December, 16th 2024

Improvements

Chart legend’s contextual menu is now unified for improved readability
The custom steps field is reset after selecting a predefined value

Bug Fixes

Resolve inconsistent distribution for deterministic gates with decimal weights on outputs

November, 11th 2024

Improvements

UI improvements for the app’s main menu
The page is scrolled to the errored input field when attempting to continue to the next onboarding step
A “View only” card has been added to public diagrams
Histograms now display exact values for prediction with fewer results
Histogram columns now include values for both predictions on chart comparison

October, 28th 2024

Improvements

The new tutorial tour and video have been added after onboarding
Fixing an error in the diagram will update the debugger’s messages
New balancer buttons have been added to nodes’ contextual menus
UI improvements for pop-up windows on smaller screens
“Don’t show this again” button has been added to the un-optimized mobile experience pop-up
UI/UX Improvements for documentation
New Pricing changes:
- Introducing Starter and Pro plans
- Introducing a diagram complexity limitation

Bug Fixes

The notification “Diagram not found” is properly triggered when accessing a deleted diagram from one of its copy
The notification for component limit is triggered only once when adding components
The predict buttons are now disabled when users reach their monthly prediction limit

October, 10th 2024

Improvements

The interface for the Community Diagrams and Designers pages has been revamped
UI improvements for the diagram properties panel
Compact format for large numbers on chart axes
Performance improvements for large-scale predictions (>500 plays)
A documentation highlight has been added to the sidebar

Bug fixes

Debugger messages are properly displayed when using any component selection
Interactive registers now send label modifiers on the first step of the play

August, 12nd 2024

Improvements

The login timeout has been reduced to 10 minutes
Resetting the password now cancels the login timeout
The tooltips for the nodes on the toolbar have been improved
A new tooltip has been added to the balancer button for missing internet connection
Multiple images can now be uploaded by drag & drop from local device
An i card for quick access to documentation pages has been added to Properties panel of components
New UI elements for case-sensitive custom variable names
The custom variable menu is opened when clicking on custom var errors in the debugger
The variable name is now displayed in the “node name” column of the debugger

Bug fixes

The prediction tooltip no longer hinders the number selection
The Support chat bubble is now visible on the login page
Component limit alert has been changed to a yellow warning
Fixed an error causing specific diagrams to not open properly
Components are added to the correct layer when pressing “Move to layer” twice
The mobile experience pop-up is now properly displayed over the tutorial tour

July, 23rd 2024

Improvements

Explicative tooltips have been added to numerous elements of the UI
New option on Converter to ignore its disabled inputs
Node-based filtering and search on debugging console

Bug fixes

Fixed an issue where a redundant resource connection was created when clicking on the Builder Wizard arrow
Fixed an issue where the Builder Wizard would inconsistently disappear
Fixed an issue where Register values would be incorrectly updated upon moving nodes on the canvas
Improve Playbar responsiveness
Image visibility now matches the parent layer’s visibility
Changing play settings no longer triggers interactive nodes during plays
The sharing option “Anyone with the link” is properly displayed for invited user

July, 1st 2024

Improvements

New folders with pre-built diagrams have been added to the templates section

Bug fixes

Onboarding can now be completed correctly when registering a new account from an invitation link
Live Market Feed custom variables no longer generate errors in Interactive Play
Community diagram pages now fit to the screen when the window is resized
Diagram export to Google Drive properly creates the diagram document

June, 21st 2024

Improvements

Pool’s default Display Capacity has been decreased to 15
Using the previous value of a Custom Variables fed from a not responsive Google Sheet, thus also preventing stuck on starting an Interactive Play
The Cookies banner has been repositioned and reworked
The top alerts design has been revamped

Bug fixes

Text box highlight is now properly displayed when moving or resizing the text box
Fixed an issue where the component count would initially be 0 even if components were present
Remember connection style is properly applied when selecting the style from the proprieties panel
Fixed a geometry constraint error when placing specific library items on the canvas
Long text strings are no longer cut off when editing a Text Box
Changes in the Properties panel can now be undone using the Undo function

May, 17th 2024

Improvements

Diagram builder wizard – adding components to the diagram is easier than ever using directional arrows that automatically create selected nodes and connections. Read more.
Image node improvements
“Force update disabled target” is now enabled by default on state connections

Bug fixes

The diagram share link opens the intended diagram when logging in with Google
The accuracy bar is properly scaled based on the chart’s legend size

April, 17th 2024

Improvements

The AI balancer is now included in Essential, Pro, and Enterprise pricing packages
The .PNG and .CSV chart export buttons have been moved next to the chart’s description.
The explanatory tooltips on the playbar now open the documentation side panel.
The predict buttons are now responsive to the active pricing plan.
The Libraries icon in the sidebar has been updated

Bug fixes

Fixed “invalid mail” warning triggered when entering an email in the diagram share dialogue
Connections can now be properly moved on the canvas when the layer tab is opened

April, 11th 2024

Improvements

Layer search now returns results for node proprieties, descriptions, formulas, and labels
Improvements in UX while working with connections
Real-time cursor tracking for collaborative editing
Introducing a new debugger tool that helps to detect and resolve compilation and execution errors.
Important nodes can now be marked as a balancer influencer directly from the proprieties panel
Changes made in external custom variables are now updated on the diagram when running interactive plays
API token has been moved to the Share menu

Bug fixes

The incorrect animation for resource transfers affecting Chrome v.123.0.6312.86 has been resolved
The diagram description is now scrollable on view-only diagrams
The performance of the app while deleting team members has been improved
Embedded diagrams are now properly loaded on the website

March, 26th 2024

Bug fixes

Fixed a bug where components could not be created due to an incorrect component limit.
Fixed a bug where onboarding could not be completed if a team invite was received before reaching the app.

