diff --git a/include/core/application.hpp b/include/core/application.hpp
index a5af63bb..1c669aff 100644
--- a/include/core/application.hpp
+++ b/include/core/application.hpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ private:
         float x, y, z, orientation;
     };
     std::vector<PendingCreatureSpawn> pendingCreatureSpawns_;
-    static constexpr int MAX_SPAWNS_PER_FRAME = 96;
+    static constexpr int MAX_SPAWNS_PER_FRAME = 8;
     static constexpr uint16_t MAX_CREATURE_SPAWN_RETRIES = 300;
     std::unordered_set<uint64_t> pendingCreatureSpawnGuids_;
     std::unordered_map<uint64_t, uint16_t> creatureSpawnRetryCounts_;
@@ -244,6 +244,9 @@ private:
     };
     std::unordered_map<uint64_t, OnlinePlayerAppearanceState> onlinePlayerAppearance_;
     std::unordered_map<uint64_t, std::pair<std::array<uint32_t, 19>, std::array<uint8_t, 19>>> pendingOnlinePlayerEquipment_;
+    // Deferred equipment compositing queue — processes max 1 per frame to avoid stutter
+    std::vector<std::pair<uint64_t, std::pair<std::array<uint32_t, 19>, std::array<uint8_t, 19>>>> deferredEquipmentQueue_;
+    void processDeferredEquipmentQueue();
     // Cache base player model geometry by (raceId, genderId)
     std::unordered_map<uint32_t, uint32_t> playerModelCache_; // key=(race<<8)|gender → modelId
     struct PlayerTextureSlots { int skin = -1; int hair = -1; int underwear = -1; };
diff --git a/src/core/application.cpp b/src/core/application.cpp
index 5d55bc78..ee8bb4a0 100644
--- a/src/core/application.cpp
+++ b/src/core/application.cpp
@@ -584,6 +584,8 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
             processPlayerSpawnQueue();
             // Process deferred online creature spawns (throttled)
             processCreatureSpawnQueue();
+            // Process deferred equipment compositing (max 1 per frame to avoid stutter)
+            processDeferredEquipmentQueue();
             auto cq2 = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
             creatureQTime += std::chrono::duration<float, std::milli>(cq2 - cq1).count();
 
@@ -1209,7 +1211,10 @@ void Application::setupUICallbacks() {
     gameHandler->setPlayerEquipmentCallback([this](uint64_t guid,
                                                   const std::array<uint32_t, 19>& displayInfoIds,
                                                   const std::array<uint8_t, 19>& inventoryTypes) {
-        setOnlinePlayerEquipment(guid, displayInfoIds, inventoryTypes);
+        // Queue equipment compositing instead of doing it immediately —
+        // compositeWithRegions is expensive (file I/O + CPU blit + GPU upload)
+        // and causes frame stutters if multiple players update at once.
+        deferredEquipmentQueue_.push_back({guid, {displayInfoIds, inventoryTypes}});
     });
 
     // Creature despawn callback (online mode) - remove creature models
@@ -4496,13 +4501,21 @@ void Application::processPlayerSpawnQueue() {
         // Apply any equipment updates that arrived before the player was spawned.
         auto pit = pendingOnlinePlayerEquipment_.find(s.guid);
         if (pit != pendingOnlinePlayerEquipment_.end()) {
-            setOnlinePlayerEquipment(s.guid, pit->second.first, pit->second.second);
+            deferredEquipmentQueue_.push_back({s.guid, pit->second});
             pendingOnlinePlayerEquipment_.erase(pit);
         }
         processed++;
     }
 }
 
+void Application::processDeferredEquipmentQueue() {
+    if (deferredEquipmentQueue_.empty()) return;
+    // Process at most 1 per frame — compositeWithRegions is expensive
+    auto [guid, equipData] = deferredEquipmentQueue_.front();
+    deferredEquipmentQueue_.erase(deferredEquipmentQueue_.begin());
+    setOnlinePlayerEquipment(guid, equipData.first, equipData.second);
+}
+
 void Application::processGameObjectSpawnQueue() {
     if (pendingGameObjectSpawns_.empty()) return;
 
diff --git a/src/game/game_handler.cpp b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
index 804874c5..b865e83d 100644
--- a/src/game/game_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
@@ -314,8 +314,8 @@ void GameHandler::update(float deltaTime) {
         if (guid != 0 && guid != playerGuid && entityManager.hasEntity(guid)) {
             auto pkt = InspectPacket::build(guid);
             socket->send(pkt);
-            inspectRateLimit_ = 0.75f; // keep it gentle
-            LOG_INFO("Sent CMSG_INSPECT for player 0x", std::hex, guid, std::dec);
+            inspectRateLimit_ = 2.0f; // throttle to avoid compositing stutter
+            LOG_DEBUG("Sent CMSG_INSPECT for player 0x", std::hex, guid, std::dec);
         }
     }
 
@@ -4040,7 +4040,7 @@ void GameHandler::handleDestroyObject(network::Packet& packet) {
         LOG_INFO("Destroyed entity: 0x", std::hex, data.guid, std::dec,
                  " (", (data.isDeath ? "death" : "despawn"), ")");
     } else {
-        LOG_WARNING("Destroy object for unknown entity: 0x", std::hex, data.guid, std::dec);
+        LOG_DEBUG("Destroy object for unknown entity: 0x", std::hex, data.guid, std::dec);
     }
 
     // Clean up auto-attack and target if destroyed entity was our target
@@ -6033,7 +6033,7 @@ void GameHandler::updateOtherPlayerVisibleItems(uint64_t guid, const std::map<ui
         // Layout not detected yet — queue this player for inspect as fallback.
         if (socket && state == WorldState::IN_WORLD) {
             pendingAutoInspect_.insert(guid);
-            LOG_INFO("Queued player 0x", std::hex, guid, std::dec, " for auto-inspect (layout not detected)");
+            LOG_DEBUG("Queued player 0x", std::hex, guid, std::dec, " for auto-inspect (layout not detected)");
         }
         return;
     }