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[[File:Halo_26.jpg|thumb|250px|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.


[[File:Halo_26.jpg|thumb|250px|A NAV point from ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.]]
==Gameplay==
A '''Navigation point''', also referred as '''Navpoint''' and '''Waypoint''', is an indicator feature that shows the direction of the objective or destination.
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.  


==Overview==
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 ''[[Halo 3|3]]'', they are blue when playing as the [[John-117|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.
Navigation points commonly appear in 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 (in some cases, a vehicle, such as [[Sergeant Johnson]]'s warthog from ''[[Halo 3]]''), and also if they player does not know where to go.  


In ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', the waypoints are colored orange in single player, and red or blue in multiplayer, depending on the objective. In ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3|3]]'', they are blue when playing as the [[John-117|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.
===''Halo 5: Guardians'' Forge Scripting===
In ''Halo 5: Guardians'' [[Forge]], players can customize the messages that accompany the navigation markers. The messages includes:
{{Scrollbox|
* (nothing)
* (single digits, 0 to 9)
* (multiples of 10 and 25, 10 to 100)
* PERCENT
* ?
* A
* ACE
* ACTION
* ACTIVATE
* ALPHA
* AMMO
* ARM
* [[Assault|ASSAULT]]
* ASSIST
* ATTACK
* ATTENTION
* AVOID
* B
* BACK
* BALL
* BANK
* BASE
* [[Promethean Watcher|BISHOP]]
* BLACK
* BLUE
* BOARD
* [[Boss (gameplay)|BOSS]]
* BRAVO
* BREAK
* BRIDGE
* BUILD
* BUNKER
* BUY
* C
* CANNON
* CAPTURE
* CAR
* CARGO
* CHARLIE
* CHASE
* CHECKPOINT
* [[John-117|CHIEF]]
* CLIMB
* CLOSE
* COLLECT
* COMMANDER
* COMPLETE
* CONGRATULATIONS
* CONTROL
* CORE
* CORRECT
* [[Cortana|CORTANA]]
* COVER
* CRAB
* CREATE
* CROUCH
* CUP
* D
* DAMAGE
* DANGER
* DEACTIVATE
* DEFEND
* DELTA
* DESTROY
* DETECT
* DETONATE
* DISARM
* DOOR
* DOWN
* DRIVE
* E
* ECHO
* ENEMY
* ENTER
* ENTRANCE
* EQUIP
* EQUIPMENT
* ESCAPE
* ESCORT
* EVACUATE
* EVADE
* EXIT
* EXPLORE
* EXTRACT
* F
* FINISH
* FLY
* FOLLOW
* FOLLOWER
* FORTIFY
* FORWARD
* FOXTROT
* FRIENDLY
* GENERAL
* GO
* GO TO
* GOAL
* GREEN
* GRENADE
* [[Unggoy|GRUNT]]
* GUARD
* HAZARD
* HEAL
* HELP
* HOLE
* HOSTILE
* HURRY
* INCOMING
* INCORRECT
* INFILTRATE
* INSPECT
* INTEL
* INTERACT
* IT
* ITEM
* JACK
* JUMP
* KILL
* KING
* [[Promethean Knight|KNIGHT]]
* LAP
* LAUNCH
* LEADER
* LEFT
* LEUTENANT {{Sic}}
* LOAD
* LOCATE
* LOCK
* LOOK
* LOST
* MELEE
* [[Monitor|MONITOR]]
* MOVE
* MULTIBALL
* NEUTRAL
* NO
* OBJECTIVE
* OFF
* ON
* OPEN
* OPERATE
* ORANGE
* PARK
* [[Promethean Crawler|PAWN]]
* PICK UP
* [[Olive the Pig|PIG]]
* PILOT
* PLANT
* POINT
* POINTS
* POWER
* [[Power-up|POWERUP]]
* PROTECT
* PULL
* PURCHASE
* PURPLE
* PURSUE
* PUSH
* QUEEN
* RACE
* READY
* RED
* RELEASE
* RELOAD
* REPAIR
* RESCUE
* RESET
* RETREAT
* RETREIVE {{Sic}}
* RETURN
* RIGHT
* ROOK
* ROTATE
* SCORE
* SEARCH
* SECURE
* SELL
* SHIELD
* SHORTCUT
* SNEAK
* SOLDIER
* [[Spartan|SPARTAN]]
* SPRINT
* SPY
* START
* STEAL
* STOP
* SUCCESS
* SUPPLIES
* SURVIVE
* SWITCH
* TARGET
* TELEPORT
* UNLOCK
* UP
* USE
* VEHICLE
* VEHICLES
* VICTORY
* VIP
* WAIT
* WARNING
* WEAPON
* WEAPONS
* [[Timmy the Whale|WHALE]]
* WHITE
* WINNER
* WON
* YELLOW
* YES
* ZONE
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' beta, a glitch caused the waypoint symbol to be filled with random icons.
In the ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' beta, a glitch caused the waypoint symbol to be filled with random icons.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H3 Navigation Point.jpg|A navigation point in ''Halo 3''.
File:HCEA Navigation point.jpg|The navigation point in ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''.
File:What (Reach bug).jpg|An example of the glitch mentioned above.
File:What (Reach bug).jpg|An example of the glitch mentioned above.
</gallery>
</gallery>
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*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''


[[Category:Multiplayer Lexicon]]
[[Category:Multiplayer lexicon]]

Latest revision as of 21:06, March 19, 2022

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[edit]

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.

