Can't get an enemy to chase a player using NavMesh

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1

void Update () {

        if (Mathf.Abs(Vector3.Distance(this.transform.position, player.transform.position)) <= 6)
        {
            chase();
        }

    void chase()
    {
        this.transform.position = navMeshAgent.destination = player.transform.position;
        navMeshAgent.Resume();
    }

What happens is when I get into range both enemy and player will merge and start blazing away randomly in circles

2

You have set the max distance between the player and the enemy that makes the enemy chase the player.

Now you say that the enemy and player merge? So I would guess that means that the enemy is too close, and is clipping into the player.

Firstly, I think that the line:

this.transform.position = navMeshAgent.destination = player.transform.position;

Should be:

navMeshAgent.destination = player.transform.position;

Because I think you’re setting the coordinates of the enemy to the player’s, thus ignoring the navmesh, and just teleporting inside the player.

Finally, set a distance minimum distance between the enemy and player as well -so that the enemy stops moving towards the player when it gets too close.

Let me know how it goes.