diff --git a/build-data/divinemc.at b/build-data/divinemc.at
index 7239a5d..262146c 100644
--- a/build-data/divinemc.at
+++ b/build-data/divinemc.at
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # This file is auto generated, any changes may be overridden!
 # See CONTRIBUTING.md on how to add access transformers.
+public net.minecraft.world.entity.projectile.AbstractArrow startFalling()V
 public net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.pattern.BlockPattern matches(Lnet/minecraft/core/BlockPos;Lnet/minecraft/core/Direction;Lnet/minecraft/core/Direction;Lcom/google/common/cache/LoadingCache;)Lnet/minecraft/world/level/block/state/pattern/BlockPattern$BlockPatternMatch;
 public net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.storage.RegionFile getOversizedData(II)Lnet/minecraft/nbt/CompoundTag;
 public net.minecraft.world.level.chunk.storage.RegionFile isOversized(II)Z
diff --git a/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/features/0006-Fix-MC-65198.patch b/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/features/0006-Fix-MC-65198.patch
index 3ef08f2..e6dd975 100644
--- a/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/features/0006-Fix-MC-65198.patch
+++ b/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/features/0006-Fix-MC-65198.patch
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ index 01b8d73b1be9b41d6f51d11a0bead37a7bd9023f..d3865b375293e29162f08aa447bd91f9
  
          if (this.container instanceof RecipeCraftingHolder recipeCraftingHolder) {
 diff --git a/net/minecraft/world/inventory/StonecutterMenu.java b/net/minecraft/world/inventory/StonecutterMenu.java
-index d6854d0ebe5cb4205963e879d71eb3940d54de1f..dbc4ca21120daf3a63750274db8cff671d12fcd2 100644
+index d6854d0ebe5cb4205963e879d71eb3940d54de1f..39d00670c4fbfd6646af34cbd598117f07fc41ac 100644
 --- a/net/minecraft/world/inventory/StonecutterMenu.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/world/inventory/StonecutterMenu.java
 @@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ public class StonecutterMenu extends AbstractContainerMenu {
@@ -51,15 +51,12 @@ index d6854d0ebe5cb4205963e879d71eb3940d54de1f..dbc4ca21120daf3a63750274db8cff67
              if (index == 1) {
                  item1.onCraftedBy(item, player.level(), player);
                  if (!this.moveItemStackTo(item, 2, 38, true)) {
-@@ -270,9 +271,9 @@ public class StonecutterMenu extends AbstractContainerMenu {
+@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ public class StonecutterMenu extends AbstractContainerMenu {
                  return ItemStack.EMPTY;
              }
  
