Index: source/simulation2/components/tests/test_HierPathfinder.h
===================================================================
--- source/simulation2/components/tests/test_HierPathfinder.h
+++ source/simulation2/components/tests/test_HierPathfinder.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 		TS_ASSERT(i == 89 && j == 34);
 
 		for (auto& chunk : hierPath.m_Chunks[PASS_1])
-			TS_ASSERT(chunk.m_NumRegions == 1);
+			TS_ASSERT(chunk.m_RegionsID.size() == 1);
 
 		// number of connected regions: 4 in the middle, 2 in the corners.
 		TS_ASSERT(hierPath.m_Edges[PASS_1][hierPath.Get(120, 120, PASS_1)].size() == 4);
Index: source/simulation2/helpers/HierarchicalPathfinder.h
===================================================================
--- source/simulation2/helpers/HierarchicalPathfinder.h
+++ source/simulation2/helpers/HierarchicalPathfinder.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 /**
  * Hierarchical pathfinder.
  *
- * It doesn't find shortest paths, but deals with connectivity.
+ * Deals with connectivity (can point A reach point B?).
  *
  * The navcell-grid representation of the map is split into fixed-size chunks.
  * Within a chunk, each maximal set of adjacently-connected passable navcells
@@ -132,15 +132,15 @@
 
 private:
 	static const u8 CHUNK_SIZE = 96; // number of navcells per side
-									 // TODO PATHFINDER: figure out best number. Probably 64 < n < 128
+									 // TODO: figure out best number. Probably 64 < n < 128
 
 	struct Chunk
 	{
 		u8 m_ChunkI, m_ChunkJ; // chunk ID
-		u16 m_NumRegions; // number of local region IDs (starting from 1)
+		std::vector<u16> m_RegionsID; // IDs of local region, without 0
 		u16 m_Regions[CHUNK_SIZE][CHUNK_SIZE]; // local region ID per navcell
 
-		cassert(CHUNK_SIZE*CHUNK_SIZE/2 < 65536); // otherwise we could overflow m_NumRegions with a checkerboard pattern
+		cassert(CHUNK_SIZE*CHUNK_SIZE/2 < 65536); // otherwise we could overflow m_RegionsID with a checkerboard pattern
 
 		void InitRegions(int ci, int cj, Grid<NavcellData>* grid, pass_class_t passClass);
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 #ifdef TEST
 		bool operator==(const Chunk& b) const
 		{
-			return (m_ChunkI == b.m_ChunkI && m_ChunkJ == b.m_ChunkJ && m_NumRegions == b.m_NumRegions && memcmp(&m_Regions, &b.m_Regions, sizeof(u16) * CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE) == 0);
+			return (m_ChunkI == b.m_ChunkI && m_ChunkJ == b.m_ChunkJ && m_RegionsID.size() == b.m_RegionsID.size() && memcmp(&m_Regions, &b.m_Regions, sizeof(u16) * CHUNK_SIZE * CHUNK_SIZE) == 0);
 		}
 #endif
 	};
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 	void FillRegionOnGrid(const RegionID& region, pass_class_t passClass, u16 value, Grid<u16>& grid) const;
 
 	u16 m_W, m_H;
-	u16 m_ChunksW, m_ChunksH;
+	u8 m_ChunksW, m_ChunksH;
 	std::map<pass_class_t, std::vector<Chunk> > m_Chunks;
 
 	std::map<pass_class_t, EdgesMap> m_Edges;
Index: source/simulation2/helpers/HierarchicalPathfinder.cpp
===================================================================
--- source/simulation2/helpers/HierarchicalPathfinder.cpp
+++ source/simulation2/helpers/HierarchicalPathfinder.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 2016 Wildfire Games.
+/* Copyright (C) 2019 Wildfire Games.
  * This file is part of 0 A.D.
  *
  * 0 A.D. is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Directly point the root ID
-	m_NumRegions = 0;
+	// Mark connected regions as being the same ID (i.e. the lowest)
+	m_RegionsID.clear();
 	for (u16 i = 1; i < regionID+1; ++i)
 	{
-		if (connect[i] == i)
-			++m_NumRegions;
-		else
+		if (connect[i] != i)
 			connect[i] = RootID(i, connect);
+		else
+			m_RegionsID.push_back(connect[i]);
 	}
 
 	// Replace IDs by the root ID
@@ -361,12 +361,12 @@
 	m_W = grid->m_W;
 	m_H = grid->m_H;
 
+	ENSURE((grid->m_W + CHUNK_SIZE - 1) / CHUNK_SIZE < 256 && (grid->m_H + CHUNK_SIZE - 1) / CHUNK_SIZE < 256); // else the u8 Chunk::m_ChunkI will overflow
+
 	// Divide grid into chunks with round-to-positive-infinity
 	m_ChunksW = (grid->m_W + CHUNK_SIZE - 1) / CHUNK_SIZE;
 	m_ChunksH = (grid->m_H + CHUNK_SIZE - 1) / CHUNK_SIZE;
 
-	ENSURE(m_ChunksW < 256 && m_ChunksH < 256); // else the u8 Chunk::m_ChunkI will overflow
-
 	m_Chunks.clear();
 	m_Edges.clear();
 
@@ -728,11 +728,8 @@
 {
 	// Construct a set of all regions of all chunks for this pass class
 	for (const Chunk& chunk : m_Chunks.at(passClass))
-	{
-		// region 0 is impassable tiles
-		for (int r = 1; r <= chunk.m_NumRegions; ++r)
+		for (int r : chunk.m_RegionsID)
 			regions.insert(RegionID(chunk.m_ChunkI, chunk.m_ChunkJ, r));
-	}
 }
 
 void HierarchicalPathfinder::FillRegionOnGrid(const RegionID& region, pass_class_t passClass, u16 value, Grid<u16>& grid) const