Running

[Milky Joe]

Does running on the world map make your fatigue build faster?

[Dagungus]

Yes, but if you stack it with +% on roads, + passive bonus and other effects, it ends up being more cost effective in the long term. Plus the slower you move, the less you can do between paying your units.
Remember, Time = Pay, Fatigue = food.

[Olleus]

No, fatigue = pay too. You pay every 3 rests, not every x in-game days.

Fatigue does build up faster per second while running than while walking. But you also cover more ground while running. So the question is which makes fatigue build up faster for the same distance covered? That's not so clear to me, and it seems to depend on a lot of factors. Running on roads seems much more worth it than running in forests.

[Gregorovitch]

I did an experiment during EA and found that you get a little bit further per rest if you walk instead of run. Obviously it takes longer but you can continue for longer before you need to eat and sleep. So technically walking is more efficient than running, at least it was when I played EA.

But I haven't bothered to rerun the experiment now 'cos a) the difference was marginal and b) I haven't got the patience to walk anyway.

The actual reason for having running in the game is to enable you to escape bad from stuff you are frightened of, not so you can travel further per rest.

[Khalunka]

Apart from Gregorovitch said about running from enemies, I dont find the game enterily boring in any way like others one said in this forum. But I would mentally die if I had to walk to be more efficient. That said, I think we are tied to Running anyway, otherwise, It could be a little bit frustating how slow your game would develop.

[Olleus]

Good answers above.

As a side question: do the movement bonuses from ponies (both skills and horse shoes) stack?