unity runtime_error ai_generated true

AnimatorStateNotFoundError: state not in controller

ID: unity/animation-state-missing

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82%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
2022 active — — —

Root Cause

Animator state referenced in code doesnt exist in controller.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Verify state names match exactly with Animator Controller
  2. 88% success Use Animator.HasState() to check before transitioning

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Create states at runtime programmatically 78% fail

    Complex and fragile

  2. Ignore animation errors 72% fail

    Visual glitches