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Navigating the Galaxy

Charts, surveys and how the map gradually fills in.

The Galaxy Map

Open Galaxy › Galaxy Map. The view draws all two million stars at once. Pan with click-drag, zoom with the scroll wheel, and click any star to open its detail panel.

Galactic structure

  • Reach. The disk is 45,000 LY in radius — 90,000 LY from rim to rim — measured from the galactic core.
  • Spiral arms. A compact central bulge and four spiral arms carry most of the stars, with a thin halo scattered across the whole disk. The bulge is dazzling, the rim is sparse.
  • Density taper. Star density falls off with distance from the core: about one system in ten sits in the bulge, within 6,000 LY of the centre, and the arms thin out steadily toward the rim.
  • Soft rim. The edge is not a hard line. The arms and the halo fade out around 45,000 LY, and a few stragglers lie beyond it.
Note·Frontier expansion
Stars thin out toward the rim: the Core is short hops, the rim long crossings. Out there, expect long fleet routes and wide stretches of empty space between neighbours.

Discovery vs. Survey

  • Discovered — a star is "charted" the moment any of your fleets passes through or near it. Charted stars are visible on your map and can be re-targeted.
  • Surveyed — a Research Ship survey mission reveals every orbit in the system: planet types, asteroid belts, moons, anomalies. Required before colonisation.
Tip·Cheap charting with probes
Espionage Probes are by far the cheapest scouts. They are fast, lightly built, and burn very little fuel. Send them in a wide net and use Research Ships only for systems you intend to colonise.

The System View

From the map, click a star and choose "Open System". You'll see the three orbital rings, a list of slots, and any colonies or stations you own there. If the system is unclaimed and surveyed, a Claim button appears — provided you can deliver a Colony Ship.

System names

Every system carries a catalogue name: SYS- followed by a seven-digit number, for example SYS-1234567. The thirteen imperial capitals are named after their empire (KAVRETH PRIME), and warp-gate hosts read GATE SYS-….

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