Does this mean I can't use non-unit based movement in my game?

Id imagine moving is fine . Just any animations like walking cycles or effects have to only have 2 frames

yup buddy movement is fine...

Alright cool, I was just a bit confused because of this post: https://itch.io/jam/mini-jam-62/topic/958505/is-it-ok-if-my-game-has-no-animations-