diff --git a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/ClientWorld.scala b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/ClientWorld.scala
index 2e7f8910..624870dc 100644
--- a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/ClientWorld.scala
+++ b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/ClientWorld.scala
@@ -11,12 +11,9 @@ import hexacraft.world.coord.*
 import hexacraft.world.entity.{Entity, EntityFactory, EntityPhysicsSystem}
 
 import java.util.UUID
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import scala.annotation.tailrec
 import scala.collection.mutable
 import scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer
-import scala.concurrent.{Await, Future}
-import scala.concurrent.duration.Duration
 
 object ClientWorld {
   class WorldTickResult(
@@ -27,8 +24,6 @@ object ClientWorld {
 class ClientWorld(val worldInfo: WorldInfo) extends BlockRepository with BlocksInWorld {
   given size: CylinderSize = worldInfo.worldSize
 
-  private val backgroundTasks: mutable.ArrayBuffer[Future[Unit]] = mutable.ArrayBuffer.empty
-
   private val columns: mutable.LongMap[ChunkColumnTerrain] = mutable.LongMap.empty
   private val chunks: mutable.LongMap[Chunk] = mutable.LongMap.empty
 
@@ -359,10 +354,6 @@ class ClientWorld(val worldInfo: WorldInfo) extends BlockRepository with BlocksI
   def unload(): Unit = {
     chunks.clear()
     columns.clear()
-
-    for t <- backgroundTasks do {
-      Await.result(t, Duration(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
-    }
   }
 
   private def onSetBlock(coords: BlockRelWorld, block: BlockState): Unit = {
diff --git a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/GameClient.scala b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/GameClient.scala
index 8fd9271c..9e19280d 100644
--- a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/GameClient.scala
+++ b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/GameClient.scala
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ import org.joml.{Matrix4f, Vector2f, Vector3d, Vector3f}
 import org.zeromq.*
 
 import java.util.UUID
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import scala.collection.mutable
+import scala.concurrent.{Await, Future}
+import scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext.Implicits.global
+import scala.concurrent.duration.Duration
 import scala.util.Random
 
 object GameClient {
@@ -490,12 +494,20 @@ class GameClient(
       .sum
   }
 
+  private var tickFut: Option[Future[Seq[Nbt]]] = None
+
   def tick(ctx: TickContext): Unit = {
+    // Act on the server info requested last tick, and send a new request to be used in the next tick
+    val currentTickFut = tickFut
+    tickFut = Some(Future {
+      val packets = Seq(NetworkPacket.GetPlayerState, NetworkPacket.GetEvents, NetworkPacket.GetWorldLoadingEvents(5))
+      socket.sendMultiplePacketsAndWait(packets)
+    })
+    if currentTickFut.isEmpty then return // the first tick has no server data to act on
+
     try {
       val Seq(playerNbt, worldEventsNbtPacket, worldLoadingEventsNbt) =
-        socket.sendMultiplePacketsAndWait(
-          Seq(NetworkPacket.GetPlayerState, NetworkPacket.GetEvents, NetworkPacket.GetWorldLoadingEvents(5))
-        )
+        Await.result(currentTickFut.get, Duration(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS))
 
       val syncedPlayer = Player.fromNBT(player.id, playerNbt.asInstanceOf[Nbt.MapTag])
       // println(syncedPlayer.position)
diff --git a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/WorldRenderer.scala b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/WorldRenderer.scala
index 7401c9ce..bf51132c 100644
--- a/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/WorldRenderer.scala
+++ b/client/src/main/scala/hexacraft/client/WorldRenderer.scala
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ class WorldRenderer(
   }
 
   def tick(camera: Camera, renderDistance: Double, worldTickResult: WorldTickResult): Unit = {
-    // Step 1: Perform render updates using data calculated in the background since the previous frame
-    updateBlockData(futureRenderData.map((coords, fut) => (coords, Await.result(fut, Duration.Inf))).toSeq)
+    // Step 1: Collect render data calculated since the previous frame (used in step 3)
+    val blockDataToUpdate = futureRenderData.map((coords, fut) => (coords, Await.result(fut, Duration.Inf))).toSeq
     futureRenderData.clear()
 
     // Step 2: Start calculating render updates in the background
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ class WorldRenderer(
       }
     }
 
+    // Step 3: Perform render updates using data calculated in the background since the previous frame
+    updateBlockData(blockDataToUpdate)
+
     // performTerrainUpdates(camera)
   }
 
diff --git a/main/src/test/scala/hexacraft/main/GameSceneTest.scala b/main/src/test/scala/hexacraft/main/GameSceneTest.scala
index 22288a3b..18b55bf6 100644
--- a/main/src/test/scala/hexacraft/main/GameSceneTest.scala
+++ b/main/src/test/scala/hexacraft/main/GameSceneTest.scala
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ class GameSceneTest extends FunSuite {
     gameScene.tick(tickContext)
     Thread.sleep(20)
     gameScene.tick(tickContext)
-    Thread.sleep(2)
+    Thread.sleep(20)
+    gameScene.tick(tickContext)
 
     // start listening for audio events
     val audioTracker = Tracker.withStorage[AudioSystem.Event]
diff --git a/server/src/main/scala/hexacraft/server/GameServer.scala b/server/src/main/scala/hexacraft/server/GameServer.scala
index de0c0a1e..20764f05 100644
--- a/server/src/main/scala/hexacraft/server/GameServer.scala
+++ b/server/src/main/scala/hexacraft/server/GameServer.scala
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class GameServer(
               }
             }
           }
-          println("Received login message from a new client")
+          // println("Received login message from a new client")
           return Some(Nbt.makeMap("success" -> Nbt.ByteTag(true)))
         } else {
           println("Received login message from a logged in client")
diff --git a/server/src/main/scala/hexacraft/server/ServerWorld.scala b/server/src/main/scala/hexacraft/server/ServerWorld.scala
index 8c8276f3..af58522d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/scala/hexacraft/server/ServerWorld.scala
+++ b/server/src/main/scala/hexacraft/server/ServerWorld.scala
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ class ServerWorld(worldProvider: WorldProvider, val worldInfo: WorldInfo)
       requestedLoads: Seq[ChunkRelWorld],
       requestedUnloads: Seq[ChunkRelWorld]
   ): (Seq[ChunkRelWorld], Seq[ChunkRelWorld]) = {
-    val chunksToLoadPerTick = 8
-    val chunksToUnloadPerTick = 12
+    val chunksToLoadPerTick = if ServerWorld.shouldChillChunkLoader then 1 else 4
+    val chunksToUnloadPerTick = if ServerWorld.shouldChillChunkLoader then 2 else 6
 
     var unloadsLeft = chunksToUnloadPerTick
     for coords <- requestedUnloads do {