diff --git a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/server/DirtyUpdateService.java b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/server/DirtyUpdateService.java
index d35e3545..5385927a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/server/DirtyUpdateService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/server/DirtyUpdateService.java
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public class DirtyUpdateService {
             int standardViewDist = server.getPlayerList().getViewDistance() * 16;
             int m = (1 << (lvl + 1)) - 1;
             int perPlayerBudget = 25;
+            java.util.ArrayList<long[]> cols = new java.util.ArrayList<>();
             for (int dx = 0; dx <= m; dx++) {
                 for (int dz = 0; dz <= m; dz++) {
                     double centerX = (((sx << (lvl + 1)) | dx) * sectionSize) + (sectionSize / 2.0);
@@ -109,19 +110,26 @@ public class DirtyUpdateService {
                     if (distSq > standardViewDist * standardViewDist && distSq < voxyDistance * voxyDistance) {
                         int absX = (sx << (lvl + 1)) | dx;
                         int absZ = (sz << (lvl + 1)) | dz;
-                        int minAbsY = (sy << (lvl + 1));
-                        int maxAbsY = minAbsY + m;
-                        int[] yList = VisibleBandUtil.computeVisibleBands(matchLevel, dirty.world, absX, absZ);
-                        for (int i = 0; i < yList.length && perPlayerBudget > 0; i++) {
-                            int absY = yList[i];
-                            if (absY < minAbsY || absY > maxAbsY) continue;
-                            var voxelized = WorldSectionToVoxelizedConverter.convert(dirty.section, lvl, absX, absY, absZ);
-                            if (voxelized.lvl0NonAirCount > 0) {
-                                var payload = VoxyNetwork.LodUpdatePayload.create(voxelized, dirty.world.getMapper());
-                                ServerPlayNetworking.send(player, payload);
-                                perPlayerBudget--;
-                            }
-                        }
+                        cols.add(new long[]{absX, absZ, Double.doubleToRawLongBits(distSq)});
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            cols.sort((a,b)->Long.compare(a[2], b[2]));
+            for (var it : cols) {
+                if (perPlayerBudget <= 0) break;
+                int absX = (int) it[0];
+                int absZ = (int) it[1];
+                int minAbsY = (sy << (lvl + 1));
+                int maxAbsY = minAbsY + m;
+                int[] yList = VisibleBandUtil.computeVisibleBands(matchLevel, dirty.world, absX, absZ);
+                for (int i = 0; i < yList.length && perPlayerBudget > 0; i++) {
+                    int absY = yList[i];
+                    if (absY < minAbsY || absY > maxAbsY) continue;
+                    var voxelized = WorldSectionToVoxelizedConverter.convert(dirty.section, lvl, absX, absY, absZ);
+                    if (voxelized.lvl0NonAirCount > 0) {
+                        var payload = VoxyNetwork.LodUpdatePayload.create(voxelized, dirty.world.getMapper());
+                        ServerPlayNetworking.send(player, payload);
+                        perPlayerBudget--;
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/server/PlayerLodTracker.java b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/server/PlayerLodTracker.java
index dd48a079..d8f1e526 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/server/PlayerLodTracker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/cortex/voxy/server/PlayerLodTracker.java
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public class PlayerLodTracker {
                     prog.yList = VisibleBandUtil.computeVisibleBands(level, engine, x, z);
                     prog.nextIdx = 0;
                 }
-                budget.addAndGet(-processVerticalList(player, engine, x, z, prog, budget.get()));
+                // defer processing to global prioritized loop
             }
         }, (x, z) -> {
             // On Remove (Unload)
@@ -120,17 +120,29 @@ public class PlayerLodTracker {
             state.sentColumns.remove(key);
         });
         if (budget.get() > 0) {
+            java.util.ArrayList<long[]> cols = new java.util.ArrayList<>(state.sentColumns.size());
             for (var entry : state.sentColumns.entrySet()) {
-                if (budget.get() <= 0) break;
                 long key = entry.getKey();
-                int x = (int)(key >> 32);
-                int z = (int)key;
-                var prog = entry.getValue();
+                int cx = (int)(key >> 32);
+                int cz = (int)key;
+                double dx = cx - state.lastX;
+                double dz = cz - state.lastZ;
+                double d2 = dx*dx + dz*dz;
+                cols.add(new long[]{key, Double.doubleToRawLongBits(d2)});
+            }
+            cols.sort((a,b)->Long.compare(a[1], b[1]));
+            for (var it : cols) {
+                if (budget.get() <= 0) break;
+                long key = it[0];
+                int cx = (int)(key >> 32);
+                int cz = (int)key;
+                var prog = state.sentColumns.get(key);
+                if (prog == null) continue;
                 if (prog.yList == null) {
-                    prog.yList = VisibleBandUtil.computeVisibleBands(level, engine, x, z);
+                    prog.yList = VisibleBandUtil.computeVisibleBands(level, engine, cx, cz);
                     prog.nextIdx = 0;
                 }
-                budget.addAndGet(-processVerticalList(player, engine, x, z, prog, budget.get()));
+                budget.addAndGet(-processVerticalList(player, engine, cx, cz, prog, budget.get()));
             }
         }
     }