The Living Map of the Warped Universe

The System Status Map is a direct projection of the state of our sprawling and fragile environment. As the frontier’s pylons are built and stabilized, sector matter and energy is directly reflected in real time here in the center of Nexus Station. Part model, part news broadcast, part mission board. It's the focus of every warp pioneer, these warped particles entangled at a tiny ratio with the chaos out there. It's the pulse - the vital signs of the star system, and thus we must all monitor it closely.

Dr Monica Monos

While many parts of Nexus Station help prepare a player for their journey, one in particular shows them where their actions truly matter. That’s the System Status Map, a massive interactive map of the known universe, displaying live data, and real-time player influence.

At the heart of the monitor is the system’s sun. More than just a visual set piece, the star reflects the Balance of Light and Gravity, a global system mechanic that shifts based on collective player behavior. Each mission you complete tips the scales in one direction or the other.

As the balance shifts further in either direction, certain changes in gameplay occur, movement speed, resistances, damage and skills are all affected

Every visual marker is interactive, offering mission options, cooperative goals, and strategic alerts. Whether you're soloing a scout mission or teaming up to contain a Void outbreak, your actions feed into this living display, and the monitor updates in real time..

The System Map shows not just where you can go, but why it matters. Players can see:

• Planets - Both completed and in construction
• Facilities on planets - Showing how developed or vulnerable they are
• Unmapped sectors - Explore mission areas obscured by Void interference
• Active void tears - Unstable zones where enemy invasions are occurring
• Pylon networks - Vital objectives required to stabilize new regions and expand the system
• Residuum Deposits - Collection and Transport missions required to facilitate the construction of Planets

Each facility type adds significant benefits and opportunities upon completion that remain as long as the facility is operational.

Facility upgrades include:

• Farm Facilities - Provide a health bonus to players embarking on missions
• Housing Facilities - Adds choice and reduces costs of end of mission rewards
• Power Facilities - Increases the rarity of mission rewards
• Factory Facilities - Adds the possibility of rolling certain attributes on equipment obtained from Artifractal Cores
• Research Facilities - Increase the Potential of any new piece of equipment in that category
• Spaceport Facilities - Required to kick start a new planet once discovered and constructed

Each of these upgrades is improved further as more of each type of facility is completed throughout the system, changing gameplay options significantly from start of season to the end.

There’s a strange sensation when using the System Monitor: you feel like a miniature piece on a galactic game board. And in some sense, you are. But unlike a traditional game, the board is unfinished, unmapped, and at risk.

This is what makes the SSM feel alive: it doesn't just reflect the state of the game, it is the state of the game.

The System Status Map turns abstract player behavior into visible consequence. It tracks a shared universe, responds to individual decisions, and serves as the connective tissue for strategy, cooperation, and survival.

It’s not just where you get missions. It’s where you see your impact. Every new region you open, every planet that forms, every moment of collapse or recovery... it all echoes on this surface.