March, 21st 2024

Improvements

Information about the current diagram is displayed in the Properties Panel when no components are selected on canvas.
The delta between the nodes’ statistical indicators has been added to the chart’s legend.
Revamp the user interface for the chart’s histograms and legend.
New option to add descriptions for diagram versions.
A new node contextual menu functionality has been added: Highlight connected nodes.
The submenus in context menus are automatically opened when hovering.
Team members are now notified when a team custom variable is deleted by another editor.
Register’s label formulas have been redesigned for improved visibility.
Improved user interface for the Login and Register pages.
The UI for optimization type on balancer’s target has been redesigned for improved user experience.
The 1000-character restriction for diagram description has been removed.

Bug fixes

Fixed a bug where chart lines are not visible when reopening a chart after using histogram filters.
Ellipses for longer register formulas are now applied after an adequate number of characters.
Boolean results are shown now when values are displayed on connections during interactive plays.
Changes made to “Show values or formulas on connection” are now saved when closing the global settings menu.
Fixed a bug where components are unexpectedly moved on the canvas when clicking on them.
Google login is now opened when attempting to add a private Google sheet custom variable while logged out of the Google account.
Fixed a bug where the history section in the side panel could not be scrolled.
Interactive plays are now displayed with an “i” suffix for improved identification.
Fixed a Safari-specific bug that restricts the editing of nodes’ text labels.
Fixed a bug where predictions with a custom number of plays were incompletely executed.
The values for widths and heights in the proprieties panel for images have been limited to 2 decimals.
Fixed a bug where existing interactive plays could not be loaded after clearing the chart.

February, 27th 2024

Improvements

The notification text regarding private Google Sheets for Collaborative Editing has been revised.
Added a new Global setting: Show values or formulas on connections during interactive plays.
The monthly prediction usage is now refilled on the billing day for each month.

Bug fixes

Fixed an issue where the “Already in team” prompt would be incorrectly displayed for users in the correct SSO team.
The Pricing Plans pop-up is no longer displayed after upgrading to a premium plan.
Empty cells from private GSheets are now correctly displayed as 0 for custom variables.
Value preview is now properly displayed for older GSheets custom variables when the first row is used as header”.
Fixed a bug where hidden connection labels are displayed during interactive plays.
Fixed the glitched resource transfer animations for the newest Chrome version (v. 122).

February, 15th 2024

Improvements

End conditions are stopping the execution only at the end of the step.
Improvements for components’ labels:
- Added text background on labels for improved visibility;
- Improved grid alignment;
Global Web Search also includes search results from:
- Community Diagrams;
- Community Designers;
- Articles;
- Documentation;
- Diagram content;

Bug fixes

The chart zoom is maintained when resizing the chart’s height.

February, 8th 2024

Improvements

Added new debug message to registers with incorrect formula syntax
The Machinations logo on the login page now redirects to the homepage
The chart zoom is maintained when closing or resizing the chart
The evaluation of registers is now properly prioritized based on the dependencies between nodes
Display a loading indicator when Logging in with Google
The accuracy indicator will no longer be visible in scenarios where it is not required.

Bug fixes

Fixed a bug for the pinned chart step selector defaulting to the last step
UI updates for the app’s pricing table
The “Required Machinations Link” on academia websites has been removed

February, 2nd 2024

New pricing table landed
Public users can share diagrams with editor permissions
Renaming Batch Plays into Predictions
Change default connection style to “Curved”
Random trigger gates select the outputs based on the weights of the outputs
Preserve zoom on chart panel when hiding it
Allow arrow keys to move components or reposition the entire diagram
The last step of the chart is now automatically selected upon execution end

Bug fixes

Fix for Interactive Plays section in the History panel not selecting the plays upon clicking it
PNG export of the chart no longer includes the selector
Fixed an issue where importing diagrams from Google Drive was not saving plotted nodes
Fix Logout to close all opened sessions

January, 23rd 2024

Improvements

Boolean values are now displayed consistently in registers
The context menus are now closed when pressing ESC
The “Label” field was moved above the “Functions” section of the Properties panel

Bug fixes

Random gate with conditional outcomes now properly selects the 1-6 range
The connection’s anchor points behave properly when they are placed between grid points

January, 18th 2024

Improvements

A “description” field was added to all nodes. Feel free to use this as comments are used in programming.

Bug fixes

Display the actual Dx value on a Resource Connection modified by a State Connection
Fix a Converter issue when one of its sources is overwritten by a State Connection
Proper display of a bi-dimensional array ingested through a JSON Custom Variable
Fixed an issue preventing plays from being started if the History tab was not opened while having 2 charts already displayed

January, 11th 2024

Bug fixes

Fixed bugs for chart display and play selection in History.
Gates are transferring resources correctly when one of its outputs is missing target node.
Custom variables are properly updated when selecting “update each step”.

January, 9th 2024

Improvements

Improved experience with connection labels.
Enter shortkey on a selected component will start editing the component’s label.
New contextual option to filter multiple selections by component types.
Add option “Use first row as header” for Private GSheet variables.
Improved charts, including:
- Stacked comparison;
- Accuracy indicators; Read more.
- Chart inspector;
- Fullscreen mode;

Bug fixes

Random Trigger Gates no longer send triggers for negative outputs.
The library item preview will display connections with loose ends.
Fix issues with adding and deleting items in the private library.
Fixed Pools’ capacity limit sometimes defaulting to 0.
Updating text color for node labels.
Fixed preview issues during components drag on canvas.
Fixed histogram displaying “-0” for values lower than 1.
Resources in pools are now properly displayed after the pools are pasted.
Fixed several admin role issues:
- Admin rights removal is instantly updated now;
- Suspended user log-in notification is updated;
- Only team owners can manage SSO Configuration

November, 23rd 2023

Improvements

We implemented a new Admin role for team members.

