Here's the map for that screenshotted game above (game 6). As you can see, it's not very big, and I didn't have to travel far to have a solder, 2 travellers and a fishman on me. Regarding my fleeing, it seems to be a legitimate strat to survive, particularly when all i want to do is chop down my first tree and chop some wood. And I only have a dagger. I will pay closer attention to the circumstances that lead to these frustrating situations. I'm trying not to be just a complainer, I want to be helpful, appologies if it comes across as just complaining, hopefully I can edge my feedback towards something of value to you.
Something i thought of as a statistical tool to measure games is the ratio of agro time to peaceful time, that might be a handy metric to talk about early game experiences, since heavy agro early on is a difficult/impossible situation. Just a thought for the game stats screen, might be useful for giving feedback.