diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/ext/fawe/PaperweightAdapter.java b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/ext/fawe/PaperweightAdapter.java
index ab2530fed..e3129e07b 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/ext/fawe/PaperweightAdapter.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/ext/fawe/PaperweightAdapter.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.registry.state.IntegerProperty;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.registry.state.Property;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.Direction;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.SideEffect;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.concurrency.LazyReference;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text.Component;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text.TranslatableComponent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.io.file.SafeFiles;
@@ -171,11 +172,11 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
 
 public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft.nbt.Tag> {
 
-    private final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(getClass().getCanonicalName());
+    private final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(getClass().getCanonicalName());
 
-    private final Field serverWorldsField;
-    private final Method getChunkFutureMethod;
-    private final Field chunkProviderExecutorField;
+    private final Field worldsField;
+    private final Method getChunkFutureMainThreadMethod;
+    private final Field mainThreadProcessorField;
     private final Watchdog watchdog;
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -191,18 +192,18 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
             throw new UnsupportedClassVersionError("Not 1.17.1!");
         }
 
-        serverWorldsField = CraftServer.class.getDeclaredField("worlds");
-        serverWorldsField.setAccessible(true);
+        worldsField = CraftServer.class.getDeclaredField("worlds");
+        worldsField.setAccessible(true);
 
-        getChunkFutureMethod = ServerChunkCache.class.getDeclaredMethod("getChunkFutureMainThread",
+        getChunkFutureMainThreadMethod = ServerChunkCache.class.getDeclaredMethod("getChunkFutureMainThread",
                 int.class, int.class, ChunkStatus.class, boolean.class
         );
-        getChunkFutureMethod.setAccessible(true);
+        getChunkFutureMainThreadMethod.setAccessible(true);
 
-        chunkProviderExecutorField = ServerChunkCache.class.getDeclaredField(
+        mainThreadProcessorField = ServerChunkCache.class.getDeclaredField(
                 Refraction.pickName("mainThreadProcessor", "h")
         );
-        chunkProviderExecutorField.setAccessible(true);
+        mainThreadProcessorField.setAccessible(true);
 
         new PaperweightDataConverters(CraftMagicNumbers.INSTANCE.getDataVersion(), this).build(ForkJoinPool.commonPool());
 
@@ -435,7 +436,10 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
 
         net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag tag = new net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag();
         readEntityIntoTag(mcEntity, tag);
-        return new BaseEntity(com.sk89q.worldedit.world.entity.EntityTypes.get(id), (CompoundTag) toNative(tag));
+        return new BaseEntity(
+                com.sk89q.worldedit.world.entity.EntityTypes.get(id),
+                LazyReference.from(() -> (CompoundBinaryTag) toNativeBinary(tag))
+        );
     }
 
