Implementing the NPC

With the foundation complete, we can now add the character that will eventually patrol the area and chase the player. As previously mentioned, we have picked an asset that will strike terror into the heart of the player as they are stalked mercilessly by the Toon Chick:

1. Locate the Toon Chick prefab in the Assets/Meshtint Free Chick Mega Toon Series/Prefabs folder in the Project panel. This folder was added when we imported the Toon Chick package:

   Figure 8.15 - The Toon Chick prefab

   We'll refine this prefab by adding our own pathfinding logic.

2. Drag and drop the prefab to the Scene view:

   Figure 8.16 - The Toon Chick in the scene, looking at us ominously

3. Select the Toon Chick from the Hierarchy.
4. As the chick will be moving around the environment, we'll add a Rigidbody. In the Inspector, select Add Component | Physics | Rigidbody.
5. On the Rigidbody component, under the Constraints heading, Freeze Rotation on the X and Z axes. Freezing...