AI/NPC navmesh interactions (doors especially)?

[MrBrax]

Is there a built in way to handle AI interactions with doors and other entities, like if they're in the way it should be handled in the traversal code or something, or to just avoid certain entities altogether (if they're locked e.g.)? Docs are pretty sparse at the moment and i can't find anything in the api nor any code projects.

[Cryotheus]

For avoiding entities checkout these

• Sandbox.NavBlockerEntity
• Sandbox.Component.NavBlocker

For interacting, I'm not sure but I would imagine you will need to write your own code for that.

[MrBrax]

I kinda get it now, thanks. I'd have to use traces i think since my npcs don't have collisions, i just use the base example and don't really know how to improve it. Will probably wait for more advanced public projects.

It wouldn't really be like in old source games where they pause before a door to open then walk through i guess, or it would require a lot of extra code.

[Cryotheus]

That "extra code" is likely what is programmed in old source games to do exactly that

[MrBrax]

sbox_0140.mp4

does work, at least for now. but probably won't be able to fix the unsolvable issue of human etiquette of not taking shortcuts through business employees only doors

[Cryotheus]

Oddly satisfying to watch

If you got your question answered, can you please mark an answer?
This can help others who might have the same question.

[MrBrax]

i'm gonna have to test out the navblockers, i added the component on spawn on my doors, will mark and maybe post more info about it if it works.

hotloading is so buggy and unreliable right now so developing is a pain