diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index 14c3e78..9238fa3 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
   </component>
   <component name="ChangeListManager">
     <list default="true" id="ff2e9770-ec88-4715-adeb-b9dbda130e1a" name="Changes" comment="">
-      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/.idea/workspace.xml" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/managers/model/data/ModelEntityData.java" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/managers/model/data/ModelEntityData.java" afterDir="false" />
+      <change beforePath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/runnables/EntityTaskRunnable.java" beforeDir="false" afterPath="$PROJECT_DIR$/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/runnables/EntityTaskRunnable.java" afterDir="false" />
     </list>
     <option name="SHOW_DIALOG" value="false" />
     <option name="HIGHLIGHT_CONFLICTS" value="true" />
@@ -62,6 +63,9 @@
   <component name="MavenRunner">
     <option name="delegateBuildToMaven" value="true" />
   </component>
+  <component name="ProblemsViewState">
+    <option name="selectedTabId" value="DEPENDENCY_CHECKER_PROBLEMS_TAB" />
+  </component>
   <component name="ProjectColorInfo">{
   &quot;associatedIndex&quot;: 8
 }</component>
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 1256c30..a776d87 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -20,16 +20,16 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.21.7-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
+    compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.21.8-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
+    implementation("dev.jorel:commandapi-bukkit-shade-mojang-mapped:10.1.2")
 
-    implementation("dev.jorel:commandapi-bukkit-shade-mojang-mapped:10.1.1")
-
-    compileOnly("com.ticxo.modelengine:ModelEngine:R4.0.4")
+    compileOnly("com.ticxo.modelengine:ModelEngine:R4.0.9")
 
     compileOnly(files("libs/geyserutils-spigot-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar"))
     compileOnly("org.geysermc.floodgate:api:2.2.4-SNAPSHOT")
 
-    implementation("com.github.retrooper:packetevents-spigot:2.9.0-SNAPSHOT")
+
+    implementation("com.github.retrooper:packetevents-spigot:2.9.3")
 
     implementation("org.reflections:reflections:0.10.2")
 }
@@ -52,5 +52,9 @@ tasks.shadowJar {
 }
 
 tasks.jar {
-    dependsOn(tasks.shadowJar)
+    enabled = false
+}
+
+tasks.build {
+    dependsOn("shadowJar")
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/GeyserModelEngine.java b/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/GeyserModelEngine.java
index 41f29b6..2041e17 100644
--- a/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/GeyserModelEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/GeyserModelEngine.java
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ public class GeyserModelEngine extends JavaPlugin {
     private ModelManager modelManager;
     private EntityTaskManager entityTaskManager;
 
+    private ScheduledExecutorService schedulerPool;
+
     @Override
     public void onLoad() {
         PacketEvents.setAPI(SpigotPacketEventsBuilder.build(this));
@@ -77,6 +79,8 @@ public class GeyserModelEngine extends JavaPlugin {
     }
 
     private void loadRunnables() {
+        this.schedulerPool = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(configManager.getConfig().getInt("thread-pool-size", 4));
+
         Bukkit.getAsyncScheduler().runAtFixedRate(this, new UpdateTaskRunnable(this), 10, configManager.getConfig().getLong("entity-position-update-period", 35), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
         Bukkit.getAsyncScheduler().runAtFixedRate(this, new BedrockMountControlRunnable(this), 1, 1, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
@@ -96,4 +100,8 @@ public class GeyserModelEngine extends JavaPlugin {
     public EntityTaskManager getEntityTaskManager() {
         return entityTaskManager;
     }
+
+    public ScheduledExecutorService getSchedulerPool() {
+        return schedulerPool;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/listener/ModelListener.java b/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/listener/ModelListener.java
index 5e12539..280d247 100644
--- a/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/listener/ModelListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/listener/ModelListener.java
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.world.WorldInitEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.world.WorldLoadEvent;
+import org.geysermc.floodgate.api.FloodgateApi;
 import re.imc.geysermodelengine.GeyserModelEngine;
 import re.imc.geysermodelengine.managers.model.data.ModelEntityData;
 
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class ModelListener implements Listener {
 
