Use NavMeshAgent strictly for path generation

Questions & Answers
1

Hi, I’m creating a Unity Network game. (I’m not using the NetworkManager. I have a seperate Server and Client).
I would like to use Unity’s built-in pathfinding. However, I want to generate the path with Unity Pathfinding, but move the character along the path myself.

Here’s what’s happening on the Network.

  • Client sends move request to Server
  • Server calculates path w/ Unity Pathfinding
  • Server sends path to clients, and everyone moves along the path.

It looks like I can get some Vector3 Path information with

  1. NavMeshAgent.SetDestination.
  2. Vector3 myPath = NavMeshAgent.path.corners.

The problem is, this will move the character toward the destination automatically.
I just want to generate the path information and use it myself.

Is there a way to do this, or is there a better approach altogether.

2

Hey guys, I figured it out. I can attach a navmeshagent to the player, then use navmeshagent.calculatepath. Then path.corners returns a vector3. This vector3 can be passed over the network so that all clients know what path to take.