diff --git a/patches/server/0109-Server-thread-priority-environment-variable.patch b/patches/server/0109-Server-thread-priority-environment-variable.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81e9fdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/server/0109-Server-thread-priority-environment-variable.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Martijn Muijsers <martijnmuijsers@live.nl>
+Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:47:39 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Server thread priority environment variable
+
+License: GPL-3.0 (https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html)
+Gale - https://galemc.org
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java
+index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..d3210128894a8e70919972e60c62bf34338e5fa2 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java
++++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java
+@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ import co.aikar.timings.MinecraftTimings; // Paper
+ 
+ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTask> implements CommandSource, AutoCloseable {
+ 
++    public static final int SERVER_THREAD_PRIORITY = Integer.getInteger("gale.thread.priority.server", 8); // Gale - server thread priority environment variable
++
+     private static MinecraftServer SERVER; // Paper
+     public static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
+     public static final String VANILLA_BRAND = "vanilla";
+@@ -326,7 +328,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+         S s0 = serverFactory.apply(thread); // CraftBukkit - decompile error
+ 
+         atomicreference.set(s0);
+-        thread.setPriority(Thread.NORM_PRIORITY+2); // Paper - boost priority
++        thread.setPriority(SERVER_THREAD_PRIORITY); // Gale - server thread priority environment variable
+         thread.start();
+         return s0;
+     }
diff --git a/patches/server/0109-Thread-safety-annotations.patch b/patches/server/0110-Thread-safety-annotations.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from patches/server/0109-Thread-safety-annotations.patch
rename to patches/server/0110-Thread-safety-annotations.patch
diff --git a/patches/server/0110-CPU-cores-estimation.patch b/patches/server/0111-CPU-cores-estimation.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from patches/server/0110-CPU-cores-estimation.patch
rename to patches/server/0111-CPU-cores-estimation.patch
diff --git a/patches/server/0111-Mutex-utility.patch b/patches/server/0112-Mutex-utility.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from patches/server/0111-Mutex-utility.patch
rename to patches/server/0112-Mutex-utility.patch
diff --git a/patches/server/0112-Paired-lock-and-condition-utility.patch b/patches/server/0113-Paired-lock-and-condition-utility.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from patches/server/0112-Paired-lock-and-condition-utility.patch
rename to patches/server/0113-Paired-lock-and-condition-utility.patch
diff --git a/patches/server/0113-Unterminable-executor-utility.patch b/patches/server/0114-Unterminable-executor-utility.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from patches/server/0113-Unterminable-executor-utility.patch
rename to patches/server/0114-Unterminable-executor-utility.patch
diff --git a/patches/server/0114-FIFO-concurrent-queue-utility.patch b/patches/server/0115-FIFO-concurrent-queue-utility.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from patches/server/0114-FIFO-concurrent-queue-utility.patch
rename to patches/server/0115-FIFO-concurrent-queue-utility.patch
diff --git a/patches/server/0115-Base-thread-pools.patch b/patches/server/0116-Base-thread-pools.patch
similarity index 98%
rename from patches/server/0115-Base-thread-pools.patch
rename to patches/server/0116-Base-thread-pools.patch
index 8bac3ad..bfe49ce 100644
--- a/patches/server/0115-Base-thread-pools.patch
+++ b/patches/server/0116-Base-thread-pools.patch
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ index 0c4c62674b4c7e8e3921c7eb3ef726759ac75075..31b488a3c1b81b99bf5bda9f90c3cf69
                  WorldLoader.InitConfig worldloader_c = Main.loadOrCreateConfig(dedicatedserversettings.getProperties(), convertable_conversionsession, flag, resourcepackrepository);
  
 diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java
-index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d197362f3 100644
+index d3210128894a8e70919972e60c62bf34338e5fa2..b2f611d8768f293820c52a8ab515471cd9cdfc60 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/server/MinecraftServer.java
 @@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import java.util.Optional;
@@ -521,13 +521,15 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
  import org.slf4j.Logger;
  
