diff --git a/src/dusk/asset/asset.c b/src/dusk/asset/asset.c
index 6ac7a4e9..f914092c 100644
--- a/src/dusk/asset/asset.c
+++ b/src/dusk/asset/asset.c
@@ -286,7 +286,9 @@ errorret_t assetUpdate(void) {
             "Loader did not set entry state to error on failed load."
           );
         } else if(loading->entry->state == ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_LOADED) {
-          eventInvoke(&loading->entry->onLoaded, loading->entry);
+          assetentry_t *loadedEntry = loading->entry;
+          loading->entry = NULL;
+          eventInvoke(&loadedEntry->onLoaded, loadedEntry);
         }
 
         loading++;
diff --git a/src/dusk/asset/asset.h b/src/dusk/asset/asset.h
index a560aa63..2520f94d 100644
--- a/src/dusk/asset/asset.h
+++ b/src/dusk/asset/asset.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define ASSET_FILE_NAME "dusk.dsk"
 #define ASSET_HEADER_SIZE 3
 
-#define ASSET_LOADING_COUNT_MAX 4
+#define ASSET_LOADING_COUNT_MAX 20
 #define ASSET_ENTRY_COUNT_MAX 128
 
 typedef struct asset_s {
diff --git a/src/dusk/asset/loader/chunk/assetchunkloader.c b/src/dusk/asset/loader/chunk/assetchunkloader.c
index 408be108..871f64c0 100644
--- a/src/dusk/asset/loader/chunk/assetchunkloader.c
+++ b/src/dusk/asset/loader/chunk/assetchunkloader.c
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #include "util/endian.h"
 #include "asset/loader/assetloading.h"
 #include "asset/loader/assetentry.h"
+#include "asset/loader/assetloader.h"
+#include "asset/asset.h"
 
 errorret_t assetChunkLoaderAsync(assetloading_t *loading) {
   assertNotNull(loading, "Loading cannot be NULL");
@@ -48,16 +50,44 @@ errorret_t assetChunkLoaderSync(assetloading_t *loading) {
   assertTrue(loading->type == ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_CHUNK, "Invalid type.");
   assertIsMainThread("Must be called from the main thread.");
 
+  assetchunkoutput_t *out = &loading->entry->data.chunk;
+
   switch(loading->loading.chunk.state) {
     case ASSET_CHUNK_LOADING_STATE_INITIAL:
       loading->loading.chunk.state = ASSET_CHUNK_LOADING_STATE_READ_FILE;
       loading->entry->state = ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_PENDING_ASYNC;
       errorOk();
-      break;
 
     case ASSET_CHUNK_LOADING_STATE_PARSE:
       break;
 
+    case ASSET_CHUNK_LOADING_STATE_LOAD_MODELS:
+      while(loading->loading.chunk.modelIndex < out->meshCount) {
+        uint8_t m = loading->loading.chunk.modelIndex;
+        if(out->modelEntries[m] == NULL) {
+          out->modelEntries[m] = assetLock(
+            out->modelNames[m], ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_MODEL, NULL
+          );
+          assertNotNull(
+            out->modelEntries[m], "Failed to lock model."
+          );
+          loading->entry->state = ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_PENDING_SYNC;
+          errorOk();
+        }
+        if(out->modelEntries[m]->state == ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_ERROR) {
+          assetLoaderErrorThrow(
+            loading, "Model failed to load: %s", out->modelNames[m]
+          );
+        }
+        if(out->modelEntries[m]->state != ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_LOADED) {
+          loading->entry->state = ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_PENDING_SYNC;
+          errorOk();
+        }
+        loading->loading.chunk.modelIndex++;
+      }
+      loading->entry->state = ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_LOADED;
+      errorOk();
+
     default:
       errorOk();
   }
@@ -78,7 +108,6 @@ errorret_t assetChunkLoaderSync(assetloading_t *loading) {
     );
   }
 
-  assetchunkoutput_t *out = &loading->entry->data.chunk;
   size_t offset = 8;
 
   size_t tileSize = CHUNK_TILE_COUNT * sizeof(tile_t);
@@ -104,16 +133,21 @@ errorret_t assetChunkLoaderSync(assetloading_t *loading) {
     out->modelNames[m][nameLen] = '\0';
     offset += nameLen + 1;
 
-    memoryCopy(
-      out->meshOffsets[m], data + offset, sizeof(vec3)
-    );
+    memoryCopy(out->meshOffsets[m], data + offset, sizeof(vec3));
     offset += sizeof(vec3);
   }
 
   memoryFree(data);
   loading->loading.chunk.data = NULL;
 
