aaronrdmkr wrote

I'm struggling with getting my character to move/animate properly in unity.
I'm an animator and know very little about scripting but im trying to learn on my own.

I can get my character to start running but he won't stop the animation when I release the key or go back to idle animation.
Any help or links would be super appreciated.

In the Spine Unity runtimes there is a Basic Platformer example scene with a fully working character (animation, physics, audio events). Take a look at the BasicPlatformerController.cs script.

Also in the Spine Unity Examples announcement at the top of the forums, there's a video that I talk through the creation of a basic character controller based on Unity 2D physics.