The first time I played this game, I hated it. This was probably a year back, when this game was barely being made, and I thought I would never play it again. Then, I saw that it had and update, and let's just say, it's a whole nother relationship.
Lol, glad you enjoy it now. You equip the map with Tab and then you can focus on it with right click. Though i understand it can be hard to see especially at night time.
Ah, my bad. The player is represented by like the white circle with a black arrow and dot in the middle. The locations/outposts are represented by the pin icon