diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/Litecraft.java b/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/Litecraft.java
index 8c6009f..e509fc8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/Litecraft.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/Litecraft.java
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ public class Litecraft extends Game
 	{
 		if (this.world != null)
 		{
+			System.out.println("Saving chunks...");
 			this.world.unloadAllChunks();
 			try
 			{
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/save/LitecraftSave.java b/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/save/LitecraftSave.java
index 2f1b8e1..1314115 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/save/LitecraftSave.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/save/LitecraftSave.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public final class LitecraftSave
 			{
 				System.out.println("Exception in reading save data! This may be benign, merely an artifact of an update to the contents of the world save data.");
 			}
-			World world = new World(seed, 5, dim, this); // create new world with seed read from file or 0, if it could not be read
+			World world = new World(seed, RENDER_SIZE, dim, this); // create new world with seed read from file or 0, if it could not be read
 			world.spawnPlayer(playerX, playerY, playerZ); // spawn player in world
 			return world;
 		}
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public final class LitecraftSave
 				// If this fails the world seed will not be consistent across saves
 				e.printStackTrace();
 			}
-			World world = new World(seed, 5, dim, this); // create new world with generated seed
+			World world = new World(seed, RENDER_SIZE, dim, this); // create new world with generated seed
 			world.spawnPlayer(); // spawn player in world
 			return world;
 		}
@@ -151,4 +151,5 @@ public final class LitecraftSave
 	}
 
 	private static final String SAVE_DIR = "./saves/";
+	private static final int RENDER_SIZE = 8;
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/world/World.java b/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/world/World.java
index 292e6aa..69a85ce 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/world/World.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/halotroop/litecraft/world/World.java
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ public class World implements BlockAccess, WorldGenConstants
 	private final long seed;
 	private final int dimension;
 	public Player player;
-	private final int renderSize;
+	private int renderBound;
+	private int renderBoundVertical;
 	private final BlockInstance dummy;
 
 	public World(long seed, int renderSize, Dimension<?> dim, LitecraftSave save)
@@ -40,7 +41,10 @@ public class World implements BlockAccess, WorldGenConstants
 		this.genBlockAccess = new GenerationWorld(this);
 		this.save = save;
 		this.dimension = dim.id;
-		this.renderSize = renderSize;
+		this.renderBound = renderSize / 2;
+		this.renderBoundVertical = this.renderBound / 2;
+		if (this.renderBoundVertical < 2)
+			this.renderBoundVertical = 2;
 	}
 
 	public int findAir(int x, int z)
@@ -177,13 +181,13 @@ public class World implements BlockAccess, WorldGenConstants
 
 	public static final int SEA_LEVEL = 0;
 
-	public void updateLoadedChunks(int newChunkX, int newChunkY, int newChunkZ)
+	public void updateLoadedChunks(int chunkX, int chunkY, int chunkZ)
 	{
 		List<Chunk> toKeep = new ArrayList<>();
 		// loop over rendered area, adding chunks that are needed
-		for (int x = -renderSize / 2; x < renderSize / 2; x++)
-			for (int z = -renderSize / 2; z < renderSize / 2; z++)
-				for (int y = -2; y < 1; ++y)
+		for (int x = chunkX - this.renderBound; x < chunkX + this.renderBound; x++)
+			for (int z = chunkZ - this.renderBound; z < chunkZ + this.renderBound; z++)
+				for (int y = chunkY - this.renderBoundVertical; y < chunkY + this.renderBoundVertical; y++)
 					toKeep.add(this.getChunkToLoad(x, y, z));
 		// list of keys to remove
 		LongList toRemove = new LongArrayList();