diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt
index cd64926afc..750522f2e3 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class UncivGame(
     val translations = Translations()
 
     override fun create() {
+        Gdx.graphics.setContinuousRendering(false)
         Gdx.input.setCatchKey(Input.Keys.BACK, true)
         if (Gdx.app.type != Application.ApplicationType.Desktop) {
             viewEntireMapForDebug = false
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class UncivGame(
         settings = GameSaver().getGeneralSettings() // needed for the screen
         screen = LoadingScreen()
 
-        thread {
+        thread(name="LoadJSON") {
             ruleset = Ruleset(true)
 
             if (rewriteTranslationFiles) { // Yes, also when running from the Jar. Sue me.
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameSaver.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameSaver.kt
index 43a0aeeaf3..ff0ea1bf3f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameSaver.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/GameSaver.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.Json
 import com.unciv.models.metadata.GameSettings
 import com.unciv.ui.utils.ImageGetter
 import java.io.File
+import kotlin.concurrent.thread
 
 class GameSaver {
     private val saveFilesFolder = "SaveFiles"
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ class GameSaver {
         // On the other hand if we alter the game data while it's being serialized we could get a concurrent modification exception.
         // So what we do is we clone all the game data and serialize the clone.
         val gameInfoClone = gameInfo.clone()
-        kotlin.concurrent.thread {
+        thread(name="Autosave") {
             saveGame(gameInfoClone, "Autosave")
 
             // keep auto-saves for the last 10 turns for debugging purposes
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/mapeditor/MapDownloadTable.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/mapeditor/MapDownloadTable.kt
index 8c4a6b97eb..2c28b69a7d 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/mapeditor/MapDownloadTable.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/mapeditor/MapDownloadTable.kt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class MapDownloadTable(loadMapScreen: LoadMapScreen): PopupTable(loadMapScreen)
             for (downloadableMap in folderList.entries) {
                 val downloadMapButton = TextButton(downloadableMap.name, CameraStageBaseScreen.skin)
                 downloadMapButton.onClick {
-                    thread {
+                    thread(name="MapDownload") {
                         try {
                             val mapJsonGzipped = DropBox().downloadFileAsString(downloadableMap.path_display)
                             val decodedMapJson = Gzip.unzip(mapJsonGzipped)
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/mapeditor/MapEditorMenuPopup.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/mapeditor/MapEditorMenuPopup.kt
index 0ca87173c0..b281f6f921 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/mapeditor/MapEditorMenuPopup.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/mapeditor/MapEditorMenuPopup.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class MapEditorMenuPopup(mapEditorScreen: MapEditorScreen): PopupTable(mapEditor
 
         val uploadMapButton = TextButton("Upload map".tr(), skin)
         uploadMapButton.onClick {
-            thread {
+            thread(name="MapUpload") {
                 try {
                     val gzippedMap = Gzip.zip(Json().toJson(mapEditorScreen.tileMap))
                     DropBox().uploadFile("/Maps/" + mapEditorScreen.mapName, gzippedMap)
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/newgamescreen/NewGameScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/newgamescreen/NewGameScreen.kt
index 647ef01eac..b9bab60630 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/newgamescreen/NewGameScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/newgamescreen/NewGameScreen.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class NewGameScreen: PickerScreen(){
             rightSideButton.disable()
             rightSideButton.setText("Working...".tr())
 
