diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/ActorWithBody.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/ActorWithBody.kt
index 61ea48d1a..5dba3b23c 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/ActorWithBody.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameactors/ActorWithBody.kt
@@ -320,7 +320,9 @@ open class ActorWithBody : Actor {
     var isChronostasis = false
 
     /**
-     * if set to TRUE, the ingame will not move the actor into the active list
+     * if set to TRUE, the ingame will not move the actor into the active list.
+     *
+     * This flag will override `chunkAnchoring` flag (in this case, the chunk will be anchored but the actor will be dormant)
      */
     var forceDormant = false
 
@@ -410,12 +412,14 @@ open class ActorWithBody : Actor {
      * ...
      * n: (2n-1)x(2n-1)
      */
-    @Transient val chunkAnchorRange: Int = 0
+    @Transient open val chunkAnchorRange: Int = 0
 
     /**
      * Should nearby chunks be kept in the chunk pool even if the player is far away.
+     *
+     * `ActorWithBody.forceDormant` will IGNORE this flag.
      */
-    @Transient var chunkAnchoring = false
+    @Transient open var chunkAnchoring = false
 
     init {
         // some initialiser goes here...
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/ChunkPool.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/ChunkPool.kt
index f0bcf99ec..a6733babe 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/ChunkPool.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/ChunkPool.kt
@@ -111,4 +111,36 @@ open class ChunkPool(
         return numIn
     }
 
+    companion object {
+        fun getRenameFunTerrain(world: GameWorld): (Int) -> Int {
+            // word size: 2
+            return { oldTileNum ->
+                val oldOreName = world.oldTileNumberToNameMap[oldTileNum.toLong()]
+
+                world.tileNameToNumberMap[oldOreName]!!
+            }
+        }
+
+        fun getRenameFunOres(world: GameWorld): (Int) -> Int {
+            // word size: 3
+            return { oldTileNumRaw ->
+                val oldOreNum = oldTileNumRaw and 0x0000FFFF
+                val oldOrePlacement = oldTileNumRaw and 0xFFFF0000.toInt()
+                val oldOreName = world.oldTileNumberToNameMap[oldOreNum.toLong()]!!
+
+                world.tileNameToNumberMap[oldOreName]!! or oldOrePlacement
+            }
+        }
+
+        fun getRenameFunFluids(world: GameWorld): (Int) -> Int {
+            // word size: 4
+            return { oldTileNumRaw ->
+                val oldFluidNum = oldTileNumRaw and 0x0000FFFF
+                val oldFluidFill = oldTileNumRaw and 0xFFFF0000.toInt()
+                val oldFluidName = world.oldTileNumberToNameMap[oldFluidNum.toLong()]
+
+                world.tileNameToNumberMap[oldFluidName]!! or oldFluidFill
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/GameWorld.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/GameWorld.kt
index f063f1074..97f9a4f47 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/GameWorld.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/gameworld/GameWorld.kt
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ open class GameWorld(
         it[1] = Block.UPDATE
         it[65535] = Block.NOT_GENERATED // unlike Block.NULL, this one is solid
     }
+    @Transient internal lateinit var oldTileNumberToNameMap: Map<Long, ItemID> // this is a caching variable, refreshed on every (initial) load
     /*val fluidNumberToNameMap = HashArray<ItemID>().also {
         it[0] = Fluid.NULL
         it[65535] = Fluid.NULL // 65535 denotes "not generated"
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ open class GameWorld(
         tileNumberToNameMap[1] = Block.UPDATE
         tileNumberToNameMap[65535] = Block.NOT_GENERATED
         // before the renaming, update the name maps
-        val oldTileNumberToNameMap: Map<Long, ItemID> = tileNumberToNameMap.toMap()
+        oldTileNumberToNameMap = tileNumberToNameMap.toMap()
 
         tileNumberToNameMap.forEach { l, s ->
             printdbg(this, "  afterload oldMapping tileNumber $l <-> $s")
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt
index b1ed081fb..c0922e88c 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/TerrarumIngame.kt
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ open class TerrarumIngame(batch: FlippingSpriteBatch) : IngameInstance(batch) {
         var i = 0
         while (i < actorContainerSize) { // loop through actorContainerInactive
             val actor = actorContainerInactive[i]
-            if (actor is ActorWithBody && actor.inUpdateRange(world) && !actor.forceDormant) {
+            if (actor is ActorWithBody && (actor.chunkAnchoring || actor.inUpdateRange(world)) && !actor.forceDormant) {
                 activateDormantActor(actor) // duplicates are checked here
                 actorContainerSize -= 1
                 i-- // array removed 1 elem, so we also decrement counter by 1
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ open class TerrarumIngame(batch: FlippingSpriteBatch) : IngameInstance(batch) {
                 i-- // array removed 1 elem, so we also decrement counter by 1
             }
             // inactivate distant actors
-            else if (actor is ActorWithBody && (!actor.inUpdateRange(world) || actor.forceDormant)) {
+            else if (actor is ActorWithBody && (!actor.chunkAnchoring && !actor.inUpdateRange(world) || actor.forceDormant)) {
                 if (actor !is Projectile) { // if it's a projectile, don't inactivate it; just kill it.
                     actorContainerInactive.add(actor) // naïve add; duplicates are checked when the actor is re-activated
                 }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/IngamePlayer.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/IngamePlayer.kt
index 1de094df8..e5a180d0c 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/IngamePlayer.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/gameactors/IngamePlayer.kt
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class IngamePlayer : ActorHumanoid, HasAssembledSprite, NoSerialise {
     /** ADL for glow sprite. Optional. */
     @Transient override var animDescEmissive: ADProperties? = null
 
+    @Transient override val chunkAnchorRange = 3
+    @Transient override var chunkAnchoring = true
 
     private constructor()