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Found in

2019.4

2019.4.5f1

2021.1

Issue ID

1290581

Regression

No

The Timeline doesn't play animation when the Playable Director component's Update Method is Manual

Timeline

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How to reproduce it:
1. Open the user's attached project
2. Load 'MasterScene' scene from 'Assets' > 'Scenes' folder
3. Open the Timeline Window (Window > Sequencing > Timeline)
4. In the Hierarchy view select the 'MasterTimeline' GameObject
5. Enter Play Mode
6. Observe the Game view

Expected result: The woman's animation plays (she walks around the room)
Actual result: The woman's animation doesn't play

Reproducible with: 2019.4.14f1, 2020.1.12f1, 2020.2.0b10, 2021.1.0a5
Could not test with: 2018.4.29f1 and lower (due to errors)

Note:
- Timeline plays when Playable Director Update Method value is 'DSP Clock'/'Game Time'/'Unscaled Game Time'
- To see expected results: comment 27, 28, 50 lines of code in 'TimelineController.cs' and set Playable Director Update Method to 'Game Time'

  1. Resolution Note:

    Manual mode requires you to call PlayableDirector.Evaluate() yourself.

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Comments (1)

  1. Paolofix21

    Dec 30, 2025 09:17

    At this day and age, the issue is still occurring. Calling PlayableDirector.Evaluate() will NOT make the animations work. Other tracks of custom type work, but the animations ain't playing.
    Can you fix this before adding AI sloppery to the engine?

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