Design a resource management...

About this model

Design a resource management system for a single-player survival roguelike game.

The player explores procedurally generated zones and must manage:

Health

Stamina

Hunger

Crafting materials

Gold

Mechanics:

Hunger drains over time and reduces stamina regeneration when low.

Stamina is consumed by combat and exploration.

Health decreases when taking damage or starving.

Enemies drop gold and crafting materials.

Crafting requires materials and gold.

Random events may cause sudden resource loss or gain.

Difficulty increases over time (enemy damage and hunger drain increase).

Include:

Sources and drains clearly labeled

Time-based resource decay

Random probability nodes for loot drops

Feedback loops (positive and negative)

A win condition (escape with X gold)

A lose condition (health reaches zero)

Model this using proper Machinations nodes (Pools, Gates, Sources, Drains, Converters, Traders, etc.)

Make the system balanced for 20–30 minutes of gameplay.

"Design a resource management..." is a public Machinations diagram shared in the Community by Harsh Dubey, with 64 components.

It was created in February 2026 and last edited in February 2026.

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