diff --git a/scene/resources/packed_scene.cpp b/scene/resources/packed_scene.cpp index 0d12d388ef1..99440ff2020 100644 --- a/scene/resources/packed_scene.cpp +++ b/scene/resources/packed_scene.cpp @@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ Node *SceneState::instance(GenEditState p_edit_state) const { if (i > 0) { + ERR_EXPLAIN(vformat("Invalid scene: node %s does not specify its parent node.", snames[n.name])) + ERR_FAIL_COND_V(n.parent == -1, NULL) NODE_FROM_ID(nparent, n.parent); #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED if (!nparent && (n.parent & FLAG_ID_IS_PATH)) {