101aa922e2597eaed239c54
diff --git a/hecl/include/hecl/Blender/BlenderConnection.hpp b/hecl/include/hecl/Blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
index 04f055dbf..8586945a8 100644
--- a/hecl/include/hecl/Blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
+++ b/hecl/include/hecl/Blender/BlenderConnection.hpp
@@ -581,6 +581,12 @@ public:
             ColMesh(BlenderConnection& conn);
         };
 
+        /** Intermediate world representation */
+        struct World
+        {
+            World(BlenderConnection& conn);
+        };
+
         /** Intermediate lamp representation */
         struct Light
         {
@@ -630,6 +636,9 @@ public:
         Mesh compileAllMeshes(HMDLTopology topology, int skinSlotCount=10, float maxOctantLength=5.0,
                               Mesh::SurfProgFunc surfProg=[](int){});
 
+        /** Compile world intermediate (WORLD blends only) */
+        World compileWorld();
+
         /** Gather all lights in scene (AREA blends only) */
         std::vector<Light> compileLights();
 
diff --git a/hecl/lib/Blender/BlenderConnection.cpp b/hecl/lib/Blender/BlenderConnection.cpp
index e9186add3..6ea5da43e 100644
--- a/hecl/lib/Blender/BlenderConnection.cpp
+++ b/hecl/lib/Blender/BlenderConnection.cpp
@@ -1001,6 +1001,10 @@ BlenderConnection::DataStream::ColMesh::Triangle::Triangle(BlenderConnection& co
     conn._readBuf(this, 16);
 }
 
+BlenderConnection::DataStream::World::World(BlenderConnection& conn)
+{
+}
+
 BlenderConnection::DataStream::Light::Light(BlenderConnection& conn)
 : sceneXf(conn), color(conn)
 {
@@ -1306,6 +1310,23 @@ BlenderConnection::DataStream::Actor BlenderConnection::DataStream::compileActor
     return Actor(*m_parent);
 }
 
+BlenderConnection::DataStream::World
+BlenderConnection::DataStream::compileWorld()
+{
+    if (m_parent->m_loadedType != BlendType::World)
+        BlenderLog.report(logvisor::Fatal, _S("%s is not an WORLD blend"),
+                          m_parent->m_loadedBlend.getAbsolutePath().c_str());
+
+    m_parent->_writeLine("WORLDCOMPILE");
+
+    char readBuf[256];
+    m_parent->_readLine(readBuf, 256);
+    if (strcmp(readBuf, "OK"))
+        BlenderLog.report(logvisor::Fatal, "unable to compile world: %s", readBuf);
+
+    return World(*m_parent);
+}
+
 std::vector<std::string> BlenderConnection::DataStream::getArmatureNames()
 {
     if (m_parent->m_loadedType != BlendType::Actor)