diff --git a/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/ConfigProcess.java b/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/ConfigProcess.java
index 6a9de41..44838fb 100644
--- a/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/ConfigProcess.java
+++ b/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/ConfigProcess.java
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ public class ConfigProcess implements Runnable {
 	{
 		return !config.contains(name);
 	}
-	static final void addNew(String name, int width, int[] lowerleft, int[] center)
+	static final void addNew(String name, WorldObject newWorld)
 	{
-		config.set(name + ".width", width);
-		config.set(name + ".lowerleft.x", lowerleft[0]);
-		config.set(name + ".lowerleft.z", lowerleft[1]);
-		config.set(name + ".currentRegion.x", center[0]);
-		config.set(name + ".currentRegion.z", center[1]);
+		config.set(name + ".width", newWorld.width);
+		config.set(name + ".lowerleft.x", newWorld.lowerleft[0]);
+		config.set(name + ".lowerleft.z", newWorld.lowerleft[1]);
+		config.set(name + ".currentRegion.x", newWorld.current[0]);
+		config.set(name + ".currentRegion.z", newWorld.current[1]);
 		config.set(name + ".n", 1);
 		config.set(name + ".c", 1);
 		config.set(name + ".D", 1);
@@ -48,10 +48,26 @@ public class ConfigProcess implements Runnable {
 						config.getInt(name + ".B") == 1
 						);		
 	}
+	static final boolean crashResume()
+	{
+		return config.contains("@ CRASH RESUME");
+	}
+	static final String getCrashResume()
+	{
+		return config.getString("@ CRASH RESUME");
+	}
 	
 	
 	//INSTANCE
 	private final String name = TaskManager.loadProcess.worldname;
+	ConfigProcess()
+	{
+		config.set("@ CRASH RESUME", name);
+	}
+	ConfigProcess(boolean b)
+	{
+		//don't create crash resume
+	}
 	public final void run()
 	{
 		final int[] currentRegion = TaskManager.loadProcess.currentRegion;
@@ -74,8 +90,17 @@ public class ConfigProcess implements Runnable {
 	}
 	final void finish()
 	{
-		config.set("finished worlds, fully saved", name);
+		config.set("@ FINISHED WORLDS", name);
+		config.set("@ CRASH RESUME", null);
 		config.set(name, null);
 		plugin.saveConfig();
 	}
+	final void stop()
+	{
+		run();
+		config.set("@ CRASH RESUME", null); 
+		plugin.saveConfig();
+		Bukkit.getLogger().info("...stopping world-load");
+		
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/LoadProcess.java b/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/LoadProcess.java
index 6fb0531..9b66c56 100644
--- a/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/LoadProcess.java
+++ b/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/LoadProcess.java
@@ -7,22 +7,24 @@ public class LoadProcess implements Runnable
 {
 	//=================================INIT=================================
 	
-	final 	World 			world;
-	final 	String 			worldname;
-	final 	int 			totalRegions;
-			int[] 			currentRegion;
+	final 	World 	world;
+	final 	String 	worldname;
+	final 	int 	totalRegions;
+			int[] 	currentRegion;
 
 			
 	LoadProcess(String name, WorldObject newWorld)
 	{
+		ConfigProcess.addNew(name, newWorld);
+		
 		world 			= Bukkit.getWorld(name);
 		worldname 		= name;
 		
 		totalRegions	= newWorld.width * newWorld.width;
 		currentRegion 	= newWorld.current;
 		
-		this.lowerleft 	= newWorld.lowerleft;
-		allChunkCoords 	= generateAllChunkCoords(newWorld.width, newWorld.lowerleft);
+		lowerleft 		= newWorld.lowerleft;
+		allChunkCoords 	= generateAllChunkCoords(newWorld.width);
 	}
 	LoadProcess(String name)
 	{
@@ -34,14 +36,14 @@ public class LoadProcess implements Runnable
 		totalRegions	= unfinished.width * unfinished.width;
 		currentRegion 	= unfinished.current;
 		
-		this.lowerleft 	= unfinished.lowerleft;
-		allChunkCoords 	= generateAllChunkCoords(unfinished.width, unfinished.lowerleft);
+		lowerleft	 	= unfinished.lowerleft;
+		allChunkCoords 	= generateAllChunkCoords(unfinished.width);
 		
-		this.n 	= unfinished.n;
-		this.c 	= unfinished.c;
-		this.D 	= unfinished.D;
-		this.d 	= unfinished.d;
-		this.B 	= unfinished.B;
+		n = unfinished.n;
+		c = unfinished.c;
+		D = unfinished.D;
+		d = unfinished.d;
+		B = unfinished.B;
 	}
 
 	
@@ -71,14 +73,15 @@ public class LoadProcess implements Runnable
 	int d = 0;				//distance already traveled
 	boolean B = false;		//OK to increase distance?
 	
