Hey I got mine to work by following step five in the debugging thread. The add on now works for me.

@Smoothdesigns29 from my knowledge I think that is a no, and I think it has to do with the way the nextbots are coded.

Take "Bon the Rabbit" for example. He does not, to my knowledge, have a way to open doors. Instead the just breaks them and that is it, that is how he gets around closed doors.

The problem is, that gate in the office is not breakable, so he just gets stuck there until someone decides to open for him, or, if he sees you in the vents right after you spawn him, he will instead go into the vents to chase you.

TLDR: Some nextbots cannot open doors.

Is there a way to stop the navmesh from leading npcs through the closed office door? Or an addon that makes nextbots smarter in that area?

@Medajoltz thank you very much for the suggestion, I'll definetly be adding that to the solutions list.

I'll also place your name there to show your contribution.

What worked for me after the addon had issues applying was this:

1. uninstall navmesh addon and close game
2. navigate to navmesh folder at steam\steamapps\common\GarrysMod\garrysmod\maps
3. delete all navmesh files relating to k9 in \maps and all of its subfolders (I had 3 files i deleted)
4. open gmod and enable navmesh addon
5. restart game and see if changes applied with "sv_cheats 1" then "nav_edit 1"

Seems like if you previously generated a navmesh for the map the addon has trouble overwriting it, but as soon as I deleted it the addon's mesh applied. This may be one of the main issues. Hope this helps.

If anyone is having problems with the addon not working, it's probably something to do with the navmesh not loading on your map.

Check the description of the addon to try some of the solutions the author found while trying to help people with the same problem. If none of it worked please write the problem here and the author will contact you personally to find solutions to your issue.

This also helps in finding alternative solutions for others by discovering these different methods and updating the discussion.

@alan.jones0810 it may be because the mesh does not load for you.

Add me so we can discuss it via DM

sorry if I'm writing to you but only now I noticed that Bon doesn't want to enter the ducts and if I try to put him in he runs away.[DrGBase] [Gentoi] Bon The Rabbit NEXTBOT and [DrGBase] The Walten Files: Bon The Rabbit NEXTBOT

@alan.jones0810 alright. That is an issue that the bot has, the fact that he loses you easily in the vents or that the animations are kinda funky are because of the "Bon the Rabbit"'s addon itself.

I recommend you tweak his settings and see if you have better results.

@idkrandomguy if you would like to solve the issue with me via dm, add me.

If you tried step five properly and it still did not work, it may be something new that I can add to the "Steps List" after we solve it.

The NPC crawls, but it's bad. For example, he starts moving backwards. It takes a while for the crawling animation to start, and sometimes the animations are jerky. When the ducts change direction, he gets confused and struggles to exit or enter.
Basically, the crawling and ducking animations alternate in the ducts. For example, when he does the ducking animation to enter and exit the ducts, he becomes much slower to enter and exit.

Just tried out step five, didnt work either

navmesh isnt on the vents even tho I did restart the game, I also tested with the addons on the collection only, still no result

@idkrandomguy have you checked out the pinned discussion?

Either way, I can help you further if you need me too.

Bon doesn't crawl into the vents

@alan.jones0810 Could you please clarify the issue you are having?

From what I understood from your comment, I can say that the navmesh does work with both of the"Bon the Rabbit" addons.

[DrGBase] The Walten Files: Bon The Rabbit NEXTBOT.with this mod of bon the rabbit does not it works well

@ra20192020ra no worries, if you come across any issues let me know.

That is nice ty

@NextKurome76TheSoldier not at all.

Try the addon out, and let me know if it does not work.

dont maps that come with navmeshes overwrite external ones?

@ra20192020ra

Ah I see. Bon the Rabbit does chase you and catch you if that is what you are asking.

He can break doors, go into vents by crawling, and overall do nextbot things.

Is this nps chasing you and killing you or just wearing the character or skin?

Could you clarify your question please, @ra20192020ra.

No worries @Yxoh.

is this nps or what

nope, step five seemed to work. thanks man!

@yxoh Are you still having issues?

@Crazy's issue has been solved. It is now present in "STEP FIVE" of the list.
Thank you so much for your contribution and time.

@Crazy would you like to dm about it? If so send me a friend request.

don't know why its refusing to work properly for me, i have restarted the game multiple times, ive done everything in the solutions thing and it refuses to work, the navmesh simply does not appear in the vents.

@Laqota Thanks for mentioning this, I will add it to the list of solutions.

Restart the game guys.

NavMesh addons do not function without restarting the game, for whatever reason.

You can use the Navmesh editor tool to see if it's not working because of the NavMesh or NPC.

@Crazy after subbing to the addon, have you tried to do a clean gmod test?

Try using the DrG base, the map, the official "Bon the Rabbit" nextbot and its required addons, and then try the vents at spawn.

Make sure you are only using the necessary addons for the test, including this navmesh.

might be broken, he still doesn't wanna go into the vents

doesn't seem to crawl for me, i have both bon nextbots and none of them r working, unless you are using a different one.