The elite officer says something like "may interrupt to perform a move" and the normal officer says "gains _ movement points". How do these abilities function differently in-game?

(Sorry, noob question)

A move is the full move depending on the speed of the target figure. So could be 4 or 5 or whatever. A "move" or "move action" gives the figure movement points equal to their speed.

The 2 movement points is only ever 2 movement points. It's just a weaker form of a full move action.

Also the elite officer allows a figure to interrupt to perform an attack OR move. The regular officer is only 2 movement points.

If you're asking specifically about the difference between "perform a move" and "gain movement points" they are pretty much the same, except in this case the values will differ.

Don't forget that in this case, it is movement points being gained outside the target figure's activation, which means they must be spent immediately and can't be saved for later.

performing a move is defined in the RRG to give movement points according to Speed.

Executive Order from the elite Imperial Officer still allows to perform a move or perform an attack. Order (in skirmish) gives 2 movement points directly.

In the campaign some abilities trigger when "performing a move", while they would not when just gaining movement points. But, I don't remember of any imperial abilities off-hand, and the Imperial Officer Order lets perform a move in the campaign.

In the campaign some abilities trigger when "performing a move", while they would not when just gaining movement points.

I was wondering about that. In Jabba's Realm, the hero Vinto has a skill called "Shot on the Run" which states: "Exhaust this card if you've performed a move during this activation and choose a hostile figure within 3 spaces and line of sight. Test [eye]. If you succeed, that figure suffers 1 [damage]."

I was wondering if this skill could get triggered if Vinto uses a strain to move. It sounds like it can't. But it also sounds like you could trigger this skill just by taking a move action to gain movement points, even if you haven't moved out of your starting space yet.

Yep, Shot on the Run can be used before spending the movement points gained from performing a move . (But not during an action.)

So to clarify, Shot on the Run can be used after which of the following has been done?

1) Gaining a strain to gain a movement point.

2) Spending movement point(s) gained from the spent strain to move a space.

3) Taking the Move action to gain movement points equal to your speed.

4) Spending movement points gained from the Move action to move spaces.

Assuming the reading of the text in Rimpy's post above is correct (I don't have the actual card infront of me to check the wording is correct)

I would say only 3 or 4 counts as having performed a move?

Does actually spending movement points count as performing a move? (if yes, then 2 would also turn Shot on the Run on)

I would say that 1 definitely would not trigger, as gaining movement points from spending strain is not the same as "performing a move".

My query really boils down to ;

Does "perform a move" equate to spending movement points, taking the movement action, or both.

Perform a move is the action that gives you movement points, not spending them. In your list only option 3 counts. Note that this isn't necessarily on the figure's activation, if another figure or ability instructs the figure to "perform a move" then this would count. However if the instruction is "gain movement points equal to your speed", it isn't, because it didn't say "perform a move"

The Move action lets you perform a move. Performing a move gives you movement points according to Speed.

Shot on the Run can be performed as soon as you have performed a move.

Performing a move does not include spending movement points, only gaining them.

3 and 4 counts (4 because you have performed a move, not because you have spent the movement points).

I thought as much. Thanks for the clarification.