     @Nullable
@@ -667,7 +671,7 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
         } finally {
             try {
                 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-                Map<String, org.bukkit.World> map = (Map<String, org.bukkit.World>) serverWorldsField.get(Bukkit.getServer());
+                Map<String, org.bukkit.World> map = (Map<String, org.bukkit.World>) worldsField.get(Bukkit.getServer());
                 map.remove("worldeditregentempworld");
             } catch (IllegalAccessException ignored) {
             }
@@ -740,7 +744,7 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
         List<CompletableFuture<ChunkAccess>> chunkLoadings = submitChunkLoadTasks(region, serverWorld);
         BlockableEventLoop<Runnable> executor;
         try {
-            executor = (BlockableEventLoop<Runnable>) chunkProviderExecutorField.get(serverWorld.getChunkSource());
+            executor = (BlockableEventLoop<Runnable>) mainThreadProcessorField.get(serverWorld.getChunkSource());
         } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Couldn't get executor for chunk loading.", e);
         }
@@ -801,7 +805,7 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
                 //noinspection unchecked
                 chunkLoadings.add(
                         ((CompletableFuture<Either<ChunkAccess, ChunkHolder.ChunkLoadingFailure>>)
-                                getChunkFutureMethod.invoke(chunkManager, chunk.getX(), chunk.getZ(), ChunkStatus.FEATURES, true))
+                                getChunkFutureMainThreadMethod.invoke(chunkManager, chunk.getX(), chunk.getZ(), ChunkStatus.FEATURES, true))
                                 .thenApply(either -> either.left().orElse(null))
                 );
             } catch (IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException e) {
@@ -893,7 +897,7 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
             try {
                 return toNativeList((net.minecraft.nbt.ListTag) foreign);
             } catch (Throwable e) {
-                logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to convert net.minecraft.nbt.ListTag", e);
+                LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to convert net.minecraft.nbt.ListTag", e);
                 return ListBinaryTag.empty();
             }
         } else if (foreign instanceof net.minecraft.nbt.LongTag) {
@@ -1012,7 +1016,7 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
                     WatchdogThread.tick();
                 }
             } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
-                logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to tick watchdog", e);
+                LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to tick watchdog", e);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/PaperweightFaweAdapter.java b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/PaperweightFaweAdapter.java
index eb1ff164b..6d1faa718 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/PaperweightFaweAdapter.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/PaperweightFaweAdapter.java
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.queue.implementation.packet.ChunkPacket;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
-import com.sk89q.jnbt.CompoundTag;
-import com.sk89q.jnbt.StringTag;
 import com.sk89q.jnbt.Tag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.EditSession;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.BaseItemStack;
@@ -40,6 +38,9 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.SideEffect;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.SideEffectSet;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.TreeGenerator;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text.Component;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.nbt.BinaryTag;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.nbt.CompoundBinaryTag;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.nbt.StringBinaryTag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.RegenOptions;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.biome.BiomeType;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BaseBlock;
@@ -274,9 +275,8 @@ public final class PaperweightFaweAdapter extends CachedBukkitAdapter implements
             // Read the NBT data
             BlockEntity blockEntity = chunk.getBlockEntity(blockPos, LevelChunk.EntityCreationType.CHECK);
             if (blockEntity != null) {
-                //TODO 1.18 recheck logic, I may skipped loading - NMF
                 net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag tag = blockEntity.save(new net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag());
-                return state.toBaseBlock((CompoundTag) toNative(tag));
+                return state.toBaseBlock((CompoundBinaryTag) toNativeBinary(tag));
             }
         }
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public final class PaperweightFaweAdapter extends CachedBukkitAdapter implements
 
         levelChunk.removeBlockEntity(blockPos); // Force delete the old tile entity
 
-        CompoundTag compoundTag = state instanceof BaseBlock ? state.getNbtData() : null;
+        CompoundBinaryTag compoundTag = state instanceof BaseBlock ? state.getNbt() : null;
         if (compoundTag != null || existing instanceof TileEntityBlock) {
             level.setBlock(blockPos, blockState, 0);
             // remove tile
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public final class PaperweightFaweAdapter extends CachedBukkitAdapter implements
                 // though we do not do this on the Forge version
                 BlockEntity blockEntity = level.getBlockEntity(blockPos);
                 if (blockEntity != null) {
-                    net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag tag = (net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag) fromNative(compoundTag);
+                    net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag tag = (net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag) fromNativeBinary(compoundTag);
                     tag.put("x", IntTag.valueOf(x));
                     tag.put("y", IntTag.valueOf(y));
                     tag.put("z", IntTag.valueOf(z));
@@ -361,14 +361,15 @@ public final class PaperweightFaweAdapter extends CachedBukkitAdapter implements
 