-	private final void setNextRegion() 
+	private final boolean setNextRegion() 
 	{
 		n++;
+		if (n == totalRegions) return false;
 		if (d != D) d++;
 		else
 		{
-			d = 0;		if (B) D++;		B = !B;
-			
+			d = 0;		if (B) D++;		
+			B = !B;
 			c = c == 4 ? 1 : c + 1;
 		}
 		switch (c)
@@ -88,9 +91,7 @@ public class LoadProcess implements Runnable
 			case 3 : currentRegion[0]--; break;
 			case 4 : currentRegion[1]--; break;
 		}
-	}
-	final boolean isFinished(){
-		return n == totalRegions;
+		return true;
 	}
 	
 	
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ public class LoadProcess implements Runnable
 	
 	private final int[] lowerleft;
 	private final int[][][][][] allChunkCoords;
-	private final int[][][][][] generateAllChunkCoords(int w,int[] lowerleft)
+	private final int[][][][][] generateAllChunkCoords(int w)
 	{
 		int[][][][][] allChunkCoords = new int[w][w][32][32][2];
 
@@ -145,8 +146,7 @@ public class LoadProcess implements Runnable
 	
 	
 	//==================================RUN=================================
-	
-	private boolean ready = true;
+	private static volatile boolean ready = true;
 	public final void run() 
 	{
 		if (!ready) return;
@@ -161,9 +161,10 @@ public class LoadProcess implements Runnable
 				world.unloadChunk(chunk[0], chunk[1]);
 			}
 		}
-		setNextRegion();
-		
-		if (isFinished()) TaskManager.finish();
-		else ready = true;
+		if (!setNextRegion())
+		{
+			TaskManager.finish();
+		}
+		ready = true;
 	}	
 }
diff --git a/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/Main.java b/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/Main.java
index c669844..c026b17 100644
--- a/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/Main.java
+++ b/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/Main.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package iieLoadSaveEntireWorld;
 
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
 public class Main extends JavaPlugin {
@@ -14,5 +15,10 @@ public class Main extends JavaPlugin {
 		TaskManager.plugin = this;
 		ConfigProcess.plugin = this;
 		ConfigProcess.config = getConfig();
+		
+		if (TaskManager.crashResume())
+		{
+			Bukkit.getLogger().info("...resuming from crash");
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/TaskManager.java b/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/TaskManager.java
index ddf7b07..fa5089c 100644
--- a/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/TaskManager.java
+++ b/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/TaskManager.java
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ public class TaskManager {
 	
 	static Main plugin;
 	
-	static	boolean 		inProgress = false;
+	static boolean inProgress = false;
+	static boolean canRun = true;
+	
 	static 	LoadProcess 	loadProcess;
 	static	ConfigProcess 	configProcess;
 	static	BukkitTask 		loadTask;
@@ -31,11 +33,24 @@ public class TaskManager {
 			loadProcess = new LoadProcess(name);
 			isNew = false;
 		}
-		TaskManager.configProcess = new ConfigProcess();
-		TaskManager.loadTask = Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskTimer( plugin, loadProcess, 0, 10 );
-		TaskManager.configTask = Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskTimer( plugin, configProcess, 0, 200 );
+		configProcess = new ConfigProcess();
+		loadTask = Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskTimer( plugin, loadProcess, 0, 100 );
+		configTask = Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskTimer( plugin, configProcess, 0, 200 );
 		return isNew;
 	}
+	static final boolean crashResume()
+	{
+		if (ConfigProcess.crashResume())
+		{
+			loadProcess = new LoadProcess(ConfigProcess.getCrashResume());
+			configProcess = new ConfigProcess(false);
+			
+			loadTask = Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskTimer( plugin, loadProcess, 1200, 100 );
+			configTask = Bukkit.getScheduler().runTaskTimer( plugin, configProcess, 1200, 200 );
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
 	static final void finish()
 	{
 		loadTask.cancel();
@@ -53,12 +68,12 @@ public class TaskManager {
 	{
 		if (inProgress)
 		{
-			if (loadProcess.isFinished()) finish();
+			if (loadProcess.n == loadProcess.totalRegions) finish();
 			else
 			{
 				loadTask.cancel();
 				configTask.cancel();
-				configProcess.run();
+				configProcess.stop();
 				
