diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/bufferBuilding/LodBufferBuilderFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/bufferBuilding/LodBufferBuilderFactory.java
index 40616a27a..8db125649 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/bufferBuilding/LodBufferBuilderFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/bufferBuilding/LodBufferBuilderFactory.java
@@ -96,9 +96,11 @@ public class LodBufferBuilderFactory
 	private static final IMinecraftWrapper MC = SingletonHandler.get(IMinecraftWrapper.class);
 	
 	/** The thread used to generate new LODs off the main thread. */
-	public static final ExecutorService mainGenThread = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new LodThreadFactory(LodBufferBuilderFactory.class.getSimpleName() + " - main"));
+	public static final ExecutorService mainGenThread = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(
+			new LodThreadFactory(LodBufferBuilderFactory.class.getSimpleName() + " - main", Thread.NORM_PRIORITY-2));
 	/** The threads used to generate buffers. */
-	public static final ExecutorService bufferBuilderThreads = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(CONFIG.client().advanced().threading().getNumberOfBufferBuilderThreads(), new ThreadFactoryBuilder().setNameFormat("Buffer-Builder-%d").build());
+	public static final ExecutorService bufferBuilderThreads = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(CONFIG.client().advanced().threading().getNumberOfBufferBuilderThreads(),
+			new LodThreadFactory("BufferBuilder", Thread.NORM_PRIORITY-2));
 	
 	public static final long MAX_BUFFER_UPLOAD_TIMEOUT_NANOSECONDS = TimeUnit.NANOSECONDS.convert(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/LodBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/LodBuilder.java
index 802b5d4f1..f434b9f16 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/LodBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/LodBuilder.java
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ public class LodBuilder
 	
 	//public static final ExecutorService lodGenThreadPool = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(8, new ThreadFactoryBuilder().setNameFormat("Lod-Builder-%d").build());
 
-	private final ExecutorService lodGenThreadPool = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new LodThreadFactory(this.getClass().getSimpleName()));
+	private final ExecutorService lodGenThreadPool = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(
+			new LodThreadFactory(this.getClass().getSimpleName(), Thread.NORM_PRIORITY-1));
 	private final ILodConfigWrapperSingleton config = SingletonHandler.get(ILodConfigWrapperSingleton.class);
 	
 	
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/worldGeneration/LodWorldGenerator.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/worldGeneration/LodWorldGenerator.java
index 729a34fea..ca24dab51 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/worldGeneration/LodWorldGenerator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/worldGeneration/LodWorldGenerator.java
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ public class LodWorldGenerator
 	
 	
 	/** This holds the thread used to create LOD generation requests off the main thread. */
-	private final ExecutorService mainGenThread = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new LodThreadFactory(this.getClass().getSimpleName() + " world generator"));
+	private final ExecutorService mainGenThread = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(
+			new LodThreadFactory(this.getClass().getSimpleName() + " world generator", 1));
 	private ExecutorService genSubThreads = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(CONFIG.client().advanced().threading().getNumberOfWorldGenerationThreads(),
-			new ThreadFactoryBuilder().setNameFormat("Gen-Worker-Thread-%d").build());
+			new LodThreadFactory("Gen-Worker-Thread", 1));
 	
 	
 	/** we only want to queue up one generator thread at a time */
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/handlers/LodDimensionFileHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/handlers/LodDimensionFileHandler.java
index f0c9b8690..f4d091514 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/handlers/LodDimensionFileHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/handlers/LodDimensionFileHandler.java
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ public class LodDimensionFileHandler
 	 * at a time
 	 */
 	private final AtomicBoolean isFileWritingThreadRunning = new AtomicBoolean(false);
-	private ExecutorService fileWritingThreadPool = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new LodThreadFactory(this.getClass().getSimpleName()));
+	private ExecutorService fileWritingThreadPool = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(
+			new LodThreadFactory(this.getClass().getSimpleName(), Thread.NORM_PRIORITY+1));
 	
 	private final ConcurrentHashMap<RegionPos, LodRegion> regionToSave = new ConcurrentHashMap<RegionPos, LodRegion>();
 	
@@ -345,7 +346,7 @@ public class LodDimensionFileHandler
 				ClientApi.LOGGER.error("File writing wait is interrupted! File data may not be saved correctly and may cause corruptions!!!");
 				e.printStackTrace();
 			} finally {
-				fileWritingThreadPool = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new LodThreadFactory(this.getClass().getSimpleName()));
+				fileWritingThreadPool = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new LodThreadFactory(this.getClass().getSimpleName(), Thread.NORM_PRIORITY+1));
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/objects/lod/LodDimension.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/objects/lod/LodDimension.java
index b3bdf96d2..b773acca4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/objects/lod/LodDimension.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/objects/lod/LodDimension.java
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ public class LodDimension
 	private boolean isCutting = false;
 	private boolean isExpanding = false;
 	
-	private final ExecutorService cutAndExpandThread = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(new LodThreadFactory(this.getClass().getSimpleName() + " - Cut and Expand"));
+	private final ExecutorService cutAndExpandThread = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(
+			new LodThreadFactory(this.getClass().getSimpleName() + " - Cut and Expand", Thread.NORM_PRIORITY-1));
 	
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/LodThreadFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/LodThreadFactory.java
index c12e8e0ff..e9791c349 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/LodThreadFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/LodThreadFactory.java
@@ -30,17 +30,23 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
 public class LodThreadFactory implements ThreadFactory
 {
 	public final String threadName;
+	public final int priority;
+	private int threadCount = 0;
 	
 	
-	public LodThreadFactory(String newThreadName)
+	public LodThreadFactory(String newThreadName, int priority)
 	{
+		if (priority < 1 || priority > 10) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Thread priority should be [1-10]!");
 		threadName = newThreadName + " Thread";
+		this.priority = priority;
 	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public Thread newThread(Runnable r)
 	{
-		return new Thread(r, threadName);
+		Thread t = new Thread(r, threadName + "[" + (threadCount++) + "]");
+		t.setPriority(priority);
+		return t;
 	}
 	
 }