diff --git a/data/blocks.go b/data/blocks.go
index a139df4..c51776c 100644
--- a/data/blocks.go
+++ b/data/blocks.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ type BlockState struct {
 }
 
 var BlocksCache = make(map[string][]*Block)
+var BlocksCacheIdMap = make(map[string]map[int32]*Block)
 
 func BlocksForVersion(v string) (ret []*Block) {
 	var ok bool
@@ -66,13 +67,16 @@ func BlocksForVersion(v string) (ret []*Block) {
 }
 
 func LookupBlockByStateId(version string, stateId int32) (block *Block, ok bool) {
-	for _, b := range BlocksForVersion(version) {
-		if b.MinStateId <= stateId && stateId <= b.MaxStateId {
-			block = b
-			ok = true
-			return
+	idmap, found := BlocksCacheIdMap[version]
+	if !found {
+		idmap = make(map[int32]*Block)
+		for _, b := range BlocksForVersion(version) {
+			for i := range b.MaxStateId - b.MinStateId + 1 {
+				idmap[b.MinStateId+i] = b
+			}
 		}
 	}
+	block, ok = idmap[stateId]
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/event/event_bus.go b/event/event_bus.go
index 3f275bb..63c47af 100644
--- a/event/event_bus.go
+++ b/event/event_bus.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	LoopsPerSecond = 100 // i dunno seems reasonable
+	LoopsPerSecond = 10000 // this is just so the cpu doesn't burn itself in an unlimited infinite loop
 	TimePerLoop    = time.Second / LoopsPerSecond
 )
 
diff --git a/level/litematic/main.go b/level/litematic/main.go
index 3862a91..9daae77 100644
--- a/level/litematic/main.go
+++ b/level/litematic/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
+	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/admin-else/strom/data"
 	"github.com/admin-else/strom/level"
@@ -42,10 +43,9 @@ type Region struct {
 }
 
 func (r *Region) GetBlockAt(x, y, z int32) (name string, properties map[string]string, err error) {
-	uintSlice := make([]uint64, len(r.BlockStates))
-	for i, v := range r.BlockStates {
-		uintSlice[i] = uint64(v)
-	}
+
+	// this is probably fine
+	uintSlice := unsafe.Slice((*uint64)(unsafe.Pointer(unsafe.SliceData(r.BlockStates))), len(r.BlockStates))
 	if r.Size.X < 0 {
 		r.Size.X *= -1
 	}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (r *Region) GetBlockAt(x, y, z int32) (name string, properties map[string]s
 		r.Size.Z *= -1
 	}
 
-	if x >= r.Size.X || y >= r.Size.Y || z >= r.Size.Z {
+	if x >= r.Size.X || y >= r.Size.Y || z >= r.Size.Z || x < 0 || y < 0 || z < 0 {
 		err = OutOfBoundsErr
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/proto/connection.go b/proto/connection.go
index 1a391f6..ae27272 100644
--- a/proto/connection.go
+++ b/proto/connection.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package proto
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -221,7 +222,9 @@ func (c *Conn) OnTick(_ event.Tick) (err error) {
 	if c.receiveRoutine {
 		select {
 		case packet = <-c.packetCh:
-			slog.Debug("receive", "actor", c.Actor, "packet", fmt.Sprintf("%#v", packet))
+			if slog.Default().Enabled(context.Background(), slog.LevelDebug) {
+				slog.Debug("receive", "actor", c.Actor, "packet", fmt.Sprintf("%#v", packet))
+			}
 			err = c.Loop.Fire(packet)
 		default:
 		}
diff --git a/util/slices.go b/util/slices.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea45328
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/slices.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package util
+
+import "math/rand/v2"
+
+func ShuffleSlice[T any](s []T) (ret []T) {
+	rand.Shuffle(len(s), func(i, j int) { s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i] })
+	return s
+}