         if (id != null) {
             EntityType type = com.sk89q.worldedit.world.entity.EntityTypes.get(id);
-            Supplier<CompoundTag> saveTag = () -> {
+            Supplier<CompoundBinaryTag> saveTag = () -> {
                 final net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag minecraftTag = new net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag();
                 readEntityIntoTag(mcEntity, minecraftTag);
                 //add Id for AbstractChangeSet to work
-                final CompoundTag tag = (CompoundTag) toNative(minecraftTag);
-                final Map<String, Tag> tags = new HashMap<>(tag.getValue());
-                tags.put("Id", new StringTag(id));
-                return new CompoundTag(tags);
+                final CompoundBinaryTag tag = (CompoundBinaryTag) toNative(minecraftTag);
+                final Map<String, BinaryTag> tags = new HashMap<>();
+                tag.keySet().forEach(key -> tags.put(key, tag.get(key)));
+                tags.put("Id", StringBinaryTag.of(id));
+                return CompoundBinaryTag.from(tags);
             };
             return new LazyBaseEntity(type, saveTag);
         } else {
@@ -541,7 +542,7 @@ public final class PaperweightFaweAdapter extends CachedBukkitAdapter implements
                 Registry.ITEM.get(ResourceLocation.tryParse(baseItemStack.getType().getId())),
                 baseItemStack.getAmount()
         );
-        stack.setTag(((net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag) fromNative(baseItemStack.getNbtData())));
+        stack.setTag(((net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag) fromNativeBinary(baseItemStack.getNbt())));
         return CraftItemStack.asCraftMirror(stack);
     }
 
@@ -603,7 +604,7 @@ public final class PaperweightFaweAdapter extends CachedBukkitAdapter implements
     public BaseItemStack adapt(org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack itemStack) {
         final ItemStack nmsStack = CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(itemStack);
         final BaseItemStack weStack = new BaseItemStack(BukkitAdapter.asItemType(itemStack.getType()), itemStack.getAmount());
-        weStack.setNbtData(((CompoundTag) toNative(nmsStack.getTag())));
+        weStack.setNbt(((CompoundBinaryTag) toNativeBinary(nmsStack.getTag())));
         return weStack;
     }
 
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/PaperweightPlatformAdapter.java b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/PaperweightPlatformAdapter.java
index 1f7706b57..b8b791e88 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/PaperweightPlatformAdapter.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/PaperweightPlatformAdapter.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public final class PaperweightPlatformAdapter extends NMSAdapter {
     private static final long fieldLockOffset;
 
     private static final Field fieldGameEventDispatcherSections;
-    private static final MethodHandle methodremoveTickingBlockEntity;
+    private static final MethodHandle methodremoveBlockEntityTicker;
 
     private static final Field fieldRemove;
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public final class PaperweightPlatformAdapter extends NMSAdapter {
                     ), BlockPos.class
             );
             removeBlockEntityTicker.setAccessible(true);
-            methodremoveTickingBlockEntity = MethodHandles.lookup().unreflect(removeBlockEntityTicker);
+            methodremoveBlockEntityTicker = MethodHandles.lookup().unreflect(removeBlockEntityTicker);
 
             fieldRemove = BlockEntity.class.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName("remove", "p"));
             fieldRemove.setAccessible(true);
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ public final class PaperweightPlatformAdapter extends NMSAdapter {
                     fieldRemove.set(beacon, true);
                 }
             }
-            methodremoveTickingBlockEntity.invoke(levelChunk, beacon.getBlockPos());
+            methodremoveBlockEntityTicker.invoke(levelChunk, beacon.getBlockPos());
         } catch (Throwable throwable) {
             throwable.printStackTrace();
         }
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/regen/PaperweightRegen.java b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/regen/PaperweightRegen.java
index 6807c7a05..c7c1e708f 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/regen/PaperweightRegen.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_17_1/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_17_R1_2/regen/PaperweightRegen.java
@@ -90,13 +90,13 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
 
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManagerCompat.getLogger();
 
-    private static final Field serverWorldsField;
-    private static final Field worldPaperConfigField;
-    private static final Field flatBedrockField;
+    private static final Field worldsField;
+    private static final Field paperConfigField;
+    private static final Field generateFlatBedrockField;
     private static final Field generatorSettingFlatField;
     private static final Field generatorSettingBaseSupplierField;
     private static final Field delegateField;
-    private static final Field chunkProviderField;
+    private static final Field chunkSourceField;
 
     //list of chunk stati in correct order without FULL
     private static final Map<ChunkStatus, Concurrency> chunkStati = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
         chunkStati.put(ChunkStatus.HEIGHTMAPS, Concurrency.FULL);   // heightmaps: radius 0
 
         try {
-            serverWorldsField = CraftServer.class.getDeclaredField("worlds");
-            serverWorldsField.setAccessible(true);
+            worldsField = CraftServer.class.getDeclaredField("worlds");
+            worldsField.setAccessible(true);
 
