Fix airborne sitting and remote animation playback

player/player.gd

@@ -1036,7 +1036,13 @@ func _simulate_movement_physics(delta: float) -> void:
 			or (_network_authoritative_simulation and _network_jump_pending)
 		)
 	)
-	if _sit_after_landing and is_on_floor():
+	# Sitting deliberately stops movement processing, so never allow a stale
+	# grounded flag or a reconciled network state to leave an airborne avatar in
+	# that early-return path. Preserve the intent and sit once landing is real.
+	if _sitting and not _can_begin_sitting():
+		_sit_after_landing = true
+		_set_sitting(false)
+	if _sit_after_landing and not jump_requested and _can_begin_sitting():
 		_sit_after_landing = false
 		_set_sitting(true, local_control_enabled)
 	if _sitting:
@@ -1489,8 +1495,20 @@ func _update_character_animation() -> void:
 		_presented_animation_action_id = &""
 		_presented_animation_action_sequence = -1
 		_presented_animation_action_paused = false
-	if _character_animation_name == next_animation and not action_changed:
+	if (
+		_character_animation_playback_matches(
+			next_animation,
+			action_selected and animation_action_paused,
+		)
+		and not action_changed
+	):
 		return
+	# The animation name is only a selection cache. A remote player's
+	# AnimationPlayer can occasionally stop or lose its assigned animation while
+	# its replicated locomotion state remains valid. Reassert the selected
+	# presentation here instead of waiting for another network state transition;
+	# movement simulation and replication remain untouched.
+	_character_animation_player.active = true
 	_character_animation_player.play(next_animation)
 	_character_animation_name = next_animation
 	if action_selected:
@@ -1513,6 +1531,26 @@ func _update_character_animation() -> void:
 			_character_animation_player.pause()
 
 
+func _character_animation_playback_matches(
+	animation_name: StringName,
+	paused_action_selected: bool,
+) -> bool:
+	if (
+		_character_animation_name != animation_name
+		or _character_animation_player.assigned_animation != animation_name
+		or not _character_animation_player.active
+	):
+		return false
+	if paused_action_selected:
+		return true
+	var animation := _character_animation_player.get_animation(animation_name)
+	if animation == null or animation.loop_mode == Animation.LOOP_NONE:
+		# Completed one-shot actions deliberately keep their final pose until the
+		# authoritative action state advances; they must not be restarted here.
+		return true
+	return _character_animation_player.is_playing()
+
+
 func _on_character_animation_finished(animation_name: StringName) -> void:
 	if animation_name == CHARACTER_NET_STRIKE_ANIMATION:
 		if local_control_enabled:
@@ -1610,7 +1648,7 @@ func toggle_sitting() -> void:
 			])
 		):
 			return
-		if not is_on_floor():
+		if not _can_begin_sitting():
 			_sit_after_landing = true
 			return
 	_set_sitting(should_sit, local_control_enabled)
@@ -1645,7 +1683,15 @@ func is_sitting() -> bool:
 	return _sitting
 
 
+func _can_begin_sitting() -> bool:
+	return is_on_floor() and velocity.y <= 0.0
+
+
 func get_network_sitting_state() -> bool:
+	return _sitting
+
+
+func get_network_sitting_intent() -> bool:
 	return _sitting or _sit_after_landing
 
 
@@ -1654,7 +1700,9 @@ func apply_network_sitting_state(should_sit: bool) -> void:
 
 
 func apply_authoritative_network_sitting_state(should_sit: bool) -> void:
-	if should_sit and not is_on_floor():
+	if should_sit and (
+		not _can_begin_sitting() or _network_jump_pending
+	):
 		_sit_after_landing = true
 		_set_sitting(false)
 		return
@@ -2038,7 +2086,7 @@ func capture_network_input(sequence: int) -> Dictionary:
 			"sprint": false,
 			"sneak": false,
 			"slow_walk": false,
-			"sitting": get_network_sitting_state(),
+			"sitting": get_network_sitting_intent(),
 			"casting": (
 				_fishing_visual_phase == FishingVisualPhase.CASTING
 			),
@@ -2063,7 +2111,7 @@ func capture_network_input(sequence: int) -> Dictionary:
 		"sprint": Input.is_action_pressed("sprint"),
 		"sneak": Input.is_action_pressed("sneak"),
 		"slow_walk": Input.is_action_pressed("slow_walk"),
-		"sitting": get_network_sitting_state(),
+		"sitting": get_network_sitting_intent(),
 		"casting": _fishing_visual_phase == FishingVisualPhase.CASTING,
 		"animation_action": _make_animation_action_state(),
 	}
@@ -2111,7 +2159,7 @@ func get_network_input_state_hash() -> int:
 		Input.is_action_pressed("sprint"),
 		Input.is_action_pressed("sneak"),
 		Input.is_action_pressed("slow_walk"),
-		get_network_sitting_state(),
+		get_network_sitting_intent(),
 		_fishing_visual_phase == FishingVisualPhase.CASTING,
 		_animation_action_id,
 		_animation_action_sequence,