How do I make a humanoid walk like a player would to a certain location?

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So I’m trying to get a model humanoid from one place to another like a player would walk. I’m not sure how to start scripting at all :waffle:

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Here’s a clearer version if my handwriting looks like trash.

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Your best bet would probably to create two invisible walls beside the path and set it so only the NPC can collide with the walls, then use Roblox’s path-finding system.

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I’m assuming you at least know how to define variables.

Define the humanoid object:

--example script placed under npc model
local npc = script.Parent
local humanoid = npc.Humanoid

Then, use the :MoveTo() method to make the npc walk. You do need to provide a position within the parentheses so the npc knows where to walk to.

humanoid:MoveTo(whereveryourpositionis)

If you want to use a part as kind of a waypoint, then you would define the part and use it’s position in the parentheses.

local target = workspace.targetpartorwhatever --workspace is where physical parts are
humanoid:MoveTo(target.Position)

Or, you could manually input a position with Vector3.new(). A bit more complex, as it requires a X, Y, and Z input.

--Example
local moveposition = Vector3.new(10, 30, 26)
humanoid:MoveTo(moveposition)

If you want the npc to then teleport after it walks to a point, then you would use MoveToFinished and the :PivotTo() method on the npc. PivotTo causes the npc to teleport to a set CFrame. Cframes are different than positions, so PivotTo will not accept positions. If you still input a position, then the script will error. If you REALLY want to use a position, then you’d use CFrame.new() to convert it.

--here is an example of converting a position to CFrame
local position = target.Position
local cframething = CFrame.new(position)

I’d rather just use part.CFrame as it is easier.
MoveToFinished is a script event that fires whenever a certain humanoid stops walking. Script events need to be connected to a function to do anything.

humanoid.MoveToFinished:Connect(function()
	--any code in this part will run when the npc is done walking
end)

Within this function, you would have the teleport thing.

humanoid.MoveToFinished:Connect(function()
    local cframeposition = target.CFrame
	npc:PivotTo(cframeposition)
end)

If you want the npc to wait a little bit before teleporting, then you would add task.wait() before PivotTo. Within the parentheses, you would put how long, in seconds, you want the npc to wait.

humanoid.MoveToFinished:Connect(function()
    local cframeposition = target.CFrame
    task.wait(5) --waits 5 seconds
	npc:PivotTo(cframeposition)
end)

If you have something like a intro menu where the user presses a button to start the game then you need to use things like remote events. I can help with those if you are using a start menu. Also, this is one of my first devforum posts so it might not be the best.

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