Until further notice, Unity will not release any replacement for the API in `UnityEngine.Experimental.AI`. Please note that those experimental structs have been deprecated in 2023.2, but they haven't been removed yet. You can still use them unchanged with what will become the 2023.2 and LTS releases. Also please be aware that they have limitations and issues that Unity will not address going forward. We recommend you evaluate carefully whether their capabilities, in their current form, match all the needs of your projects.
If I understand correctly, all the APIs at UnityEngine.Experimental.AI are deprecated in 2023.2 and will remove soon at future release but currently there's no DOTS navigation solution available yet. Are official going to release DOTS navigation solution to address this issue soon? If not I dun think it's good idea to deprecate and remove UnityEngine.Experimental.AI APIs.
#UnityEngine.Experimental.AI deprecation concern
marsh plover
fringe steppe
There's no plans to release an ECS specific navigation solution at present. We've talked about other ways to expose the unmanaged API that would work in bursted code but nothing concrete yet.
Are you currently using these APIs and likely to be impacted by their removal?
marsh plover
There's no plans to release an ECS specific navigation solution at present. We'...
Yes. I have asset store package that rely on UnityEngine.Experimental.AI. It needs alternative solution before remove the APIs.
limpid stirrup
I am also using those apis and would be negatively affected by their removal
pine ibex
We too are using NavMeshQuery in our project
languid sierra
Thanks @marsh plover for creating this card!
I am creator of Agents Navigation https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/behavior-ai/agents-navigation-239233. The package uses this experimental API to provide dots compatible interaction with builtin navmesh. Losing this API will definitely impact me and lots of my users.
As former unity employee, I know that in Unity cross team commination is no ideal. So I hope maybe dots team could push back this decision.
Also, there is forum about this issue https://forum.unity.com/threads/theres-a-new-navigation-package-in-town.1371633/page-2#post-9236211.
This is my 5 cents on the topic.
hushed fog
Hey there,
I've been using @languid sierra 's navigation package, and the whole deprecated thing has me a bit worried, to be honest.
BTW, thank you @languid sierra for your package, it's a great one.