Navigation point

A NAV point from Halo: Combat Evolved.

A navigation point, also referred to as navpoint or waypoint, is an indicator feature that shows the direction of the objective or destination.

Gameplay

Navigation points commonly appear on a player's screen in objective multiplayer games, such as Capture the Flag, Oddball, and VIP. Navpoints also appear in co-op mode, indicating the position of teammates. They are present in Campaign, and are placed if the player must reach a destination or does not know where to go.

In Halo: Combat Evolved, the waypoints are colored orange in single player, and red or blue (depending on the objective) in multiplayer. In Halo 2 and 3, they are blue when playing as the Master Chief, and purple when playing as Thel 'Vadamee. Often, waypoints have a distance indicator in meters, showing the player how far away the waypoint is from their position.

Trivia

In the Halo: Reach beta, a glitch caused the waypoint symbol to be filled with random icons.

Gallery

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  A navigation point in Halo 3.

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  The navigation point in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

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  An example of the glitch mentioned above.

List of appearances

• Halo: Combat Evolved (First appearance)
• Halo: The Flood
• Halo: First Strike
• Halo 2
• Halo 3
• Halo Wars
• Halo 3: ODST
• Halo: Reach
• Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
• Halo 4
  • Spartan Ops
• Halo 2: Anniversary
• Hunt the Truth
• Halo 5: Guardians