diff --git a/src/engine/mobileAI/utilities/MovementUtilities.java b/src/engine/mobileAI/utilities/MovementUtilities.java
index 94561854..4cf2efc7 100644
--- a/src/engine/mobileAI/utilities/MovementUtilities.java
+++ b/src/engine/mobileAI/utilities/MovementUtilities.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import static engine.math.FastMath.sqrt;
 
 public class MovementUtilities {
     private static final int cellGap = 1;
-    private static final int stepHeight = 1;
+    private static final int stepHeight = 2;
 
     public static boolean inRangeOfBindLocation(Mob agent) {
 
@@ -298,49 +298,18 @@ public class MovementUtilities {
             {
                 count++;
 
-                Building building = BuildingManager.getBuildingAtLocation(point);
-                if(building != null){
-                    float halfX = building.getBounds().getHalfExtents().x;
-                    float halfY = building.getBounds().getHalfExtents().y;
-                    ArrayList<Vector3fImmutable> corners = new ArrayList<>();
-                    corners.add(building.loc.add(new Vector3fImmutable(halfX,0,-halfY)));
-                    corners.add(building.loc.add(new Vector3fImmutable(halfX,0,halfY)));
-                    corners.add(building.loc.subtract(new Vector3fImmutable(halfX,0,halfY)));
-                    corners.add(building.loc.add(new Vector3fImmutable(-halfX,0,halfY)));
-                    Vector3fImmutable cheapCorner = Vector3fImmutable.ZERO;
-                    for(Vector3fImmutable corn : corners){
-                        if(Bounds.collide(building.getBounds(),point,corn))
-                            continue;
-                        if(getCost(corn,start,goal) < getCost(cheapCorner,start,goal))
-                            cheapCorner = corn;
-                    }
-                    if(!cheapCorner.equals(Vector3fImmutable.ZERO))
-                        if (path.contains(cheapCorner)) {
-                            continue;
-                        }else {
-                        path.add(cheapCorner);
-                        current = cheapCorner;
-                        continue;
-                        }
-
-
-                    if (path.contains(point))
-                        continue;
-                }
-
                 if (path.contains(point))
                     continue;
 
-                Regions region = Regions.getRegionAtLocation(goal);
-                if(region != null) {
-                        path.add(new Vector3fImmutable(region.center)); //only use center points when travelling through regions
-                        continue;
-                }
                 if (pointIsBlocked(point)) {
                     obstructed = true;
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                Regions region = Regions.getRegionAtLocation(point);
+                if(region != null)
+                    point = new Vector3fImmutable(point.x,region.lerpY(point),point.z); // adjust the Y value of the point to the region height it is in
+
                 if (getCost(cheapest, current, goal) > getCost(point, current, goal))
                     cheapest = point;
 
@@ -371,6 +340,11 @@ public class MovementUtilities {
         if(building == null)
             return false;//no building at this location means nothing obstructing the walking path
 
+        Regions region = Regions.getRegionAtLocation(point);
+        if(region != null && Math.abs(region.lerpY(point) - point.y) < stepHeight) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
         Zone currentZone = ZoneManager.findSmallestZone(point);
         if(currentZone == null)
             return false;