Is the 0.2 update supposed to end on a screen with a blank map? (I do not think so because just before this it said "Update 0.2. Let's go!!!"). That's what happened to me, and I will admit to being confused. However, I have enjoyed the content of this visual novel so far and made a small donation, which I would be willing to repeat in the future as the game develops.
I had a look in the code, and what happens is that when the game starts it defines what locations should be available in the map, but if you start the game from a load file, it may skip that part. I will update the code to address that, but the work around at the moment will be to start a fresh game I'm afraid.
Also, thank you for reaching out and support!