StarCraft Galaxy Map

[Shadow Archon]

I decided to start work on a Starcraft galaxy map based on what we know about the lore so far.



Right now, it's pretty bare bones.

We know the Koprulu sector is 60,000 light years away from earth, and that it is located on the Galaxy's fringes.

We know that the original Terran ships took 28 years in Warp Space to get to the K-Sector, meaning Gantris VI, a one year voyage away from Earth with the same Warp Drives, should be about 2142.857 light years from Earth.

I can't pin down individual star systems in the Koprulu Sector itself at all yet, but I have managed to narrow where the Sector could possibly be at.

Either it's in the New Outer portion of the Norma arm or it's in the Scutum-Centaurus.

Using where the K-Sector possibly is at, you can roughly figure where Gantris VI is located.

I have also put in a large area of where Zerus could be, but given the vagueness of it being in the core of the galaxy, I can't pin it down beyond that.

I'll try and update this thread once more info comes around. Hopefully, LotV will help with that given the Celestial Array:



Hopefully this baby will become more developed as time goes on.

I would appreciate any help at all with this. If any of you guys spot something new in the lore, please let me know!

[Zoar]

According to the original manual Aiur is even further out on the galactic fringe. Don't know if that helps any.

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According to the original manual Aiur is even further out on the galactic fringe. Don't know if that helps any.

[Robear]

Really interesting work. It seems funny given Zerus being much closer to Earth than to the Koprulu sector that, when the Overmind's deep space probes were looking for a psionic-capable species to take on the Protoss, they would find and expand towards the terrans before us humans. But I guess who knows how their psychic wormhole travel technology, err, methods work. Maybe for gravitational reasons it takes less energy to open up holes towards the arms, so the overmind could more widely disseminate probes in further regions or something. idk

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Really interesting work. It seems funny given Zerus being much closer to Earth than to the Koprulu sector that, when the Overmind's deep space probes were looking for a psionic-capable species to take on the Protoss, they would find and expand towards the terrans before us humans. But I guess who knows how their psychic wormhole travel technology, err, methods work. Maybe for gravitational reasons it takes less energy to open up holes towards the arms, so the overmind could more widely disseminate probes in further regions or something. idk

[Zoar]

hrm looking at the map again the zerg were likely following the Scutum-Centaurus Arm doing system hopping rather than going straight to the galactic arms

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hrm looking at the map again the zerg were likely following the Scutum-Centaurus Arm doing system hopping rather than going straight to the galactic arms

[Shadow Archon]

According to the original manual Aiur is even further out on the galactic fringe. Don't know if that helps any.

The Terrans are stated to be on the galactic rim as well from the manual.

Forced to adapt to a harsh existence on the mostly lifeless worlds along the Galactic Rim,
the Terrans are masters of survival.

So I can't pin everything down to an exact just yet.

Given the Terrans have to be closest to the 60,000 light year red line, the Protoss most likely take up most of the space out towards the rim from that line, and the Zerg, given they traveled from the core, most likely take up space in the sector closest towards the core.

Really interesting work. It seems funny given Zerus being much closer to Earth than to the Koprulu sector that, when the Overmind's deep space probes were looking for a psionic-capable species to take on the Protoss, they would find and expand towards the terrans before us humans. But I guess who knows how their psychic wormhole travel technology, err, methods work. Maybe for gravitational reasons it takes less energy to open up holes towards the arms, so the overmind could more widely disseminate probes in further regions or something. idk

Well, the Zerg were already on their way towards the K-Sector, and only sent out probes ahead of where they were going.

Through dissecting the memories of the
Xel’Naga, the Overmind was made aware of
the myriad races that had at one time or
another been influenced by the ancient race.
The Xel’Naga had kept a detailed genetic
history of each race, giving the Overmind a
clear understanding of their respective
strengths and weaknesses. Most importantly,
the Overmind learned of an exceedingly
powerful race that lived near the galaxy’s fringe
known only as the Protoss. The Overmind
knew then that the Protoss and the Zerg would
eventually be caught in an inevitable,
apocalyptic conflict.
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The Zerg left the lifeless, burning world of
Zerus and laid waste to every planet they
found along their path towards the Protoss
Homeworld. As they progressed slowly
through the trackless dark between the stars,
the Zerg assimilated only the strongest of the
races that they came across. The swarm
continued to build steadily, ever-increasing in
size and power. As they progressed, the
Overmind sent out numerous deep-space
probes that scouted ahead of the swarm,
searching for new worlds to plunder.