Admin – has all editor permissions and can invite/remove/change permissions of other team members (including others admins, but cannot change owner permissions). They can also delete team libraries.
Owner – has all admin permissions and can edit the company details and manage the team subscription.
Editor – can view/edit/run team diagrams and add team libraries.

Bug fixes

We fixed a bug where “D” input on a State Connection was sometimes considered as a D6 variable.
Charts are now visible in the Firefox browser
Group bounds are now updated properly upon adding nodes with text labels.
Adjustments were made for the Properties Panel
Fixed an error being displayed when completing forms on the website.

November, 15th 2023

Improvements

Machinations now supports Enterprise SSO authentication using custom SAML. This is a custom feature and can be enabled on demand. You can find out more in the SSO – SAML authentication setup article.
You can now set up Custom Variables to ingest data from Private Google Sheets. Please read the Google Sheets (public or private) documentation article to learn more.
The Properties Panel is now collapsable. Use the arrows in the top-left corner of the panel to collapse or expand it.
We now round numbers to 10 decimals to avoid math.js errors.
Two new options in the Global Settings were added to show/hide component labels and register formulas.
The Loot & Craft tutorial and the Level Progression tutorials were overhauled and have been added at the end of the Interface tour. Make sure to check them out in the documentation panel.
The Tag limits have been removed for all subscription plans.
A new description field for all diagram components and all defined Custom Variables was added.

Bug fixes

Indicators are now displayed on the right scale of the chart.
The component’s preview properly follows the cursor on the Safari browser.
You can now collapse/expand a group when a connection is selected.
The text box editor remains active when changing its properties.
We now preserve the toolbar’s position after closing the preview of an old version of a diagram.

October, 24th 2023

Improvements

Chart panel improvements:
- We have introduced the new Distribution Filter. It will display the number of occurrences of values within a specific range.
- Use the Distribution Filter as filter for the selected Simulations
- A new zoom functionality has been added at the bottom of the Chart panel.
- We have improved the performance when performing a large number of Simulations.
You can now paste components copied components at the cursor position using CTRL/CMD + V.

Bug fixes

We fixed an issue where the reCaptcha wouldn’t load when on the Reset Password page.

October, 18th 2023

Improvements

Custom variables are now properly imported when restoring diagram versions.
Fixed the position of the contextual menu on the Play history when the chart is open.
Fixed the position of animated resources when an “+” state connection modifies the formula.
Multiple fixes for the canvas contextual menu:
- It’s now fully visible when opened on the lower part of the screen if a smaller window of the browser was used.
- Is no longer opened when using right click on a custom color from the color menu.
Preserve connection ends after editing its waypoints.
Fixed the position of animated resources when a “+” state connection modifies the formula of a resource connection.
Fixing the intended action of “Show in chart” option from contextual menu.

October, 13th 2023

Improvements

The last opened History tab will now be remembered
We improved the editing experience for diagrams:
- Fixed the preview of a disjointed connection when moving it on the canvas.
- The state connection preview is displayed correctly when its target is a connection without a label.
- Fixed a bug where external components are added to groups when multi-selecting them.
- Adjusted the cursor position when placing library items on the canvas.
- Contextual menu is now properly aligned when opened on the lower part of the canvas.
- Fixed tooltip flicker for inactive components on MacOS.

Bug fixes

Node IDs will no longer be duplicated.
The library tem thumbnail will no longer exceed the size of the container box.
The contextual menu’s position on the plays history panel is now aligned properly.

September, 29th 2023

Improvements

The sensitivity of mouse movement when clicking a component has been decreased, avoiding accidentally moving components when selecting them.
The component count of an invited user is only added to the team component limit after the user accepts the invite.
The responsiveness of the orthogonal style connections has been improved.
State connections with the “Trigger on” property have been adjusted as follows:
- The “Any value” option is now the default for the “Trigger on” property.
- On the “receiving resource” option, an Automatic Source or an Automatic Pushing Pool node will NOT trigger the state connection.
- The trigger is not activated if the resource transfer is blocked (e.g., exceeding pool capacity).

Bug Fixes

Changes for Custom Variables:
- Leaving the Sheet name field for a Public Google Sheet variable empty will now select the default Sheet1 in the Google Sheet.
- Saving a valid custom variable will no longer trigger the “could not save variable” error.
- The value for variables containing an array will no longer be displayed as NaN during execution.
Changes for properties panel:
- The Undo action is now adequately applied to modifications made in the Properties panel (eg: Stroke size, Display count).
- Changes made to input fields (e.g.: Label, Formula, etc.) are now correctly saved when clicking on other components while editing. You may also press Enter to save the change.
Changes to the Snap to grid option:
- Multiple selected nodes will now properly align to the grid.
- We fixed an issue where the “snap to grid” option was selected but not correctly applied.
Changes for Duplicating components:
- A bug was fixed when initiating duplicate nodes.
- Duplicating components will no longer create #null ID components.
- We fixed a bug where using the option duplicate with connections on a group would not duplicate the external connections of the group.
Improved experience working with connections:
- Moving waypoints in the Firefox browser is working now.
- Connecting a node to the blue anchor highlighted on the origin of a state connection.
- The overwrite (“=”) state connection now properly transfers resources from a node influenced by a “+1” state connection.
- Connection pointers are no longer moved when moving/clicking on the connection’s label.
- We fixed a bug where attempting to move the label/formula overlapping a connection’s waypoint would cause it to move incorrectly.
Bugfix for “Contact Owner” button from an invitation dialog.
The library search is now reset when closing the side panel.
The outliner maintains the correct size upon dragging the box border to zoom in/out.
Fixed an issue that caused the Text node property panel to display a stuck text on the canvas.
Locking the layer now prevents the movement of the components on the layer.
Fixed a specific case in which the opened diagram would incorrectly zoom out to the minimum zoom value

September, 18th 2023

Bug Fixes

App UI: we fixed the “visible” and “highlighted” functionalities for chart indicators.

