I just started a new game without the map or coords. It is a different ball game for sure. I've not got lost, at least not yet. I like think i have good sense of direction.
I like the game better this way. I just can't run away from a wolf to any direction, i have to know where to run or where i am all the time. Finding a surface copper and remembering the location later is tough. Simple marking for some cave is way different without the map.
I'm using natural landmarks all the time and i'm making dirt pillars to mark my way and pillars are pointing to home. I'm planning to build roads to all directions. I have to use notepad for the locations like this:
- copper north
- copper south-west, next to small bond
- clay far north, east from ruins
I have to use the sun for directions. At night it's ten times harder to navigate. It's fatal to get lost in the dark.
Thanks for the compass mod link. That's a nice tip. I might use it if the things get worst later in game.