A better performing animgraph system, where in our current system pose evaluation is expensive and fragile.

This, I think, is the most needed update. You can't do anything with Valve's AnimGraph in it's current state. 1D Blend cycles sync is broken, 2D Blend only takes sequences as inputs, motion matching not working, constant crashes. Only type of locomotion you can make right now is directional, but barely working.
But there should be no internal code in the new version. Coded fully using sbox's API, similar to ShaderGraph and ActionGraph, so it can be extended or modified, like adding new node types for example.
AnimGraph is the only thing stopping me from fully switching from Unreal Engine to sbox. I wish I could spend more time making full scale projects, but you can't really do much without proper character animation tools.
Right now I have to work on my awful version of custom AnimGraph editor, instead of making games.

S4TURN  If we combined our efforts, we could probably make Blender obsolete lol. I’m not working on a custom anim graph, but I’m building an animation editor because I don’t want to keep going back and forth with Blender or dig into Citizen’s hellish anim graph. Plus, I can do more stuff here, like spawning models, prefabs, etc. Right now I’m even adding constraints to make a control rig like in Blender, instead of moving bones directly.

dictateurfou Awesome idea, I like it. Are you planning on making a library or maybe an issue?

I think a new animator should be at the forefront right now, right next to the metric system. Because I can't imagine creating complex games with huge, detailed worlds in an engine where there's a size limitation and you can't apply a simple animation to a character when they just want to use an item they picked up. I want to make a survival game in a huge world, but how can I fit literally two hundred object interaction animations into a model? Technically, it's possible, but how do I debug it all? How do I continue working with it?

dictateurfou Looks awesome! You can dm me anytime.

A dedicated animation graph like the one in SFM is the only thing stopping me from switching ngl. This should be top priority but its just my bias as an animator :D

this should be a top priority. the current animgraph requires that everything be known before hand making incredibly dynamic animation systems impossible to make. plus itll take the load off of me. maintaining my own animgraph is a pain sometimes.

Citizen animgraph is abyssmal, at least its powerful enough for most things.

this is the biggest thing stopping me from diving deeper

Animgraph 2 is a game changer