Hi Bodhi – this version doesn’t have the toe pivot in the same location. It’s actually at the ball of the foot.
In regards to the grey controls – they are the widget shapes as it looks like you are animating in the actual rig file rather than linking in the character to a blank file and creating a library override. (then it will only bring in what it needs – not the physical shapes)
Or maybe you appended the character into your file rather than linking?
You can also hide any layers that you are not using (like the FK legs). That will make it visually less confusing.
But yeah, don’t worry if you are struggling with stuff. Ask as many questions as you need.