 				loadProcess = null;
 				configProcess = null;
diff --git a/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/WorldObject.java b/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/WorldObject.java
index 01465f5..31f54e3 100644
--- a/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/WorldObject.java
+++ b/src/iieLoadSaveEntireWorld/WorldObject.java
@@ -45,15 +45,27 @@ public class WorldObject {
 			return new WorldObject();
 		}
 		int[] bounds = regionBounds(new ParsedArgs(args));
-		
-		return new WorldObject( 
-				bounds[2] - bounds[0],
-				new int[]{ bounds[0], bounds[2] },
-				new int[]{
-						bounds[0] - 1 + (bounds[1]-bounds[0] + 1)/2, 
-						bounds[2] - 1 + (bounds[3]-bounds[2] + 1)/2 
-						} 
-				);
+		return new WorldObject
+				( 
+						bounds[2] - bounds[0],//----------------------------width
+						new int[] { bounds[0], bounds[2] },//---------------lowerleft
+						new int[] { //--------------------------------------center
+								bounds[0] - 1 + (bounds[1]-bounds[0] + 1)/2, 
+								bounds[2] - 1 + (bounds[3]-bounds[2] + 1)/2 
+								} 
+						);
+		/* 	for even widths, the math above returns the 
+		 * 	minimum center not the maximum center. So:
+		 * 
+		 * 		* * * *
+		 * 		* X X *
+		 * 		* O X *
+		 * 		* * * *
+		 * 
+		 * 	the spiral pattern used in LoadProcess rotates
+		 * 	counter-clockwise, so it must begin at minimum 
+		 * 	center.
+		 */
 	}
 	//==============================================================================
 	private static final class ParsedArgs
diff --git a/src/unused/CacheOld.java b/src/unused/CacheOld.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2267c14..0000000
--- a/src/unused/CacheOld.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-package unused;
-
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import iieLoadSaveEntireWorld.Main;
-
-public class CacheOld 
-{
-/*	
-	
-	private static int maxNameLength;
-	private static char[][] listUnfinished;
-	private static Map<String,WorldStatus> cacheUnfinished;
-	static void generate()
-	{
-		maxNameLength = Main.config.getInt("max name length");
-		Set<String> set = Main.unfinished.getKeys(false);
-		populateList(set);
-		populateCache(set);
-	}
-	static void addWorld()
-	{
-		
-	}
-	static void saveProgress()
-	{
-		
-	}
-	static void finish(String name)
-	{
-		//TODO
-	}
-	static void addUnfinished(int width, int[] center, int[] lowerleft, String name)
-	{
-		
-	}
-	static boolean isUnfinished(String name){
-		int i = 0;
-		boolean match = true;
-		for (char[] world : listUnfinished)
-		{
-			for (char c : name.toCharArray())
-			{
-				if (c != world[i]){ match = false; break; } 
-			}
-			if (match) break;
-			i = 0;
-			match = true;
-		}
-		return match;
-	}
-	private static void populateList(Set<String> set)
-	{
-		char[][] listUnfinished = new char[set.size()][maxNameLength];
-		int i = 0;
-		int ii = 0;
-		for (String name : set)
-		{
-			for (char c : name.toCharArray())
-			{
-				listUnfinished[i][ii] = c;
-				ii++;
-			}
-			i++;
-			ii = 0;
-		}
-	}
-	private static void populateCache(Set<String> set)
-	{
-		String path;
-		for (String name : set){
-			path = "unfinishedWorlds." + name + ".";
-			cacheUnfinished.put(
-					name, 
-					new WorldStatus( 
-							Main.config.getInt(path + "width"),
-							new int[]{
-									Main.config.getInt(path + "lowerleft.x"),
-									Main.config.getInt(path + "lowerleft.z")},
-							new int[]{
-									Main.config.getInt(path + "currentRegion.x"),
-									Main.config.getInt(path + "currentRegion.z")},
-							Main.config.getInt(path + "n"),
-							Main.config.getInt(path + "c"),
-							Main.config.getInt(path + "D"),
-							Main.config.getInt(path + "d"),
-							Main.config.getBoolean(path + "B")));
-		}
-	}	
-	static final class WorldStatus 
-	{
-		final int width;
-		final int[] lowerleft;
-		int[] currentRegion;
-		int n = 1;
-		int c = 1;
-		int D = 1;
-		int d = 0;
-		boolean B = false;
