I would make light flicker once after some time just to see for a bit. Or make map show your location with is probably harder to do. But the map you linked helped a lot as well. Not seen anyting at all is just bad design. Even i understand about using the map. You only need to stuck once and its...
What can i say i enjoyed playing it especely part where everyting lvs up even if its not on your team ;). For ppl who speed up the game warning you can get stuck in stuff. For the rest did not have any major bugs. Some inviseble items where cool. Skill trees where amazing too tough i wish there...
I could not progress after first gym. The girl ask to catch smeargle with i have no clue where to find. Also the cave to route 2 is blocked so i kinda stuck.
I loved how you get acces to almost everyting very early on. The game was fun but short. The only small problem i encountered was a lv 50 trainer after first gym with vileplume and gloom. I had to avoid her. After beating the game i came back for my revenge.