diff --git a/patches/server/0257-Asynchronous-chunk-IO-and-loading.patch b/patches/server/0257-Asynchronous-chunk-IO-and-loading.patch
index 28725d5c8b..7e734bbdd2 100644
--- a/patches/server/0257-Asynchronous-chunk-IO-and-loading.patch
+++ b/patches/server/0257-Asynchronous-chunk-IO-and-loading.patch
@@ -912,10 +912,10 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a630a84b60b4517e3bc330d4983b914b
 +}
 diff --git a/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/PrioritizedTaskQueue.java b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/PrioritizedTaskQueue.java
 new file mode 100644
-index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..97f2e433c483f1ebd7500ae142269e144ef5fda4
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..24fe40c14cc50f8357a9c7a7493140fdea016a3d
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/PrioritizedTaskQueue.java
-@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
 +package com.destroystokyo.paper.io;
 +
 +import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
@@ -1022,6 +1022,27 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..97f2e433c483f1ebd7500ae142269e14
 +    }
 +
 +    /**
++     * Polls the highest priority task currently available. {@code null} if none.
++     */
++    public T poll(final int lowestPriority) {
++        T task;
++        final int max = Math.min(LOWEST_PRIORITY, lowestPriority);
++        for (int i = 0; i <= max; ++i) {
++            final ConcurrentLinkedQueue<T> queue = this.queues[i];
++
++            while ((task = queue.poll()) != null) {
++                final int prevPriority = task.tryComplete(i);
++                if (prevPriority != COMPLETING_PRIORITY && prevPriority <= i) {
++                    // if the prev priority was greater-than or equal to our current priority
++                    return task;
++                }
++            }
++        }
++
++        return null;
++    }
++
++    /**
 +     * Returns whether this queue may have tasks queued.
 +     * <p>
 +     * This operation is not atomic, but is MT-Safe.
@@ -1195,10 +1216,10 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..97f2e433c483f1ebd7500ae142269e14
 +}
 diff --git a/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/QueueExecutorThread.java b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/QueueExecutorThread.java
 new file mode 100644
-index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ee906b594b306906c170180a29a8b61997d05168
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..64b772dc1ed857ccd6999591f89dd89aface0649
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/QueueExecutorThread.java
-@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
 +package com.destroystokyo.paper.io;
 +
 +import net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer;
@@ -1222,6 +1243,19 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ee906b594b306906c170180a29a8b619
 +    protected volatile ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Thread> flushQueue = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
 +    protected volatile long flushCycles;
 +
++    protected int lowestPriorityToPoll = PrioritizedTaskQueue.LOWEST_PRIORITY;
++
++    public int getLowestPriorityToPoll() {
++        return this.lowestPriorityToPoll;
++    }
++
++    public void setLowestPriorityToPoll(final int lowestPriorityToPoll) {
++        if (this.isAlive()) {
++            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot set after starting");
++        }
++        this.lowestPriorityToPoll = lowestPriorityToPoll;
++    }
++
 +    public QueueExecutorThread(final PrioritizedTaskQueue<T> queue) {
 +        this(queue, (int)(1.e6)); // 1.0ms
 +    }
@@ -1300,7 +1334,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ee906b594b306906c170180a29a8b619
 +        Runnable task;
 +        boolean ret = false;
 +
-+        while ((task = this.queue.poll()) != null) {
++        while ((task = this.queue.poll(this.lowestPriorityToPoll)) != null) {
 +            ret = true;
 +            try {
 +                task.run();
@@ -1749,10 +1783,10 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..058fb5a41565e6ce2acbd1f4d071a1b8
 +}
 diff --git a/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/chunk/ChunkTaskManager.java b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/chunk/ChunkTaskManager.java
