Using Nav Mesh Agent to control playable character and mecanim

Unity Engine
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Hi there,

I was messing around over the weekend making a diablo style game where you click to move a character in third person. The issue I had was clicking somewhere like round a corner would result in the character getting stuck in a wall. I got around this by baking a nav mesh and using a nav mesh agent to move the character.

What I would like to know are:

  • Is it a good idea to use a nav mesh agent on a playable character?
  • Is it possible to get variables like speed out of the nav mesh agent to use in mecanim?
  • Would it be a better to create a separate script that controls things like speed instead of letting the nav mesh agent control this? and if so how?

Sorry for the long question.

Thanks

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  1. See the stealth tutorial for some good advice.
  2. Unity - Scripting API: AI.NavMeshAgent.velocity
  3. You will need a script for the navmeshagent. Again the tutorial helps.
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Brilliant thanks! Will take a look at this tonight