Navigation point: Difference between revisions

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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.

Halo 5: Guardians Forge Scripting

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

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

Gallery

A navigation point in Halo 3.
The navigation point in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.
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
Halo: Silent Storm
Halo Infinite

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 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.
-==Nav Marker Messages Available in ''Halo 5: Guardians'' Forge Scripting==
+===''Halo 5: Guardians'' Forge Scripting===
+In ''Halo 5: Guardians'' [[Forge]], players can customize the messages that accompany the navigation markers. The messages includes:
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 * (single digits, 0 to 9)
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 * YES
 * ZONE
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 ==Trivia==