40k star map? (here is one for you)

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**Sgt.Roadkill**

got 2 questions.

1. IS this accurate to fluff and previous ones

2. is it really as good as it looks?

http://www.joachim-adomeit.de/wh40k/spacemap/map.html

**Corpsman_of_Krieg**

This is pretty amazing. A lot of work went into it, so I'm under the impression that if someone went to all the trouble of writing this up, they'll have done it right the first time. The info I gleaned from all of that seemed accurate enough to me.

CK

**Pernkopf**

Wow that is pretty intense!

I'm with Corps on this one, if someone would go to that much troube making something like that then they probably bothered to make it accurate. Nice find!

**Celtic Strike**

Looks like misplaced the maelstrom and Ultamar is too small. Other then that, it's alright.

**lord_sutekh**

Actually, the galaxy is being viewed for a slightly-off-center angle, comparative to the usual GW depiction. The galaxy is essentially turned a little to the left. So the Maelstrom is in the right place, it's the viewer that's in the "wrong" place.

Ultramar is the right size; it's never been claimed to be bigger than the planets mentioned.

**Celtic Strike**

That's probably what threw me, new things scare me. Hehe

**Sgt.Roadkill**

*pats Celtic stroke* its ok its ok

Lol anyway good to know might have to get a A3 copy printed and laminated and put on my wall...

also for those who havent noticed the planets have mouse over info so please enjoy.

**beef**

that seem very exstensive.

**Gothicfuture**

Did anybody notice the Dyson Sphere just outside the segmentum tempustus? That's kinda cool to see in 40k. anyone know where that's found in the fluff?

**Hellfury**

The dyson sphere is found in the necron codex. It isnt listed as such, but any planet with a diameter of over 1.8 AU is going to have to take on the proportions of a dyson sphere.

**Kultofthebonedragons**

But were is the Dark Eldar home world at on the map?? Or did i over look it some place

**BrotherAdso**

Isn't the DE homeworld suspended in the webay, or somesuch? That would mean it needn't be anywhere on a map of the physical universe...

-Adso

**ancientsociety**

The Dark Eldar "homeworld" is in the webway, not "real space". It's sort of like a parallel dimension.

What's a Dyson Sphere??

**Kultofthebonedragons**

Best example is in a star trek NG they run across a Dyson sphere(its the one where Scotty is IN) ITs like gaint shell in which a solar system or just a sun is encased....
But i could be wrong too

**blue loki**

A Dyson Shell is a system of satellites orbiting a star in an attempt to harness as much energy as possible, approaching 100%, from said star.

A Dyson Sphere is a *relatively* thin sphere based on the same principle. The primary difference being that the Sphere is meant to be terraformed on the interior wall providing an inconceiveable amount of habitable area which would harness the star's power in the same way that Earth does. Such a sphere would be built with a diameter of 1 AU, depending on the star, in order to create an Earth like environment.

Some related examples are Niven's Ringworld, which is a Dyson Ring. Also, on a much much much smaller scale, the Halos in, you guessed it, Halo.

The C'tan know as The Outsider, is rumored to be imprisoned within 40k's Dyson Sphere.

**Me_Person**

It's probably there, but I just couldn't find Saim-Hann, could any one point out where it is?

I don't have my Tyranid Codex with me, but were Leviathan and Kraken really only 5 years apart? It says 992.M41 and 997.M41 on the map.

**Da BLUE orks**

Three C'tan all locked up, waiting to pounce when there freed. And make the world realize how utterly screwed they are

.

**IronChaos**

Wow this is awesome! How are represented and where are the necron worlds?

**Ravajaxe**

Amazing piece of work, and a refreshing point of view on WH40k galaxy.
Favourited page.

**Gwar!**

I give it 3 days before GW C&D it.

**1hadhq**

Gwar! wrote:I give it 3 days before GW C&D it.

3 days counting from 2006 to now?

Slow GW.....

**Gwar!**

1hadhq wrote:
Gwar! wrote:I give it 3 days before GW C&D it.

3 days counting from 2006 to now?

Slow GW.....

Time moves differently in the warp

**The Good Green**

Cool!

... and lolz

**HiveFleetGoliath**

Being a Tyranid player who loves his fluffy goodness, I don't agree on Hive Fleet Leviathon's placement since in the new codex the hive fleet is actually coming up from under the galaxy with tendrils pretty close to holy terra

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And actually looking at this and comparing it with the map in the book which is also slightly slanted I would say, Tesla Prime and Tarsis Ultra arn't in the correct spots and have switched places. This map must be old, or incorrect.

-Ok, I see, from 2006, Thread Necromancy!?

**Ratius**

That is a really excellent piece of work.

**shas'o vera**

wow, GW is slow, not even the warp can help them.

**spamandchips**

That is the coolest thing I have ever seen!

**Lemming eater**

Wow this is amazingly detailed. I wish I had that much patience

Is it just me being dumb or are the necron tomb worlds not listed

**Ketara**

Necromancy much?

**vodo40k**

I love this map, though at its orientation it makes the eastern fringe look very remote.