Chapter 03 · Network Effects / Hyperlane Throughput
SECTOR · ORION-IV · 042.18 Telemetry Live
[ 07 ] The takeaway · Q4 telemetry

Every new hyperlane carries the next, geometrically.

Eight quarters of empire-wide trade routes. The teal curve below is what compounding looks like when you let your systems talk to each other.

Active routes by quarter · indexed to Q1 2386
8Q 4Q All
5.0M 3.8M 2.6M 1.4M 0.2M Q4 · 2.84M · UP 312% Q1.86 Q2.86 Q3.86 Q4.86 Q1.87 Q2.87 Q3.87 Q4.87 FEDERATION CORE OUTER RIM RELAYS
Indexed routes · millions n = 1,184 systems · 23 polities
This is the Stellaris (Galaxy Map) design system, applied by Curio Design — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Stellaris (Galaxy Map) guide → designbycurio.com/learn/stellaris-galaxy-map