diff --git a/Engines/FlatRedBallXNA/FlatRedBall/FlatRedBallShared.projitems b/Engines/FlatRedBallXNA/FlatRedBall/FlatRedBallShared.projitems
index 90a59f718..70f0785c7 100644
--- a/Engines/FlatRedBallXNA/FlatRedBall/FlatRedBallShared.projitems
+++ b/Engines/FlatRedBallXNA/FlatRedBall/FlatRedBallShared.projitems
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Utilities\SpriteSelectionOptions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Utilities\StringBuilderExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Utilities\StringFunctions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Utilities\TaskHelper.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Gui\Behaviors\" />
diff --git a/Engines/FlatRedBallXNA/FlatRedBall/Utilities/TaskHelper.cs b/Engines/FlatRedBallXNA/FlatRedBall/Utilities/TaskHelper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83da504e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Engines/FlatRedBallXNA/FlatRedBall/Utilities/TaskHelper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace FlatRedBall.Utilities
+{
+    public static class TaskHelper
+    {
+        public static async Task InSequence(params Func<Task>[] tasks)
+        {
+            foreach(var task in tasks)
+            {
+                await task();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static async Task InSequence(params Task[] tasks)
+        {
+            foreach(var task in tasks)
+            {
+                await task;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Engines/Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms.Shared/Controls/Games/PlayerJoinView.cs b/Engines/Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms.Shared/Controls/Games/PlayerJoinView.cs
index f50ec901e..917f11856 100644
--- a/Engines/Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms.Shared/Controls/Games/PlayerJoinView.cs
+++ b/Engines/Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms.Shared/Controls/Games/PlayerJoinView.cs
@@ -60,7 +60,19 @@ public ReadOnlyCollection<PlayerJoinViewItem> PlayerJoinViewItems
 
         public bool IsSubscribedToGamepadEvents { get; private set; }
 
-        public JoinStyle JoinStyle { get; set; } = JoinStyle.AnyConnectedInput;
+        JoinStyle joinStyle = JoinStyle.AnyConnectedInput;
+        public JoinStyle JoinStyle 
+        {
+            get => joinStyle;
+            set
+            {
+                joinStyle = value;
+                for (int i = 0; i < PlayerJoinViewItems.Count; i++)
+                {
+                    UpdateConnectedJoinedStateForIndex(i, true);
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         #endregion
 
@@ -197,35 +209,64 @@ private void UpdateConnectedJoinedStateForIndex(int index, bool force)
             {
                 var item = PlayerJoinViewItemsInternal[index];
 
-                var isConnected = index <= InputManager.Xbox360GamePads.Length &&
-                    InputManager.Xbox360GamePads[index].IsConnected;
+                var isConnected = false;
 
-                if(isConnected)
+                if(JoinStyle == JoinStyle.ExplicitlyAssignedInput)
                 {
-                    var gamepad = InputManager.Xbox360GamePads[index];
-                    item.InputDevice = gamepad;
+                    isConnected = item.InputDevice != null;
+
+                    if(item.InputDevice is Xbox360GamePad gamepad)
+                    {
+                        isConnected = gamepad.IsConnected;
 #if !UWP && !XNA4_OLD && !FNA
-                    item.ControllerDisplayName = gamepad.Capabilities.DisplayName;
+
+                        item.ControllerDisplayName = gamepad.Capabilities.DisplayName;
 #endif
-                    item.ConnectedJoinedState = ConnectedJoinedState.Connected;
-                    item.GamepadLayout = gamepad.GamepadLayout;
-                }
-                else if(item.IsUsingKeyboardAsBackup)
-                {
-                    item.ConnectedJoinedState = ConnectedJoinedState.Connected;
-                    item.InputDevice = InputManager.Keyboard;
-                    item.ControllerDisplayName = KeyboardName; // should it be something else? Localized? Need to think about this...
+                        item.GamepadLayout = gamepad.GamepadLayout;
+
+                    }
+                    else if(item.InputDevice is FlatRedBall.Input.Keyboard)
+                    {
+                        isConnected = true;
+                        item.ControllerDisplayName = KeyboardName;
+                        item.GamepadLayout = GamepadLayout.Keyboard;
+                    }
 
