diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/level/AbstractDhServerLevel.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/level/AbstractDhServerLevel.java
index ac44fc7fb..33aac5e3b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/level/AbstractDhServerLevel.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/level/AbstractDhServerLevel.java
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractDhServerLevel extends AbstractDhLevel implements I
 	
 	private final FullDataSourceRequestHandler requestHandler = new FullDataSourceRequestHandler(this);
 	
-	private final boolean NSizedGenerationSupported = false;
-	
 	
 	//=============//
 	// constructor //
@@ -217,8 +215,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractDhServerLevel extends AbstractDhLevel implements I
 	// world gen //
 	//===========//
 	
-	public boolean isNSizedGenerationSupported() { return this.NSizedGenerationSupported; }
-	
 	@Override
 	public void onWorldGenTaskComplete(long pos)
 	{
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodQuadTree.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodQuadTree.java
index 5feb0bd57..132c48177 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodQuadTree.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/render/LodQuadTree.java
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 import javax.annotation.WillNotClose;
 import java.awt.*;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
@@ -426,7 +423,7 @@ public class LodQuadTree extends QuadTree<LodRenderSection> implements IDebugRen
 			if (positionsToRequeue.contains(pos))
 			{
 				// don't attempt to re-load positions that are already in the process of reloading
-				break;
+				continue;
 			}
 			
 			try
@@ -450,7 +447,6 @@ public class LodQuadTree extends QuadTree<LodRenderSection> implements IDebugRen
 							// if we don't trigger it again the LOD will be out of date
 							// and may be invisible/missing
 							positionsToRequeue.add(pos);
-							break;
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/threading/PrioritySemaphore.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/threading/PrioritySemaphore.java
index cc7a3aed5..0bb7cc5ff 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/threading/PrioritySemaphore.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/threading/PrioritySemaphore.java
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ package com.seibel.distanthorizons.core.util.threading;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 
-import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Random;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.PriorityBlockingQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.Semaphore;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock;
@@ -67,12 +65,16 @@ public class PrioritySemaphore
 		// this has to be outside the try-finally to prevent holding the lock while waiting
 		synchronized (thread)
 		{
-			// random value between -5 and +5 is used to prevent task starvation
-			// while still allowing higher priority tasks to run sooner
-			int priority = executor.priority + this.random.nextInt(11) - 5;
+			// Calculation rules:
+			// - Executors with higher priority need less tasks to run before other executors
+			//   If one executor has the priority of 3 and other if of 4,
+			//   the latter one will need 1/4 fewer tasks in queue to get its tasks running
+			// - Executors with short-lived tasks run before longer lived ones
+			// 100k value is a multiplier to prevent precision loss
+			int priority = (int) ((executor.priority + 1) * executor.getTaskCount() * 100000 / executor.getAverageRunTimeInMs());
 			
 			// this thread will be run when a permit is available
-			this.queue.put(new ThreadWithPriority(thread,priority));
+			this.queue.put(new ThreadWithPriority(thread, priority));
 			
 			thread.wait();
 		}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/threading/RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/threading/RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor.java
index a14c1c4f2..efc8df1da 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/threading/RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/core/util/threading/RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor.java
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ public class RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor extends ThreadPoolExecutor implements
 	@Override
 	protected void beforeExecute(Thread thread, Runnable runnable)
 	{
-		super.beforeExecute(thread, runnable);
-		
 		long deltaMs = TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.toMillis(this.lastRunDurationNanoTimeRef.get());
 		this.runTimeInMsRollingAverage.addValue(deltaMs);
 		
@@ -124,12 +122,15 @@ public class RateLimitedThreadPoolExecutor extends ThreadPoolExecutor implements
 		
 		
 		this.runStartNanoTimeRef.set(System.nanoTime());
+		
+		super.beforeExecute(thread, runnable);
 	}
 	
 	@Override
 	protected void afterExecute(Runnable runnable, Throwable throwable)
 	{
 		super.afterExecute(runnable, throwable);
+		
 		this.lastRunDurationNanoTimeRef.set(System.nanoTime() - this.runStartNanoTimeRef.get());