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Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map

Shares rank 14 of 26 interactive maps by recommenders

People like how impressive it looks and the 3D view of the galaxy's worlds. The most common caveat is poor performance, especially with default settings and when routes are enabled.

People like how impressive it looks and the 3D view of the galaxy's worlds. The most common caveat is poor performance, especially with default settings and when routes are enabled.

10 people gave an opinion

recommend it
9
criticize it
1
approval share
90%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 1 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Looks great and impressive

    “Props to them, looks great.”

    Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map”

    “holy shit this is awesome!”

    Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map”

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Performance issues, especially with routes

    “Something's off with the performance when routes are enabled.”

    Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map”

    “The performance is absolutely atrocious with default settings”

    Comment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map”

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The four most recommended other interactive maps, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

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What people said

7 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“holy shit this is awesome!”

RecommendsComment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map”

“Great start, awesome idea! ... there's definitely a sense of latency when just moving my mouse around”

MixedComment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map”

“There’s something visceral about seeing the places in 3D and their relation to one another.”

RecommendsComment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map”

“Props to them, looks great.”

RecommendsComment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map”

“The performance is absolutely atrocious with default settings”

MixedComment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map”

“Some of the paths get prematuraly clipped when they're still partially on the screen.”

MixedComment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map”

“Something's off with the performance when routes are enabled.”

CriticizesComment from 28 Aug 2026 in “Interactive Warhammer 40k Galaxy Map”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.