             Field tmpPaperConfigField;
             Field tmpFlatBedrockField;
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
                 tmpPaperConfigField = null;
                 tmpFlatBedrockField = null;
             }
-            worldPaperConfigField = tmpPaperConfigField;
-            flatBedrockField = tmpFlatBedrockField;
+            paperConfigField = tmpPaperConfigField;
+            generateFlatBedrockField = tmpFlatBedrockField;
 
             generatorSettingBaseSupplierField = NoiseBasedChunkGenerator.class.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName(
                     "settings", "g"));
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
             delegateField = CustomChunkGenerator.class.getDeclaredField("delegate");
             delegateField.setAccessible(true);
 
-            chunkProviderField = ServerLevel.class.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName("chunkSource", "C"));
-            chunkProviderField.setAccessible(true);
+            chunkSourceField = ServerLevel.class.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName("chunkSource", "C"));
+            chunkSourceField.setAccessible(true);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
         }
 
         //flat bedrock? (only on paper)
-        if (worldPaperConfigField != null) {
+        if (paperConfigField != null) {
             try {
-                generateFlatBedrock = flatBedrockField.getBoolean(worldPaperConfigField.get(originalServerWorld));
+                generateFlatBedrock = generateFlatBedrockField.getBoolean(paperConfigField.get(originalServerWorld));
             } catch (Exception ignored) {
             }
         }
@@ -270,8 +270,8 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
         freshWorld.noSave = true;
         removeWorldFromWorldsMap();
         newWorldData.checkName(originalServerWorld.serverLevelData.getLevelName()); //rename to original world name
-        if (worldPaperConfigField != null) {
-            worldPaperConfigField.set(freshWorld, originalServerWorld.paperConfig);
+        if (paperConfigField != null) {
+            paperConfigField.set(freshWorld, originalServerWorld.paperConfig);
         }
 
         //generator
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
             }
         };
 
-        ReflectionUtils.unsafeSet(chunkProviderField, freshWorld, freshChunkProvider);
+        ReflectionUtils.unsafeSet(chunkSourceField, freshWorld, freshChunkProvider);
         //let's start then
         structureManager = server.getStructureManager();
         threadedLevelLightEngine = freshChunkProvider.getLightEngine();
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
     private void removeWorldFromWorldsMap() {
         Fawe.instance().getQueueHandler().sync(() -> {
             try {
-                Map<String, org.bukkit.World> map = (Map<String, org.bukkit.World>) serverWorldsField.get(Bukkit.getServer());
+                Map<String, org.bukkit.World> map = (Map<String, org.bukkit.World>) worldsField.get(Bukkit.getServer());
                 map.remove("worldeditregentempworld");
             } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/ext/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightAdapter.java b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/ext/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightAdapter.java
index c30dfe662..b0d8eefb4 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/ext/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightAdapter.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/ext/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightAdapter.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import com.mojang.datafixers.util.Either;
 import com.mojang.serialization.Codec;
 import com.mojang.serialization.Dynamic;
 import com.mojang.serialization.Lifecycle;
-import com.sk89q.jnbt.CompoundTag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.WorldEditException;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.BaseItem;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.BaseItemStack;
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.registry.state.IntegerProperty;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.registry.state.Property;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.Direction;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.SideEffect;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.concurrency.LazyReference;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text.Component;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text.TranslatableComponent;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.io.file.SafeFiles;
@@ -172,11 +172,11 @@ import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
 
 public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft.nbt.Tag> {
 
-    private final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(getClass().getCanonicalName());
+    private final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(getClass().getCanonicalName());
 
-    private final Field serverWorldsField;
-    private final Method getChunkFutureMethod;
-    private final Field chunkProviderExecutorField;
+    private final Field worldsField;
+    private final Method getChunkFutureMainThreadMethod;
+    private final Field mainThreadProcessorField;
     private final Watchdog watchdog;
 
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -192,19 +192,19 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
             throw new UnsupportedClassVersionError("Not 1.18 or 1.18.1!");
         }
 
