In this snapshot we made the size of the spawn chunks configurable by adding a new gamerule: spawnChunkRadius.The new default setting is 2 (which creates a 48x48 block area). This is 98% smaller than the previous area and will result in a noticeable performance improvement for most players.
That’s good news for players running on aging hardware.
That’s good news for players running on aging hardware.
Honestly, I had no idea the area was that big in the first place.