Sure there is no Milky Way Map?

[Vargur]

Unfortunately this pretty much makes every galaxy a ring galaxy.
I can understand the notion of the core being inhospitable to (humanoid) life due to the high star density and probably tons of radiation.
But that doesn't mean it should just be empty, ships should still be able to traverse it even if there's nothing worth colonizing.

Also it being inhospitable is mostly from an evolution point of view.
With advanced tech the core should be colonizable by already established races.

 

[13Foxtrot]

DISCLAIMER: If I made mistakes, I'm sorry, I am not an astrologer.

I'll know not to ask you for advice about my horoscope.....

 

[Shireknight]

Here take a look at this http://stars.chromeexperiments.com/

At first glance it would seem like your looking at a whole galaxy of stars, but now zoom out. You will see that the section of space we actually know the stars of is a VERY VERY VERY small fraction of the milky way, the rest is just random filler to make it look interesting.

Someone can make a map of our very very small region, but nowhere near a whole galaxy.

Part of the problem is you have radiation clouds, nebula's, bright stars and other things that block your view.

I mean they dont even know how many stars are in the milky way, some put it at around 100 billion some up to as much as 400 billion.

Wow that video really gives you a perspective of our place (importance) in the Milky Way.

 

[Anuranium]

Actually, they manually placed *every* star we have hard data on, around 75,000 objects, and filled the gaps in with procedural generation. The star catalog is far smaller than most people realise.

Edit: I originally said 12,000 objects but when I checked it was 75,000

Not that it really matters, but it is more like 160,000.
Interview with creator: http://www.pcgamesn.com/elite-dange...braben-on-re-creating-a-galaxy-all-over-again

However, no matter how 2-dimentional the galactic plane will be in Stellaris, I would also like to see a map which has real-life star names. It's not like there isn't plenty to choose from