Today we've been busy implementing a feature which a lot of you have requested - the option to continue playing when the scenario ends. The "Rescue" event screen now has the option to "Continue Playing". Selecting this should allow you to stay on the island till you close the game.
This new feature is still in the testing phase, so you need to opt in to the Beta version to try it. To do this, go to your game library and right-click Unclaimed World in the "My Games" list to the left. From the drop-down-menu, select "Properties". From the properties window select the tab "BETAS" and from the menu there select beta.
When you then start the game, you will be playing v.0.0.0.2
As soon as it's been tested, we will deploy the feature to the default version of UW. Have fun!