I am divided on the issue. I got used to it and grew to like it, but,
when I am close to uniting the country, I miss the feeling I used to
get when I zoomed out and everything was my faction's color.
What I would love to have is an option in the camp menu, which
displays a parchment looking map, with the cities in color. Some
other mods have the 'strategic map' as part of kingdom management.
I wonder whether it would be possible to get JUST the map, without
the telepathic abilities that go with it.