 new file mode 100644
-index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18ae2e2b339d357fbe0f6f2b18bc14c0dfe4c222
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..db6f8ac2ae068d5bc2ec2d587ab625c4956f6947
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/chunk/ChunkTaskManager.java
-@@ -0,0 +1,513 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,505 @@
 +package com.destroystokyo.paper.io.chunk;
 +
 +import com.destroystokyo.paper.io.PaperFileIOThread;
@@ -1795,9 +1829,7 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18ae2e2b339d357fbe0f6f2b18bc14c0
 +    private final PrioritizedTaskQueue<ChunkTask> chunkTasks = new PrioritizedTaskQueue<>(); // used if async chunks are disabled in config
 +
 +    protected static QueueExecutorThread<ChunkTask>[] globalWorkers;
-+    protected static QueueExecutorThread<ChunkTask> globalUrgentWorker;
 +    protected static PrioritizedTaskQueue<ChunkTask> globalQueue;
-+    protected static PrioritizedTaskQueue<ChunkTask> globalUrgentQueue;
 +
 +    protected static final ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Runnable> CHUNK_WAIT_QUEUE = new ConcurrentLinkedQueue<>();
 +
@@ -1891,12 +1923,12 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18ae2e2b339d357fbe0f6f2b18bc14c0
 +        if (threads <= 0 || globalWorkers != null) {
 +            return;
 +        }
++        ++threads; // add one for urgent executor
 +
 +        globalWorkers = new QueueExecutorThread[threads];
 +        globalQueue = new PrioritizedTaskQueue<>();
-+        globalUrgentQueue = new PrioritizedTaskQueue<>();
 +
-+        for (int i = 0; i < threads; ++i) {
++        for (int i = 0; i < (threads - 1); ++i) {
 +            globalWorkers[i] = new QueueExecutorThread<>(globalQueue, (long)0.10e6); //0.1ms
 +            globalWorkers[i].setName("Paper Async Chunk Task Thread #" + i);
 +            globalWorkers[i].setPriority(Thread.NORM_PRIORITY - 1);
@@ -1907,14 +1939,14 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18ae2e2b339d357fbe0f6f2b18bc14c0
 +            globalWorkers[i].start();
 +        }
 +
-+        globalUrgentWorker = new QueueExecutorThread<>(globalUrgentQueue, (long)0.10e6); //0.1ms
-+        globalUrgentWorker.setName("Paper Async Chunk Urgent Task Thread");
-+        globalUrgentWorker.setPriority(Thread.NORM_PRIORITY+1);
-+        globalUrgentWorker.setUncaughtExceptionHandler((final Thread thread, final Throwable throwable) -> {
++        globalWorkers[threads - 1] = new QueueExecutorThread<>(globalQueue, (long)0.10e6); //0.1ms
++        globalWorkers[threads - 1].setName("Paper Async Chunk Urgent Task Thread");
++        globalWorkers[threads - 1].setPriority(Thread.NORM_PRIORITY+1);
++        globalWorkers[threads - 1].setUncaughtExceptionHandler((final Thread thread, final Throwable throwable) -> {
 +            PaperFileIOThread.LOGGER.fatal("Thread '" + thread.getName() + "' threw an uncaught exception!", throwable);
 +        });
-+
-+        globalUrgentWorker.start();
++        globalWorkers[threads - 1].setLowestPriorityToPoll(PrioritizedTaskQueue.HIGHEST_PRIORITY);
++        globalWorkers[threads - 1].start();
 +    }
 +
 +    /**
@@ -2165,7 +2197,6 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18ae2e2b339d357fbe0f6f2b18bc14c0
 +                worker.flush();
 +            }
 +        }
-+        if (globalUrgentWorker != null) globalUrgentWorker.flush();
 +
 +        // flush again since tasks we execute async saves
 +        drainChunkWaitQueue();
@@ -2215,15 +2246,10 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18ae2e2b339d357fbe0f6f2b18bc14c0
 +        if (task.isScheduled() && raised && this.workers != null) {
 +            // only notify if we're in queue to be executed
 +            if (priority == PrioritizedTaskQueue.HIGHEST_PRIORITY) {
-+                // was in another queue but became urgent later, add to urgent queue and the previous
-+                // queue will just have to ignore this task if it has already been started.
-+                // Ultimately, we now have 2 potential queues that can pull it out whoever gets it first
-+                // but the urgent queue has dedicated thread(s) so it's likely to win....