September, 15th 2023

Bug Fixes

App UI: We fix the invalid path behavior for external JSON variables.
App UI: The waypoints on connections now behave as expected.

September, 12th 2023

Improvements

App UI: The outliner (Mini map in the top right corner) now properly displays text, images, links and it’s positioning has been improved to avoid snapping on Undo/Redo actions.
App UI: We have improved the interface for the subscription cancellation flow.
App UI: The active user’s counter will now display the number of active users if there are more than 5 on mouser hover.
App UI: The values for nodes and indicators are now displayed on chart’s legend.
App: We added Mac OS trackpad support and additional shortcuts for our Mac OS users.
App: Private users are now able to follow a community designer from the app’s community menu.
App: The password reset system has now a re-captcha added and the email is now hidden for additional account security.

Bug Fixes

App UI: The payment method is no longer displayed as “null” if the payment was made via invoice.
App UI: The usage counter (components, tags, plays, etc.) is no longer displayed as 0 for Community users.
App UI: Copying text from a text box will no longer output the text format option <span></span> when pasting it.
App UI: Embedded diagrams are now properly centered when pressing fullscreen while the browser tab is resized on a Mac device.
App UI: Pasting the same email address in the team invite section will no longer display two similar warnings.
App: Tags are now properly saved upon adding them to a diagram.

August, 23rd 2023

Improvements

App UI: The timeout for specific notifications was adjusted for improved user experience
App: Only the owner of the diagram can now change its privacy option

Bug Fixes

App UI: A layer’s visibility setting is now properly saved upon a page reload.
App: Registers evaluated at step 0 will no longer output NaN on +1 State Connections.
App: The “Save” button has proper functionality on a Google Sheet custom variable after an error was generated in the query.
App UI: The “Load More” button is no longer displayed when there are no more diagrams to be displayed in a designer card.

August, 9th 2023

Improvements

App UI: We have moved the Documentation icon on the sidebar up a bit so it feels more part of the UI
App UI: The chart indicators style and menu was redesigned to make it easier adding indicators and selecting options for each item tracked on the chart
App & Web UI: The Designer cards now display the total diagram views counter
App: Custom variables from a Public Google Sheet will now automatically update their values for subsequent plays when a change was registered during a previous batch play.

Bug Fixes

App UI: Text from the documentation panel can now be copied to clipboard
App UI: Avoid displaying N/A as completion percentages when starting a Batch Play

July, 27th 2023

Improvements

App UI: We improved the flow for sharing diagrams or changing their privacy settings
App UI: Labels now keep their position after (re)loading a diagram.
App UI: A Clear Waypoint functionality was added into the Properties panel for Connections.

Bug Fixes

App UI: You can now copy information from the documentation side panel into the clipboard.
App UI: The link in the tooltip for math.js functions in the Properties panel now leads to the correct page in the documentation.
App UI: The Follow button now updates properly after a user is followed.
App UI: Community Community diagrams will now be centered when entering full screen mode.
App UI: After canceling an import from GDrive you will now be redirected to the Open Dashboard screen.
App UI: Thumbnails imported from GDrive will now be displayed properly.
App: It is no longer possible to export invalid dates to GDrive when exporting a diagram.
App: Avoid NaN in plays history
App: Improvements on handling Custom Variable:
- The values will no longer fail to be saved when refreshing a path value on an External JSON
- The value of an External JSON custom variable can saved, even when pressing the refresh button during the creation of the variable
- The error “Can not allocate variable to diagram” will now be triggered when attempting to add a custom variable with the name of a recently deleted variable.
- Updating cell values of a Google Spreadsheet does not automatically update the values in the custom variable
- It is now possible to load and display Custom Variables for an old version of your diagram
App: Modifying intervals via a state connection is not visually represented (has proper functionality)
App: A gate with at least one input resource connection can also have a state connection output but only as trigger (*) or reverse trigger (!)
App: Custom Variables values are now preserved when a simulation has to be split across multiple Lambda functions (server side).

July, 6th 2023

Improvements

App: The default layer is now automatically selected upon using “Undo” after creating a layer.

Bug Fixes

App: We fixed multiple bugs that occurred when exporting a diagram to Google Drive:
- Diagram properties (Owner, creation/last change dates, diagram URL): the fields were incorrectly set for tutorial/template diagrams or community diagrams when they were exported to Google Drive. Now the owner and the dates reflect the values displayed in the app.
- The Z order of components on the canvas: The position (bring to front/send to back) of the components in the canvas was not saved after an import. As such, the order of the overlapped components was not consistent.
- The destination folder from Google Drive: Users were unable to save the exported diagram to a Drive folder and the diagram was placed by the default in the parent directory. Now users can view and select all available folders created in their Google Drive.
- We also fixed a bug where a shared diagram could be viewed and edited in Google Drive by a co-editor.
- The action columns for some components were missing in the GoogleSheet when exporting a diagram to Google Drive. The column has been added and will now reflect the action for the component.
App UI: The diagram counter in the Open menu will now update properly after deleting a diagram shared within the team.

June,26th 2023

Improvements

App UI: Using the fullscreen button now fits the diagram the screen

Fixes

App: App UI: You can now recover the lost components placed on the Background layer. They were not visible due to some edge case scenarios.
App: Fixed a bug where the “Sign Out” button would sometimes not properly sign out the user.
App: Diagrams containing only special characters in the title can be properly opened from the Community now
App: Custom variables containing external data are now properly loaded on diagram copy.
App: Custom JSON variables are correctly updated only on batch now.
App: Specific diagrams are no longer exported as blank sheets when exporting to Google Drive.
App: The “Show in chart” option for Pools and Registers is no longer automatically set to “on” when importing diagram from Google Drive”.
App: Fixed a bug in which Google Sheets tabs with names containing special characters were not loaded properly.
App: Using the “Enter” key on the password reset field now properly confirms the user’s input.

