Only 9 squares of map to explore?

[Nanaki01]

Am I getting this right?
The map region You choose at the beginning is the only one to explore, along with 8 tiles around?
The rest are just for expeditions after antena has been built?

[Rider]

Exactly.

[PewPr]

Are there plans to open up per-tile full expansion so you can branch out from the starting square? Or are we stuck with it for the foreseeable future?

[Ronin]

Having the play area be 8 times bigger, the same 9 squares to the left, right, up, down and corners, would be amazing! Having a "fog of war" over areas you have no outpost or survivors near would save it having to be rendered and use up resources. This way you'd be able to fit your whole hometown into the grid easily, and go and visit neighboring villages or towns. At the moment you can only get a small portion of a town and there's always roads that just inexplicably end, despite you being able to loot the other half of the same road. The current size can be explored in just a day of playing. The "play in any town" concept would be so good if it was actually realised and whole towns could be incorporated into the play area.

[Rider]

Originally posted by PewPr:

Are there plans to open up per-tile full expansion so you can branch out from the starting square? Or are we stuck with it for the foreseeable future?

Unfortunately, we don't plan to expand it. This is due to technical limitations.