diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/IrisSettings.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/IrisSettings.java
index 6a62341f1..0d88d4a11 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/IrisSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/IrisSettings.java
@@ -41,15 +41,15 @@ public class IrisSettings
 	@DontObfuscate
 	@Desc("Useful information when creating iris worlds. Shows object loads & more.")
 	public boolean verbose = false;
-	
+
 	@DontObfuscate
 	@Desc("System Effects")
 	public boolean systemEffects = true;
-	
+
 	@DontObfuscate
 	@Desc("System Spawn Overrides")
 	public boolean systemEntitySpawnOverrides = true;
-	
+
 	@DontObfuscate
 	@Desc("System Spawn Initials")
 	public boolean systemEntityInitialSpawns = true;
@@ -96,6 +96,11 @@ public class IrisSettings
 
 	public static IrisSettings get()
 	{
+		if(settings != null)
+		{
+			return settings;
+		}
+
 		IrisSettings defaults = new IrisSettings();
 		JSONObject def = new JSONObject(new Gson().toJson(defaults));
 		if(settings == null)
@@ -157,7 +162,7 @@ public class IrisSettings
 				catch(JSONException | IOException e)
 				{
 					e.printStackTrace();
-					//noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored
+					// noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored
 					s.delete();
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/gen/TopographicTerrainProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/gen/TopographicTerrainProvider.java
index 6c8a758c5..a75525268 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/gen/TopographicTerrainProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/gen/TopographicTerrainProvider.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import com.volmit.iris.object.DecorationPart;
 import com.volmit.iris.object.InferredType;
 import com.volmit.iris.object.IrisBiome;
 import com.volmit.iris.object.IrisBiomeDecorator;
-import com.volmit.iris.object.IrisBiomeGeneratorLink;
 import com.volmit.iris.object.IrisDepositGenerator;
 import com.volmit.iris.object.IrisDimension;
 import com.volmit.iris.object.IrisGenerator;
@@ -781,16 +780,7 @@ public abstract class TopographicTerrainProvider extends ParallelTerrainProvider
 		{
 			try
 			{
-				IrisBiome b = sampleBiome((int) xx, (int) zz);
-
-				for(int j = 0; j < b.getGenerators().size(); j++)
-				{
-					IrisBiomeGeneratorLink i = b.getGenerators().get(j);
-					if(i.getGenerator().equals(gen.getLoadKey()))
-					{
-						return i.getMax();
-					}
-				}
+				return sampleBiome((int) xx, (int) zz).getGenLinkMax(gen.getLoadKey());
 			}
 
 			catch(Throwable e)
@@ -805,16 +795,7 @@ public abstract class TopographicTerrainProvider extends ParallelTerrainProvider
 		{
 			try
 			{
-				IrisBiome b = sampleBiome((int) xx, (int) zz);
-
-				for(int j = 0; j < b.getGenerators().size(); j++)
-				{
-					IrisBiomeGeneratorLink i = b.getGenerators().get(j);
-					if(i.getGenerator().equals(gen.getLoadKey()))
-					{
-						return i.getMin();
-					}
-				}
+				return sampleBiome((int) xx, (int) zz).getGenLinkMin(gen.getLoadKey());
 			}
 
 			catch(Throwable e)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisBiome.java b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisBiome.java
index b93d2c899..c64c08af4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisBiome.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/volmit/iris/object/IrisBiome.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import com.volmit.iris.util.Desc;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.DontObfuscate;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.IRare;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.KList;
+import com.volmit.iris.util.KMap;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.KSet;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.MaxNumber;
 import com.volmit.iris.util.MinNumber;
@@ -190,6 +191,9 @@ public class IrisBiome extends IrisRegistrant implements IRare
 
 	private transient InferredType inferredType;
 
+	private final transient AtomicCache<KMap<String, IrisBiomeGeneratorLink>> genCache = new AtomicCache<>();
+	private final transient AtomicCache<KMap<String, Integer>> genCacheMax = new AtomicCache<>();
+	private final transient AtomicCache<KMap<String, Integer>> genCacheMin = new AtomicCache<>();
 	private final transient AtomicCache<KList<IrisObjectPlacement>> surfaceObjectsCache = new AtomicCache<>(false);
 	private final transient AtomicCache<KList<IrisObjectPlacement>> carveObjectsCache = new AtomicCache<>(false);
 	private final transient AtomicCache<Color> cacheColor = new AtomicCache<>(true);
@@ -201,6 +205,51 @@ public class IrisBiome extends IrisRegistrant implements IRare
 	private final transient AtomicCache<KList<CNG>> layerHeightGenerators = new AtomicCache<>();
 	private final transient AtomicCache<KList<CNG>> layerSeaHeightGenerators = new AtomicCache<>();
 
+	public double getGenLinkMax(String loadKey)
+	{
+		return genCacheMax.aquire(() ->
+		{
+			KMap<String, Integer> l = new KMap<>();
+
+			for(IrisBiomeGeneratorLink i : getGenerators())
+			{
+				l.put(i.getGenerator(), i.getMax());
+			}
+
+			return l;
+		}).compute(loadKey, (k, v) -> v != null ? v : 0);
+	}
+
+	public double getGenLinkMin(String loadKey)
+	{
+		return genCacheMin.aquire(() ->
+		{
+			KMap<String, Integer> l = new KMap<>();
+
+			for(IrisBiomeGeneratorLink i : getGenerators())
+			{
+				l.put(i.getGenerator(), i.getMin());
+			}
+
+			return l;
+		}).compute(loadKey, (k, v) -> v != null ? v : 0);
+	}
+
+	public IrisBiomeGeneratorLink getGenLink(String loadKey)
+	{
+		return genCache.aquire(() ->
+		{
+			KMap<String, IrisBiomeGeneratorLink> l = new KMap<>();
+
+			for(IrisBiomeGeneratorLink i : getGenerators())
+			{
+				l.put(i.getGenerator(), i);
+			}
+
+			return l;
+		}).get(loadKey);
+	}
+
 	public IrisBiome getRealCarvingBiome(IrisDataManager data)
 	{
 		return realCarveBiome.aquire(() ->
@@ -617,7 +666,7 @@ public class IrisBiome extends IrisRegistrant implements IRare
 		{
 			return B.get("AIR");
 		}
-		
+
 		return getLayers().get(0).get(rng, x, 0, z, idm);
 	}
 }