diff --git a/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/config/BufferedImageLoader.java b/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/config/BufferedImageLoader.java
deleted file mode 100644
index eb7087884..000000000
--- a/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/loaders/config/BufferedImageLoader.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * This file is part of Terra.
- *
- * Terra is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * Terra is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with Terra.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-package com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.config;
-
-import com.dfsek.tectonic.api.depth.DepthTracker;
-import com.dfsek.tectonic.api.exception.LoadException;
-import com.dfsek.tectonic.api.loader.ConfigLoader;
-import com.dfsek.tectonic.api.loader.type.TypeLoader;
-import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-
-import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
-import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedType;
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
-
-import com.dfsek.terra.api.config.ConfigPack;
-import com.dfsek.terra.api.properties.Properties;
-
-
-/*
- * @deprecated Use the Image and ImageLoader class provided by the library-image addon instead. This is subject to removal in v7.
- */
-@Deprecated
-public class BufferedImageLoader implements TypeLoader<BufferedImage> {
-
-    private final ConfigPack pack;
-
-    public BufferedImageLoader(ConfigPack pack) {
-        this.pack = pack;
-        if(!pack.getContext().has(ImageCache.class))
-            pack.getContext().put(new ImageCache(new ConcurrentHashMap<>()));
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public BufferedImage load(@NotNull AnnotatedType t, @NotNull Object c, @NotNull ConfigLoader loader, DepthTracker depthTracker)
-    throws LoadException {
-        return pack.getContext().get(ImageCache.class).map.computeIfAbsent((String) c, s -> {
-            try {
-                return ImageIO.read(Files.newInputStream(pack.getRootPath().resolve(s)));
-            } catch(IOException e) {
-                throw new LoadException("Unable to load image", e, depthTracker);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * Cache prevents configs from loading the same image multiple times into memory
-     */
-    private record ImageCache(ConcurrentHashMap<String, BufferedImage> map) implements Properties {
-    }
-}
diff --git a/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/pack/ConfigPackImpl.java b/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/pack/ConfigPackImpl.java
index c4cc03417..42530b81f 100644
--- a/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/pack/ConfigPackImpl.java
+++ b/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/config/pack/ConfigPackImpl.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ import com.dfsek.terra.api.world.biome.generation.BiomeProvider;
 import com.dfsek.terra.api.world.chunk.generation.stage.GenerationStage;
 import com.dfsek.terra.api.world.chunk.generation.util.provider.ChunkGeneratorProvider;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.GenericTemplateSupplierLoader;
-import com.dfsek.terra.config.loaders.config.BufferedImageLoader;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.preprocessor.MetaListLikePreprocessor;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.preprocessor.MetaMapPreprocessor;
 import com.dfsek.terra.config.preprocessor.MetaNumberPreprocessor;
@@ -273,8 +271,7 @@ public class ConfigPackImpl implements ConfigPack {
 
     @Override
     public void register(TypeRegistry registry) {
-        registry.registerLoader(ConfigType.class, configTypeRegistry)
-            .registerLoader(BufferedImage.class, new BufferedImageLoader(this));
+        registry.registerLoader(ConfigType.class, configTypeRegistry);
         registryMap.forEach(registry::registerLoader);
         shortcuts.forEach(registry::registerLoader); // overwrite with delegated shortcuts if present
     }
diff --git a/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/registry/OpenRegistryImpl.java b/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/registry/OpenRegistryImpl.java
index fe80bd15b..2ebab84f7 100644
--- a/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/registry/OpenRegistryImpl.java
+++ b/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/registry/OpenRegistryImpl.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -51,11 +52,11 @@ import com.dfsek.terra.api.util.reflection.TypeKey;
 public class OpenRegistryImpl<T> implements OpenRegistry<T> {
     private static final Entry<?> NULL = new Entry<>(null);
     private final Map<RegistryKey, Entry<T>> objects;
-    private final ListMultimap<String, Pair<RegistryKey, Entry<T>>> objectIDs = Multimaps.newListMultimap(new HashMap<>(), ArrayList::new);
+    private final ListMultimap<String, Pair<RegistryKey, Entry<T>>> objectIDs = Multimaps.newListMultimap(new ConcurrentHashMap<>(), ArrayList::new);
     private final TypeKey<T> typeKey;
 
     public OpenRegistryImpl(TypeKey<T> typeKey) {
-        this(new HashMap<>(), typeKey);
+        this(new ConcurrentHashMap<>(), typeKey);
     }
 
     protected OpenRegistryImpl(Map<RegistryKey, Entry<T>> init, TypeKey<T> typeKey) {
diff --git a/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/registry/master/ConfigRegistry.java b/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/registry/master/ConfigRegistry.java
index 859771972..01e06b585 100644
--- a/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/registry/master/ConfigRegistry.java
+++ b/common/implementation/base/src/main/java/com/dfsek/terra/registry/master/ConfigRegistry.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Files;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import com.dfsek.terra.api.Platform;
@@ -44,9 +45,9 @@ public class ConfigRegistry extends OpenRegistryImpl<ConfigPack> {
     public synchronized void loadAll(Platform platform) throws IOException, PackLoadFailuresException {
         Path packsDirectory = platform.getDataFolder().toPath().resolve("packs");
         Files.createDirectories(packsDirectory);
-        List<Exception> failedLoads = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Exception> failedLoads = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
         try(Stream<Path> packs = Files.list(packsDirectory)) {
-            packs.forEach(path -> {
+            packs.parallel().forEach(path -> {
                 try {
                     ConfigPack pack = new ConfigPackImpl(path, platform);
                     registerChecked(pack.getRegistryKey(), pack);