  // CraftBukkit start
-@@ -193,9 +199,17 @@ import org.bukkit.event.server.ServerLoadEvent;
+@@ -193,11 +199,19 @@ import org.bukkit.event.server.ServerLoadEvent;
  
  import co.aikar.timings.MinecraftTimings; // Paper
  
 -public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTask> implements CommandSource, AutoCloseable {
 +public abstract class MinecraftServer extends MinecraftServerBlockableEventLoop implements CommandSource, AutoCloseable { // Gale - base thread pools
  
+     public static final int SERVER_THREAD_PRIORITY = Integer.getInteger("gale.thread.priority.server", 8); // Gale - server thread priority environment variable
+ 
 -    private static MinecraftServer SERVER; // Paper
 +    // Gale start - base thread pools
 +    public static MinecraftServer SERVER; // Paper // Gale - base thread pools - private -> public
@@ -541,7 +543,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      public static final Logger LOGGER = LogUtils.getLogger();
      public static final String VANILLA_BRAND = "vanilla";
      private static final float AVERAGE_TICK_TIME_SMOOTHING = 0.8F;
-@@ -233,6 +247,10 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -235,6 +249,10 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      private int port;
      private final LayeredRegistryAccess<RegistryLayer> registries;
      private Map<ResourceKey<Level>, ServerLevel> levels;
@@ -552,7 +554,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      private PlayerList playerList;
      private volatile boolean running;
      private volatile boolean isRestarting = false; // Paper - flag to signify we're attempting to restart
-@@ -262,10 +280,115 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -264,10 +282,115 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      private long lastOverloadWarning;
      protected final Services services;
      private long lastServerStatus;
@@ -672,7 +674,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      private final PackRepository packRepository;
      private final ServerScoreboard scoreboard;
      @Nullable
-@@ -294,7 +417,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -296,7 +419,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      public java.util.Queue<Runnable> processQueue = new java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue<Runnable>();
      public int autosavePeriod;
      public Commands vanillaCommandDispatcher;
@@ -681,7 +683,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      // CraftBukkit end
      // Spigot start
      public static final int TPS = 20;
-@@ -310,9 +433,9 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -312,9 +435,9 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      public volatile boolean abnormalExit = false; // Paper
      public boolean isIteratingOverLevels = false; // Paper
  
@@ -693,7 +695,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
              ((MinecraftServer) atomicreference.get()).runServer();
          }, "Server thread");
  
-@@ -331,9 +454,12 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -333,9 +456,12 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          return s0;
      }
  
@@ -708,7 +710,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
          this.metricsRecorder = InactiveMetricsRecorder.INSTANCE;
          this.profiler = this.metricsRecorder.getProfiler();
          this.onMetricsRecordingStopped = (methodprofilerresults) -> {
-@@ -347,7 +473,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -349,7 +475,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          this.levels = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();
          this.running = true;
          this.tickTimes = new long[100];
@@ -717,7 +719,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
          this.scoreboard = new ServerScoreboard(this);
          this.customBossEvents = new CustomBossEvents();
          this.frameTimer = new FrameTimer();
-@@ -373,7 +499,10 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -375,7 +501,10 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
              HolderGetter<Block> holdergetter = this.registries.compositeAccess().registryOrThrow(Registries.BLOCK).asLookup().filterFeatures(this.worldData.enabledFeatures());
  
              this.structureTemplateManager = new StructureTemplateManager(worldstem.resourceManager(), convertable_conversionsession, datafixer, holdergetter);
@@ -729,7 +731,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
              this.executor = Util.backgroundExecutor();
          }
          // CraftBukkit start
-@@ -613,7 +742,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -615,7 +744,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
              }
          }
          this.forceDifficulty();
@@ -738,7 +740,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
              this.prepareLevels(worldserver.getChunkSource().chunkMap.progressListener, worldserver);
              //worldserver.entityManager.tick(); // SPIGOT-6526: Load pending entities so they are available to the API // Paper - rewrite chunk system, not required to "tick" anything
              this.server.getPluginManager().callEvent(new org.bukkit.event.world.WorldLoadEvent(worldserver.getWorld()));
-@@ -772,7 +901,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -774,7 +903,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          //ChunkProviderServer chunkproviderserver = worldserver.getChunkProvider(); // Paper - move up
  
