Category:Dictionary

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Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 How to use the Dictionary 2 Quick Definitions 2.1 A 2.2 B 2.3 C 2.4 D 2.5 E 2.6 F 2.7 G 2.8 H 2.9 I 2.10 J 2.11 K 2.12 L 2.13 M 2.14 N 2.15 O 2.16 P 2.17 Q 2.18 R 2.19 S 2.20 T 2.21 U 2.22 V 2.23 W 2.24 X 2.25 Y 2.26 Z

Introduction

Welcome to the Halo Demo dictionary of terms!

This is the place to go when you want to define something esoteric from Halo or Halo Demo.

How to use the Dictionary

• Like a regular dictionary, terms should be listed alphabetically.
• You can add your page to this dictionary by putting [[Category:Dictionary]] somewhere on your page.
• Four-letter tag types are listed separately and also at the beginning of related quick definitions. (Note that the tags category is also listed below.)
• The definition list is below. Expand the list at will, alphabetically.

Quick Definitions

A

Active camo 

A powerup that makes the user almost invisible. Player can still be seen with radar.

AI 

Artificial Intelligence

Assault Rifle 

(Also "AR".) A close-range, rapid-fire human weapon.

B

Banshee 

A purple flying vehicle used by enemy Covenant forces. Equipped with a dual-plasma gun and an explosive green fuel rod bolt.

Banshee Noob 

A player who uses the banshee in a unprofessional way, by running them over.

battle rifle 

A weapon often used by advanced players,A kill if shot 4 times to the head.

C

Collision Model 

(coll) An invisible surface that prevents players and/or projectiles from passing through.

CSS 

Cascading Server Side. A hosted mod/map that joining players do not need to download beforehand. This term is used to describe maps that will effectively work for all players, even though only the host is using it. This implies that the content is already inside the default map and that the server sends any changed data to all the joining players' computers. When players can join a hosted game but the content is not displayed properly on their end, the map is not considered CSS.

D

E

F

Fuel rod 

A type of covenant rocket launcher that fires fuel rods. Fires at an arc and overheats with too much use.

Fragmentation Grenade 

A grenade with an explosion that has a large radius, you start with four of these.

G

Gametype 

(Also "game type".) A "blam.lst" file used with multiplayer games to determine game rules and settings. Read more.

Ghost 

A covenant vehicle similar to a motorcycle that is found in multiplayer maps. Fires dual plasma guns.

Gravity Rifle 

An unused tag left in the game by Bungie. It is weapon similar to the flamethrower and was attributed to the covenant race.

Grenade 

Includes the fragmentation and plasma grenades. Players can normally carry up to 4 grenades of each type, totaling 8 possible grenades.

H

HUD 

Heads Up Display. The HUD displays all vital information regarding your shield level, health, ammunition, grenades, radar and team color.

halo demo 

The demo/trial for halo CE.

I

J

Jet

A CE vehicle. (Also "Military Fighter Jet".) A replica vehicle of our real-life modern fighter jets. Found in The Island v3 and other mods.

K

Killtacular 

A statement made on-screen when a player kills four players in a row within a short period of time.

L

Lag 

A slowness in gameplay caused by internet connections and computer speed.

Lssj 

The other meaning of Legendary super saiya-jin.

M

Mod 

A modified map (usually Blood Gulch) that can be played in Halo. See HDM's Mod Database and HCE Database.

mod2 : The Tag found in halo demo for Halo Models

N

Noob 

An inexperienced player. More information in the noob page about how they act, etc.

O

Overshield 

A powerup that gives the player double (or triple?) the shield that he normally has. In multiplayer, the overshield decreases over time, this prevents unfair play or total domination of a single player.

P

Powerup 

An item that gives the user a special ability or otherwise helps them when picked up. Includes 'Overshield', 'Healthpack' and 'Active Camouflage'.

Projectile 

(proj) The class of tags that bullets and grenades fall under.

Plasma Grenade 

A grenade with a large explosion radius. When it collides with a player, it sticks, and after about 3 seconds goes off and kills him. Also works on vehicles. You must pick these up, you don't start with them.

Phantom 

(1)A Covenant vehicle seen more often in halo 2 and 3.(2)The second term states the legend of The Phantom, One of the greatest modders of all time.

Q

R

Reverse Splatter 

This is rarely seen. When a person is in a warthog, they can normally run over people and kill them (see Splatter). You can mod this damage into negative, causing the driver to take damage and die. Thus, reverse splatter.

Rocket Launcher 

A deadly weapon that fires a rocket that causes damage in a large radius. This human weapon is able to fire two rockets before reloading. It can be found in both multiplayer and single player.

S

Scenery 

(scen) Non-interactive objects in a map, like rocks, buildings, water, fire and trees.

Scorpion 

A human land vehicle similar to a tank. It is slower than the Warthog, and has two weapons: the primary is a deadly tank shell, and the secondary is a machine gun. Seats one driver and four passengers.

Shotgun 

(Also "shotty".) A weapon that holds 12 shells and fires 15 pellets per shell.

Splatter 

This happens when a person in a warthog runs over another person and kills them.

Sniper Rifle 

A weapon that can be used to instantly kill a player with a shot to the head (headshot).

T

Tag 

The information stored within a .map file. Tag types are four-letter abbreviations. More information about tags.

U

V

Vehicle 

(vehi) Players can use vehicles as forms of transportation and/or assault.

W

Warthog 

A vehicle of two varieties, equipped with either a mounted machine gun or rocket launcher. Seats one driver, passenger and gunner.

Weap 

(weap) A tag found in halo demo, it stands for 'weapon'.

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