-        serverWorldsField = CraftServer.class.getDeclaredField("worlds");
-        serverWorldsField.setAccessible(true);
+        worldsField = CraftServer.class.getDeclaredField("worlds");
+        worldsField.setAccessible(true);
 
-        getChunkFutureMethod = ServerChunkCache.class.getDeclaredMethod(
+        getChunkFutureMainThreadMethod = ServerChunkCache.class.getDeclaredMethod(
                 Refraction.pickName("getChunkFutureMainThread", "c"),
                 int.class, int.class, ChunkStatus.class, boolean.class
         );
-        getChunkFutureMethod.setAccessible(true);
+        getChunkFutureMainThreadMethod.setAccessible(true);
 
-        chunkProviderExecutorField = ServerChunkCache.class.getDeclaredField(
+        mainThreadProcessorField = ServerChunkCache.class.getDeclaredField(
                 Refraction.pickName("mainThreadProcessor", "h")
         );
-        chunkProviderExecutorField.setAccessible(true);
+        mainThreadProcessorField.setAccessible(true);
 
         new PaperweightDataConverters(CraftMagicNumbers.INSTANCE.getDataVersion(), this).build(ForkJoinPool.commonPool());
 
@@ -427,7 +427,10 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
 
         net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag tag = new net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag();
         readEntityIntoTag(mcEntity, tag);
-        return new BaseEntity(com.sk89q.worldedit.world.entity.EntityTypes.get(id), (CompoundTag) toNative(tag));
+        return new BaseEntity(
+                com.sk89q.worldedit.world.entity.EntityTypes.get(id),
+                LazyReference.from(() -> (CompoundBinaryTag) toNativeBinary(tag))
+        );
     }
 
     @Nullable
@@ -442,9 +445,9 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
         Entity createdEntity = createEntityFromId(state.getType().getId(), craftWorld.getHandle());
 
         if (createdEntity != null) {
-            CompoundTag nativeTag = state.getNbtData();
+            CompoundBinaryTag nativeTag = state.getNbt();
             if (nativeTag != null) {
-                net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag tag = (net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag) fromNative(nativeTag);
+                net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag tag = (net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag) fromNativeBinary(nativeTag);
                 for (String name : Constants.NO_COPY_ENTITY_NBT_FIELDS) {
                     tag.remove(name);
                 }
@@ -546,7 +549,7 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
     public BaseItemStack adapt(org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack itemStack) {
         final ItemStack nmsStack = CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(itemStack);
         final BaseItemStack weStack = new BaseItemStack(BukkitAdapter.asItemType(itemStack.getType()), itemStack.getAmount());
-        weStack.setNbtData(((CompoundTag) toNative(nmsStack.getTag())));
+        weStack.setNbt(((CompoundBinaryTag) toNativeBinary(nmsStack.getTag())));
         return weStack;
     }
 
@@ -665,7 +668,7 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
         } finally {
             try {
                 @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-                Map<String, org.bukkit.World> map = (Map<String, org.bukkit.World>) serverWorldsField.get(Bukkit.getServer());
+                Map<String, org.bukkit.World> map = (Map<String, org.bukkit.World>) worldsField.get(Bukkit.getServer());
                 map.remove("worldeditregentempworld");
             } catch (IllegalAccessException ignored) {
             }
@@ -738,7 +741,7 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
         List<CompletableFuture<ChunkAccess>> chunkLoadings = submitChunkLoadTasks(region, serverWorld);
         BlockableEventLoop<Runnable> executor;
         try {
-            executor = (BlockableEventLoop<Runnable>) chunkProviderExecutorField.get(serverWorld.getChunkSource());
+            executor = (BlockableEventLoop<Runnable>) mainThreadProcessorField.get(serverWorld.getChunkSource());
         } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Couldn't get executor for chunk loading.", e);
         }
@@ -797,7 +800,7 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
                 //noinspection unchecked
                 chunkLoadings.add(
                         ((CompletableFuture<Either<ChunkAccess, ChunkHolder.ChunkLoadingFailure>>)
-                                getChunkFutureMethod.invoke(chunkManager, chunk.getX(), chunk.getZ(), ChunkStatus.FEATURES, true))
+                                getChunkFutureMainThreadMethod.invoke(chunkManager, chunk.getX(), chunk.getZ(), ChunkStatus.FEATURES, true))
                                 .thenApply(either -> either.left().orElse(null))
                 );
             } catch (IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException e) {
@@ -889,7 +892,7 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
             try {
                 return toNativeList((net.minecraft.nbt.ListTag) foreign);
             } catch (Throwable e) {
-                logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to convert net.minecraft.nbt.ListTag", e);
+                LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to convert net.minecraft.nbt.ListTag", e);
                 return ListBinaryTag.empty();
             }
         } else if (foreign instanceof net.minecraft.nbt.LongTag) {
@@ -1008,7 +1011,7 @@ public final class PaperweightAdapter implements BukkitImplAdapter<net.minecraft
                     WatchdogThread.tick();
                 }
             } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
-                logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to tick watchdog", e);
+                LOGGER.log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to tick watchdog", e);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightFaweAdapter.java b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightFaweAdapter.java
index 4a20a5eeb..8e9806d37 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightFaweAdapter.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightFaweAdapter.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package com.sk89q.worldedit.bukkit.adapter.impl.fawe.v1_18_R1;
 