          chunkproviderserver.getLightEngine().setTaskPerBatch(500);
@@ -747,7 +749,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
          // Paper start - configurable spawn reason
          int radiusBlocks = worldserver.paperConfig().spawn.keepSpawnLoadedRange * 16;
          int radiusChunks = radiusBlocks / 16 + ((radiusBlocks & 15) != 0 ? 1 : 0);
-@@ -816,6 +945,11 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -818,6 +947,11 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          worldserver.setSpawnSettings(worldserver.serverLevelData.getDifficulty() != Difficulty.PEACEFUL && ((DedicatedServer) this).settings.getProperties().spawnMonsters, this.isSpawningAnimals()); // Paper - per level difficulty (from setDifficulty(ServerLevel, Difficulty, boolean))
  
          this.forceTicks = false;
@@ -759,7 +761,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
          // CraftBukkit end
      }
  
-@@ -842,8 +976,12 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -844,8 +978,12 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          // Paper end - rewrite chunk system - add close param
          boolean flag3 = false;
  
@@ -774,7 +776,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
  
              if (!suppressLogs) {
                  MinecraftServer.LOGGER.info("Saving chunks for level '{}'/{}", worldserver, worldserver.dimension().location());
-@@ -867,14 +1005,6 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -869,14 +1007,6 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          */
          // CraftBukkit end
          if (flush) {
@@ -789,7 +791,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
              MinecraftServer.LOGGER.info("ThreadedAnvilChunkStorage: All dimensions are saved");
          }
  
-@@ -901,7 +1031,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -903,7 +1033,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      }
  
      // CraftBukkit start
@@ -798,7 +800,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      public volatile boolean hasFullyShutdown = false; // Paper
      private boolean hasLoggedStop = false; // Paper
      private final Object stopLock = new Object();
-@@ -930,8 +1060,10 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -932,8 +1062,10 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
               */
              MinecraftServer.LOGGER.info("Stopping main thread (Ignore any thread death message you see! - DO NOT REPORT THREAD DEATH TO PAPER - If you think this is a Gale bug, please report it at https://github.com/GaleMC/Gale/issues )");
              // Gale end - branding changes
@@ -811,7 +813,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
                  try {
                      Thread.sleep(1);
                  } catch (InterruptedException e) {}
-@@ -965,12 +1097,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -967,12 +1099,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          }
  
          MinecraftServer.LOGGER.info("Saving worlds");
@@ -825,7 +827,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
              if (worldserver != null) {
                  worldserver.noSave = false;
              }
-@@ -987,9 +1114,6 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -989,9 +1116,6 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
              MinecraftServer.LOGGER.error("Failed to unlock level {}", this.storageSource.getLevelId(), ioexception1);
          }
          // Spigot start
@@ -835,7 +837,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
          if (org.spigotmc.SpigotConfig.saveUserCacheOnStopOnly) {
              MinecraftServer.LOGGER.info("Saving usercache.json");
              this.getProfileCache().save(false); // Paper
-@@ -999,6 +1123,13 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1001,6 +1125,13 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          LOGGER.info("Flushing Chunk IO");
          io.papermc.paper.chunk.system.io.RegionFileIOThread.close(true); // Paper // Paper - rewrite chunk system
          LOGGER.info("Closing Thread Pool");
@@ -849,7 +851,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
          Util.shutdownExecutors(); // Paper
          LOGGER.info("Closing Server");
          try {
-@@ -1034,7 +1165,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1036,7 +1167,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          this.running = false;
          if (waitForShutdown) {
              try {
@@ -858,7 +860,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
              } catch (InterruptedException interruptedexception) {
                  MinecraftServer.LOGGER.error("Error while shutting down", interruptedexception);
              }
-@@ -1108,6 +1239,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1110,6 +1241,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      public static long lastTickOversleepTime;
      // Gale end - YAPFA - last tick time
  
