Download standalone version:

Note: SGM will draw all empires regardless of your intel on them. Use with caution if you do not want to break game immersion.

What Stellaris Galaxy Map does?

Stellaris Galaxy Map is an online service which draws galaxy maps in SVG format from save files from Stellaris grand strategy game.

Where do I get my save files?

Check out Save-game Editing on a Stellaris wiki.

Can SGM be run in standalone mode?

Yes, download binary from the left panel or use sources from GitHub and run stellaris-galaxy-map-cli manually.

How to make timelapses?

Generating timelapses

  1. To generate timelapse, you'll need to run standalone map renderer without options: 
    $ ./web/cli/stellaris-galaxy-map-linux
...
[ 7] - spacehawaii_-145960461
...
Select an empire:
7
    It will offer list of empires available, pick one number and enter its number.
  2. Run Stellaris and play your empire with autosaves enabled. Each time a save game will be generated, map renderer will try to produce an SVG for it.
  3. When completed, you'll need to convert SVGs to video. This can be done using Inkscape and FFmpeg. Use the following script (for Linux): 
    #!/bin/bash
SIZE=2160

for f in *.svg; do 
    inkscape -w $SIZE -h $SIZE $f -o $f.png
done

ffmpeg -y -framerate 10 -pattern_type glob -i '*.png' \
  -c:v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p timelapse.mp4

What is SVG?

SVG stands for Scalable Vector Graphics. It is a file format which is used in Internet for representing images that need to be scaled without scaling artifacts (like maps). It is supported by major browsers and can be edited with any vector graphics editor such as Inkscape.