“How to Make a Pathfinding NPC in Roblox! Pathfinding Tutorial Part 4”
Learn how to make your NPC move smarter, avoid obstacles, and react more naturally using Roblox Lua scripting and PathfindingService.
Server Script (Place in the NPC): Place a walking animation inside the script.
task.wait(5)
local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
local PathfindingService = game:GetService("PathfindingService")
local npc2 = script.Parent
local humanoid = npc2:WaitForChild("Humanoid")
local rootPart = npc2:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
local animator = humanoid:WaitForChild("Animator")
-- Walking animation
local animation = script:WaitForChild("Animation")
local animationTrack = animator:LoadAnimation(animation)
animationTrack:AdjustSpeed(0.2)
animationTrack:Play()
-- Target parts
local findPart = Workspace:WaitForChild("FindPart")
local secondPart = Workspace:WaitForChild("SecondPart")
local thirdPart = Workspace:WaitForChild("ThirdPart")
local fourthPart = Workspace:WaitForChild("FourthPart")
-- Function to follow path
local function followPath(destination)
local path = PathfindingService:CreatePath({
AgentRadius = 3,
AgentHeight = 6,
AgentCanJump = true,
AgentJumpHeight = 12, -- adjust for your gap heights
AgentCanClimb = true,
AgentMaxSlope = 45,
})
local success, errorMessage = pcall(function()
path:ComputeAsync(rootPart.Position, destination)
end)
if success and path.Status == Enum.PathStatus.Success then
local waypoints = path:GetWaypoints()
for _, waypoint in ipairs(waypoints) do
humanoid:MoveTo(waypoint.Position)
if waypoint.Action == Enum.PathWaypointAction.Jump then
humanoid.Jump = true
end
-- Wait until NPC reaches waypoint before moving to next
local reached = humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait()
if not reached then
warn("NPC failed to reach waypoint at "..tostring(waypoint.Position))
end
end
else
warn("Path failed: " .. (errorMessage or "Unknown"))
end
end
-- Function to handle NPC movement sequence with pauses
local function moveSequence()
local targets = {findPart, secondPart, thirdPart, fourthPart}
for index, target in ipairs(targets) do
-- Pause animation before moving
animationTrack:Stop()
task.wait(1)
animationTrack:Play()
-- Move to target
followPath(target.Position)
end
-- Final stop
animationTrack:Stop()
print("NPC reached the final destination!")
end
-- Start NPC movement
moveSequence()