# HWS Universe: Galaxy Map, Favourites & Registry

**URL:** https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/hws-universe-galaxy-map-favourites-registry/21252
**Category:** 🖥️ HWS Connect
**Tags:** hws-connect
**Created:** [October 21, 2019, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/hws-universe-galaxy-map-favourites-registry/21252 "2019-10-21T12:54:55Z")
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**HWS Universe** on HWS Connect is everything about places: a **3D galaxy map** with route planner, your **favourite playfields** with personal notes, and the **Registry** of every system, playfield and POI you have discovered.

👉 [HWS Connect → HWS Universe](https://connect.empyrion-homeworld.net/re/universe) (NA players: `/rn/universe`)

Each server has its own map, favourites and registry. The map works without signing in, and you never need to be online in game.

> 💡 Playfield and star names on many HWS Connect pages (Structure Commander, Garage, OAM, Proximity Log, Dashboard …) link straight into the map.

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## 🌌 Map: 3D Galaxy Explorer

 ![HWS Universe map with the Inspector](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/uploads/default/original/3X/e/1/e140b6a34349a961a524fa87497668fb267ab121.jpeg)

- Every star of the galaxy, coloured by star class. **Map layers** toggle faction **Territories** , **Star Fragments** , your **Favourites** , system and region names.
- **Search** systems, playfields, POIs and traders (press **Q** or **/** ). Filter by faction, POI type, star type, and whether you see only your own surveys or also your faction’s.
- Click a star to open the **Inspector** : class, region, coordinates, its sectors/playfields (visited, shared by a faction mate, or unsurveyed) and their POIs. **Right-click** a star for Open, Warp here, Set as origin, Save as favourite.
- **Controls:** drag to orbit, shift-drag to pan, scroll to zoom. Keyboard: **W/A/S/D** fly, **Space / C** up/down, hold **Shift** for 3x speed.
- The selected star is kept in the page link, so you can copy the URL to share a location.

> ℹ Stars you only know from long-range scans show their position, not their contents. Sectors appear once you warp in, or when a faction mate shares their survey with you.

### System view

For any system a player has visited, **View system** draws its sun, planets, moons, stations and space sectors. Click a body for its parameters (class, gravity, temperatures, air, radiation, difficulty …) and **your discovered POIs** there.

 ![System view of the Homeworld System](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/uploads/default/original/3X/2/5/25e13550a16bed58ac96052009479d9df655d804.jpeg)

### Route planner, Stations, Tour

- **Warp range** : 15–500 LY (default 250 LY)
- **Route** : set an origin ( **Set origin** / “This system”) and a destination ( **Warp here** ), choose **Shortest** or **Fewest jumps**. You get the jumps, total distance and longest leg. _“Warp here” only plans a route. It doesn’t move your ship._
- **Stations** and **Tour** look for trading POIs and plan a multi-stop trade tour (saved tours stay in your browser)

### Star Fragments

Signed in with Steam, the **Star Fragments** panel lists the fragments unlocked so far and whether you delivered them at the ECC. Their locations show up on the map. Server-wide progress is on the [HWS Quests](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/t/the-star-fragment-hunt/38628) page.

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## ⭐ Favourite Playfields

Throughout the season you discover playfields, interesting POIs and traders. Favourites let you bookmark them with your own notes.

 ![Favourite playfields](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/uploads/default/original/3X/1/2/12286d366bf8f3cc535849cb6e5d956d398af16f.png)

- Click the **star icon** to add or remove a favourite. Your current playfield is marked **You are here**.
- Type a note (max 2,000 characters). It saves itself a second after you stop typing, and writing a note also stars the playfield.
- Favourites are saved to your account per server and also show on the map. You can add them from the map too (Inspector “Add favourite” or right-click “Save as favourite”).
- Old favourites that were only stored in your browser can be imported with **Import favourite…**.

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## 🗂 Registry: Everything You Discovered

The Registry shows every system, sector and POI you discovered, **straight from the game database** , plus what your faction mates share with you.

 ![Registry](https://forum.empyrion-homeworld.net/uploads/default/original/3X/1/a/1ab9ac5cfaa8fa8ce53e7bf68fec6f1c19444fa5.png)

- Search by system, playfield or POI, filter by sector type, discovered by (mine / shared), PvP/PvE and star type
- Select a sector to list its POIs with type, owner and position
- The data refreshes about every 30 minutes
- Needs a **Steam** sign-in

### Share with your faction

- **Share my registry** (switch at the top) is **on by default** and applies to all servers. It’s free.
- **Seeing** your faction mates’ discoveries needs [HWS Master+](https://connect.empyrion-homeworld.net/patreon-tiers). Only current members of your faction share with you.

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## ❓ FAQ

- **“Nothing discovered yet”** : the game database has no discoveries for you yet. Explore in game and come back later.
- **“No route within X LY warp range”** : raise the warp range to at least the shown minimum.
- **I can’t see my friend’s discoveries** : they must be in your current faction with sharing on, and you need HWS Master+.
- **My saved tours / warp range are gone** : they are stored only in your current browser.
- Favourites and notes may be deleted with a season wipe, because playfield names can change.