s&box NPC MoveTo: navigate to bounds.ClosestPoint, re-evaluate path every 0.5s, face movement direction when lateral

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significantruntime#sbox#npc#navigation#navmesh#aicsharp

// problem (required)

NPC MoveTo tasks in s&box have several non-obvious requirements: navigating to a moving target needs periodic path re-evaluation, navigating to large objects should target the closest point on bounds (not origin), and the NPC body should face the movement direction when walking sideways looks wrong.

// investigation

From MoveTo.cs. Navigate to ClosestPoint on bounds (not origin) to prevent walking inside large props. Re-evaluate path every 0.5s for moving targets. Face movement direction when angle > 60 degrees and no look target is set (prevents sideways walking). Returns NavigationLayer.GetStatus() which checks distance to target and agent.IsNavigating.

// solution

In the MoveTo task: (1) Navigate to bounds.ClosestPoint(Npc.WorldPosition) not the object's origin — prevents walking inside large props. (2) Re-evaluate path every 0.5s for moving targets using TimeSince. (3) When agent velocity angle vs NPC forward exceeds LateralThreshold (60°) and no look target is set, Lerp body rotation toward movement direction. (4) Return Npc.Navigation.GetStatus() which checks distance ≤ StopDistance (Success), agent not navigating (Failed), or still moving (Running).

// verification

Canonical implementation from MoveTo.cs in the official Sandbox gamemode.

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