AnimationTree state machine vs. in code

christmas

I'm working on a simple 2D RPG to get used to Godot. I currently have both an AnimationTree with an AnimationNodeStateMachine and a state system in my player script. I use the travel function to tell the player scene which animation to play depending on what state the player is in, but I feel then I might as well just use AnimationPlayer and have no need for the AnimationTree. I think I'm overlooking some functionality of AnimationTrees. Could anyone explain the interaction between an animation state machine and state machines I've implemented in code?

TwistedTwigleg

Personally, I would recommend using the state machine in code, especially if you already have a working state machine. To the best of my knowledge, the AnimationTree is just a state machine with some additional code for blending animations, so just using the AnimationPlayer directly will probably work. The only thing that may not work as well is blending more than two animations at a time, as I believe $AnimationPlayer.play can only blend a single animation, but that is really the only downside I can see.