June,20th 2023

Fixes

App: Layer and connections properties are now preserved on import/export through Google Drive.
App: We fixed a bug where a Register with the “Force update each step” option was not allowing resource transfer for it’s target.
App UI: The interface tour is only opened upon reaching the canvas after creating a new account.

June, 9th 2023

Fixes

App: End Conditions now activate properly when receiving a Reverse Trigger.
App UI: Prevent default browser shortcuts on MacOS.

May, 31th 2023

Improvements

App: The state connections now have a togglable “Force update disabled connections” option for Label Modifiers (eg: “+1”, “=”)
App: We slightly improved the Print dialog.
App UI: The Play history and Charts have been improved.

Fixes

App: Using the cut shortcut (CTRL + X) does not delete the related connections anymore.
App: Permitted shortcuts can now be used on a component of a locked layer (CTRL + C, CTRL + D, CTRL + Shift + D).
App: Shortcuts can now be used in embedded diagrams when using a Mac.
App: The “Share” contextual menu option from the My Diagrams list now properly opens the Share menu for the selected diagram.
App: Bugfix for “+xi” interval modifer to correctly change the target Connection interval at the first execution.
App: A “=” State Connection now properly updates a target with the same value when calculations are made.
App: The xDy expression used on a Register displays 0 if the Register is not set to update each step.
App: Fixed a bug causing an edge case scenario regarding a triggering Gate after a Converter to pull more resources than it should.
App: A Deterministic gate no longer triggers nodes through a 0 value State Connection.
App UI: Fixed a bug where the blue highlight notifying a triggered node would not disappear after the following step.
App UI: The random gate properly displays the branch number selected.
App UI: The Register now displays the sum of resources passing through a Trader/Converter node.
App UI: Pools now display their set resource values on duplicating a layer.

May, 17th 2023

Fixes

App: We fixed a bug that could lead to potential security issues when using the Intercom chat.
App: The diagram name is now displayed in the title of the browser tab. This makes it easier to work with multiple diagrams at the same time.
App: Some smaller issues related to Custom Variables were fixed, where the variable would be deleted during edit in some edge cases.
Randomness will now works properly when using the Type Array.
App: It is now possible to select text in the documentation panel. You may use CTRL+C to copy it to the clipboard and CTRL+V to paste it into a text field on your diagram or formula field.

May, 10th 2023

Improvements

Custom Variables:

We have listened to your feedback and redesigned the Custom Variable interface. A dedicated dialogue will now open for each custom variable type.

Math Expressions now provide more space to write complex formulas. The font size was also slightly increased for better readability.
Tooltips were added with more details and links to the documentation.
Each Custom Variable is now listed with its name and an icon representing the type of variable. A tooltip was added displaying the number of diagrams where the Custom Variable is used, along with a link to the filtered list of these diagrams.
When adding a Custom Variable referencing a Public Google Sheet the list of selected rows and columns is now displayed in the setup dialogue.

Other improvements:

App UI: We added the Email and cookie preferences section in the User Account Settings
App UI: New users can now manage their Email and Cookie preferences in the Account Settings section.
App: An email reminder will be sent after 3 days if a team invitation is still pending.

Fixes

App: Making a copy of a diagram while having only 1 diagram no longer displays an error.
App: An “Open invitation” link can be properly accessed by a user who has been previously removed from another team.
App UI: We disabled the contextual menu actions for components from a locked layer.
App UI: When switching between panels in the Sidebar on the left, contextual menus will now properly close.
App UI: Small fixes to the new Interface Tour.
App UI: Resizing images does no longer cause issues with the latest version of Chrome.
App UI: Changing the Stroke Color on multiple selection now preserves the custom font color inside Text components.
App UI: Restore the Toolbar to the last position after returning from a read-only older version of the diagram.
App UI: The vertical alignment option for the text node is now properly displayed.
App UI: The “Overwrite” button on importing diagrams from Google Sheet is now disabled when there is no active diagram.
App UI: Properly “Overwrite” or “Save a copy” when re-exporting a diagram to Google Drive
App UI: A blank thumbnail is now displayed when creating a new diagram.

April, 3rd 2023

Fixes

App: Sometimes the logout button had to be clicked several times before logging you out.This has been fixed now.

App: Exporting your diagram to Google Drive will now also include the Background layer as labeled item in the Google Sheet.

App: It is now possible to update or cancel your subscription while your payment is pending. However, this will still require you to pay any outstanding subscription fees.

March, 26th 2023

Improvements

App UI: The diagrams list view now displays the user avatars for those who the diagram is shared with.
App: Embedded YouTube videos will now stop playing when the Documentation side panel is closed.
App: We have update the Unity Plugin to support the latest socket.io version.
App: Changes to the User Account now become effective without the need to Log out and Log in again.
App UI: The list of users with access to the diagram is now kept when switching the Share options from “Public” to “Team or invited users”.

March, 15th 2023

Improvements

App: We have updated our Terms & Conditions.

Fixes

App: A bug has been fixed for collaborative editing when a user is offline

March, 9th 2023

Fixes

App: Preserve the last type of view in Open Diagrams Dialog, even after browser refresh.
App: Bugfix for sending Welcome email after confirming the email address.

March, 8th 2023

Improvements

App: The dice (xDy) expression is now individually computed for each occurrence in a formula.
App: Duplicating with connections now only copies the connections outside of the selection.
App UI: Group components can no longer be individually moved to another layer.
App UI: Removing components from a group will now automatically resize the group.
App UI: Loading and handling diagrams has been improved.
App UI: Right scaling a component while dragging in a resized diagram using CTRL + “-/+”
App UI: Enforce the display capacity of a Pool to max. 25.
App UI: The Diagram Dashboard is now opening for user who have no diagrams.
App UI: Handling font color in Text nodes has been improved.
App UI: Other small UI improvements.

