#sequence

An AnimFile whose name contains a hyphen never reaches the compiled model. The fbx bakes, the animation list writes, the vmdl compiles green with no errors and no warnings, and the sequence is simply absent at runtime. The SkinnedModelRenderer.Sequence.Name setter accepts the missing name and echoes it back, so the obvious guard cannot fire. Sanitise the typed name to one hyphen-free word, and check Sequence.SequenceNames before you assign.

Direct citizen sequence playback needs no AnimGraph, but SkinnedModelRenderer.UseAnimGraph must be set false BEFORE the first Sequence.Name write, or the write silently no-ops while the model's own animgraph keeps driving the pose. The citizen model exposes 466 sequences (raw directional locomotion + IdlePose family), enough for a full movement set with no rig work.