@@ -866,7 +868,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      protected void runServer() {
          try {
              long serverStartTime = Util.getNanos(); // Paper
-@@ -1115,7 +1247,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1117,7 +1249,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
                  throw new IllegalStateException("Failed to initialize server");
              }
  
@@ -875,7 +877,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
              this.status.setDescription(Component.literal(this.motd));
              this.status.setVersion(new ServerStatus.Version(SharedConstants.getCurrentVersion().getName(), SharedConstants.getCurrentVersion().getProtocolVersion()));
              this.status.setEnforcesSecureChat(this.enforceSecureProfile());
-@@ -1152,7 +1284,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1154,7 +1286,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
  
                      if (this.server.getWarnOnOverload()) // CraftBukkit
                      MinecraftServer.LOGGER.warn("Can't keep up! Is the server overloaded? Running {}ms or {} ticks behind", i, j);
@@ -884,7 +886,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
                      this.lastOverloadWarning = this.nextTickTime;
                  }
  
-@@ -1181,15 +1313,14 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1183,15 +1315,14 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
  
                  //MinecraftServer.currentTick = (int) (System.currentTimeMillis() / 50); // CraftBukkit // Paper - don't overwrite current tick time
                  lastTick = curTime;
@@ -902,7 +904,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
                  this.waitUntilNextTick();
                  this.profiler.pop();
                  this.endMetricsRecordingTick();
-@@ -1272,7 +1403,47 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1274,7 +1405,47 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          return crashreport;
      }
  
@@ -951,7 +953,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
          // Paper start
          if (this.forceTicks) {
              return true;
-@@ -1280,13 +1451,13 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1282,13 +1453,13 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          // Paper end
          // CraftBukkit start
          if (isOversleep) return canOversleep();// Paper - because of our changes, this logic is broken
@@ -968,7 +970,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      }
  
      private boolean canSleepForTickNoOversleep() {
-@@ -1295,7 +1466,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1297,7 +1468,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      // Paper end
  
      private void executeModerately() {
@@ -977,7 +979,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
          java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport.parkNanos("executing tasks", 1000L);
      }
      // CraftBukkit end
-@@ -1303,62 +1474,20 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1305,62 +1476,20 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      protected void waitUntilNextTick() {
          //this.executeAll(); // Paper - move this into the tick method for timings
          long tickOversleepStart = System.nanoTime(); // Gale - YAPFA - last tick time
@@ -1048,7 +1050,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      private void updateStatusIcon(ServerStatus metadata) {
          Optional<File> optional = Optional.of(this.getFile("server-icon.png")).filter(File::isFile);
  
-@@ -1406,14 +1535,19 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1408,14 +1537,19 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
  
          // Paper start - move oversleep into full server tick
          isOversleep = true;MinecraftTimings.serverOversleep.startTiming();
@@ -1068,7 +1070,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
          this.tickChildren(shouldKeepTicking);
          if (i - this.lastServerStatus >= 5000000000L) {
              this.lastServerStatus = i;
-@@ -1449,7 +1583,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1451,7 +1585,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
              if (playerSaveInterval > 0) {
                  this.playerList.saveAll(playerSaveInterval);
              }
@@ -1077,7 +1079,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
                  if (level.paperConfig().chunks.autoSaveInterval.value() > 0) {
                      level.saveIncrementally(fullSave);
                  }
-@@ -1462,7 +1596,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1464,7 +1598,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          io.papermc.paper.util.CachedLists.reset(); // Paper
          // Paper start - move executeAll() into full server tick timing
          try (co.aikar.timings.Timing ignored = MinecraftTimings.processTasksTimer.startTiming()) {
@@ -1086,7 +1088,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
          }
          // Paper end
          // Paper start
-@@ -1510,7 +1644,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1512,7 +1646,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          MinecraftTimings.timeUpdateTimer.startTiming(); // Spigot // Paper
          // Send time updates to everyone, it will get the right time from the world the player is in.
          // Paper start - optimize time updates
@@ -1095,7 +1097,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
              final boolean doDaylight = world.getGameRules().getBoolean(GameRules.RULE_DAYLIGHT);
              final long dayTime = world.getDayTime();
              long worldTime = world.getGameTime();
-@@ -1530,9 +1664,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1532,9 +1666,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          MinecraftTimings.timeUpdateTimer.stopTiming(); // Spigot // Paper
  
