diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs b/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
index 42c941f..a7c67ee 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Plugin.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using NReco.Logging.File;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
-using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Reflection;
 using MareSynchronos.Services.CharaData;
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
     public Plugin(IDalamudPluginInterface pluginInterface, ICommandManager commandManager, IDataManager gameData,
         IFramework framework, IObjectTable objectTable, IClientState clientState, ICondition condition, IChatGui chatGui,
         IGameGui gameGui, IDtrBar dtrBar, IPluginLog pluginLog, ITargetManager targetManager, INotificationManager notificationManager,
-        ITextureProvider textureProvider, IContextMenu contextMenu, IGameInteropProvider gameInteropProvider)
+        ITextureProvider textureProvider, IContextMenu contextMenu, IGameInteropProvider gameInteropProvider, IGameConfig gameConfig)
     {
         if (!Directory.Exists(pluginInterface.ConfigDirectory.FullName))
             Directory.CreateDirectory(pluginInterface.ConfigDirectory.FullName);
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ public sealed class Plugin : IDalamudPlugin
             collection.AddSingleton((s) => new EventAggregator(pluginInterface.ConfigDirectory.FullName,
                 s.GetRequiredService<ILogger<EventAggregator>>(), s.GetRequiredService<MareMediator>()));
             collection.AddSingleton((s) => new DalamudUtilService(s.GetRequiredService<ILogger<DalamudUtilService>>(),
-                clientState, objectTable, framework, gameGui, condition, gameData, targetManager,
+                clientState, objectTable, framework, gameGui, condition, gameData, targetManager, gameConfig,
                 s.GetRequiredService<BlockedCharacterHandler>(), s.GetRequiredService<MareMediator>(), s.GetRequiredService<PerformanceCollectorService>()));
             collection.AddSingleton((s) => new DtrEntry(s.GetRequiredService<ILogger<DtrEntry>>(), dtrBar, s.GetRequiredService<MareConfigService>(),
                 s.GetRequiredService<MareMediator>(), s.GetRequiredService<PairManager>(), s.GetRequiredService<ApiController>()));
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/Services/DalamudUtilService.cs b/MareSynchronos/Services/DalamudUtilService.cs
index 043b6f1..4e292c6 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/Services/DalamudUtilService.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/Services/DalamudUtilService.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
     private readonly IClientState _clientState;
     private readonly ICondition _condition;
     private readonly IDataManager _gameData;
+    private readonly IGameConfig _gameConfig;
     private readonly BlockedCharacterHandler _blockedCharacterHandler;
     private readonly IFramework _framework;
     private readonly IGameGui _gameGui;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
     private bool _sentBetweenAreas = false;
 
     public DalamudUtilService(ILogger<DalamudUtilService> logger, IClientState clientState, IObjectTable objectTable, IFramework framework,
-        IGameGui gameGui, ICondition condition, IDataManager gameData, ITargetManager targetManager,
+        IGameGui gameGui, ICondition condition, IDataManager gameData, ITargetManager targetManager, IGameConfig gameConfig,
         BlockedCharacterHandler blockedCharacterHandler, MareMediator mediator, PerformanceCollectorService performanceCollector)
     {
         _logger = logger;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
         _gameGui = gameGui;
         _condition = condition;
         _gameData = gameData;
+        _gameConfig = gameConfig;
         _blockedCharacterHandler = blockedCharacterHandler;
         Mediator = mediator;
         _performanceCollector = performanceCollector;
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
     public Lazy<Dictionary<ushort, string>> WorldData { get; private set; }
     public Lazy<Dictionary<uint, string>> TerritoryData { get; private set; }
     public Lazy<Dictionary<uint, (Lumina.Excel.Sheets.Map Map, string MapName)>> MapData { get; private set; }
+    public bool IsLodEnabled { get; private set; }
 
     public MareMediator Mediator { get; }
 
@@ -716,6 +719,12 @@ public class DalamudUtilService : IHostedService, IMediatorSubscriber
                 Mediator.Publish(new DalamudLogoutMessage());
             }
 
+            if (_gameConfig != null 
+                && _gameConfig.TryGet(Dalamud.Game.Config.SystemConfigOption.LodType_DX11, out bool lodEnabled))
+            {
+                IsLodEnabled = lodEnabled;
+            }
+
             if (IsInCombatOrPerforming)
                 Mediator.Publish(new FrameworkUpdateMessage());
 
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs b/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
index 73a0131..bace2f3 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/UI/SettingsUi.cs
@@ -608,11 +608,12 @@ public class SettingsUi : WindowMediatorSubscriberBase
         }
 
         bool stopWhining = _configService.Current.DebugStopWhining;
-        if (ImGui.Checkbox("Do not notify for modified game files", ref stopWhining))
+        if (ImGui.Checkbox("Do not notify for modified game files or enabled LOD", ref stopWhining))
         {
             _configService.Current.DebugStopWhining = stopWhining;
         }
-        _uiShared.DrawHelpText("Having modified game files will still mark your logs with UNSUPPORTED and you will not receive support, message shown or not.");
+        _uiShared.DrawHelpText("Having modified game files will still mark your logs with UNSUPPORTED and you will not receive support, message shown or not." + UiSharedService.TooltipSeparator
+            + "Keeping LOD enabled can lead to more crashes. Use at your own risk.");
     }
 
     private void DrawFileStorageSettings()
diff --git a/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/SignalR/ApiController.cs b/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/SignalR/ApiController.cs
index 467c2e4..62b7237 100644
--- a/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/SignalR/ApiController.cs
+++ b/MareSynchronos/WebAPI/SignalR/ApiController.cs
@@ -267,6 +267,18 @@ public sealed partial class ApiController : DisposableMediatorSubscriberBase, IM
                             NotificationType.Error, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15)));
                 }
 
+                if (_dalamudUtil.IsLodEnabled)
+                {
+                    Logger.LogWarning("Model LOD is enabled during connection");
+                    if (!_mareConfigService.Current.DebugStopWhining)
+                    {
+                        Mediator.Publish(new NotificationMessage("Model LOD is enabled",
+                            "You have \"Use low-detail models on distant objects (LOD)\" enabled. Having model LOD enabled is known to be a reason to cause " +
+                            "random crashes when loading in or rendering modded pairs. Disable LOD while using Mare: " +
+                            "Go to XIV Menu -> System Configuration -> Graphics Settings and disable the model LOD option.", NotificationType.Warning, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(15)));
+                    }
+                }
+
                 await LoadIninitialPairsAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
                 await LoadOnlinePairsAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
             }