-		WorldStatus(int width, int[] lowerleft, int[]center)
-		{
-			this.width = width;
-			this.lowerleft = lowerleft;
-			currentRegion = center;
-		}
-		WorldStatus(
-				int width, int[] lowerleft,
-				int[] current, int n, int c, int D, int d, boolean B)
-		{
-			this.width = width;
-			this.lowerleft = lowerleft;
-			currentRegion = current;
-			this.n = n;
-			this.c = c;
-			this.D = D;
-			this.d = d;
-			this.B = B;
-		}
-	}
-*/
-}
diff --git a/src/unused/ChunkLoaderAPI.java b/src/unused/ChunkLoaderAPI.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 24182f3..0000000
--- a/src/unused/ChunkLoaderAPI.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package unused;
-
-import org.bukkit.Location;
-
-public class ChunkLoaderAPI {
-	/**This method loads a chunk if the chunk isn't loaded already.
-	 * @param locationToLoad
-	 * @return True if chunk was already loaded, False if chunk wasn't already loaded
-	 */
-	public static boolean loadChunk(Location locationToLoad){
-		if(!(locationToLoad.getBlock().getChunk().isLoaded())){
-			locationToLoad.getBlock().getChunk().load();
-			return true;
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-	
-
-	/**This method loads a chunk if the chunk isn't loaded already.
-	 * @param locationToLoad
-	 * @return True if chunk was already unloaded, False if chunk wasn't already unloaded
-	 */
-	public static boolean unloadChunk(Location locationToUnload){
-		if (locationToUnload.getBlock().getChunk().isLoaded()){
-			locationToUnload.getBlock().getChunk().unload();
-			return false;
-		}
-		return true;
-	}
-
-}
diff --git a/src/unused/LoadSaveProcessOld.java b/src/unused/LoadSaveProcessOld.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c141df4..0000000
--- a/src/unused/LoadSaveProcessOld.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,236 +0,0 @@
-package unused;
-
-import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitTask;
-
-public class LoadSaveProcessOld {
-	
-	/*	the contents of this class are static because
-	 * 	loading and saving an entire world is an intensive process,
-	 * 	and only one save process should be running at a time.
-	 * 	
-	 * 	so only one save process should be TRACKED at a time.
-	 */
-	
-	//=============================STATIC FIELDS============================
-	
-	static BukkitTask task;
-		
-	static int[] startRegion;
-	
-	static int[] currentRegion;
-
-	static TranslatedCoordinates savedRegions;
-	
-	static int[][][][][] allChunkCoords;	
-		
-	static RegionPattern regionPattern;
-		
-	//INITIALIZE FIELDS
-	static void init(int width, int x, int z){
-		boolean even = width % 2 == 0;
-		int radius = Math.floorDiv(width,2);
-		if (even) radius -=1 ;
-		int lowX = x-radius;
-		int lowZ = z-radius;
-		
-		startRegion = new int[] {x,z};
-		currentRegion = startRegion;
-		savedRegions = new TranslatedCoordinates(width,lowX,lowZ);
-		generateAllChunkCoords(width,lowX,lowZ);			
-		if (even)	regionPattern = new OutwardSpiralPattern();
-		else		regionPattern = new CardinalPointsPattern();
-	}
-	
-
-	
-	//===============================PATTERNS===============================
-	
-	//ABSTRACT PARENT CLASS
-	static abstract class RegionPattern {	
-		static int n = 1;				//iteration number
-		abstract void reset();			//reset fields
-		abstract void setNextRegion();	
-	}
-	
-	//EVEN DIAMETER: OUTWARD SPIRAL PATTERN
-	private static class OutwardSpiralPattern extends RegionPattern {
-		
-		/*	The pattern:
-		 * 
-		 * 		3 | 36  35  34  33  32  31
-		 * 		  |
-		 * 		2 | 17  16  15  14  13  30
-		 * 		  |
-		 * 		1 | 18  05  04  03  12  29
-		 * 		  |
-		 * 		Z | 19  06  01  02  11  28
-		 * 		  |
-		 * 	   -1 | 20  07  08  09  10  27
-		 * 		  |
-		 * 	   -2 | 21  22  23  24  25  26
-		 * 		  +-----------------------
-		 * 			-2  -1   X   1   2   3
-		 * 	etc.
-		 */
-		
-		static int c;					//direction of travel: E,N,W,S - 1,2,3,4
-		static int D;					//distance to travel
-		static int d;					//distance already traveled
