diagrama.diagrama

About this model

This diagram presents a simplistic resource flow system designed to simulate the basic dynamic of resource generation and accumulation. A Source node generates a continuous flow of resources ("Black" resources), which are then transferred at a constant rate (implied by the formula "1" on the connecting Resource Connection) to a Pool node. This setup allows for the visual representation and tracking of resources as they are produced and stored over time.

The singular flow from the Source to the Pool without any intervening logic or modification nodes indicates a straightforward accumulation mechanism. The system lacks complex interactions such as conditional flows, resource conversion, or decision gates, making it an ideal candidate for demonstrating the foundational principles of resource flow in economic or game scenarios. This diagram can serve as a starting point for more complex simulations by adding additional nodes and connections to introduce complexity such as resource consumption, variable production rates, or conditional logic for resource management.

“diagrama.diagrama” is a public Machinations diagram by Razvan Lucacel, 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.