-  loading->entry->state = ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_LOADED;
+  if(out->meshCount == 0) {
+    loading->entry->state = ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_LOADED;
+    errorOk();
+  }
+
+  loading->loading.chunk.state = ASSET_CHUNK_LOADING_STATE_LOAD_MODELS;
+  loading->loading.chunk.modelIndex = 0;
+  loading->entry->state = ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_PENDING_SYNC;
   errorOk();
 }
 
@@ -122,5 +156,11 @@ errorret_t assetChunkDispose(assetentry_t *entry) {
   assertTrue(entry->type == ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_CHUNK, "Invalid type.");
   assertIsMainThread("Must be called from the main thread.");
 
+  assetchunkoutput_t *out = &entry->data.chunk;
+  for(uint8_t m = 0; m < out->meshCount; m++) {
+    if(out->modelEntries[m] == NULL) continue;
+    assetUnlockEntry(out->modelEntries[m]);
+    out->modelEntries[m] = NULL;
+  }
   errorOk();
 }
diff --git a/src/dusk/asset/loader/chunk/assetchunkloader.h b/src/dusk/asset/loader/chunk/assetchunkloader.h
index 775a28cd..7f17de3e 100644
--- a/src/dusk/asset/loader/chunk/assetchunkloader.h
+++ b/src/dusk/asset/loader/chunk/assetchunkloader.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ typedef enum {
   ASSET_CHUNK_LOADING_STATE_INITIAL,
   ASSET_CHUNK_LOADING_STATE_READ_FILE,
   ASSET_CHUNK_LOADING_STATE_PARSE,
+  ASSET_CHUNK_LOADING_STATE_LOAD_MODELS,
   ASSET_CHUNK_LOADING_STATE_DONE
 } assetchunkloadingstate_t;
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ typedef struct {
   assetfile_t file;
   assetchunkloadingstate_t state;
   uint8_t *data;
+  uint8_t modelIndex;
 } assetchunkloaderloading_t;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ typedef struct {
   uint8_t meshCount;
   char_t modelNames[CHUNK_MESH_COUNT_MAX][CHUNK_MESH_NAME_MAX];
   vec3 meshOffsets[CHUNK_MESH_COUNT_MAX];
+  assetentry_t *modelEntries[CHUNK_MESH_COUNT_MAX];
 } assetchunkoutput_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/dusk/rpg/overworld/map.c b/src/dusk/rpg/overworld/map.c
index db12600f..8cb922ad 100644
--- a/src/dusk/rpg/overworld/map.c
+++ b/src/dusk/rpg/overworld/map.c
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 #include "assert/assert.h"
 #include "asset/asset.h"
 #include "asset/loader/assetloader.h"
+#include "console/console.h"
+#include "event/event.h"
 #include "rpg/entity/entity.h"
 #include "util/string.h"
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 map_t MAP;
 
@@ -113,8 +114,8 @@ errorret_t mapPositionSet(const chunkpos_t newPos) {
   errorOk();
 }
 
-void mapUpdate() {
-
+errorret_t mapUpdate() {
+  errorOk();
 }
 
 errorret_t mapDispose() {
@@ -143,6 +144,8 @@ void mapChunkUnload(chunk_t *chunk) {
   memorySet(chunk->entities, 0xFF, sizeof(chunk->entities));
 
   if(chunk->dcfEntry != NULL) {
+    eventUnsubscribe(&chunk->dcfEntry->onLoaded, mapChunkLoaded);
+    eventUnsubscribe(&chunk->dcfEntry->onError, mapChunkLoadError);
     assetUnlockEntry(chunk->dcfEntry);
     chunk->dcfEntry = NULL;
   }
@@ -158,9 +161,15 @@ void mapChunkUnload(chunk_t *chunk) {
 errorret_t mapChunkLoad(chunk_t *chunk) {
   if(!mapIsLoaded()) errorThrow("No map loaded");
 
+  if(chunk->dcfEntry != NULL) {
+    eventUnsubscribe(&chunk->dcfEntry->onLoaded, mapChunkLoaded);
+    eventUnsubscribe(&chunk->dcfEntry->onError, mapChunkLoadError);
+    assetUnlockEntry(chunk->dcfEntry);
+    chunk->dcfEntry = NULL;
+  }
+
   memorySet(chunk->entities, 0xFF, sizeof(chunk->entities));
   chunk->meshCount = 0;
-  chunk->dcfEntry = NULL;
 
   char_t name[64];
   stringFormat(
@@ -178,85 +187,12 @@ errorret_t mapChunkLoad(chunk_t *chunk) {
 
   assetentry_t *entry = assetLock(name, ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_CHUNK, NULL);
   assertNotNull(entry, "Failed to get chunk asset entry");
+  eventSubscribe(&entry->onLoaded, mapChunkLoaded, chunk);
+  eventSubscribe(&entry->onError, mapChunkLoadError, chunk);
   chunk->dcfEntry = entry;
   errorOk();
 }
 
