Halo: Campaign Evolved – All Terminal Locations Guide

Halo: Campaign Evolved is finally here, and by all accounts most people out there are having a pretty good time with it, particularly those who have at least a little nostalgia for the original release. As you would expect, there are plenty of secrets and tidbits to look out for along the way, not all of which are particularly easy to find.

The big collect-athon is obviously going to be the game-altering Skulls, which have all sorts of weird and whacky effects when activated for your next playthrough. The other big thing to look out for are the Terminals, which is what brings us here today, so here’s everything you need to know about how to track them all down, with some helpful original pictures for good measure.

Every Terminal Location In Halo: Campaign Evolved (With Images)

The Pillar of Autumn Terminal (Approach)

The first mission in the game also has one of the easier Terminals to find, to set you off on your journey in the right way. Play through the mission as normal until you reach the viewing window above the room where you were defrosted out of your cryo chamber. Head through the door, and instead of going straight, immediately go left and double back on yourself into the small room. The Terminal is in front of you at the back of the room.

Halo Terminal (Forgotten)

Play through the mission and save your UNSC brethren from the covenant attack. Pick up the Warthog and head into the underground section. As you’re making your way down the ramp (before you get to the first big room), there is a gap in the wall to your right. Get out of the vehicle and walk to the edge, where you should notice a ledge. Drop down to it and the Terminal is behind you.

Truth and Reconciliation Terminal (Inquisitor)

Board the Covenant ship, complete the fight in the grav lift room and proceed onwards. You’ll eventually come to a room with six doors, all of which lead to different holding cell chambers. The one with Keyes in it is opposite, but you’ll actually want to use the door directly to your right as you enter. From there, interact with the holographic panel and the Terminal is in one of the cells, slightly to your right.

The Silent Cartographer (Status Update)

Complete the mission up to the first major checkpoint, where you will be given a Warthog and told to shut down the security systems. Follow the objective marker and proceed under the structure as normal. Defeat the two Hunters and head through, where you’ll be presented with a holo panel to progress the quest. Before doing that, head beyond the panel, and you’ll find the Terminal tucked behind a low wall.

Assault on the Control Room (Terminal Tangent 1)

Complete the first part of the mission, and pick up the tank. Use it and progress through on the linear path until you come to a wide open space, during the “Head for the Control Center Ziggurat” checkpoint. Proceed around to the left in your tank, and on the right will be a structure with a large green automatic door. It’s defended by Grunts and Elites, so fight through them until you come to a ramp on your left with a steep upward incline. Head through it and turn right, and the terminal should be in front of you on a balcony.

343 Guilty Spark (Terminal Tangent 2)

Work through the level (it’s pretty much entirely linear), until you come into contact with the Flood for the first time. Watch the cutscenes showing what happened to the marines and proceed with the Escape! Checkpoint. After you can’t get back on the lift, turn around and go back across the light bridge. Turn left and then take the first right (instead of proceeding straight as the game suggests), and the Terminal is right in front of you, up against the back wall.

The Library (Terminal Tangent 3)

Proceed through the level as normal, past the first horde checkpoint where you need to fight off the Flood while Monitor unlocks the door. Eventually, you’ll come to a second checkpoint where you have to do the same thing again. After doing so, head through the door and you’ll be presented with two panels, each of which unlocks the door on the corresponding side. Unlock the door on the left and proceed through, and on the left wall of the room is a small entranceway, almost entirely covered by Flood spores. Crawl through, and the Terminal will be in front of you.

Two Betrayals Terminal (Alone)

This one is definitively the easiest of the bunch, because it doesn’t require you to progress through the mission at all. With the large holographic globe in front of you, head around the path to either side, and the Terminal is at the back of the floating platform that you are standing on.

Keyes (Consumed)

Proceed through the mission as normal until you come to the “Ascend to the upper deck” checkpoint. As the checpoint changes over to give you that new objective, you will have just entered the shuttle bay, where you’ll want to immediately head through the first door on your left. Covenant forces will come out of there, so prepare to fight, but they’re also a nice signpost that you’re heading the right way. Follow the purple corridors and take the right turn before the end (you’ll see dead bodies on the floor). Proceed through and the Terminal is on your left.

The Maw (Arrival)

This one is also very early in the mission and quite difficult to miss. Head through the Pillar of Autumn until you come to the former canteen area. It will be marked by a fire at the back of the room. Head towards that, but before you get there, you should be able to see the Terminal pressed up against the right-hand wall.

Bonus Missions

Boarding Action

Head through the mission until you come to the portion where you use the grav lift. From there, the objective marker will want you to proceed forward. Don’t do that, instead, turn around and head through the door in the back right corner (according to where you are facing initially). The Terminal is on the other side of the room.

The Most Dangerous Game

Work through the mission and begin the process of rescuing UNSC Marines while heading through the ship. During the “Help Williams to find and rescue UNSC survivors,” you’ll eventually come to a room with viewing windows all along the left hand wall. Directly opposite those is a door. Go through it and the Terminal is on the platform.

Heavy Burden

The best marker for this Terminal is the cutscene where you download the data and take control of the bridge. Go to the ground floor and head out the green doors at the back of the room until you come to the armory. Head through another door, and the Terminal is found on the left-hand side, secreted behind some pods.

That’s all there is to know about tracking down all 13 Terminals in Halo: Campaign Evolved. If you do manage to get it done, you’ll also earn the achievement Lore Have Mercy, which is pretty funny in its own right.

Systems

Released

July 28, 2026

Developer(s)

Halo Studios

Publisher(s)

Microsoft Studios

Multiplayer

Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op

Cross-Platform Play

Yes – all platforms

Cross Save

Yes – all platforms