diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/FancyWorldReadLoadScreen.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/FancyWorldReadLoadScreen.kt
index b65bcb6a7..b2d4fe4db 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/FancyWorldReadLoadScreen.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/FancyWorldReadLoadScreen.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package net.torvald.terrarum.modulebasegame
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
 import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Texture
 import net.torvald.terrarum.*
+import net.torvald.terrarum.realestate.LandUtil.CHUNK_H
 import net.torvald.terrarum.realestate.LandUtil.CHUNK_W
 import net.torvald.terrarum.ui.Toolkit
 import net.torvald.terrarumsansbitmap.gdx.TextureRegionPack
@@ -32,13 +33,11 @@ open class FancyWorldReadLoadScreen(screenToBeLoaded: IngameInstance, private va
 
     val ratio = worldwidth * sqrt(2.0 / (worldwidth.sqr() + worldheight.sqr())) // world size is always wider than tall
     val htilesCount = worldwidth / CHUNK_W
-    val vtilesCount = worldheight / CHUNK_W
+    val vtilesCount = worldheight / CHUNK_H
 
-    val tileSize = ((540 * ratio) / htilesCount).roundToInt() // (visible tilesize + gapSize)
-    val gapSize = 0//if (tileSize >= 10) 2 else 1
-    val visibleTileSize = tileSize - gapSize
-    val previewWidth = tileSize * htilesCount - gapSize
-    val previewHeight = tileSize * vtilesCount
+    val unitSize = ((540 * ratio) / htilesCount).roundToInt() // (visible tilesize + gapSize)
+    val previewWidth = unitSize * htilesCount
+    val previewHeight = unitSize * vtilesCount
 
     val xoff = (Math.random() * (1024-764)/2).toInt()
 
@@ -52,20 +51,22 @@ open class FancyWorldReadLoadScreen(screenToBeLoaded: IngameInstance, private va
     val imgYoff = (252 - previewHeight * 0.28f).toInt()
 
     val tiles = baseTileTex.map {
-        TextureRegionPack(it, visibleTileSize, imgYoff + previewHeight, gapSize, 0, xoff, 0)
+        TextureRegionPack(it, 1, imgYoff + previewHeight, 0, 0, xoff, 0)
     }
 
     override fun render(delta: Float) {
         gdxClearAndEnableBlend(.063f, .070f, .086f, 1f)
 
         App.batch.inUse { val it = it as FlippingSpriteBatch
-            it.color = Color.WHITE
             val previewX = (drawWidth - previewWidth).div(2f).roundToFloat()
             val previewY = (App.scr.height - previewHeight.times(1.5f)).div(2f).roundToFloat()
-            Toolkit.drawBoxBorder(it, previewX.toInt()-1, previewY.toInt()-1, previewWidth+2, previewHeight+2)
 
+            // it sets the colour by itself
             drawTiles(it, getStage(), getProgress(), previewX, previewY - imgYoff)
 
+
+            it.color = Color.WHITE
+            Toolkit.drawBoxBorder(it, previewX.toInt()-1, previewY.toInt()-1, previewWidth+2, previewHeight+2)
             val text = messages.getHeadElem() ?: ""
             App.fontGame.draw(it,
                 text,
@@ -78,18 +79,23 @@ open class FancyWorldReadLoadScreen(screenToBeLoaded: IngameInstance, private va
         super.render(delta)
     }
 
-    protected open fun getProgress(): Int {
-        return ((progress.get() / 3.0) / vtilesCount).roundToInt()
+    private val totalChunkCount = (worldwidth / CHUNK_W) * (worldheight / CHUNK_H)
+    protected open fun getProgress(): Double {
+        return progress.get().toDouble() / totalChunkCount * previewWidth
     }
 
     protected open fun getStage(): Int {
         return 2 // fixed value for Read screen
     }
 
-    protected open fun drawTiles(batch: FlippingSpriteBatch, layerCount: Int, tileCount: Int, x: Float, y: Float) {
+    protected val batchColour = Color(-1) // create new Color instance just for the progress bar
+
+    protected open fun drawTiles(batch: FlippingSpriteBatch, layerCount: Int, tileCount: Double, x: Float, y: Float) {
+        batch.color = batchColour
         for (layer in 0 until layerCount) {
-            for (i in 0 until tileCount) {
-                batch.draw(tiles[layer].get(i, 0), x + i * tileSize, y)
+            for (i in 0 until tileCount.ceilToInt()) {
+                batch.color.a = (tileCount - i).toFloat()
+                batch.draw(tiles[layer].get(i, 0), x + i, y)
             }
         }
     }
@@ -97,18 +103,21 @@ open class FancyWorldReadLoadScreen(screenToBeLoaded: IngameInstance, private va
 
 class FancyWorldgenLoadScreen(screenToBeLoaded: IngameInstance, private val worldwidth: Int, private val worldheight: Int) : FancyWorldReadLoadScreen(screenToBeLoaded, worldwidth, worldheight, {}) {
 
-    override fun getProgress(): Int {
-        return (progress.get() / CHUNK_W).toInt()
+    override fun getProgress(): Double {
+        return progress.get().toDouble() / worldwidth * previewWidth
     }
 
     override fun getStage(): Int {
         return stageValue
     }
 
-    override fun drawTiles(batch: FlippingSpriteBatch, layerCount: Int, tileCount: Int, x: Float, y: Float) {
+    override fun drawTiles(batch: FlippingSpriteBatch, layerCount: Int, tileCount: Double, x: Float, y: Float) {
+        batch.color = batchColour
         for (layer in 0 until layerCount) {
-            for (i in 0 until if (layer == layerCount - 1) tileCount else htilesCount) {
-                batch.draw(tiles[layer].get(i, 0), x + i * tileSize, y)
+            val isOldLayer = (layer != layerCount - 1)
+            for (i in 0 until if (!isOldLayer) tileCount.ceilToInt() else previewWidth) {
+                batch.color.a = if (!isOldLayer) (tileCount - i).toFloat() else 1f
+                batch.draw(tiles[layer].get(i, 0), x + i, y)
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/WriteSavegame.kt b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/WriteSavegame.kt
index d9807b63a..86b3546a1 100644
--- a/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/WriteSavegame.kt
+++ b/src/net/torvald/terrarum/modulebasegame/serialise/WriteSavegame.kt
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ object LoadSavegame {
                     val chunkXY = LandUtil.chunkNumToChunkXY(world, chunk.toInt())
 
                     ReadWorld.decodeChunkToLayer(chunkFile.getContent(), worldLayer[layer]!!, chunkXY.x, chunkXY.y)
-                    loadscreen.progress.getAndAdd(1)
                 }
+                loadscreen.progress.getAndAdd(1)
             }
 
             loadscreen.addMessage("Updating Block Mappings...")