Fixes

App: Changing the interactive execution speed no longer influences the behavior of a Trader having one input set by an “=” state connection.
App: Duplicating a Queue node will preserve its output formula.
App: Modifying the resource type (color) on multiple selected Pools will now preserve the value of each individual pool.
App: Duplicating a layer with a large number of components will no longer result in #null component IDs.
App: The view count of diagrams has been fixed.
App UI: Bugfix display thumbnail in Diagram Properties Dialog.

February, 10th 2023

Improvements

App: Searching diagrams containing ‘/’ in their name will now return correct results.
App: Canceling giving permissions when exporting a diagram to Google Drive no longer results in an error message.

February, 9th 2023

Improvements

App: Diagrams in Team Diagrams can be now properly filtered by the team owner.
App UI: We have made various styling improvements and typo fixes.
App: We optimized the application loading times.
App: We enhanced the performance in the Node properties panel.
App: Diagram version names can now be saved.
App: Bulk adding emails to an invitation list is now possible.
App: The Library limit is now automatically refreshed upon accepting a team invite.
App: A confirmation prompt is now displayed when removing your own rights for editing a diagram.
App: Support for sending emails to designers for hire.
App: We have reinforced the Content Security Policy.
App UI: Improved the highlighting of a selected node in some edge cases.
App UI: Importing Google Drive diagrams now displays the diagram thumbnail.
App UI: Selecting nodes in the chart will now highlight them in the diagram.
App UI: Nodes can now be added to the chart even after the execution has already started.
App UI: Node border color and text color can now be edited separately and will not affect each other anymore.
App UI: We have removed improper text shadow on the node label.
App UI: The position of a text node on the canvas is now always saved.
App UI: Images cannot be inserted in Text Nodes anymore.
App UI: Improved readability on results when searching in the Documentation sidebar.
App UI: Global settings are now saved in the browser’s local storage.
App UI: Searched terms for diagrams are now highlighted in the Diagrams result pages.
App UI: We have improved the character wrapping algorithm for the text box component.

Fixes

App: Updates on your profile picture are now properly saved.
App: Fixed a bug where the Queue node would consume resources instead of just queueing them in certain scenarios.
App: Team invitations sent to multiple users will now only trigger 1 notification for the owner.
App: The reverse trigger behavior has been changed
App: The “Compare plans” button from the onboarding properly opens the Pricing comparison page now.
App: The next billing date notification bar is not displayed anymore if the date is past due.
App: Fixed a bug where the tutorial diagram did not load upon creating an account after having viewed a Community diagram.
App: Fixed a bug where loading the Tutorial diagram after onboarding is completed.
App: Copying your own diagram no longer triggers a “Forked your diagram” notification.
App: A bug was fixed where completing the onboarding would fail to load the Tutorial diagram.
App: Loading the app after visiting an embedded diagram now works as intended.
App: Fixed a bug where triggers and reverse triggers were displayed as NaN on the first diagram execution.
App: The Library limit is now automatically refreshed upon accepting a team invite.
App: Prevents the Tutorial of a diagram to be started again upon closing the Accounts menu
App: Removing a team member no longer causes performance issues.
App: The chat support button will now load properly.
App: You can no longer login from the Expired Session prompt.
App: Opening an unavailable Machinations app link now leads to the user’s diagram list instead of an Untitled Diagram.
App: Bulk adding emails to an invitation list is now possible.
App: The link preview of a shared public diagram is now properly loaded.
App: Notifications are now deleted on account deletion.
App UI: Screen fit options will now properly react when hovering over them with your mouse.
App UI: The position of a text node on the canvas is now always saved.
App UI: Node border color and text color can now be edited separately and will not affect each other anymore.
App UI: Importing Google Drive diagrams now displays the diagram thumbnail.
App UI: Nodes can now be added to the chart even after the execution has already started.
App UI: The stroke check option is now disabled for all components except for Text and Image.
App UI: Fixed a bug with improper offset when adding a node to the diagram using shortcuts, right after a library was added to the diagram.
App UI: Multiple contextual menus could be opened for diagram cards. This is no longer the case.
App UI: Tags can no longer be selected/deselected using the Right Mouse Button.
App UI: A hidden layer no longer becomes visible when moving a component to it.
App UI: The upload image loading animation now ends properly.
App UI: Documentation shortcut button links always lead to their destinations now.
App UI: The canvas is not scrolled anymore when scrolling over opened dialog menus.
App UI: The “Play History” link in the notification for the end of a “batch play” properly redirects the user to the Play History side panel.

January, 5th 2023

Improvements

App: Resource colors are being saved when adding components to the Library.
App: A “+x” State Connection is now enabled from the first execution of the Diagram.
App: Machinations now accepts more image types to upload (.jfif, .pjpeg, .jpeg, .pjp, .jpg, .png)
App: We optimized the search within the libraries section.
App: The order of sending resources through a deterministic gate during a batch play is now preserved.
App: When copying a diagram its custom variables will be copied and can be edited as well
App: We no longer list the origin of a Custom Variable when editing a shared diagram which is referring to a private Custom Variable.
App: It is no longer possible to invite new users via email if the name field is “NULL”.
App UI: Changing the stroke property will now be applied to all selected components.
App UI: The Documentation panel has been improved.
App UI: MacOS users can now use cmd-click for selecting multiple components.

Fixes

App: The Link to a shared diagram will now open the correct diagram.
App: An Untitled diagram is no longer opened upon canceling a New Diagram dialog.
App: Duplicating a layer now keeps the connections to other layers.
App: The End Condition can now be met at the start of the simulation.
App UI: A typo was fixed in the Shortcuts menu.
App UI: We fixed a bug where diagram thumbnails in the Activity Feed wouldn’t load.
App UI: The fullscreen feature for an embedded diagram is now fixed.
App UI: The zoom buttons now work as intended for MacOS users.
App: It is no longer possible to establish connections linked to text nodes or groups.

