Introducing Custom Variables

by Machinations Product Updates

Data from external sources. Easier maintenance

We’ve just pushed one of our major releases yet, which introduces Custom Variables! These types of variables may be used across all your diagrams and can retrieve parameters from external data sources.

Custom Variables bring you:

  1. The ability to retrieve data from external sources
  2. Availability across your account and your team’s
  3. Easier to maintain diagrams – changes propagate throughout your models
  4. Cleaner diagrams – express the same complexity with fewer nodes & connections

…and there’s more:
We’ve also made changes to the interface and expanded existing features like Version History, Play History, and Layers, to lift quality-of-life.

Machinations

Machinations is a visual and interactive tool for evaluating the impact any game system, mechanic, or parameter has on your players’ experience. Entire games can be mapped and played through in Machinations, to easily spot any flaws, before writing a single line of code. Then, forecast game progression or free-to-play revenue with confidence, understand and maximize different player journeys. It's time to fuel your game design process with data, not guesswork!