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# Commanding a Path

In this tutorial students will implement a waypoint path following code for the tank NPC.

## Materials

- [S0511SolutionU6.zip](https://storage.googleapis.com/learn-platform-bucket-production/tutorial/b19c4b78-ef5d-513d-befa-3c513418cc98/versions%5B_key==%2230eeb7a3c724e4cad46d9220774a84d7%22%5D.materials%5B_key==%229c6df924be9e%22%5D.file/S0511SolutionU6_20260313_173602.zip)

## 1. Traversing a Path

[Video](https://storage.googleapis.com/learn-platform-bucket-production/tutorial/b19c4b78-ef5d-513d-befa-3c513418cc98/versions%5B_key==%2230eeb7a3c724e4cad46d9220774a84d7%22%5D.sections%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZvxXKy%22%5D.body%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZvxXPS%22%5D.overviewVideo/S0510_20260313_173658.mp4) ([Transcript (en)](https://storage.googleapis.com/learn-platform-bucket-production/tutorial/b19c4b78-ef5d-513d-befa-3c513418cc98/versions%5B_key==%2230eeb7a3c724e4cad46d9220774a84d7%22%5D.sections%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZvxXKy%22%5D.body%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZvxXPS%22%5D.subtitles/S0510%20VTT%20en_20260522_130003.vtt))

## 2. Giving Commands to Pathfind

[Video](https://storage.googleapis.com/learn-platform-bucket-production/tutorial/b19c4b78-ef5d-513d-befa-3c513418cc98/versions%5B_key==%2230eeb7a3c724e4cad46d9220774a84d7%22%5D.sections%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZvxXYQ%22%5D.body%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZvxXcu%22%5D.overviewVideo/S0511_20260313_174249.mp4) ([Transcript (en)](https://storage.googleapis.com/learn-platform-bucket-production/tutorial/b19c4b78-ef5d-513d-befa-3c513418cc98/versions%5B_key==%2230eeb7a3c724e4cad46d9220774a84d7%22%5D.sections%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZvxXYQ%22%5D.body%5B_key==%228KfwgJtj1rZ1EivCZvxXcu%22%5D.subtitles/S0511%20VTT%20en_20260522_130014.vtt))

In this tutorial students will complete programming the waypoint navigation system by adding command buttons to the environment.