-errorret_t mapWaitForChunks() {
-  // Phase 1: Wait for all DCF entries to finish loading.
-  bool_t anyPending;
-  do {
-    anyPending = false;
-    errorChain(assetUpdate());
-
-    for(chunkindex_t i = 0; i < MAP_CHUNK_COUNT; i++) {
-      chunk_t *chunk = &MAP.chunks[i];
-      if(chunk->dcfEntry == NULL) continue;
-
-      assetentrystate_t state = chunk->dcfEntry->state;
-      if(state == ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_LOADED) {
-        uint8_t meshCount = chunk->dcfEntry->data.chunk.meshCount;
-        memoryCopy(
-          chunk->tiles,
-          chunk->dcfEntry->data.chunk.tiles,
-          sizeof(chunk->tiles)
-        );
-        worldpos_t wp;
-        chunkPosToWorldPos(&chunk->position, &wp);
-        vec3 wpf = { (float_t)wp.x, (float_t)wp.y, (float_t)wp.z };
-
-        for(uint8_t m = 0; m < meshCount; m++) {
-          stringCopy(
-            chunk->modelNames[m],
-            chunk->dcfEntry->data.chunk.modelNames[m],
-            CHUNK_MESH_NAME_MAX
-          );
-          glm_vec3_copy(
-            chunk->dcfEntry->data.chunk.meshOffsets[m],
-            chunk->meshOffsets[m]
-          );
-          vec3 pos;
-          glm_vec3_add(wpf, chunk->meshOffsets[m], pos);
-          glm_translate_make(chunk->meshModels[m], pos);
-        }
-        assetUnlockEntry(chunk->dcfEntry);
-        chunk->dcfEntry = NULL;
-        chunk->meshCount = meshCount;
-      } else if(state == ASSET_ENTRY_STATE_ERROR) {
-        assetUnlockEntry(chunk->dcfEntry);
-        chunk->dcfEntry = NULL;
-        memorySet(chunk->tiles, TILE_SHAPE_GROUND, sizeof(chunk->tiles));
-      } else {
-        anyPending = true;
-      }
-    }
-
-    if(anyPending) usleep(1000);
-  } while(anyPending);
-
-  // Phase 2: Load model entries one at a time.
-  // Models are locked and waited on sequentially so that only one model
-  // entry occupies a loading slot at a time. This leaves the remaining
-  // slots free for the model's mesh and texture sub-assets, preventing
-  // the slot-exhaustion deadlock that occurs when multiple models are
-  // assigned slots simultaneously and each blocks waiting for sub-assets
-  // that have nowhere to run.
-  for(chunkindex_t i = 0; i < MAP_CHUNK_COUNT; i++) {
-    chunk_t *chunk = &MAP.chunks[i];
-    for(uint8_t m = 0; m < chunk->meshCount; m++) {
-      if(chunk->modelEntries[m] != NULL) continue;
-      chunk->modelEntries[m] = assetLock(
-        chunk->modelNames[m], ASSET_LOADER_TYPE_MODEL, NULL
-      );
-      if(chunk->modelEntries[m] == NULL) {
-        errorThrow("Failed to lock model: %s", chunk->modelNames[m]);
-      }
-      errorChain(assetRequireLoaded(chunk->modelEntries[m]));
-    }
-  }
-
-  errorOk();
-}
 