-import ca.spottedleaf.starlight.common.light.StarLightEngine;
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.bukkit.adapter.CachedBukkitAdapter;
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.bukkit.adapter.IDelegateBukkitImplAdapter;
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.bukkit.adapter.NMSRelighterFactory;
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@ import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.queue.implementation.packet.ChunkPacket;
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
-import com.sk89q.jnbt.CompoundTag;
-import com.sk89q.jnbt.StringTag;
 import com.sk89q.jnbt.Tag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.EditSession;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.blocks.BaseItemStack;
@@ -41,6 +38,9 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.SideEffect;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.SideEffectSet;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.TreeGenerator;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.formatting.text.Component;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.nbt.BinaryTag;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.nbt.CompoundBinaryTag;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.nbt.StringBinaryTag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.RegenOptions;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.biome.BiomeType;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BaseBlock;
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ public final class PaperweightFaweAdapter extends CachedBukkitAdapter implements
             BlockEntity blockEntity = chunk.getBlockEntity(blockPos, LevelChunk.EntityCreationType.CHECK);
             if (blockEntity != null) {
                 net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag tag = blockEntity.saveWithId();
-                return state.toBaseBlock((CompoundTag) toNative(tag));
+                return state.toBaseBlock((CompoundBinaryTag) toNativeBinary(tag));
             }
         }
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public final class PaperweightFaweAdapter extends CachedBukkitAdapter implements
 