-                    item.GamepadLayout = GamepadLayout.Keyboard;
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    item.ConnectedJoinedState = ConnectedJoinedState.NotConnected;
-                    item.InputDevice = null;
-                    item.GamepadLayout = GamepadLayout.Unknown;
+                    isConnected = index <= InputManager.Xbox360GamePads.Length &&
+                        InputManager.Xbox360GamePads[index].IsConnected;
+
+                    if(isConnected)
+                    {
+                        var gamepad = InputManager.Xbox360GamePads[index];
+                        item.InputDevice = gamepad;
+    #if !UWP && !XNA4_OLD && !FNA
+                        item.ControllerDisplayName = gamepad.Capabilities.DisplayName;
+    #endif
+                        item.ConnectedJoinedState = ConnectedJoinedState.Connected;
+                        item.GamepadLayout = gamepad.GamepadLayout;
+                    }
+                    else if(item.IsUsingKeyboardAsBackup)
+                    {
+                        item.ConnectedJoinedState = ConnectedJoinedState.Connected;
+                        item.InputDevice = InputManager.Keyboard;
+                        item.ControllerDisplayName = KeyboardName; // should it be something else? Localized? Need to think about this...
+
+                        item.GamepadLayout = GamepadLayout.Keyboard;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        item.ConnectedJoinedState = ConnectedJoinedState.NotConnected;
+                        item.InputDevice = null;
+                        item.GamepadLayout = GamepadLayout.Unknown;
+                    }
                 }
 
 
+
+
                 if (force)
                 {
                     item.ForceUpdateState();
diff --git a/Engines/Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms.Shared/Controls/Games/PlayerJoinViewItem.cs b/Engines/Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms.Shared/Controls/Games/PlayerJoinViewItem.cs
index 251f38d8b..8e5a7a297 100644
--- a/Engines/Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms.Shared/Controls/Games/PlayerJoinViewItem.cs
+++ b/Engines/Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms/FlatRedBall.Forms.Shared/Controls/Games/PlayerJoinViewItem.cs
@@ -134,7 +134,17 @@ protected override void UpdateState()
         {
             if(InputDevice != null)
             {
-                ControllerDisplayName = PlayerJoinView.KeyboardName;
+                if(InputDevice is Keyboard)
+                {
+                    ControllerDisplayName = PlayerJoinView.KeyboardName;
+                }
+                else if(InputDevice is Xbox360GamePad gamepad)
+                {
+#if !UWP && !XNA4_OLD && !FNA
+
+                    ControllerDisplayName = gamepad.Capabilities.DisplayName;
+#endif
+                }
             }
             else if(this.ConnectedJoinedState == ConnectedJoinedState.NotConnected && IsUsingKeyboardAsBackup)
             {
diff --git a/FRBDK/Glue/GumPlugin/GumPlugin/CodeGeneration/SpriteCodeGenerator.cs b/FRBDK/Glue/GumPlugin/GumPlugin/CodeGeneration/SpriteCodeGenerator.cs
index a44478c63..afe9d1219 100644
--- a/FRBDK/Glue/GumPlugin/GumPlugin/CodeGeneration/SpriteCodeGenerator.cs
+++ b/FRBDK/Glue/GumPlugin/GumPlugin/CodeGeneration/SpriteCodeGenerator.cs
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ private static void GeneratePlayAnimationsAsync(ICodeBlock classBodyBlock)
                     foreachBlock.Line("sprite.TimeIntoAnimation = 0;");
                     foreachBlock.Line("sprite.CurrentFrameIndex = 0;");
                     foreachBlock.Line("sprite.UpdateToCurrentAnimationFrame();");
+
+                    foreachBlock.If("sprite.CurrentChain == null")
+                        .Line("throw new System.InvalidOperationException($\"Could not find the animation {animation}\");");
+
                     foreachBlock.Line("// subtract second difference to prevent it from looping once if it happens to fall mid-frame");
                     foreachBlock.Line("// Due to frame order, we need to delay one frame less, and multiply by 1.1 to fix possible accuracy issues");
                     foreachBlock.Line("await FlatRedBall.TimeManager.DelaySeconds(sprite.CurrentChain.TotalLength - FlatRedBall.TimeManager.SecondDifference * 1.1f);");