-+                globalUrgentQueue.add(task);
++                // notify urgent worker as well
 +                this.internalScheduleNotifyUrgent();
-+            } else {
-+                this.internalScheduleNotify();
 +            }
++            this.internalScheduleNotify();
 +        }
 +    }
 +
@@ -2235,12 +2261,11 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18ae2e2b339d357fbe0f6f2b18bc14c0
 +
 +        // It's important we order the task to be executed before notifying. Avoid a race condition where the worker thread
 +        // wakes up and goes to sleep before we actually schedule (or it's just about to sleep)
++        this.queue.add(task);
++        this.internalScheduleNotify();
 +        if (task.getPriority() == PrioritizedTaskQueue.HIGHEST_PRIORITY) {
-+            globalUrgentQueue.add(task);
++            // notify urgent too
 +            this.internalScheduleNotifyUrgent();
-+        } else {
-+            this.queue.add(task);
-+            this.internalScheduleNotify();
 +        }
 +
 +    }
@@ -2249,7 +2274,8 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18ae2e2b339d357fbe0f6f2b18bc14c0
 +        if (this.workers == null) {
 +            return;
 +        }
-+        for (final QueueExecutorThread<ChunkTask> worker : this.workers) {
++        for (int i = 0, len = this.workers.length - 1; i < len; ++i) {
++            final QueueExecutorThread<ChunkTask> worker = this.workers[i];
 +            if (worker.notifyTasks()) {
 +                // break here since we only want to wake up one worker for scheduling one task
 +                break;
@@ -2259,10 +2285,10 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..18ae2e2b339d357fbe0f6f2b18bc14c0
 +
 +
 +    protected void internalScheduleNotifyUrgent() {
-+        if (globalUrgentWorker == null) {
++        if (this.workers == null) {
 +            return;
 +        }
-+        globalUrgentWorker.notifyTasks();
++        this.workers[this.workers.length - 1].notifyTasks();
 +    }
 +
 +}
@@ -2318,7 +2344,7 @@ index 45de5e508540b4ba622985d530f1aadaa7eb4535..5b8b9dabc6673b6f0a335a42d2ec71a5
          ChunkHolder.FullChunkStatus playerchunk_state1 = ChunkHolder.getFullChunkStatus(this.ticketLevel);
          // CraftBukkit start
 diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ChunkMap.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ChunkMap.java
-index a8c47535ec8c0cf992c40ec74a7a3a1f78da4865..87f055f8338d4ce2f9ff76bdc6c0b7ffc266ce78 100644
+index bf80f2e299108d3de70354bf45fcd0efeff42ec7..8ccdaddcef1e5e83660e58075b039b124f36fce3 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ChunkMap.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ChunkMap.java
 @@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ public class ChunkMap extends ChunkStorage implements ChunkHolder.PlayerProvider
diff --git a/patches/server/0470-Implement-Chunk-Priority-Urgency-System-for-Chunks.patch b/patches/server/0470-Implement-Chunk-Priority-Urgency-System-for-Chunks.patch
index 4342a6469a..121a631f3c 100644
--- a/patches/server/0470-Implement-Chunk-Priority-Urgency-System-for-Chunks.patch
+++ b/patches/server/0470-Implement-Chunk-Priority-Urgency-System-for-Chunks.patch
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ Chunks in front of the player have higher priority, to help with
 fast traveling players keep up with their movement.
 
 diff --git a/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/chunk/ChunkTaskManager.java b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/chunk/ChunkTaskManager.java
-index 18ae2e2b339d357fbe0f6f2b18bc14c0dfe4c222..3b7ba9c755c82a6f086d5542d32b3567c0f98b99 100644
+index db6f8ac2ae068d5bc2ec2d587ab625c4956f6947..057968ccce588072662666fef145669d63490791 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/chunk/ChunkTaskManager.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/com/destroystokyo/paper/io/chunk/ChunkTaskManager.java
-@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public final class ChunkTaskManager {
+@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public final class ChunkTaskManager {
      }
  
      static void dumpChunkInfo(Set<ChunkHolder> seenChunks, ChunkHolder chunkHolder, int x, int z) {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ index 18ae2e2b339d357fbe0f6f2b18bc14c0dfe4c222..3b7ba9c755c82a6f086d5542d32b3567
      }
  
      static void dumpChunkInfo(Set<ChunkHolder> seenChunks, ChunkHolder chunkHolder, int x, int z, int indent, int maxDepth) {
-@@ -129,6 +129,31 @@ public final class ChunkTaskManager {
+@@ -127,6 +127,31 @@ public final class ChunkTaskManager {
              PaperFileIOThread.LOGGER.log(Level.ERROR, indentStr + "Chunk Status - " + ((chunk == null) ? "null chunk" : chunk.getStatus().toString()));
              PaperFileIOThread.LOGGER.log(Level.ERROR, indentStr + "Chunk Ticket Status - "  + ChunkHolder.getStatus(chunkHolder.getTicketLevel()));
              PaperFileIOThread.LOGGER.log(Level.ERROR, indentStr + "Chunk Holder Status - " + ((holderStatus == null) ? "null" : holderStatus.toString()));
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ index 9e96b0465717bfa761289c255fd8d2f1df1be3d8..87271552aa85626f22f7f8569c8fb48f
          return this.isEntityTickingReady;
      }
 diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ChunkMap.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ChunkMap.java
-index 326a3b312d3446b813e325867f852e0cf6786945..3e6cc16ff6f6c7993b15bd807257c0554afb6c77 100644
+index cac9c9ede6024653f4ae83cbbdd9939f75ccad48..01ce18ba387f1f73e894268c08b19cced6b5ea26 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ChunkMap.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/level/ChunkMap.java
 @@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public class ChunkMap extends ChunkStorage implements ChunkHolder.PlayerProvider