Modify pathfinding to use straightened paths

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In case someone finds this thread as well, this might get you started with a custom path finder class in Unreal Engine,

Overriding Default UE4 Pathfinding Behavior Through RecastNavMesh

This one gives more details about how to implement three different solutions in C++,

Modify pathfinding cost - DetourNavMeshQuery subclass

First issue, DetourNavMeshQuery isn’t a class, it’s just the header file that contains many classes for Detour queries. I assume though, that the class you want to subclass is dtQueryFilter - which handles path costs for Detour. The reason why it doesn’t show up in the editor, is that none of the Recast/Detour library classes are UObject classes (except for the classes that Epic Provides for UE4). Solution #3 shows you how to subclass dtQueryFilter, but it’s probably not your best solution - un…