diff --git a/CodeWalker.Core/GameFiles/FileTypes/YmapFile.cs b/CodeWalker.Core/GameFiles/FileTypes/YmapFile.cs
index 58d7095..8265371 100644
--- a/CodeWalker.Core/GameFiles/FileTypes/YmapFile.cs
+++ b/CodeWalker.Core/GameFiles/FileTypes/YmapFile.cs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ namespace CodeWalker.GameFiles
                     YmapEntityDef d = alldefs[i];
                     int pind = d._CEntityDef.parentIndex;
                     bool isroot = false;
-                    if ((pind < 0) || (pind >= alldefs.Count) || (pind >= i)) //index check? might be a problem
+                    if ((pind < 0) || d.LodInParentYmap)
                     {
                         isroot = true;
                     }
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ namespace CodeWalker.GameFiles
                                     }
                                     //pind = 0;
                                 }
-                                if ((pind >= 0) && (pind < AllEntities.Length))
+                                if ((pind >= 0) && (pind < AllEntities.Length) && rcent.LodInParentYmap)
                                 {
                                     var pentity = AllEntities[pind];
                                     pentity.AddChild(rcent);
@@ -1718,6 +1718,8 @@ namespace CodeWalker.GameFiles
         public LightInstance[] Lights { get; set; }
         //public uint[] LightHashTest { get; set; }
 
+        public bool LodInParentYmap { get { return ((_CEntityDef.flags >> 3) & 1) > 0; } }
+
 
         public string Name
         {