Outdoor locations represent the main character and other interactable characters as smaller images spread across a map.
The map is larger than a single-screen view. The player can navigate using the keyboard or by pointing and clicking with the mouse or other pointing device.
When there is a special event connected to a character on the map, an indicator floats above that character's head.
There are three Colony Locations where the main character starts and ends a month-long turn in the plot. The Young Strato Colonists and Young Helio Colonists as well as Sol's Parents show up in the Colony Locations.
Outside the Colony, there are Expedition Locations reachable by Sneaking Out or which become progressively accessible via Expeditions when young Helio colonists are recruited to perform biological surveys and forage for food, or later on to investigate ancient ruins, and hunt down threatening xenofauna.