# How do I get an AI character to fall of ledges and jump?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-get-an-ai-character-to-fall-of-ledges-and-jump/369483>\
**Category:** AI\
**Tags:** ai-navigation, unreal-engine, UE4, Blueprint, question\
**Created:** [September 5, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-get-an-ai-character-to-fall-of-ledges-and-jump/369483 "2016-09-05T20:47:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tommow](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Tommow](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tommow)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-get-an-ai-character-to-fall-of-ledges-and-jump/369483/1 "2016-09-05T20:47:24Z")

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I have a 2D side scroller game (its in 3D space). I can jump over holes in the ground with my character which is exactly what I want, I can fall from high ledges with my character which again is all elements I need… The issue is the AI will not follow (I have set them to chase the player which they do until met with a ledge or hole).

The nav mesh covers everything fine so that is not the issue, the AI character uses the same animations / state machine as my character so that is not the issue.

I have made sure allow falling of ledges is checked in the AI character movement component so that is not the issue.

Does anyone know a way to get the AI character to follow the player over holes and ledges?

Thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_33d428af1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_33d428af1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_33d428af1)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2016, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-do-i-get-an-ai-character-to-fall-of-ledges-and-jump/369483/2 "2016-09-06T06:50:59Z")

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Have a look at Navlinks, these are meant to make it possible for the AI to jump between navigation points that are not directly connected. I am sure there are quite a few topics around the forums about this.

Another option:

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