PathFindingService not going to certain positions

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#1

I’m trying to make realistic npc’s that wander around and after sometime decide to go home.
But PathFindingService isn’t going to the house positions for some reason.
Does anyone have a fix?

Code:

local housetable = workspace.Houses:GetChildren()
local NPCHome = housetable[math.random(1,#housetable)]
NPCHome.Color = Color3.fromRGB(255, 0, 0)
local pathfindingService = game:GetService("PathfindingService")
local char = script.Parent.Parent
local hum = char:FindFirstChildOfClass("Humanoid")
local root = char:WaitForChild("HumanoidRootPart")
script.Parent.Values.Home.Value = NPCHome

local walkinghome = false

function pathToLocation(location)
	local path = pathfindingService:CreatePath{AgentCanClimb = true, AgentCanJump = true}
	path:ComputeAsync(root.Position, location)
	local waypoints = path:GetWaypoints()
	for k, waypoint in pairs(waypoints) do
		hum:MoveTo(waypoint.Position)
		if waypoint.Action == Enum.PathWaypointAction.Jump then
			hum:ChangeState(Enum.HumanoidStateType.Jumping)
		end
		hum.MoveToFinished:Wait()
	end
end

while wait(1) do
	local rand = math.random(1,5)
	if rand == 1 then
		if walkinghome == false then
			print("going home")
			walkinghome = true
			char.Wander.Enabled = false
			pathToLocation(NPCHome.Position)
		end
	end
end

It gets the random house position perfectly, and it also decides to go home perfectly.
The only thing wrong is that it wont walk home.

#2

What do you mean the NPC doesn’t go to that position?
Does the NPC walk somewhere else or the NPC can’t walk?
A video would be more helpful.

#3

It must have to do with the character itself, make sure no parts are anchored and use prints to make sure that everything in the script is working fine.

#4

It walks nowhere, it just starts standing there. forever

#5

It walks to 0,0,0 perfectly with the same system.

#6

It may be that when trying to find a path it simply cannot find it, a print would help:

if path.Status == Enum.PathStatus.NoPath then
	warn("NO PATH")
end

Below ComputeAsync.

#7

It prints it, so it doesn’t have a path.

#8

Yes, it means that the NPC couldn’t find a path.
Roblox added a quick “Navigation Mesh” option, if you can’t find it, it’s in Studio settings, activate it and see how clear the area is.
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#9

This is the navigation mesh:

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I know the map is ugly, it’s not done.

#10

I’m not sure, but it could be due to the thickness of the part, idk, you could add an Attachment that indicates the entry and use that to find the path.

#11

I’ll try that then.

30charcharchar

#12

That somehow worked? I have no idea how that works!