diff --git a/Assets/Art/Prefabs/Characters/Pulver/Pulver.prefab b/Assets/Art/Prefabs/Characters/Pulver/Pulver.prefab
index acfbe841..5a58a00e 100644
--- a/Assets/Art/Prefabs/Characters/Pulver/Pulver.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Art/Prefabs/Characters/Pulver/Pulver.prefab
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ GameObject:
   - component: {fileID: 2121127948713986199}
   m_Layer: 0
   m_Name: Pulver
-  m_TagString: Untagged
+  m_TagString: CharacterArt
   m_Icon: {fileID: 0}
   m_NavMeshLayer: 0
   m_StaticEditorFlags: 0
diff --git a/Assets/Art/Prefabs/Characters/Trafalgar/Trafalgar.prefab b/Assets/Art/Prefabs/Characters/Trafalgar/Trafalgar.prefab
index 484e601f..9527d221 100644
--- a/Assets/Art/Prefabs/Characters/Trafalgar/Trafalgar.prefab
+++ b/Assets/Art/Prefabs/Characters/Trafalgar/Trafalgar.prefab
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ GameObject:
   - component: {fileID: 3714001194702331617}
   m_Layer: 0
   m_Name: Trafalgar
-  m_TagString: Untagged
+  m_TagString: CharacterArt
   m_Icon: {fileID: 0}
   m_NavMeshLayer: 0
   m_StaticEditorFlags: 0
diff --git a/Assets/External/AstarPathfindingProject/Editor/AstarUpdateChecker.cs b/Assets/External/AstarPathfindingProject/Editor/AstarUpdateChecker.cs
index f79c47b4..1b478013 100644
--- a/Assets/External/AstarPathfindingProject/Editor/AstarUpdateChecker.cs
+++ b/Assets/External/AstarPathfindingProject/Editor/AstarUpdateChecker.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Pathfinding {
 		const double updateCheckRate = 1F;
 
 		/// <summary>URL to the version file containing the latest version number.</summary>
-		const string updateURL = "http://www.arongranberg.com/astar/version.php";
+		const string updateURL = "https://www.arongranberg.com/astar/version.php";
 
 		/// <summary>Last time an update check was made</summary>
 		public static System.DateTime lastUpdateCheck {
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/FollowerController.cs b/Assets/Scripts/FollowerController.cs
index e0ffa773..3278d7f5 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/FollowerController.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/FollowerController.cs
@@ -28,9 +28,22 @@ public class FollowerController : MonoBehaviour
     public float stopThreshold = 0.1f; // Stop moving when within this distance
     private float playerMaxSpeed = 5f;
 
+    private Animator animator;
+    private Transform artTransform;
+
     void Awake()
     {
         aiPath = GetComponent<AIPath>();
+        // Find art prefab and animator
+        artTransform = transform.Find("CharacterArt");
+        if (artTransform != null)
+        {
+            animator = artTransform.GetComponent<Animator>();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            animator = GetComponentInChildren<Animator>(); // fallback
+        }
     }
 
     void OnEnable()
@@ -155,6 +168,23 @@ public class FollowerController : MonoBehaviour
                 currentSpeed = 0f;
             }
         }
+
+        // Update animator speed parameter
+        if (animator != null)
+        {
+            float normalizedSpeed = 0f;
+            if (isManualFollowing)
+            {
+                // Use currentSpeed for manual following
+                normalizedSpeed = currentSpeed / playerMaxSpeed;
+            }
+            else if (aiPath != null)
+            {
+                // Use aiPath velocity for pathfinding mode
+                normalizedSpeed = aiPath.velocity.magnitude / playerMaxSpeed;
+            }
+            animator.SetFloat("Speed", Mathf.Clamp01(normalizedSpeed));
+        }
     }
 
     // Command follower to go to a specific point (pathfinding mode)
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/PlayerTouchController.cs b/Assets/Scripts/PlayerTouchController.cs
index 385e24e5..279a8dc6 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/PlayerTouchController.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/PlayerTouchController.cs
@@ -18,12 +18,24 @@ public class PlayerTouchController : MonoBehaviour, ITouchInputConsumer
     Rigidbody rb3d;
     Rigidbody2D rb2d;
     AIPath aiPath; // Reference to AIPath
+    private Animator animator;
+    private Transform artTransform;
 
     void Awake()
     {
         rb3d = GetComponent<Rigidbody>();
         rb2d = GetComponent<Rigidbody2D>();
         aiPath = GetComponent<AIPath>(); // Get AIPath component
+        // Find art prefab and animator
+        artTransform = transform.Find("CharacterArt");
+        if (artTransform != null)
+        {
+            animator = artTransform.GetComponent<Animator>();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            animator = GetComponentInChildren<Animator>(); // fallback
+        }
     }
 
     void Start()
@@ -70,5 +82,15 @@ public class PlayerTouchController : MonoBehaviour, ITouchInputConsumer
         }
     }
 
+    void Update()
+    {
+        // Update animator speed parameter
+        if (animator != null && aiPath != null)
+        {
+            float normalizedSpeed = aiPath.velocity.magnitude / aiPath.maxSpeed;
+            animator.SetFloat("Speed", Mathf.Clamp01(normalizedSpeed));
+        }
+    }
+
     // Remove FixedUpdate and MoveTowardsTarget, as AIPath handles movement
 }
diff --git a/ProjectSettings/TagManager.asset b/ProjectSettings/TagManager.asset
index fa293395..ca51aafe 100644
--- a/ProjectSettings/TagManager.asset
+++ b/ProjectSettings/TagManager.asset
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 --- !u!78 &1
 TagManager:
   serializedVersion: 3
-  tags: []
+  tags:
+  - CharacterArt
   layers:
   - Default
   - TransparentFX