Pathfinding Stuttering when Near Player

[Schleebo]

I’m encountering an issue for my civilian AI where if the player gets close to the character, they start stuttering in their movements.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!!

Script:

local pathfindingService = game:GetService("PathfindingService")
local pathsetDecided = false
local movementDebounce = false
local chosenPathset = nil
local pathNumber = 0

while true do
	if pathsetDecided == true and chosenPathset ~= nil then
		if movementDebounce == false then
			movementDebounce = true
			pathNumber = pathNumber + 1
			if #chosenPathset:GetChildren() < pathNumber then
				local civSystem = game.ReplicatedStorage.SpawnedCivs:FindFirstChild(script.Parent.Parent.Name)
				if civSystem then
					civSystem.Parent = game.ReplicatedStorage.Civilians
				end
				script.Parent.Parent:Destroy()
				break
			end
			local chosenPath = chosenPathset:FindFirstChild("waypoint"..pathNumber)
			if ("waypoint"..#chosenPathset:GetChildren()) >= chosenPath.Name then
				local path = pathfindingService:CreatePath()
				path:ComputeAsync(script.Parent.Parent.HumanoidRootPart.Position, chosenPath.Position)
				for i, waypoint in pairs(path:GetWaypoints()) do
					script.Parent.Parent.Humanoid:MoveTo(waypoint.Position)
					script.Parent.Parent.Humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait()
					movementDebounce = false
				end
			end
		end
	else
		local pathChoices = game.Workspace.CivWaypoints:GetChildren()
		local chosenPathNumber = math.random(1, #pathChoices)
		chosenPathset = pathChoices[chosenPathNumber]
		script.Parent.Parent.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = chosenPathset.waypoint1.CFrame
		pathsetDecided = true
	end
	wait(0.1)
end
local pathfindingService = game:GetService("PathfindingService")
local pathsetDecided = false
local movementDebounce = false
local chosenPathset = nil
local pathNumber = 0

while true do
	if pathsetDecided == true and chosenPathset ~= nil then
		if movementDebounce == false then
			movementDebounce = true
			pathNumber = pathNumber + 1
			if #chosenPathset:GetChildren() < pathNumber then
				local civSystem = game.ReplicatedStorage.SpawnedCivs:FindFirstChild(script.Parent.Parent.Name)
				if civSystem then
					civSystem.Parent = game.ReplicatedStorage.Civilians
				end
				script.Parent.Parent:Destroy()
				break
			end
			local chosenPath = chosenPathset:FindFirstChild("waypoint"..pathNumber)
			if ("waypoint"..#chosenPathset:GetChildren()) >= chosenPath.Name then
				local path = pathfindingService:CreatePath()
				path:ComputeAsync(script.Parent.Parent.HumanoidRootPart.Position, chosenPath.Position)
				for i, waypoint in pairs(path:GetWaypoints()) do
					script.Parent.Parent.Humanoid:MoveTo(waypoint.Position)
					script.Parent.Parent.Humanoid.MoveToFinished:Wait()
					movementDebounce = false
				end
			end
		end
	else
		local pathChoices = game.Workspace.CivWaypoints:GetChildren()
		local chosenPathNumber = math.random(1, #pathChoices)
		chosenPathset = pathChoices[chosenPathNumber]
		script.Parent.Parent.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = chosenPathset.waypoint1.CFrame
		pathsetDecided = true
	end
	wait(0.1)
end

(I tried to put a video up yet it kept failing to upload sadly)

[BadDad2004]

Are you setting network ownership on the NPC?

NPCcharacter:SetNetworkOwner(nil)

Do that on the PrimaryPart and all should be OK. Without setting it, the Client and Server will be fighting for ownership of the NPC physics.

[Schleebo]

Ohhhhh, noted. I’ll give that a shot

[Schleebo]

That worked! Thank you so much.