Tutorial: 3D Navigation Basics in Godot 4

I've got another Godot 4 tutorial for you, this time we are getting up and running with 3D Navigation in Godot 4 - using the built-in Nodes and functions to move enemy AI from point A to B avoiding obstacles as they go.

🤖 This tutorial is using Godot 4.2.1 stable.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:28 Components
01:05 NavigationRegion Setup
02:22 Baking the NavigationMesh
04:21 Creating an NPC
06:26 Scripting
09:15 Running the Scene
11:10 Midroll
12:04 Adding Obstacles
14:45 Wrap-Up
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Excellent tutorial. Detailed but concise, no waffle. And useful 'addendum' notes. Thank you.

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[leoh]

No matter how I configured the Path Desired Distance, or Target Desired Distance, the character constantly vibrated once it reached the target position. I couldn't figure out why, as i copied the code and node structure exactly as you did.

Instead, I had to do the following:

func _physics_process(delta):
var destination =

# Only move if far enough from the target to avoid oscillation.
if > 0.1:
var local_destination = destination - global_position
var direction =

# Calculate velocity based on direction and speed.
velocity = direction * 5.0
print("Velocity:", velocity)

# Move and slide.
move_and_slide()
else:
velocity = Vector3.ZERO # Stop movement if close enough to the target.

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[Big_Theft_Auto]

This is THE series, I am just going to wait for part 2 and do something else in my game while you make the video about AI because i really liked this one

[lezvgov]

finally someone de-scarified 3d navigation for me! thank you! :)

[TBDGames]

2:02 Thank you for showing me how to do it with static colliders

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easy, understandable, informative - perfect. Thank you

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