-            thread {
+            thread(name="NewGame") {
                 // Creating a new game can take a while and we don't want ANRs
                 try {
                     newGame = GameStarter().startNewGame(newGameParameters,mapParameters)
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/SaveGameScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/SaveGameScreen.kt
index 27a53154a5..cb015a4dd0 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/SaveGameScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/saves/SaveGameScreen.kt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class SaveGameScreen : PickerScreen() {
         rightSideButton.setText("Save game".tr())
         rightSideButton.onClick {
             rightSideButton.setText("Saving...".tr())
-            thread{ 
+            thread(name="SaveGame"){
                 GameSaver().saveGame(UncivGame.Current.gameInfo, textField.text)
                 UncivGame.Current.setWorldScreen()
             }
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/CameraStageBaseScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/CameraStageBaseScreen.kt
index e592d897e8..83083f913b 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/CameraStageBaseScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/CameraStageBaseScreen.kt
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ fun Actor.center(parent:Stage){ centerX(parent); centerY(parent)}
 fun Actor.onClickEvent(sound: UncivSound = UncivSound.Click, function: (event: InputEvent?, x: Float, y: Float) -> Unit) {
     this.addListener(object : ClickListener() {
         override fun clicked(event: InputEvent?, x: Float, y: Float) {
-            thread { Sounds.play(sound) }
+            thread(name="Sound") { Sounds.play(sound) }
             function(event, x, y)
         }
     })
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt
index c1bf96c732..4eb3836b2c 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/utils/UnitGroup.kt
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ class UnitGroup(val unit: MapUnit, val size: Float): Group() {
         spinningCircle.center(this)
         spinningCircle.x += whiteHaloSize / 2 // to edge of white halo
         spinningCircle.setOrigin(spinningCircle.width / 2 - whiteHaloSize / 2, spinningCircle.height / 2)
-        addActor(spinningCircle)
-        spinningCircle.addAction(Actions.repeat(RepeatAction.FOREVER, Actions.rotateBy(90f, 1f)))
+        //addActor(spinningCircle)
+        //spinningCircle.addAction(Actions.repeat(RepeatAction.FOREVER, Actions.rotateBy(90f, 1f)))
         blackSpinningCircle = spinningCircle
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt
index bc57219d87..e2fd31b5d9 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldMapHolder.kt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class WorldMapHolder(internal val worldScreen: WorldScreen, internal val tileMap
     }
 
     private fun addTileOverlaysWithUnitMovement(selectedUnit: MapUnit, tileInfo: TileInfo) {
-        thread {
+        thread(name="TurnsToGetThere") {
             /** LibGdx sometimes has these weird errors when you try to edit the UI layout from 2 separate threads.
              * And so, all UI editing will be done on the main thread.
              * The only "heavy lifting" that needs to be done is getting the turns to get there,
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
index 9dc7484b2a..8bb3d5cca4 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class WorldScreen(val viewingCiv:CivilizationInfo) : CameraStageBaseScreen() {
         val loadingGamePopup = PopupTable(this)
         loadingGamePopup.add("Loading latest game state...")
         loadingGamePopup.open()
-        thread {
+        thread(name="MultiplayerLoad") {
             try {
                 val latestGame = OnlineMultiplayer().tryDownloadGame(gameInfo.gameId)
                 if(gameInfo.isUpToDate && gameInfo.currentPlayer==latestGame.currentPlayer) { // we were trying to download this to see when it's our turn...nothing changed
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ class WorldScreen(val viewingCiv:CivilizationInfo) : CameraStageBaseScreen() {
         shouldUpdate = true
 
 
-        thread { // on a separate thread so the user can explore their world while we're passing the turn
+        thread(name="NextTurn") { // on a separate thread so the user can explore their world while we're passing the turn
             val gameInfoClone = gameInfo.clone()
             gameInfoClone.setTransients()
             try {
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/optionstable/WorldScreenMenuTable.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/optionstable/WorldScreenMenuTable.kt
index 58652bd952..de6c8230a8 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/optionstable/WorldScreenMenuTable.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/optionstable/WorldScreenMenuTable.kt
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class WorldScreenMenuTable(val worldScreen: WorldScreen) : PopupTable(worldScree
                 badGameIdLabel.isVisible = true
                 return@addButton
             }
-            thread {
+            thread(name="MultiplayerDownload") {
                 try {
                     // The tryDownload can take more than 500ms. Therefore, to avoid ANRs,
                     // we need to run it in a different thread.
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/optionstable/WorldScreenOptionsTable.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/optionstable/WorldScreenOptionsTable.kt
index 741d99eba9..b91ec56cf1 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/optionstable/WorldScreenOptionsTable.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/optionstable/WorldScreenOptionsTable.kt
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class WorldScreenOptionsTable(val worldScreen:WorldScreen) : PopupTable(worldScr
 
             downloadMusicButton.onClick {
                 // So the whole game doesn't get stuck while downloading the file
-                thread {
+                thread(name="Music") {
                     try {
                         downloadMusicButton.disable()
                         errorTable.clear()
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/unit/UnitContextMenu.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/unit/UnitContextMenu.kt
index 38430bda02..47c0c4782f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/unit/UnitContextMenu.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/unit/UnitContextMenu.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class UnitContextMenu(val tileMapHolder: WorldMapHolder, val selectedUnit: MapUn
 
     fun onMoveButtonClick() {
         // this can take a long time, because of the unit-to-tile calculation needed, so we put it in a different thread
-        thread {
+        thread(name="TileToMoveTo") {
             // these are the heavy parts, finding where we want to go
             // Since this runs in a different thread, even if we check movement.canReach()
             // then it might change until we get to the getTileToMoveTo, so we just try/catch it