Halo 5: Guardians Forge Scripting[edit]

In Halo 5: Guardians Forge, players can customize the messages that accompany the navigation markers. The messages includes:

  • (nothing)
  • (single digits, 0 to 9)
  • (multiples of 10 and 25, 10 to 100)
  • PERCENT
  • ?
  • A
  • ACE
  • ACTION
  • ACTIVATE
  • ALPHA
  • AMMO
  • ARM
  • ASSAULT
  • ASSIST
  • ATTACK
  • ATTENTION
  • AVOID
  • B
  • BACK
  • BALL
  • BANK
  • BASE
  • BISHOP
  • BLACK
  • BLUE
  • BOARD
  • BOSS
  • BRAVO
  • BREAK
  • BRIDGE
  • BUILD
  • BUNKER
  • BUY
  • C
  • CANNON
  • CAPTURE
  • CAR
  • CARGO
  • CHARLIE
  • CHASE
  • CHECKPOINT
  • CHIEF
  • CLIMB
  • CLOSE
  • COLLECT
  • COMMANDER
  • COMPLETE
  • CONGRATULATIONS
  • CONTROL
  • CORE
  • CORRECT
  • CORTANA
  • COVER
  • CRAB
  • CREATE
  • CROUCH
  • CUP
  • D
  • DAMAGE
  • DANGER
  • DEACTIVATE
  • DEFEND
  • DELTA
  • DESTROY
  • DETECT
  • DETONATE
  • DISARM
  • DOOR
  • DOWN
  • DRIVE
  • E
  • ECHO
  • ENEMY
  • ENTER
  • ENTRANCE
  • EQUIP
  • EQUIPMENT
  • ESCAPE
  • ESCORT
  • EVACUATE
  • EVADE
  • EXIT
  • EXPLORE
  • EXTRACT
  • F
  • FINISH
  • FLY
  • FOLLOW
  • FOLLOWER
  • FORTIFY
  • FORWARD
  • FOXTROT
  • FRIENDLY
  • GENERAL
  • GO
  • GO TO
  • GOAL
  • GREEN
  • GRENADE
  • GRUNT
  • GUARD
  • HAZARD
  • HEAL
  • HELP
  • HOLE
  • HOSTILE
  • HURRY
  • INCOMING
  • INCORRECT
  • INFILTRATE
  • INSPECT
  • INTEL
  • INTERACT
  • IT
  • ITEM
  • JACK
  • JUMP
  • KILL
  • KING
  • KNIGHT
  • LAP
  • LAUNCH
  • LEADER
  • LEFT
  • LEUTENANT [sic]
  • LOAD
  • LOCATE
  • LOCK
  • LOOK
  • LOST
  • MELEE
  • MONITOR
  • MOVE
  • MULTIBALL
  • NEUTRAL
  • NO
  • OBJECTIVE
  • OFF
  • ON
  • OPEN
  • OPERATE
  • ORANGE
  • PARK
  • PAWN
  • PICK UP
  • PIG
  • PILOT
  • PLANT
  • POINT
  • POINTS
  • POWER
  • POWERUP
  • PROTECT
  • PULL
  • PURCHASE
  • PURPLE
  • PURSUE
  • PUSH
  • QUEEN
  • RACE
  • READY
  • RED
  • RELEASE
  • RELOAD
  • REPAIR
  • RESCUE
  • RESET
  • RETREAT
  • RETREIVE [sic]
  • RETURN
  • RIGHT
  • ROOK
  • ROTATE
  • SCORE
  • SEARCH
  • SECURE
  • SELL
  • SHIELD
  • SHORTCUT
  • SNEAK
  • SOLDIER
  • SPARTAN
  • SPRINT
  • SPY
  • START
  • STEAL
  • STOP
  • SUCCESS
  • SUPPLIES
  • SURVIVE
  • SWITCH
  • TARGET
  • TELEPORT
  • UNLOCK
  • UP
  • USE
  • VEHICLE
  • VEHICLES
  • VICTORY
  • VIP
  • WAIT
  • WARNING
  • WEAPON
  • WEAPONS
  • WHALE
  • WHITE
  • WINNER
  • WON
  • YELLOW
  • YES
  • ZONE

Trivia[edit]

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

Gallery[edit]

  • A navigation point in Halo 3.

    A navigation point in Halo 3.

  • The navigation point in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

    The navigation point in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

  • An example of the glitch mentioned above.

    An example of the glitch mentioned above.

List of appearances[edit]

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