NAV

Quake .nav files are used to store the bot navigation nodes for maps. Each file stores the navigation nodes for one map.

Versions

Over time, the Nav file gets updated with new fields or changes. These are recorded as different versions. Below there's a table showing which versions are compatible for each engine version.

Changes

Version 17

• No file format changes. Most likely just adding 'NoMonsters' node type.

Version 16

• Added Heuristics

Version 15

• Edicts now contains entity id instead of targetname and classname.

Version 6

• Initial known version

Compatibility table

Compatibility table of NAV file versions and engine builds

	NAV version
Engine Version	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Re-Release (Aug 18 2021 build)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
Hotfix (Aug 26 2021 build)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	❌
Update #1 (Sep 24 2021 build)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Update #2 (Nov 18 2021 build)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌
Update #3 (Apr 5 2022 build)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