diff --git a/bit/decode.go b/bit/decode.go
index bdf49c4..e098b46 100644
--- a/bit/decode.go
+++ b/bit/decode.go
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ func ReadString(r Reader) string {
 	return buf.String()
 }
 
+func ReadZigZag(r Reader) int64 {
+	u := ReadVarInt(r)
+	if u&1 > 0 {
+		return ^int64(u >> 1)
+	}
+	return int64(u >> 1)
+}
+
 // reads a ZigZag-encoded 32 bit signed integer
 func ReadZigZag32(r Reader) int32 {
 	u := ReadVarInt32(r)
diff --git a/ent/decoders.go b/ent/decoders.go
index 1e631ff..bcaacd6 100644
--- a/ent/decoders.go
+++ b/ent/decoders.go
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ func newFieldDecoder(n *Namespace, f *Field) decoder {
 	switch f._type.String() {
 	case "bool":
 		return decodeBool
-	case "float32":
-		return floatDecoder(f)
 	case "uint8", "uint16", "uint32", "uint64", "Color":
 		return decodeVarInt64
+	case "int8", "int16", "int32", "int64":
+		return decodeZigZag
+	case "float32":
+		return floatDecoder(f)
 	case "Vector":
 		return vectorDecoder(f)
 	}
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ func newFieldDecoder(n *Namespace, f *Field) decoder {
 func decodeBool(br bit.Reader) interface{}     { return bit.ReadBool(br) }
 func decodeVarInt32(br bit.Reader) interface{} { return bit.ReadVarInt32(br) }
 func decodeVarInt64(br bit.Reader) interface{} { return bit.ReadVarInt(br) }
+func decodeZigZag(br bit.Reader) interface{}   { return bit.ReadZigZag(br) }
 
 func floatDecoder(f *Field) decoder {
 	if f.bits <= 0 || f.bits >= 32 {
diff --git a/ent/entity.go b/ent/entity.go
index 658646c..6a16256 100644
--- a/ent/entity.go
+++ b/ent/entity.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func (e *Entity) Read(br bit.Reader, sr *selectionReader) error {
 			}
 		default:
 			Debug.Printf("child selection: %v", s.path())
+			return fmt.Errorf("child selections aren't done yet")
 		}
 	}
 	return nil