Cameron White

If you're in H18, you can use the new Output Clip parameter on the Crowd Transition DOP, and optionally turn on Use VEXpressions to override the destination state and/or clip

Yes, the Initial State parameter controls which state the agent starts out in for the simulation. States don't necessarily need the same name as a clip.

I think the issue you're seeing is that the “idle_*” pattern for the clip names in the ‘idle’ state includes the two “idle_to_walk” transition clips, so some agents appear to be walking because of that

The crowdsolver node has a warning if you Shift+MMB on it - “Values of the ‘state’ point attribute do not match any known state ('idle_1')”
On the Crowd Source SOP, change the initial state to just “idle”, in order to match your DOP setup