December 21st, 2022

Improvements

App: Optimized the search for diagrams.
App: Deterministic gates have been optimized to avoid an unexpected end of execution.
App UI: Improved the layout for Chart Panel on small and large resolution devices
App UI: Scrolling over iframes in the Documentation panel is much smoother now.
App: It is now possible to select the default credit card or to delete a credit card stored in our system.

Fixes

App: We fixed a bug where the initial values at step 0 were not displayed accurately before any evaluation of any node was performed.
App: The Community section in the Open Dialog now works as intended.
App: We fixed a bug where some users were unable to change their profile picture.
App: Users interested in web3 games will now be presented with the correct diagram after onboarding.
App: Modifying formulas by percentage using state connections now works as intended.
App UI: The view-only top alert is now visible even when the “components exceeded” alert is active at the same time.
App UI: We fixed some display issues with context menus.
App UI: We fixed an issue where the dialog to Import from Google Drive wouldn’t open.

December 19th, 2022

Improvements

App: Any private or public diagram now has its own URL.
App: Custom variables now properly update on Play instead of Each Step.
App: State connections now update even after a NaN error from the Register.
App: Registers now properly display the “False” state.
App: Users invited through e-mail will now be redirected to the Registration page.
App: Long batch plays no longer reset the enabling Source nodes.
App UI: We added tooltips for Custom variables.
App: We extended the formula fields limit to more than 1024 characters
App UI: Tag management has been improved.
App UI: You can now show/hide the Shortcut help dialog using F1.
App UI: Enhanced the styling in the Main Menu.
App UI: You can now click the interactive nodes on public diagrams.
App: Diagram versions in the History side panel can now be renamed.
App UI: Diagram details editing has been improved.
App UI: The in-app Documentation side panel was added. You can access all documentation from now on within the app.

Fixes

App: Bugfix for using % in formulas.
App: Resources will now follow the order of output connections when sent through a deterministic gate during Batch Plays.
App: Exporting data as CSV when a label contains ‘#’ is now working as intended.
App UI: Bugfix to avoid libraries limit reached notification when adding the last item.
App UI: Bugfix displaying profile icon on small resolution and long diagram’s name.
App UI: Bugfix for changing the start point of connection in some edge conditions.
App UI: Enhanced the styling in the Main Menu.
App UI: The styling for all context menus across the application is now the same.
App UI: Bugfix opening price comparison during the onboarding process.

November 3rd, 2022

Improvements

App: It is now possible to display values as percentage on a gate when using global variables.
App: Gates will no longer display very small numbers using exponential representation.
App: When deleting an input state connection from a register during a play simulation, it will now re-evaluate its value.
App UI: When opening a file, template or tutorial from the main menu, you can now access a contextual menu on each diagram card, providing several convenience options. The menu can be accessed by clicking on the ellipsis in the bottom right corner of the diagram card.
App UI: You can now use the keyboard shortcuts Cmd + B/U/I (Mac) or Ctrl + B/U/I (PC) to apply the style when editing a label, but having no characters selected.
App UI: When creating a custom variable, the name will now be part of the headline, instead of its description. In turn the description is now optional.
App UI: Properties for nodes that have been added to the chart can now be changed individually.

October 27th, 2022

Fixes

App: You can now reopen the last used template or diagram.
App: It is no longer possible to duplicate a custom variable. However, they are case sensitive. This means that “Myvariable” and “myvariable” are two different variables.
App: It is now possible to create arrays from global custom variables inside a register.
App: Registers did not automatically update every step. To fix this we have introduced a new property for registers to force it to update its value every step.
App: We fixed an issue where exporting a large diagram to Google Drive would fail.
App UI: A bug that prevented macOS users from selecting multiple connections has now been fixed.

Improvements

App UI: We optimized the width of the dropdown field in the share dialog. When you open the share dialog, the autocomplete dropdown menu doesn’t pop up anymore unless you write something in the input box.
App UI: When moving selected components to a different area on the canvas, they would sometimes lose the selected state. This has been fixed now.
App UI: In our continuous effort to improve user experience, we have added tooltips to the Fit to screen menu.
App UI: When adding new custom variables to your diagram the dropdown field for Projects in the Live Market Feeds lists only the first 1000 projects. We have added a tooltip to indicate this. You can find more projects by typing your keywords into the field.

October 20th, 2022

Improvements

App: We have improved the way variables can be used. All variables that update per-play will now update correctly when used in per-step variables.
App UI: You can now invite multiple team members using their email addresses at the same time, making it even easier to collaborate.
App UI: We fixed an issue where embedded diagrams would take a very long time to load.
App UI: The writing direction property in text nodes has been removed due to it not being used.
App UI: The play bar and chart box will now use the full width of your screen if you are using machinations on a low screen resolution (eg. 1280×1024).
App: Searching for a diagram was slow. We have optimized the loading speed and improved the overall performance of the search.

Fixes

bugfix: A register without a defined value would not update automatically when one of its input state connections was activated. This has now been fixed, and registers will update to the correct value if one of their input State Connections is activated.
bugfix: After switching your profile from public to private, it was still displayed as public. This has been fixed to ensure your privacy.
bugfix: When selecting multiple pools at the same time, the resources field would shrink down to a tiny box. This has been fixed now.
bugfix: We fixed a bug where the correct number of decimals was not returned when using them in registers. A maximum of 10 decimals will now be displayed.
bugfix: When using the like functionality on a diagram, the wrong notification was triggered, saying you liked your own diagram. This was causing some confusion and has been fixed now.