         levelChunk.removeBlockEntity(blockPos); // Force delete the old tile entity
 
-        CompoundTag compoundTag = state instanceof BaseBlock ? state.getNbtData() : null;
+        CompoundBinaryTag compoundTag = state instanceof BaseBlock ? state.getNbt() : null;
         if (compoundTag != null || existing instanceof TileEntityBlock) {
             level.setBlock(blockPos, blockState, 0);
             // remove tile
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public final class PaperweightFaweAdapter extends CachedBukkitAdapter implements
                 // though we do not do this on the Forge version
                 BlockEntity blockEntity = level.getBlockEntity(blockPos);
                 if (blockEntity != null) {
-                    net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag tag = (net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag) fromNative(compoundTag);
+                    net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag tag = (net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag) fromNativeBinary(compoundTag);
                     tag.put("x", IntTag.valueOf(x));
                     tag.put("y", IntTag.valueOf(y));
                     tag.put("z", IntTag.valueOf(z));
@@ -356,14 +356,15 @@ public final class PaperweightFaweAdapter extends CachedBukkitAdapter implements
         if (id != null) {
             EntityType type = com.sk89q.worldedit.world.entity.EntityTypes.get(id);
             //TODO 1.18 be a CBT ?
-            Supplier<CompoundTag> saveTag = () -> {
+            Supplier<CompoundBinaryTag> saveTag = () -> {
                 final net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag minecraftTag = new net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag();
                 readEntityIntoTag(mcEntity, minecraftTag);
                 //add Id for AbstractChangeSet to work
-                final CompoundTag tag = (CompoundTag) toNative(minecraftTag);
-                final Map<String, Tag> tags = new HashMap<>(tag.getValue());
-                tags.put("Id", new StringTag(id));
-                return new CompoundTag(tags);
+                final CompoundBinaryTag tag = (CompoundBinaryTag) toNativeBinary(minecraftTag);
+                final Map<String, BinaryTag> tags = new HashMap<>();
+                tag.keySet().forEach(key -> tags.put(key, tag.get(key)));
+                tags.put("Id", StringBinaryTag.of(id));
+                return CompoundBinaryTag.from(tags);
             };
             return new LazyBaseEntity(type, saveTag);
         } else {
@@ -598,7 +599,7 @@ public final class PaperweightFaweAdapter extends CachedBukkitAdapter implements
     public BaseItemStack adapt(org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack itemStack) {
         final ItemStack nmsStack = CraftItemStack.asNMSCopy(itemStack);
         final BaseItemStack weStack = new BaseItemStack(BukkitAdapter.asItemType(itemStack.getType()), itemStack.getAmount());
-        weStack.setNbtData(((CompoundTag) toNative(nmsStack.getTag())));
+        weStack.setNbt(((CompoundBinaryTag) toNativeBinary(nmsStack.getTag())));
         return weStack;
     }
 
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightPlatformAdapter.java b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightPlatformAdapter.java
index 78ad00245..27e22a05c 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightPlatformAdapter.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/PaperweightPlatformAdapter.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public final class PaperweightPlatformAdapter extends NMSAdapter {
     public static final Field fieldPalette;
 
 
-    public static final Field fieldTickingFluidContent;
+    public static final Field fieldTickingFluidCount;
     public static final Field fieldTickingBlockCount;
     public static final Field fieldNonEmptyBlockCount;
 
@@ -114,14 +114,13 @@ public final class PaperweightPlatformAdapter extends NMSAdapter {
             dataConstructor = dataClazz.getDeclaredConstructors()[0];
             dataConstructor.setAccessible(true);
 
-            //TODO FIXME 1.18
             fieldStorage = dataClazz.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName("storage", "b"));
             fieldStorage.setAccessible(true);
             fieldPalette = dataClazz.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName("palette", "c"));
             fieldPalette.setAccessible(true);
 
-            fieldTickingFluidContent = LevelChunkSection.class.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName("tickingFluidCount", "h"));
-            fieldTickingFluidContent.setAccessible(true);
+            fieldTickingFluidCount = LevelChunkSection.class.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName("tickingFluidCount", "h"));
+            fieldTickingFluidCount.setAccessible(true);
             fieldTickingBlockCount = LevelChunkSection.class.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName("tickingBlockCount", "g"));
             fieldTickingBlockCount.setAccessible(true);
             fieldNonEmptyBlockCount = LevelChunkSection.class.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName("nonEmptyBlockCount", "f"));
@@ -544,7 +543,7 @@ public final class PaperweightPlatformAdapter extends NMSAdapter {
 
     public static void setCount(final int tickingBlockCount, final int nonEmptyBlockCount, final LevelChunkSection section) throws
             IllegalAccessException {
-        fieldTickingFluidContent.setShort(section, (short) 0); // TODO FIXME
+        fieldTickingFluidCount.setShort(section, (short) 0); // TODO FIXME
         fieldTickingBlockCount.setShort(section, (short) tickingBlockCount);
         fieldNonEmptyBlockCount.setShort(section, (short) nonEmptyBlockCount);
     }
diff --git a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/regen/PaperweightRegen.java b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/regen/PaperweightRegen.java
index c2ce83d38..49285b665 100644
--- a/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/regen/PaperweightRegen.java
+++ b/worldedit-bukkit/adapters/adapter-1_18/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/bukkit/adapter/impl/fawe/v1_18_R1/regen/PaperweightRegen.java
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManagerCompat.getLogger();
 
     private static final Field serverWorldsField;
-    private static final Field worldPaperConfigField;
+    private static final Field paperConfigField;
     private static final Field flatBedrockField;
     private static final Field generatorSettingFlatField;
     private static final Field generatorSettingBaseSupplierField;
     private static final Field delegateField;
-    private static final Field chunkProviderField;
+    private static final Field chunkSourceField;
 