          this.isIteratingOverLevels = true; // Paper
@@ -1106,7 +1108,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
              worldserver.hasPhysicsEvent =  org.bukkit.event.block.BlockPhysicsEvent.getHandlerList().getRegisteredListeners().length > 0; // Paper
              worldserver.hasEntityMoveEvent =  io.papermc.paper.event.entity.EntityMoveEvent.getHandlerList().getRegisteredListeners().length > 0; // Paper
              net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.HopperBlockEntity.skipHopperEvents = worldserver.paperConfig().hopper.disableMoveEvent || org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryMoveItemEvent.getHandlerList().getRegisteredListeners().length == 0; // Paper
-@@ -1616,7 +1748,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1618,7 +1750,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      }
  
      public boolean isShutdown() {
@@ -1115,7 +1117,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      }
  
      public File getFile(String path) {
-@@ -1624,7 +1756,12 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1626,7 +1758,12 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      }
  
      public final ServerLevel overworld() {
@@ -1129,7 +1131,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      }
  
      @Nullable
-@@ -1638,6 +1775,13 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1640,6 +1777,13 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          Map<ResourceKey<Level>, ServerLevel> newLevels = Maps.newLinkedHashMap(oldLevels);
          newLevels.put(level.dimension(), level);
          this.levels = Collections.unmodifiableMap(newLevels);
@@ -1143,7 +1145,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      }
  
      public void removeLevel(ServerLevel level) {
-@@ -1645,6 +1789,14 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1647,6 +1791,14 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          Map<ResourceKey<Level>, ServerLevel> newLevels = Maps.newLinkedHashMap(oldLevels);
          newLevels.remove(level.dimension());
          this.levels = Collections.unmodifiableMap(newLevels);
@@ -1158,7 +1160,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      }
      // CraftBukkit end
  
-@@ -1652,8 +1804,14 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1654,8 +1806,14 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          return this.levels.keySet();
      }
  
@@ -1174,7 +1176,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      }
  
      public String getServerVersion() {
-@@ -1773,10 +1931,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1775,10 +1933,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      }
  
      private void updateMobSpawningFlags() {
@@ -1186,7 +1188,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
  
              worldserver.setSpawnSettings(worldserver.serverLevelData.getDifficulty() != Difficulty.PEACEFUL && ((DedicatedServer) this).settings.getProperties().spawnMonsters, this.isSpawningAnimals()); // Paper - per level difficulty (from setDifficulty(ServerLevel, Difficulty, boolean))
          }
-@@ -1975,25 +2130,6 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -1977,25 +2132,6 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          return 29999984;
      }
  
@@ -1212,7 +1214,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      public int getCompressionThreshold() {
          return 256;
      }
-@@ -2060,7 +2196,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -2062,7 +2198,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
              net.minecraft.world.item.alchemy.PotionBrewing.reload(); // Paper
              new io.papermc.paper.event.server.ServerResourcesReloadedEvent(cause).callEvent(); // Paper
              // Paper start
@@ -1221,7 +1223,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
                  return;
              }
              // this.getPlayerList().saveAll(); // Paper - we don't need to save everything, just advancements
-@@ -2302,7 +2438,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -2304,7 +2440,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          BufferedWriter bufferedwriter = Files.newBufferedWriter(path);
  
          try {
@@ -1230,7 +1232,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
              bufferedwriter.write(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "average_tick_time: %f\n", this.getAverageTickTime()));
              bufferedwriter.write(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "tick_times: %s\n", Arrays.toString(this.tickTimes)));
              bufferedwriter.write(String.format(Locale.ROOT, "queue: %s\n", Util.backgroundExecutor()));
-@@ -2488,7 +2624,6 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -2490,7 +2626,6 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
      }
  