-		static boolean B;				//OK to change direction?
-		
-		OutwardSpiralPattern(){
-			c = 1;
-			D = 1;
-			d = 0;
-			B = false;
-		}
-		
-		
-
-		//interface methods
-		public void reset() {
-			
-		}
-		public void setNextRegion() {
-			
-		}	
-	}
-	
-	
-	//ODD DIAMETER: CARDINAL POINTS PATTERN
-	private static class CardinalPointsPattern extends RegionPattern {
-	
-		/*	The pattern:
-		 * 
-		 * 		2 | 23  18  10  14  22
-		 * 		  |
-		 * 		1 | 15  07  02  06  21
-		 * 		  |
-		 * 		Z | 11  03  01  05  13
-		 * 		  |
-		 * 	   -1 | 19  08  04  09  17
-		 * 		  |
-		 * 	   -2 | 24  16  12  20  25
-		 * 		  +-------------------
-		 * 			-2  -1   X   1   2
-		 * 	etc.
-		 */
-		
-		private static int[] cardinalPoints;	//midpoint of each side
-
-		private static int c;					//side: N,W,S,E = 1,2,3,4
-		private static int r;					//radius from square center
-		
-		private static int d;					//distance from cardinal point
-		private static boolean B;				//direction from cardinal point
-		
-		private static void expR(){ 			//expand radius, cardinal points
-			r++;
-			cardinalPoints[0]++;	
-			cardinalPoints[1]--;
-			cardinalPoints[2]--;
-			cardinalPoints[4]++;
-		}
-		
-		CardinalPointsPattern(){
-			reset();
-		}
-		
-		//interface methods
-		void reset(){
-			cardinalPoints = new int[] {		//each cardinal point contains 
-					startRegion[1]+1,			//only the dimension that moves
-					startRegion[0]-1,
-					startRegion[1]-1,
-					startRegion[0]+1
-					};
-			n = 1;
-			c = 1;
-			r = 1;
-			d = 0;
-			B = false;
-		}		
-		void setNextRegion(){
-			n++;
-			switch (c){
-				case 1 : 
-					if (B) 	currentRegion = new int[] {startRegion[0] + d, cardinalPoints[0]};
-					else;	currentRegion = new int[] {startRegion[0] - d, cardinalPoints[0]};
-				case 2 : 
-					if (B) 	currentRegion = new int[] {cardinalPoints[1], startRegion[0] + d};
-					else;	currentRegion = new int[] {cardinalPoints[1], startRegion[0] - d};
-				case 3 : 
-					if (B) 	currentRegion = new int[] {startRegion[0] - d, cardinalPoints[2]};
-					else;	currentRegion = new int[] {startRegion[0] + d, cardinalPoints[2]};
-				case 4 : 
-					if (B) 	currentRegion = new int[] {cardinalPoints[3], startRegion[0] - d};
-					else;	currentRegion = new int[] {cardinalPoints[3], startRegion[0] + d};
-					
-					if (r == d)	{ expR();	d = 0;		c = 1;				}
-					else		{			d++;		c++;		B = !B;	}
-				
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	
-	
-	
-	//=================================UTIL=================================
-	
-	//CUSTOM MAP CLASS FOR TRACKING SAVED REGIONS
-	static class TranslatedCoordinates {
-		
-		int xAdjust;
-		int zAdjust;
-		boolean[][] savemap;
-		public TranslatedCoordinates(int w, int lowX, int lowZ)
-		{
-			xAdjust = 0 - lowX;
-			zAdjust = 0 - lowZ;
-			savemap = new boolean[w][w];
-		}
-		int x(int x){  return x + xAdjust;  }
-		int z(int z){  return z + zAdjust;  }
-		
-		void save(int x, int z)			{  savemap[x(x)][z(z)] = true;  }
-		boolean isSaved(int x, int z)	{  return savemap[x(x)][z(z)];  }
-		
-		boolean allSaved(){
-			for (boolean[] xRow : savemap){
-				for (boolean region : xRow){
-					if (!region) return false;
-				}
-			}
-			return true;
-		}
-	}
-	
-	//GENERATE ALL CHUNK COORDINATES
-	private static void generateAllChunkCoords(int d, int lowX, int lowZ) {
-		allChunkCoords = new int[d][d][32][32][2];
-		int regionX = lowX;
-		boolean negX = true;
-		for (int[][][][] xRowRegions : allChunkCoords){
-			int regionZ = lowZ;
-			boolean negZ = true;
-			for (int[][][] region : xRowRegions){
-				int chunkX = 0;
-				for (int[][] xRowChunks : region){
-					int chunkZ = 0;
-					for (int[] chunk : xRowChunks){
-						chunk[0] = (regionX * 32) + (negX ? 0 - chunkX : chunkX);
-						chunk[1] = (regionZ * 32) + (negZ ? 0 - chunkZ : chunkZ);
-						chunkZ++;
-					}
-					chunkX++;
-				}
-				regionZ++;
-				if (negZ)
-					negZ = regionZ < 0;
-			}
-			regionX++;
-			if (negX) 
-				negX = regionX < 0;
-		}
-	}
-}