     //list of chunk stati in correct order without FULL
     private static final Map<ChunkStatus, Concurrency> chunkStati = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
                 tmpPaperConfigField = null;
                 tmpFlatBedrockField = null;
             }
-            worldPaperConfigField = tmpPaperConfigField;
+            paperConfigField = tmpPaperConfigField;
             flatBedrockField = tmpFlatBedrockField;
 
             generatorSettingBaseSupplierField = NoiseBasedChunkGenerator.class.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName(
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
             delegateField = CustomChunkGenerator.class.getDeclaredField("delegate");
             delegateField.setAccessible(true);
 
-            chunkProviderField = ServerLevel.class.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName("chunkSource", "L"));
-            chunkProviderField.setAccessible(true);
+            chunkSourceField = ServerLevel.class.getDeclaredField(Refraction.pickName("chunkSource", "L"));
+            chunkSourceField.setAccessible(true);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
         }
 
         //flat bedrock? (only on paper)
-        if (worldPaperConfigField != null) {
+        if (paperConfigField != null) {
             try {
-                generateFlatBedrock = flatBedrockField.getBoolean(worldPaperConfigField.get(originalServerWorld));
+                generateFlatBedrock = flatBedrockField.getBoolean(paperConfigField.get(originalServerWorld));
             } catch (Exception ignored) {
             }
         }
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
         freshWorld.noSave = true;
         removeWorldFromWorldsMap();
         newWorldData.checkName(originalServerWorld.serverLevelData.getLevelName()); //rename to original world name
-        if (worldPaperConfigField != null) {
-            worldPaperConfigField.set(freshWorld, originalServerWorld.paperConfig);
+        if (paperConfigField != null) {
+            paperConfigField.set(freshWorld, originalServerWorld.paperConfig);
         }
 
         //generator
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public class PaperweightRegen extends Regenerator<ChunkAccess, ProtoChunk, Level
             }
         };
 
-        ReflectionUtils.unsafeSet(chunkProviderField, freshWorld, freshChunkProvider);
+        ReflectionUtils.unsafeSet(chunkSourceField, freshWorld, freshChunkProvider);
         //let's start then
         structureManager = server.getStructureManager();
         threadedLevelLightEngine = freshChunkProvider.getLightEngine();
diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/entity/LazyBaseEntity.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/entity/LazyBaseEntity.java
index 28ed77fed..8eb221269 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/entity/LazyBaseEntity.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/fastasyncworldedit/core/entity/LazyBaseEntity.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.Fawe;
 import com.fastasyncworldedit.core.util.TaskManager;
 import com.sk89q.jnbt.CompoundTag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.entity.BaseEntity;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.util.nbt.CompoundBinaryTag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.entity.EntityType;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -11,26 +12,26 @@ import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 public class LazyBaseEntity extends BaseEntity {
 
-    private Supplier<CompoundTag> saveTag;
+    private Supplier<CompoundBinaryTag> saveTag;
 
-    public LazyBaseEntity(EntityType type, Supplier<CompoundTag> saveTag) {
+    public LazyBaseEntity(EntityType type, Supplier<CompoundBinaryTag> saveTag) {
         super(type);
         this.saveTag = saveTag;
     }
 
     @Nullable
     @Override
-    public CompoundTag getNbtData() {
-        Supplier<CompoundTag> tmp = saveTag;
+    public CompoundBinaryTag getNbt() {
+        Supplier<CompoundBinaryTag> tmp = saveTag;
         if (tmp != null) {
             saveTag = null;
             if (Fawe.isMainThread()) {
-                setNbtData(tmp.get());
+                setNbt(tmp.get());
             } else {
-                setNbtData(TaskManager.taskManager().sync(tmp));
+                setNbt(TaskManager.taskManager().sync(tmp));
             }
         }
-        return super.getNbtData();
+        return super.getNbt();
     }
 
 }