[quote=@Priscilla]
A general area should be fine, but a map is pointless

Space is 3D, first of all, and not an ocean, so my faction could be literally under yours on the map

Not to mention the scale; my entire empire could legitimately be concentrated in a tiny dot somewhere, and it has more planets under its "control" than someone who owns a an eighth of the galaxy


[/quote]Terminal actually did attempt to make a map which was accurate.
It involved some cosmic BS which transported all civs into a new cube-shaped mini universe and he made 3 maps (xy, xz, yz) to portray our position in all 3 vectors of space.
It worked pretty well but it was quite a pain to keep track of.