I understand that this is pre-release, AND that the villager limit is set at 1000 for performance reasons… but maybe we can get a slider in General Settings, maybe temporarily until release (or keep it with even higher settings, your choice), to allow a higher limit? Especially since the recent performance update. Default it at 1000, but allow a minimum of 500 (maybe someone wants it lower for some reason) and maximum of 1500 or 2000? Have it increase/decrease in intervals of 100. You would also get performance feedback from people using higher limits!
This could be a quick patch. Just add it and push a release.