Category:Dictionary

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. What separates this page from other web sites like Halopedia? This list should be a reference for modders and should contain terms specifically related to modding or which primarily benefit those who are looking to mod Halo's map files.

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

Ark

The first ark discovered by the UNSC.

Active Camouflage

A powerup that makes the user almost invisible, mostly when not moving or firing. Player can still be seen with radar.

AI 

Artificial Intelligence

Army Hog

A warthog that shoots Gauss Cannon ammo(?).

Assault Rifle

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

B

Banshee 

The Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft, more commonly known as the Banshee, is the Covenant's standard ground assault aircraft.

It is 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

The BR55 Battle Rifle is a United Nations Space Command infantry service rifle. It is notable for its powerful three-round burst fire and accurate 2x scope, making it more efficient at farther ranges than the MA5 series assault rifles.

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.

In the Mod Database, the CSS value is given three labels: Yes, Semi, and No. "CSS: Yes" indicates that the clients do not need to download the map and they will see all the changes. "CSS: Semi" means that the client's game will not crash without the map, but they will not see all the changes; a description usually follows this label, indicating any issues the players might have in this situation. "CSS: No" means that the client should not join the server without the modified map installed first, or else their game will automatically quit. If you are confused still, then ask yourself, "Can players join the game without having the mod?" and apply the answer to the label: yes, yes but they won't see it right, or no.

D

Dud 

A plasma grenade (most often) that doesn't explode because of a glitch more often than not. Most encountered in Halo 3, very dangerous, treat like a land mine as they seem to be prone to explode if anyone gets close.

E

Energy Sword

a powerful weapon that makes you run faster and one melee can kill a player.mostly used in halo 2 and 3

Elite

An alien species belong to the Covenant, the are 8 feet tall and have pincer mouths. They are one of the strongest enemies you will face in the game. While grunts and Jackals can do a dramatic dive to avoid being hit/blown up/run over, elites have the ability to barrel roll. They could also dodge your melee attacks by quickly moving away, and when they smack you, it hurts a bunch. Beware of them and their ability to drain you of your shields quicker than you can say Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. try it.

F

Flame Hog 

A warthog with a (by default) black and yellow design that shoots unlimited yet reload-neccessary rocket launcher ammo from the gunner seat.

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.

Flood

These parasitic parasites are your most annoying foes in halo. They infect humans and elites, and can hold every weapon except for the energy sword and the fuel rod (at least in halo 1)Combat forms can shoot you with just slightly flawed accuracy, or they could charge at you and smack you multiple times. Parasite form flood simply jumps towards you and pops on your shield, but beware, as they always come in groups, and while you seem to have a shield and a cyborg armor protecting you, your marines are vulnerable, and is good as dead once one of these little parasites attaches on to them. Carrier forms explodes when killed, and may also explode willingly to hurt you. Upon explosion, releases 4 parasite forms.

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. Used with the camera man in machinimas for its lack of HUD.

Grenade 

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

Grunt

An alien species of the Covenant. They come in 3 different colors! Yucky Yellow, Radish Red, and Slimy Silver. Beware of slimy silver grunts with fuel rods, otherwise, they're cannon fodder that the Master Chief mows down effortlessly. All they get is plasma pistols and needlers. And they don't even charge up the plasma pistol. Use grenades. Or a weapon. Or just hit them in the face one or two time(s).

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 Macintosh demo/trial for Halo: Combat Evolved. Windows PC version is called Halo Trial.

Hog 

Warthog

Hunter

An alien race belonging to the Covenant Always acting in pairs, they have a hand that's a metal shield, and another which is a fuel rod. Most of their body is covered with metal plating, that no projectile base weapon can go through. They can shoot at you at a distance, then melee when you're in range. There is a soft spot at the back of every hunter, and if you shoot it with a pistol, it'll die immediately. A rocket to the face works as well.

I

Installation (Forerunner)

Forerunner Terminology for megastructures built with hard light (all the halos and arks).

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.

Jackal

An alien species of the Covenant, in Halo: Combat Evolved, they are always found with plasma shields and plasma pistols. They supposedly have higher hearing and smell senses, and therefor are used by the covenant as scouts in battle. Jackals don't pose a huge threat, they tend to shield up in combat and stand their ground: a melee or a well placed grenade can stop them from shielding, leaving them vulnerable. But do beware that in legendary difficulty, the shields deflect projectile-based weapons.

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.

Lord of Admirals 

A battle commander during the ancienct human-forerunner war. Laid waste to many forerunner ships, rivaled only by the Didact.

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

mongoose 

a custom modded vehicle to look like a halo 3 mongoose.

motion tracker 

this is the little radar in the left down corner of the screen. you can see enemies and friends only when they move or shoot

N

New*** 

(replace *** with number interval) The default name given to a user upon creating a new Halo profile.

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

Parents 

Self-explanatory.

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.

Shee 

('shee) Short for banshee, a flying covenant vehicle which shoots plasma and oil.

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.

Spectre 

Covenant Transport vehicle in Halo 2.

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'.

X

Y

Yan'me 

Scientific species name for those designated "Drones" or "Buggers" by the UNSC.

Z

Zteam

a modding team.