diff --git a/lroom.cpp b/lroom.cpp
index b021a30..cd20d66 100644
--- a/lroom.cpp
+++ b/lroom.cpp
@@ -191,19 +191,19 @@ void LRoom::FinalizeVisibility(LRoomManager &manager)
 {
 	//print_line("FinalizeVisibility room " + get_name() + " NumSOBs " + itos(m_SOBs.size()) + ", NumDOBs " + itos(m_DOBs.size()));
 
-	int last_sob = m_iFirstSOB + m_iNumSOBs;
-	for (int n=m_iFirstSOB; n<last_sob; n++)
-	{
-		const LSob &sob = manager.m_SOBs[n];
-		VisualInstance * pVI = sob.GetVI();
+//	int last_sob = m_iFirstSOB + m_iNumSOBs;
+//	for (int n=m_iFirstSOB; n<last_sob; n++)
+//	{
+//		const LSob &sob = manager.m_SOBs[n];
+//		VisualInstance * pVI = sob.GetVI();
 
-		if (pVI)
-		{
-			//SoftShow(pVI, sob.m_bSOBVisible);
-			bool bVisible = manager.m_BF_visible_SOBs.GetBit(n) != 0;
-			SoftShow(pVI, bVisible);
-		}
-	}
+//		if (pVI)
+//		{
+//			//SoftShow(pVI, sob.m_bSOBVisible);
+//			bool bVisible = manager.m_BF_visible_SOBs.GetBit(n) != 0;
+//			SoftShow(pVI, bVisible);
+//		}
+//	}
 
 	for (int n=0; n<m_DOBs.size(); n++)
 	{
diff --git a/lroom.h b/lroom.h
index a4bbc21..6d91187 100644
--- a/lroom.h
+++ b/lroom.h
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ public:
 	Geometry::MeshData m_Bound_MeshData;
 
 	bool IsVisible() const {return m_bVisible;}
-private:
 	// instead of directly showing and hiding objects we now set their layer,
 	// and the camera will hide them with a cull mask. This is so that
 	// objects can still be rendered outside immediate view for casting shadows.
 	static void SoftShow(VisualInstance * pVI, bool bShow);
 
+private:
 	// whether lportal thinks this room is currently visible
 	// this allows us to show / hide dobs as they cross room boundaries
 	bool m_bVisible;
diff --git a/lroom_manager.cpp b/lroom_manager.cpp
index 812abc7..7fa80d6 100644
--- a/lroom_manager.cpp
+++ b/lroom_manager.cpp
@@ -700,6 +700,8 @@ void LRoomManager::FrameUpdate()
 
 	FrameUpdate_AddShadowCasters();
 
+	FrameUpdate_FinalizeVisibility_SoftShow();
+
 	// swap the current and previous visible room list
 	LVector<int> * pTemp = m_pCurr_VisibleRoomList;
 	m_pCurr_VisibleRoomList = m_pPrev_VisibleRoomList;
@@ -754,6 +756,28 @@ void LRoomManager::FrameUpdate_AddShadowCasters()
 
 }
 
+void LRoomManager::FrameUpdate_FinalizeVisibility_SoftShow()
+{
+	// apply the appropriate soft show for each sob in the render list
+	int nSOBs = m_RenderList_SOBs.size();
+
+	for (int n=0; n<nSOBs; n++)
+	{
+		int ID = m_RenderList_SOBs[n];
+		const LSob &sob	 = m_SOBs[ID];
+
+		VisualInstance * pVI = sob.GetVI();
+
+		if (pVI)
+		{
+			//SoftShow(pVI, sob.m_bSOBVisible);
+			bool bVisible = m_BF_visible_SOBs.GetBit(ID) != 0;
+			LRoom::SoftShow(pVI, bVisible);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
 void LRoomManager::FrameUpdate_FinalizeVisibility_WithinRooms()
 {
 	// and hide all the dobs that are in visible rooms that haven't been made visible
diff --git a/lroom_manager.h b/lroom_manager.h
index 836fbe8..22fbc8b 100644
--- a/lroom_manager.h
+++ b/lroom_manager.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ private:
 	void FrameUpdate_FinalizeRooms();
 	void FrameUpdate_AddShadowCasters();
 	void FrameUpdate_FinalizeVisibility_WithinRooms();
+	void FrameUpdate_FinalizeVisibility_SoftShow();
 
 	// debugging emulate view frustum
 	void FrameUpdate_FrustumOnly();