Pathfinding getting stuck on obstacles, with Humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait() is stopping frequently although doesn't get stuck

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  1. What do you want to achieve? Keep it simple and clear!
  • I want to have my NPC’s nearest player pathfinding work well without stopping, and with the ability to navigate around obstacles like pathfinding is meant for.
  1. What is the issue? Include screenshots / videos if possible!
  • My issue is that without using Humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait(), the NPC runs into walls even though the path shows that it should be moving around them, but when I use it, my NPC can get around obstacles but “stutters” or is just way too slow.

Video of the NPC without Humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait()

Video of the NPC with Humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait()

  1. What solutions have you tried so far? Did you look for solutions on the Creator Hub?
  • I have looked through several Dev Forum posts, and even the ones with solutions marked didn’t seem to work for me when I tried the solutions. An example of one of these solutions is constantly checking whether the NPC is within a certain range and if it is not fast enough then it will skip to the next waypoint. (Didn’t work and performed exactly the same as with using MoveToFinished)

My script, without using Humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait():

local PathfindingService = game:GetService("PathfindingService")
local rig = script.Parent

wait(1)
local function GetClosestTarget()
	local target = nil
	local distances = {}
	local playersList = game.Players:GetChildren()
	
	for i,v in pairs(playersList) do
		local dist = v:DistanceFromCharacter(rig.PrimaryPart.Position)
		
		if dist <= 50 then
			table.insert(distances, {dist, v})
		end
	end

	table.sort(distances, function(a,b)
		return a[1] < b[1]
	end)

	if #distances > 0 then
		target = distances[1][2]
	end
	
	return target
end

local attacking = false

local function Attack(target)
	local anim = rig.Humanoid.Animator:LoadAnimation(rig.attackAnim)
	local damage = 20
	
	if not attacking then
		attacking = true
		anim:Play()
		if target then target.Character.Humanoid.Health -= damage end
		wait(1.25)
		attacking = false
	end
end

while wait(.1) do
	local target = GetClosestTarget()
	
	if target then
		local path = PathfindingService:CreatePath({
			AgentRadius = 4,
		})
		path:ComputeAsync(rig.PrimaryPart.Position, target.Character.PrimaryPart.Position)
		local waypoints = path:GetWaypoints()
		
		for i,waypoint in pairs(waypoints) do
			local part = Instance.new("Part", workspace)
			part.Position = waypoint.Position
			part.Size = Vector3.new(.5,.5,.5)
			part.Color = Color3.new(1, 1, 1)
			part.Shape = "Ball"
			part.Anchored = true
			part.CanCollide = false
			game.Debris:AddItem(part, .5)
			
			rig.Humanoid:MoveTo(waypoint.Position)
			local magnitude = target:DistanceFromCharacter(rig.PrimaryPart.Position)
			if magnitude < 3 then
				rig.Humanoid:MoveTo(rig.PrimaryPart.Position)
				Attack(target)
			end
		end
	else
		rig.Humanoid:MoveTo(rig.PrimaryPart.Position)
	end
end
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Humanoid:MoveTo() have a timeout after 8 seconds. so if you use Humanoid:MoveTo() you need to reach the Endpoint in less than 8 seconds.

if you want to fix this and still using Humanoid:MoveTo() use that:

local magnitude
repeat
    rig.Humanoid:MoveTo(target.PrimaryPart.Position)
    magnitude = target:DistanceFromCharacter(rig.PrimaryPart.Position)
until magnitude < 3
Attack(target)

as you can see i prefer using moveTo to the target humanoidRootPart and not to a waypoint that cause that “lag” walking.

so it will walk until its near to the target.

i would prefer to use Tween, or play around with CFrame but this should be fix your Problem.

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I tried this code and it errored “Script timeout: exhausted allowed execution time”.

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oh well just do it with this code:

local magnitude
repeat
    rig.Humanoid:MoveTo(target.PrimaryPart.Position)
    magnitude = target:DistanceFromCharacter(rig.PrimaryPart.Position)
    task.wait(0.01) -- added task.wait to prevent timeouts
until magnitude < 3
Attack(target)
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Alright I added the task.wait() and it is now working, but performing just like it was before, running into walls with seemingly no difference.

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ill respond later on your problem Okay? im currently busy with something important.