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tldr
In 1.1 the map zoom level is kept between uses. In 2.0 it resets. I suggest having it kept.

why
When I open the map, I zoom way out, and I like it to stay that way. Needing to zoom out again, every time I open the map, is an annoyance.

I am curious what people think about the way it works currently. Is there some way to use it where the reset make sense? I checked a bunch of factorio streamers to find out. But every one I saw is also zooming out every single time they open the map. Just watching that is painful.

I'm fairly convinced that the current behavior is strictly worse than the old one. Zooming the map is a small thing, but it still feels really bad when the game undoes something I've done.

how
IMO, always keep the zoom level.
Alternatively, if reset is desirable for some reason, then have an option. A separate control that can be bound, or a checkbox, or whatever. If there is reset, have a setting for what zoom level it resets to.

(As an aside, the "Toggle world map" control should probably be renamed to "Toggle remote view")

Try using the "Alt+Left" and "Alt+Right" shortcuts to navigate through your History, instead of pressing "M" to open/close the Map each time. This allows you to quickly switch between Surfaces, while remembering the Zoom level at that point in History.

Good Luck!

Returning to the map via history can't center the view on the player, as opening the map does. Having to move to the player every time is no better than having to zoom out every time.

It also involves managing an inscrutable list of history items that includes non-map panels. And three hotkeys instead of one.

This approach has far worse usability problems than the one it solves.

+1 from me

Yes, it would be great to have the option to preserve zoom levels.
PS: what's interesting, it seems the zoom level is reset only for the current planet. For other planets in the Remote View, the zoom level is preserved.