Despite innumerable victories, the
Overmind was greatly disturbed. The
Overmind was aware that the Protoss had
become a highly psionic race, able to bend
and warp the very fabric of reality to their
whims. It sought a way to counter the
awesome might of the Protoss, but found no
answers among the genetic strains it devoured
On the verge of despair, the Overmind
made an amazing discovery. One of its deepspace
probes had relayed the location and vital
statistics of a race that occupied a series of
nondescript worlds, right under the shadow
of the Protoss.

The new race, called Humanity, was mere
generations away from developing into a
formidable psionic power.

Given that Kerrigan can quickly go to and from Zerus, there doesn't seem to be a limitation with Zerg FTL.

hrm looking at the map again the zerg were likely following the Scutum-Centaurus Arm doing system hopping rather than going straight to the galactic arms

That's a neat idea!

[Gradius]

Still disagree with your placement for the koprulu sector. It can be virtually anywhere else, 320 degrees for example.

Other than that good job. I made a similar one giving them definite locations I randomly picked: http://sclegacy.com/images/uploaded/...raftgalaxy.jpg

[Shadow Archon]

Still disagree with your placement for the koprulu sector. It can be virtually anywhere else, 320 degrees for example.

Hmm, I don't know. It doesn't seem like it's on the galactic fringe, unless the sector is a lot bigger (which it could be).

I'll put a yellow circle there anyways.

I already have two possible locations. A third won't hurt.

Other than that good job. I made a similar one giving them definite locations I randomly picked: http://sclegacy.com/images/uploaded/...raftgalaxy.jpg

Neat!

Though, why is Tau Ceti so far away from Earth on the map? It's only 12 light years away from Earth in real life.

Hmm, the Dinares Sector.

I could put that on the map. It has to be in a location the Overmind went through before he got to the K-Sector.

Also, why is Protoss space separate from the K-sector?

The SC2 site has Aiur within the K-Sector.

[Nissa]

Really interesting work. It seems funny given Zerus being much closer to Earth than to the Koprulu sector that, when the Overmind's deep space probes were looking for a psionic-capable species to take on the Protoss, they would find and expand towards the terrans before us humans.

Excuse me while I be that person. The people in the K Sector are humans. You know what they aren't? Terrans. "Human" is the name of the species, but "Terra" is the latin name for Earth -- note that both words mean dirt or ground. Since the K Sector inhabitants are not from Terra, they are not Terrans.

This has been your daily dose of unnecessary vocabulary.

[Robear]

Oh, don't worry, I'm well aware of that, I just use it the two to easily distinguish between the Earth faction and the K sector factions. Obviously the 'terrans' still think of themselves as humans— like in Mengsk's inaugural speech, he says, "The time has come, my fellow Terrans, to rally to a new banner..." but also says "from this day forward let no Human make war upon any other Human. Let no Terran agency conspire against this new beginning." But, the wiki does my thing too, saying

The term terran generally refers to the humans descending from the survivors of the "Long Sleep" and consequently to the human inhabitants of the Koprulu Sector.

I know Terra is Earth, and Luna and Sol and all those, don't worry.

[Turalyon]

It seems funny given Zerus being much closer to Earth than to the Koprulu sector that, when the Overmind's deep space probes were looking for a psionic-capable species to take on the Protoss, they would find and expand towards the terrans before us humans. But I guess who knows how their psychic wormhole travel technology, err, methods work. Maybe for gravitational reasons it takes less energy to open up holes towards the arms, so the overmind could more widely disseminate probes in further regions or something. idk

I've been thinking about this. I'm guessing that the Zerg only sent Probes out along all the major spiral arms, the ones that extend out to make the fringe since that's where the Protoss were going to be ultimately located. Since Earth is located in a minor spiral arm that dead ends in the middle of the galaxy, it could have been justifiably bypassed. Course, the question still remains about how much the Zerg knew about the general location of the Protoss since if the Zerg did travel along the spiral arms, did they initially spread out and cover all the arms at once or did they try out every major arm singularly hoping to stumble onto the Protoss?