 chunkindex_t mapGetChunkIndexAt(const chunkpos_t position) {
   if(!mapIsLoaded()) return -1;
@@ -298,3 +234,61 @@ tile_t mapGetTile(const worldpos_t position) {
   chunktileindex_t tileIndex = worldPosToChunkTileIndex(&position);
   return chunk->tiles[tileIndex];
 }
+
+void mapChunkLoadError(void *params, void *user) {
+  assertNotNull(params, "mapChunkLoadError: params cannot be NULL");
+  assertNotNull(user, "mapChunkLoadError: user cannot be NULL");
+  chunk_t *chunk = (chunk_t *)user;
+  if(chunk->dcfEntry != (assetentry_t *)params) return;
+  consolePrint(
+    "Chunk load error: %d %d %d",
+    (int32_t)chunk->position.x,
+    (int32_t)chunk->position.y,
+    (int32_t)chunk->position.z
+  );
+  assetUnlockEntry(chunk->dcfEntry);
+  chunk->dcfEntry = NULL;
+  memorySet(chunk->tiles, TILE_SHAPE_GROUND, sizeof(chunk->tiles));
+}
+
+void mapChunkLoaded(void *params, void *user) {
+  assertNotNull(params, "mapChunkLoaded: params cannot be NULL");
+  assertNotNull(user, "mapChunkLoaded: user cannot be NULL");
+  assetentry_t *entry = (assetentry_t *)params;
+  chunk_t *chunk = (chunk_t *)user;
+  if(chunk->dcfEntry != entry) return;
+  consolePrint(
+    "Chunk loaded: %d %d %d",
+    (int32_t)chunk->position.x,
+    (int32_t)chunk->position.y,
+    (int32_t)chunk->position.z
+  );
+  uint8_t meshCount = entry->data.chunk.meshCount;
+  memoryCopy(
+    chunk->tiles,
+    entry->data.chunk.tiles,
+    sizeof(chunk->tiles)
+  );
+  worldpos_t wp;
+  chunkPosToWorldPos(&chunk->position, &wp);
+  vec3 wpf = { (float_t)wp.x, (float_t)wp.y, (float_t)wp.z };
+  for(uint8_t m = 0; m < meshCount; m++) {
+    stringCopy(
+      chunk->modelNames[m],
+      entry->data.chunk.modelNames[m],
+      CHUNK_MESH_NAME_MAX
+    );
+    glm_vec3_copy(
+      entry->data.chunk.meshOffsets[m],
+      chunk->meshOffsets[m]
+    );
+    vec3 pos;
+    glm_vec3_add(wpf, chunk->meshOffsets[m], pos);
+    glm_translate_make(chunk->meshModels[m], pos);
+    chunk->modelEntries[m] = entry->data.chunk.modelEntries[m];
+    entry->data.chunk.modelEntries[m] = NULL;
+  }
+  assetUnlockEntry(chunk->dcfEntry);
+  chunk->dcfEntry = NULL;
+  chunk->meshCount = meshCount;
+}
diff --git a/src/dusk/rpg/overworld/map.h b/src/dusk/rpg/overworld/map.h
index 0d89d94f..61fa2750 100644
--- a/src/dusk/rpg/overworld/map.h
+++ b/src/dusk/rpg/overworld/map.h
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ bool_t mapIsLoaded();
 
 /**
  * Updates the map.
+ *
+ * @return An error code.
  */
-void mapUpdate();
+errorret_t mapUpdate();
 
 /**
  * Disposes of the map.
@@ -78,8 +80,7 @@ errorret_t mapPositionSet(const chunkpos_t newPos);
 void mapChunkUnload(chunk_t* chunk);
 
 /**
- * Loads a chunk. Starts async loading without blocking; call
- * mapWaitForChunks() to block until all pending chunks are ready.
+ * Loads a chunk. Starts async loading without blocking.
  *
  * @param chunk The chunk to load.
  * @return An error code.
@@ -87,13 +88,23 @@ void mapChunkUnload(chunk_t* chunk);
 errorret_t mapChunkLoad(chunk_t* chunk);
 
 /**
- * Blocks the calling thread until every chunk in the active window has
- * fully loaded its DCF data and all referenced DMF meshes. Intended to
- * be called once at the start of each RPG update tick.
+ * Callback invoked when a chunk DCF asset fails to load. Fills the
+ * chunk tiles with TILE_SHAPE_GROUND as a fallback.
+ * Always invoked on the main thread.
  *
- * @return An error code.
+ * @param params The failed assetentry_t.
+ * @param user The chunk_t that owns the entry.
  */
-errorret_t mapWaitForChunks();
+void mapChunkLoadError(void *params, void *user);
+
+/**
+ * Callback invoked when a chunk DCF asset finishes loading.
+ * Always invoked on the main thread.
+ *
+ * @param params The loaded assetentry_t.
+ * @param user The chunk_t that owns the entry.
+ */
+void mapChunkLoaded(void *params, void *user);
 
 /**
  * Gets the index of a chunk, within the world, at the given position.
diff --git a/src/dusk/rpg/rpg.c b/src/dusk/rpg/rpg.c
index c29c8cde..c27581f9 100644
--- a/src/dusk/rpg/rpg.c
+++ b/src/dusk/rpg/rpg.c
@@ -77,10 +77,8 @@ errorret_t rpgUpdate(void) {
     }
   #endif
 
-  errorChain(mapWaitForChunks());
-
   // TODO: Do not update if the scene is not the map scene?
-  mapUpdate();
+  errorChain(mapUpdate());
 
   // Update overworld ents.
   entity_t *ent = &ENTITIES[0];