Project A

About this model

This diagram describes a simple resource generation and accumulation system. A Source node generates resources at a constant flow rate, which are then accumulated in a Pool node. Specifically, the Source node produces "Black" resources that flow directly into the Pool node at a rate of 10 units per step. The key component of this system is the straightforward transfer of resources from generation to storage, illustrating a basic economic or resource management mechanism where resources are continuously produced and stored for further use or consumption. The diagram, in its simplicity, serves as a foundational model for understanding how resources can be generated and accumulated within a system.

“Project A” is a public Machinations diagram by Kati, shared in the Machinations Community.

You can open the original diagram in the Machinations app, press Play to watch how resources move through it, and change its values to see how the system responds. Machinations is a visual tool for designing, simulating and balancing game economies and other systems, where resources flow through sources, pools, drains, converters and gates. In a diagram, a source creates resources, a pool stores them, a drain removes them, a converter changes one resource into another and a gate decides where they go next.