diff --git a/site/index.html b/site/index.html
index 95feed449..3fbc4efc7 100644
--- a/site/index.html
+++ b/site/index.html
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ footer .wrap{padding-block:48px 32px}
     // live path state: when the devnet observer is fresh, real blocks (lb) replace the random spawner
     var liveMode=false,liveQ=[],liveSeen={},liveLanes={},liveRate=1,byHash={};
     function spawn(px,lb){n++;var lane=lb?lb.lane:Math.floor(Math.random()*lanes);var b={id:n,x:px,y:laneY(lane),born:performance.now(),shards:[0,0,0,0],claimed:[false,false,false,false],state:'mined',cp:n%6===0,parents:[],glow:0,flash:0,hash:lb?lb.hash:null};
-      if(lb){byHash[lb.hash]=b;lb.parents.forEach(function(h){var q=byHash[h];if(q&&blocks.indexOf(q)>=0&&b.parents.length<4)b.parents.push(q);});}
+      if(lb){byHash[lb.hash]=b;lb.parents.forEach(function(h){var q=byHash[h];if(q&&blocks.indexOf(q)>=0&&b.parents.length<4)b.parents.push(q);});if(!b.parents.length){var prev=blocks.slice(-6).filter(function(q){return q.x<px-S;}).sort(function(a2,b2){return b2.x-a2.x;});if(prev.length)b.parents.push(prev[0]);if(prev.length>1&&Math.random()<0.5)b.parents.push(prev[1]);}}
       else{var cands=blocks.slice(-8).filter(function(q){return q.x<px-S;}).sort(function(a2,b2){return b2.x-a2.x;});
       if(cands.length)b.parents.push(cands[0]);cands.slice(1).forEach(function(q){if(Math.random()<0.4&&b.parents.length<3)b.parents.push(q);});}
       blocks.push(b);if(blocks.length>80){var old=blocks.shift();if(old.hash)delete byHash[old.hash];}cb.textContent=n;}