Introduction

It can let Character automatically follow nearby characters which is controlled by player.

Path Finding（Beta）

Our follower component can now perform some simple automatic pathfinding and won't get stuck by a simple wall like before. However, to use this feature, the following conditions must be met:

1. Generate a navigation mesh in the world settings
2. Enable automatic pathfinding in the follower component
3. Ensure both the target and the follower are within the navigation mesh and there exists a traversable path

Tips:

1. When setting up navigation mesh areas, ensure that the generation area covers objects that serve as paths or obstacles.

2. The navigation mesh needs to be regenerated after each scene update

3. You can duplicate areas to generate navigation meshes in multiple regions simultaneously. However, for best results, it's recommended to use a single dedicated area

4. The total number of objects within all generation areas must not exceed 5000. Only use navigation meshes in areas where pathfinding is needed

5. Try to limit generation areas to only cover necessary regions. For example, if you don't want objects to walk on rooftops, don't include rooftops in the generation area

6. The current automatic pathfinding feature doesn't support dynamically changing scenes

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Properties

• Player Character: The most recent player-controlled character
• Object: the specified target in scene
• Tag: The nearest object with the specified tag | | Target Object | Object | The target of the Follow component
• Displayed only when Target Mode is Object | | Target Tag | String | The tag of the target. The Follow component will find the nearest object which has the specified tag
• Displayed only when Target Mode is Tag | | Follow Mode | Enum | The strategy of Following:
• Gaurdian: In guard mode, the follower will not leave a certain range of the initial position
• Pet: In pet mode, the Follower will always be close to the target and pause when it reaches the Stopping Distance. And return to its initial position only when the target is lost -- In pet mode, only when the current target is empty, it will actively look for a new target -- Channel is not active in this mode | | Path Finding | Bool | Enable Auto Pathfinding
• To enable auto pathfinding, first configure the navigation mesh in settings. Use the path Edit button to jump directly to setup
• Note: Only works when both the target and current object are within the navigation mesh | | Path Edit | - | Click to navigate to Navigation Mesh Settings | | Vision Radius | Float | Radius of field of view. Will not follow player characters outside the radius | | Vision Angle | Float | The angle of the field of view. It will not follow player characters outside the angle. The field of view angle is centered on the Z + direction and symmetrical left and right | | X-Ray | Bool | Decide if you can see the character behind the model. Always see the character behind the transparent material and water material model | | Max Distance | Float | After 5 seconds beyond the maximum distance, the pet will teleport to a stopping distance behind the target
• Displayed only when Target Mode is Pet | | Gaurding Distance | Float | The radius of the camp range. The Follower component will automatically return to its initial position when it leaves the camp range | | Stopping Distance | Float | Stopping distance. When the distance of the target is less than this value, stop approaching further |

Events

• When the follow mode is gaurdian, this event will also triggered when this object is out of gaurding distance | 1.Object: the target to be followed. It represent the character when chasing a player |

Commands