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- The text overviews for the planets really scream that they're generated by Abominable Intelligence, but I love the map itself.by tovve
- Damn. Props to them, looks great. Always experienced 40k through books and games, there's so much difference when it's a universe.by oreally
- What, no Scarus Sector? No Gudrun, no Thracian Primaris! Eisenhorn and Ravenor wiped off the galactic map!?
Just kidding. This is pretty cool! I assume it's a WIP, too.
by the_af - This has a lot of similarities to a world map interface I've been tinkering with for a game I've been working on, thanks for the additional inspiration.by CuriouslyC
- Simply came here to note that this was fun and that Event Horizon is clearly WH40K deep canon.by sklargh
- Something's off with the performance when routes are enabled. Disabling them instantly makes everything super snappy.by nocchedure
- Hello guys,
I'm the creator of Cartographia40k Big shout out to gbxyz for posting my page. All the visitors I got yesterday really helped me to get back on this and make additions. Up until yesterday this site would only get maybe a hundred visitors a day if that.
I was planning on dropping any plans to make additions to the site however now that I see there is interest I will defiently be coming up with some ideas.
Which brings me to the big question. What additions would you guys like to see? I can pretty much code anything into this site given enough time so no ask will go unconsidered! Lastly, this site was a MASSIVE undertaking if you find the information on it useful please consider supporting via the ko-fi link I have. It really helps me to set aside time to make the additions you guys want and that I also have planned.
Thank you all again so much!!
by sami3121 - Love it! References to the books would be awesome, since they basically hold the Warhammer 40k "history"by big_babol
- I thought WH40k had an explicit “timekeeping is untrustworthy” kind of rule to avoid anything like a canonical timeline.by 0cf8612b2e1e
- The Latin seems quite wrong... e.g. "segmentum pacificus" should actually be "segmentum pacificum" [1] to keep genders correct. Was it the same in the books (which I don't know)?
[1] see Latin dictionary: https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-dictionary-fle... and https://www.online-latin-dictionary.com/latin-dictionary-fle...
by ale42 - Those words are supposed to be "high gothic" (https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/High_Gothic) which is definitly inspired by latin but not the same.by nope1000
- Great start, awesome idea! Definitely need all the Xenos maps from all the various codexes (Lexicanum usually clarifies which codex has the most recent map for each, IME). The crown jewel, ofc, is to see the Tyranid fleets hitting the galaxy from two sides and then below, then zooming out to reveal the oncoming mass, still flying through the void towards us from Andromeda... Terrifying!
UI wise, there's definitely a sense of latency when just moving my mouse around. Obviously 3D (three.js?) has FPS limits, but this should be preventable. Also, a lot of the text overlaps on my random (medium sized) browser window.
EDIT: Also you gotta take the stars outta the intergalactic void! Would be much cooler to see the occasional super distance galaxy, anyway ;)
by bbor - There’s something visceral about seeing the places in 3D and their relation to one another. How many books and codices have I read with just random slapped down markers on the galaxy? There’s so much that can be done to extend this project from the lore - logistical movements and timeline accounts of various crusades and invasions. Great project! Thanks for linking itby johnzim
- This is awesome. It would be cool to see what books talk about each world when you click on them. Also to be able to search for books and see what worlds are talked about in them.by rye-neat