Movement in MP2-Elephant

Movement on river and road types in MP2E

MP2E	normal	rivers canals	roads	highway	rails	maglev
Foot	2	8*	6	12	28*	70*
Mounted	4	8*	12	24	28*	70*
Motor	6	8*	18	36	28*	70*
restrictions?		yes			yes	yes

* PASSIVE TRANSPORTATION renders units as passengers of the transportation infrastructure.

• Rivers, Canals, Railroads, and MagLevs are passive transportation.
• Passive transportation gives units a movement range independent of the unit's move rate.
• All units use the same transportation at the same speed, giving the same range.
  • This includes injured units.

Other Notes:

• Roads
  • Roads are the only unchanged transportation infra in MP2E.
• Rivers
  • Rivers are now Passive Transportation
    • Real ships aren't treated as passive passengers when on rivers.
  • Rivers have a range of 8. (Compensates lack of diagonal movement to help equalize with roads.)
  • Rivers are superior for evacuating injured units from combat areas.
  • Rivers are superior for Foot units compared to MP2D, but inferior for Mounted units.
  • Rivers are Restricted Crossing. In enemy lands:
    • Stepping from a non-river tile to a river tile, uses all moves.
    • Stepping from a river tile to a non-river tile, uses all moves.
    • Rivers have no restrictions while units remain traveling upon them.
• Canals
  • Real ships aren't treated as passive passengers when on canals.
  • Canals are now like Rivers in all respects, with 3 exceptions:
    • No trade bonus
    • No defense bonus
    • Modern ships can use canals.
• Railroads
  • Railroads are now Passive Transportation
  • Railroads are MORE effective for Foot units than in MP2D, and LESS effective for Mounted and Motor units.
    • Superior for evacuating injured units from non-enemy combat areas.
    • Railroads are Restricted Infra: they cannot be used in enemy lands.
• MagLevs are LESS effective for all units in MP2E -- they no longer have infinite movement.
  • MagLevs are Passive Transportation
  • Superior for evacuating injured units from non-enemy combat areas.
  • MagLevs are Restricted Infra: they cannot be used in enemy lands.
• Highways allow Motor units to maintain the best mobility in the game.
  • Foots units experience a significant increase in effectiveness: equal to Mounted units on Roads.
  • Mounted units can travel almost as far as on a Railroad (24 vs. 28)
  • Motor units can travel farther than on a Railroad (36 vs. 28)
  • For all game mechanics (trade bonuses, etc.), Highways are treated as identical to Roads