Interpostion

About this model

This diagram represents a simulation mechanism for Caitlyn's ultimate ability in League of Legends, focusing on the dynamics of targeting, blocking, and health point (HP) reduction. Caitlyn, the support player, and the target player are conceptualized as pools with initial resources indicative of their roles and states, such as HP. The ultimate ability is modeled as a gate that triggers automatically, simulating the ability's activation. The simulation accounts for the scenario where a player can block Caitlyn's shot by breaking the line of sight, an interactive element that influences whether the ultimate ability hits the intended target or is intercepted.

The health point reduction for the target or blocking player is modeled through drains, which represent the loss of HP when Caitlyn’s ultimate ability is successfully executed. State connections are used to alter the behavior based on the gameplay situation, such as changing the target if the line of sight is broken. The diagram effectively creates a scenario where the interaction between Caitlyn, the support player, and the target player under different conditions can be analyzed, specifically focusing on the mechanics of using Caitlyn's ultimate ability and the strategic importance of positioning to either ensure the ability hits the intended target or is blocked by an ally.

This public Machinations diagram, “Interpostion”, was shared in the Machinations Community by Anıl Akhan.

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.