"SetDestination" can only be called on an active agent that has been placed on a NavMesh.

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this solves it:

(Case 936460) Custom NavMesh Agent Type causes "Failed to create agent"

Using an "Agent Type" other than the built-in "Humanoid", causes Unity to fail at NavMeshAgent creation and outputs the following warning to the Console window: [quote] Failed to create agent because it is not close enough to the NavMesh [/quote] Any call to drive the NavMeshAgent then fails as well, with errors like: [quote] "SetDestination" can only be called on an active agent that has been placed on a NavMesh. [/quote] Please see the video that is attached to the bug-report. Repr…