      // CraftBukkit start
@@ -1238,7 +1240,7 @@ index 609d57dd7373531d35295152e543261e3b0fbe09..ea3516cbc28fac0620bcb71d3872c50d
      public boolean isSameThread() {
          return io.papermc.paper.util.TickThread.isTickThread(); // Paper - rewrite chunk system
      }
-@@ -2742,7 +2877,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
+@@ -2744,7 +2879,7 @@ public abstract class MinecraftServer extends ReentrantBlockableEventLoop<TickTa
          // give all worlds a fair chance at by targetting them all.
          // if we execute too many tasks, that's fine - we have logic to correctly handle overuse of allocated time.
          boolean executed = false;
@@ -5234,10 +5236,10 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0c625b09df52e3dcd61773af53ccfaf3
 +}
 diff --git a/src/main/java/org/galemc/gale/executor/thread/pooled/AsyncThreadPool.java b/src/main/java/org/galemc/gale/executor/thread/pooled/AsyncThreadPool.java
 new file mode 100644
-index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..86631b4a33f15f28a64b2559f18283baaefbf9c2
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e222b367053da90323ded78b2939a7bd2af1da2a
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/galemc/gale/executor/thread/pooled/AsyncThreadPool.java
-@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
 +// Gale - base thread pools
 +
 +package org.galemc.gale.executor.thread.pooled;
@@ -5263,6 +5265,8 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..86631b4a33f15f28a64b2559f18283ba
 +
 +    public static final String targetParallelismEnvironmentVariable = "gale.threads.async";
 +
++    public static final int ASYNC_THREAD_PRIORITY = Integer.getInteger("gale.thread.priority.async", 6);
++
 +    public static final int MAXIMUM_YIELD_DEPTH = Integer.getInteger("gale.maxyielddepth.async", 100);
 +
 +    /**
@@ -5286,7 +5290,9 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..86631b4a33f15f28a64b2559f18283ba
 +
 +    @Override
 +    public AsyncThread createThread(int index) {
-+        return new AsyncThread(this, index);
++        AsyncThread thread = new AsyncThread(this, index);
++        thread.setPriority(ASYNC_THREAD_PRIORITY);
++        return thread;
 +    }
 +
 +    @Override
@@ -6128,10 +6134,10 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..45c5f483d33e1b5aeb431601dd51d3ec
 +}
 diff --git a/src/main/java/org/galemc/gale/executor/thread/pooled/TickAssistThreadPool.java b/src/main/java/org/galemc/gale/executor/thread/pooled/TickAssistThreadPool.java
 new file mode 100644
-index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7f8b0db99e5e49e57d5f043d5adbe68945ce7111
+index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..51a94ffbd039260bdb84ee80131ae18280ce6064
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/galemc/gale/executor/thread/pooled/TickAssistThreadPool.java
-@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
 +// Gale - base thread pools
 +
 +package org.galemc.gale.executor.thread.pooled;
@@ -6158,6 +6164,8 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7f8b0db99e5e49e57d5f043d5adbe689
 +
 +    public static final String targetParallelismEnvironmentVariable = "gale.threads.tickassist";
 +
++    public static final int TICK_ASSIST_THREAD_PRIORITY = Integer.getInteger("gale.thread.priority.tickassist", 7);
++
 +    public static final int MAXIMUM_YIELD_DEPTH = Integer.getInteger("gale.maxyielddepth.tickassist", 100);
 +
 +    /**
@@ -6202,7 +6210,9 @@ index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7f8b0db99e5e49e57d5f043d5adbe689
 +
 +    @Override
 +    public TickAssistThread createThread(int index) {
-+        return new TickAssistThread(this, index);
++        TickAssistThread thread = new TickAssistThread(this, index);
++        thread.setPriority(TICK_ASSIST_THREAD_PRIORITY);
++        return thread;
 +    }
 +
 +    @Override