@@ -63,12 +65,15 @@ public class ModelListener implements Listener {
     @EventHandler
     public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
         Player player = event.getPlayer();
-        plugin.getModelManager().getPlayerJoinedCache().add(player.getUniqueId());
+        if (!FloodgateApi.getInstance().isFloodgatePlayer(player.getUniqueId())) return;
+        //TODO temp fix bc like why? - the issue is when a player logs out and the mob is there, the player logs back in sometimes it can display as a pig only
+        Bukkit.getAsyncScheduler().runDelayed(plugin, scheduledTask -> plugin.getModelManager().getPlayerJoinedCache().add(player.getUniqueId()), 10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
 
     @EventHandler
     public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
         Player player = event.getPlayer();
+        if (!FloodgateApi.getInstance().isFloodgatePlayer(player.getUniqueId())) return;
         plugin.getModelManager().getPlayerJoinedCache().remove(player.getUniqueId());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/managers/model/EntityTaskManager.java b/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/managers/model/EntityTaskManager.java
index 7c9cd02..643f5a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/managers/model/EntityTaskManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/managers/model/EntityTaskManager.java
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ public class EntityTaskManager {
             for (Player player : players) {
                 EntityUtils.sendCustomScale(player, model.getEntity().getEntityId(), average);
             }
-        } catch (Throwable t) {
-            // ignore
-        }
+        } catch (Throwable ignored) {}
     }
 
     public void sendColor(ModelEntityData model, Collection<Player> players, Color lastColor, boolean firstSend) {
@@ -82,24 +80,23 @@ public class EntityTaskManager {
 
     public void checkViewers(ModelEntityData model, Set<Player> viewers) {
         for (Player onlinePlayer : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers()) {
-            if (FloodgateApi.getInstance().isFloodgatePlayer(onlinePlayer.getUniqueId())) {
+            if (!FloodgateApi.getInstance().isFloodgatePlayer(onlinePlayer.getUniqueId())) continue;
 
-                if (canSee(onlinePlayer, model.getEntity())) {
-
-                    if (!viewers.contains(onlinePlayer)) {
-                        sendSpawnPacket(model, onlinePlayer);
-                        viewers.add(onlinePlayer);
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    if (viewers.contains(onlinePlayer)) {
-                        model.getEntity().sendEntityDestroyPacket(Collections.singletonList(onlinePlayer));
-                        viewers.remove(onlinePlayer);
-                    }
+            if (canSee(onlinePlayer, model.getEntity())) {
+                if (!viewers.contains(onlinePlayer)) {
+                    sendSpawnPacket(model, onlinePlayer);
+                    viewers.add(onlinePlayer);
+                }
+            } else {
+                if (viewers.contains(onlinePlayer)) {
+                    model.getEntity().sendEntityDestroyPacket(Collections.singletonList(onlinePlayer));
+                    viewers.remove(onlinePlayer);
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
+    // Issue here - start: See ModelListener.class and look at function onPlayerJoin
     private void sendSpawnPacket(ModelEntityData model, Player onlinePlayer) {
         EntityTaskRunnable task = model.getEntityTask();
         boolean firstJoined = !plugin.getModelManager().getPlayerJoinedCache().contains(onlinePlayer.getUniqueId());
@@ -125,6 +122,7 @@ public class EntityTaskManager {
 
         return true;
     }
+    // Issue here - end
 
     public void sendHitBoxToAll(ModelEntityData model) {
         for (Player viewer : model.getViewers()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/managers/model/data/ModelEntityData.java b/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/managers/model/data/ModelEntityData.java
index 0dccec4..eadfd1b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/managers/model/data/ModelEntityData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/managers/model/data/ModelEntityData.java
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.protocol.entity.type.EntityTypes;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import com.ticxo.modelengine.api.model.ActiveModel;
 import com.ticxo.modelengine.api.model.ModeledEntity;
-import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import re.imc.geysermodelengine.GeyserModelEngine;
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import re.imc.geysermodelengine.packet.entity.PacketEntity;
 import re.imc.geysermodelengine.runnables.EntityTaskRunnable;
 
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 public class ModelEntityData {
 