 -            slot.onTake(player, item);
 +            slot.onTake(player, itemStack2); // DivineMC - Fix MC-65198
              if (index == 1) {
--                player.drop(item, false);
-+                player.drop(itemStack2, false); // DivineMC - Fix MC-65198
+                 player.drop(item, false);
              }
- 
-             this.broadcastChanges();
diff --git a/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/features/0016-Async-data-saving.patch b/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/features/0016-Async-data-saving.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6ae09c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/features/0016-Async-data-saving.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: NONPLAYT <76615486+NONPLAYT@users.noreply.github.com>
+Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 18:01:27 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] Async data saving
+
+
+diff --git a/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java b/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java
+index de43e54698125ce9f319d4889dd49f7029fe95e0..38a36da1d6e064b538b7b95c46994772d079a9ca 100644
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/LevelStorageSource.java
+@@ -514,7 +514,10 @@ public class LevelStorageSource {
+             CompoundTag compoundTag = serverConfiguration.createTag(registries, hostPlayerNBT);
+             CompoundTag compoundTag1 = new CompoundTag();
+             compoundTag1.put("Data", compoundTag);
+-            this.saveLevelData(compoundTag1);
++            // DivineMC start - Async data saving
++            Runnable runnable = () -> this.saveLevelData(compoundTag1);
++            space.bxteam.divinemc.util.AsyncDataSaving.saveAsync(runnable);
++            // DivineMC end - Async data saving
+         }
+ 
+         private void saveLevelData(CompoundTag tag) {
+@@ -601,7 +604,10 @@ public class LevelStorageSource {
+             this.checkLock();
+             CompoundTag levelDataTagRaw = LevelStorageSource.readLevelDataTagRaw(this.levelDirectory.dataFile());
+             modifier.accept(levelDataTagRaw.getCompound("Data"));
+-            this.saveLevelData(levelDataTagRaw);
++            // DivineMC start - Async data saving
++            Runnable runnable = () -> this.saveLevelData(levelDataTagRaw);
++            space.bxteam.divinemc.util.AsyncDataSaving.saveAsync(runnable);
++            // DivineMC end - Async data saving
+         }
+ 
+         public long makeWorldBackup() throws IOException {
+diff --git a/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/PlayerDataStorage.java b/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/PlayerDataStorage.java
+index c44110b123ba5912af18faf0065e9ded780da9b7..339efaaf92fbec457759235f91e9a03d5d5d2e4f 100644
+--- a/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/PlayerDataStorage.java
++++ b/net/minecraft/world/level/storage/PlayerDataStorage.java
+@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@ public class PlayerDataStorage {
+         this.playerDir.mkdirs();
+     }
+ 
++    // DivineMC start - Async playerdata save
+     public void save(Player player) {
++        Runnable runnable = () -> saveInternal(player);
++        space.bxteam.divinemc.util.AsyncDataSaving.saveAsync(runnable);
++    }
++
++    private void saveInternal(Player player) {
++    // DivineMC end - Async playerdata save
+         if (org.spigotmc.SpigotConfig.disablePlayerDataSaving) return; // Spigot
+         try {
+             CompoundTag compoundTag = player.saveWithoutId(new CompoundTag());
diff --git a/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/projectile/AbstractArrow.java.patch b/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/projectile/AbstractArrow.java.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index beef79f..0000000
--- a/divinemc-server/minecraft-patches/sources/net/minecraft/world/entity/projectile/AbstractArrow.java.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/net/minecraft/world/entity/projectile/AbstractArrow.java
-+++ b/net/minecraft/world/entity/projectile/AbstractArrow.java
-@@ -344,7 +_,7 @@
-         return this.isInGround() && this.level().noCollision(new AABB(this.position(), this.position()).inflate(0.06));
-     }
- 
--    private void startFalling() {
-+    public void startFalling() { // DivineMC - private -> public - AbstractArrow#startFalling
-         this.setInGround(false);
-         Vec3 deltaMovement = this.getDeltaMovement();
-         this.setDeltaMovement(deltaMovement.multiply(this.random.nextFloat() * 0.2F, this.random.nextFloat() * 0.2F, this.random.nextFloat() * 0.2F));
diff --git a/divinemc-server/src/main/java/space/bxteam/divinemc/configuration/DivineConfig.java b/divinemc-server/src/main/java/space/bxteam/divinemc/configuration/DivineConfig.java
index fc81ae5..62d2e00 100644
--- a/divinemc-server/src/main/java/space/bxteam/divinemc/configuration/DivineConfig.java
+++ b/divinemc-server/src/main/java/space/bxteam/divinemc/configuration/DivineConfig.java
@@ -162,11 +162,13 @@ public class DivineConfig {
     public static boolean removeVanillaUsernameCheck = false;
     public static boolean disableMovedWronglyThreshold = false;
     public static boolean enableSecureSeed = false;
+    public static boolean asyncPlayerDataSaveEnabled = false;
     private static void miscSettings() {
         disableNonEditableSignWarning = getBoolean("settings.misc.disable-non-editable-sign-warning", disableNonEditableSignWarning);
         removeVanillaUsernameCheck = getBoolean("settings.misc.remove-vanilla-username-check", removeVanillaUsernameCheck);
         disableMovedWronglyThreshold = getBoolean("settings.misc.disable-moved-wrongly-threshold", disableMovedWronglyThreshold);
         enableSecureSeed = getBoolean("settings.misc.enable-secure-seed", enableSecureSeed);
+        asyncPlayerDataSaveEnabled = getBoolean("settings.misc.experimental.async-player-data-save-enabled", asyncPlayerDataSaveEnabled);
     }
 
     public static int linearFlushFrequency = 5;
diff --git a/divinemc-server/src/main/java/space/bxteam/divinemc/util/AsyncDataSaving.java b/divinemc-server/src/main/java/space/bxteam/divinemc/util/AsyncDataSaving.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e93d85c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/divinemc-server/src/main/java/space/bxteam/divinemc/util/AsyncDataSaving.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package space.bxteam.divinemc.util;
+
+import net.minecraft.Util;
+import space.bxteam.divinemc.configuration.DivineConfig;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+
+public class AsyncDataSaving {
+    private AsyncDataSaving() {
+        throw new IllegalStateException("This class cannot be instantiated");
+    }
+
+    public static void saveAsync(Runnable runnable) {
+        if (!DivineConfig.asyncPlayerDataSaveEnabled) {
+            runnable.run();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ExecutorService ioExecutor = Util.backgroundExecutor().service();
+        CompletableFuture.runAsync(runnable, ioExecutor);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index fbad130..1420324 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ group = space.bxteam.divinemc
 
 mcVersion=1.21.4
 version=1.21.4-R0.1-SNAPSHOT
-purpurRef=a9bcd9f0c8b66ad84f9ca6005d425902c9cd0442
+purpurRef=4b74604c1f9f84e87f91dd390c83850f088a736b
 experimental=false
 
 org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
diff --git a/scripts/releaseInfo.sh b/scripts/releaseInfo.sh
index db04edf..d227747 100644
--- a/scripts/releaseInfo.sh
+++ b/scripts/releaseInfo.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ mv divinemc-server/build/libs/divinemc-paperclip-"$version"-mojmap.jar "$jarName
   echo "====="
   echo ""
   if [ "$experimental" = "true" ]; then
+    echo "> [!WARNING]"
     echo "> This is an early, experimental build. It is only recommended for usage on test servers and should be used with caution."
     echo "> **Backups are mandatory!**"
     echo ""