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title: "Leaf and Action Nodes"
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last_updated: "2026-08-04T14:24:02.000Z"
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# Leaf and Action Nodes

In this unit, you begin coding leaf nodes to drive behavior and move a NavMesh Agent character.

In this lecture students will work begin writing the code for leaf nodes and get their NavMeshAgent character moving.

## 1. Leaf and Action Nodes

[Video](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20220916/videos/f2cb6e87-f5ff-42f6-9541-58656fc842f7_S1104.mp4) ([Transcript (en)](https://connect-mediagw.unity.com/h1/20221012/307ce8ec-38b1-4ce5-9032-0485ab195841_S1104.vtt))