Basics of Game Design

On Movement

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might move relatively slowly if they travel on foot but much faster if

they have transports. Tanks and other vehicles move at a much faster

rate than marching infantry, so the designer has to take into account

the disparity in movement rates when working on the movement

rate for units. In addition, the current condition of the battleeld

and its aects on terrain can aect the movement rate. For example,

if the designer is working on a simulation of the Eastern Front in the

Soviet Union during World War II, the movement rate for tanks can

vary greatly based on the weather. During the summer and winter

when the ground ...