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ public class ModelEntityData {
 
     public void runEntityTask() {
         entityTask = new EntityTaskRunnable(plugin, this);
-        Bukkit.getAsyncScheduler().runAtFixedRate(plugin, entityTask, 0, 20, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
 
     public PacketEntity getEntity() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/runnables/EntityTaskRunnable.java b/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/runnables/EntityTaskRunnable.java
index bb31aa2..c995060 100644
--- a/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/runnables/EntityTaskRunnable.java
+++ b/src/main/java/re/imc/geysermodelengine/runnables/EntityTaskRunnable.java
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ import com.ticxo.modelengine.api.generator.blueprint.BlueprintBone;
 import com.ticxo.modelengine.api.model.ActiveModel;
 import com.ticxo.modelengine.api.model.ModeledEntity;
 import com.ticxo.modelengine.api.model.bone.ModelBone;
-import io.papermc.paper.threadedregions.scheduler.ScheduledTask;
 import me.zimzaza4.geyserutils.spigot.api.EntityUtils;
-import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import re.imc.geysermodelengine.GeyserModelEngine;
 import re.imc.geysermodelengine.managers.model.data.ModelEntityData;
@@ -21,10 +19,10 @@ import java.awt.*;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
-public class EntityTaskRunnable implements Consumer<ScheduledTask> {
+public class EntityTaskRunnable {
 
     private final GeyserModelEngine plugin;
 
@@ -43,16 +41,19 @@ public class EntityTaskRunnable implements Consumer<ScheduledTask> {
 
     private final BooleanPacker booleanPacker = new BooleanPacker();
 
+    private final ScheduledFuture scheduledFuture;
+
     public EntityTaskRunnable(GeyserModelEngine plugin, ModelEntityData model) {
         this.plugin = plugin;
 
         this.model = model;
 
         plugin.getEntityTaskManager().sendHitBoxToAll(model);
+
+        scheduledFuture = plugin.getSchedulerPool().scheduleAtFixedRate(this::runAsync, 0, 20, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void accept(ScheduledTask scheduledTask) {
+    public void runAsync() {
         plugin.getEntityTaskManager().checkViewers(model, model.getViewers());
 
         PacketEntity entity = model.getEntity();
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public class EntityTaskRunnable implements Consumer<ScheduledTask> {
 
             plugin.getModelManager().getEntitiesCache().remove(modeledEntity.getBase().getEntityId());
             plugin.getModelManager().getModelEntitiesCache().remove(entity.getEntityId());
-            scheduledTask.cancel();
+            cancel();
             return;
         }
 
@@ -96,20 +97,25 @@ public class EntityTaskRunnable implements Consumer<ScheduledTask> {
         plugin.getEntityTaskManager().sendColor(model, viewers, lastColor, false);
     }
 
+    public void cancel() {
+        scheduledFuture.cancel(true);
+    }
+
     public void sendEntityData(ModelEntityData model, Player player, int delay) {
+        //TODO with ModelEngine, you can define the namespace inside the config, make an option to change it here as well? if i'm right about this
         EntityUtils.setCustomEntity(player, model.getEntity().getEntityId(), "modelengine:" + model.getActiveModel().getBlueprint().getName().toLowerCase());
 
-        Bukkit.getAsyncScheduler().runDelayed(plugin, scheduledTask -> {
+        plugin.getSchedulerPool().schedule(() -> {
             model.getEntity().sendSpawnPacket(Collections.singletonList(player));
 
-            Bukkit.getAsyncScheduler().runDelayed(plugin, scheduledTask1 -> {
+            plugin.getSchedulerPool().schedule(() -> {
                 plugin.getEntityTaskManager().sendHitBox(model, player);
                 plugin.getEntityTaskManager().sendScale(model, Collections.singleton(player), lastScale, true);
                 plugin.getEntityTaskManager().sendColor(model, Collections.singleton(player), lastColor, true);
 
                 updateEntityProperties(model, Collections.singleton(player), true);
-            }, 500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-        }, delay * 50L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+            }, delay * 50L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        }, 500, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
 
     public void updateEntityProperties(ModelEntityData model, Collection<Player> players, boolean firstSend, String... forceAnims) {
@@ -255,4 +261,8 @@ public class EntityTaskRunnable implements Consumer<ScheduledTask> {
     public Cache<String, Boolean> getLastPlayedAnim() {
         return lastPlayedAnim;
     }
+
+    public ScheduledFuture getScheduledFuture() {
+        return scheduledFuture;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index ba9fd1e..a632a74 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ data-send-delay: 5
 entity-view-distance: 50
 join-send-delay: 20
 entity-position-update-period: 35
+thread-pool-size: 4
 model-entity-type: BAT # must be a living entity
 enable-part-visibility-models:
   - example