October 12th, 2022

New Features

App UI: New sidebar layout that includes:
- Libraries
- Image Gallery
- Custom Variables:
- Layers
- Version History
App: Notifications for Community Events

Improvements

App UI: Nodes now auto-connect when dropping them over the end of a connector
App UI: Added the option to hide or select the toolbar position
App UI: Register formula on the canvas now auto-crop to 2 rows
App UI: Improvements to the Rename Dialog
App UI: Improvements to the Share Dialog
App UI: Improved libraries loading times
App UI: Improvements to the contextual menu
App UI: Improvements to the relocation of the Zoom Controler
App UI: Added resend the confirmation email link on the top banner
App UI: New app fullscreen options
App UI: Improvements for tooltips, now supporting documentation URLs
App UI: Added Global Variables Interface Tour
App UI: Reworked the slider for selecting the number of decimals
App UI: Added the option to remember the last used connection style
App: Added safeguards to prevent adding new elements on the canvas when the component limit has been reached
App: When duplicating a connection, its value no longer resets to default
App UI: View-only diagrams are now marked with a top banner that automatically dismisses itself when a copy is made

Fixes

App: Gates now trigger even with very low probability output (0.00001 or less)
App: Fixed right-hand axis display when exporting the chart to PNG
App: Fixed the .csv headers when exporting chart data if selecting the multiple plays output
App: Fixed an issue with the color picker
App UI: Small CSS fixes
App UI: Hidden the lingering table header in the activity feed
App API: Bugfix for updates sent via API (in some situations, Machinations was ignoring the new values)
APP: When setting a register’s limit to 0, verification is done after a page refresh
APP: When setting a trader to “multiple”, it now converts correctly and no longer causes Orchestrator errors

May 4th, 2022

Fixes

Login issue for users having multiple team invites
Autocomplete teacher’s email field during onboarding for users invited to an Academia Plan
Blocking team member possible only for those that previously accepted an invite
Generating thumbnails

April 22nd, 2022

Fixes

Random gates receiving large number of resources and having percentage outputs

April 7th, 2022

Improvements

Open Dashboard fine tuning
Set all the other open sessions to expire on any sign-out or password change
Set default privacy on forked diagrams

Fixes

Label positioning edge case
Private profile on Community page (404 error)
Tours opening above dialogs
Chart mean average calculation including zero values

March 30th, 2022

Improvements

Open dashboard with Community features

Fixes

Losing resources received from a gate by a converter just activated during the same timestep
Security fix for thumbnails URL
Increasing value of a negative pool using a state connection
Textbox resizing
Displaying some avatars
Label dragging

February 28th 2022

Improvements

New property for Source nodes, Action as ‘push-any’ or ‘push-all’
Allow a user to receive member invitations from multiple teams (only one can be accepted)
Allow show/hide layers in templates

Improvements

Trader with random input
Diagram execution error on specific end-condition
Deleting an account with canceled subscription
Libraries with no more items
Clickjacking issue on embedded environment
Layer renaming

February 16th 2022

Improvements

New property on state connections to control triggers
New zoom options, fit-to-width/fit-to-height
Enable grid by default for new users
Better positioning for tooltip of fit-diagram button in embedded diagrams

Fixes

Country code error at VIES validation
Spelling mistake on Sign up page
Fix on trader with random input
Avoid discarding formula edit when selecting another node or connection

February 2nd 2022

Improvements

Optimized chart loading speed
Limit the decimals for ’round’ math functions to 15
Change the way of applying the constraints when editing values in the Properties Panel
showInChart property not copied when duplicating a node
The first 3 pools or registers on any new diagram are added to the chart
Redirect to login on Batch Plays when session is expired
Improved flow in App help tours
Community: Games can now be added on Designer profile pages

Fixes

Generating thumbnails for new templates
unhandledRejection when diagram is deleted and redis timeout
Diagram privacy to ‘private’ for team members
Tooltips and broken images for user avatars
Community: blurry images for user avatars in Community pages and weekly digest emails

December 23rd 2021

Improvements

Connections will show formula or interval fields only if this is consistent with their structural binds (e.g. output of a gate has no interval field)
Engine change: traders will block inputs if the trade is not possible

Fixes

Delay with infinite input (edge case)
Update layers list after create/duplicate/delete operations

December 21st, 2021

Fixes

Stop Resource animation in Firefox

December 15th, 2021

Improvements

Engine optimization: compacting Resources received by Pools or Delays
Engine change: keep Pools active if at least an active input State Connection
Engine change: generate triggers only when Resources reach target
UI: option to resume an expired subscription

Fixes

Calculation of Resources for Pools modified by negative State Connections
Changing parameters on playbar during execution
Export diagram to Google Drive

December 7th, 2021

Improvements

Community: activity feed as weekly digest email
Community: loading page speed optimization
Community: no scrolling on embedded diagram
Community: show diagram’s owner photo when browsing for not authenticated users
UI: responsiveness on login/register pages
UI: Properties panel redesign
UI: Cover photo change button
UI: Show/hide password
Engine: Optimization for large number of Resources going through Converters and Gates

Fixes

Usage limits for users with no subscription
Pull all for Drains
Avoid overload on diagram execution when infinite loops occur
Applying Version History on previously built diagrams
Manipulating charts when no output values from Batch Plays

November 15th, 2021

Fixes

Loading Charts and Play History
UI fixes in members tab
Responsive UI on the login/register pages

November 10th, 2021

Improvements

Standard tooltips
Warning for Batch Plays when the diagram contains Interactive Nodes
Offline notification
Enable Batch Plays during Play
Performance optimisations for Batch Plays
Show diagrams, components, and last seen in team members list

Fixes

Action on the “enter” key on the login/register pages
Removing tags from a diagram
Refresh sharing list after adding a new email address

October 26th, 2021

Fixes

First Batch Play on the first diagram in a new account
Converters: Multiple conversions processed during Quick Plays
Adding bank accounts on invoice footers for earlier customers

October 20th, 2021

New Features

Converters can now perform multiple conversions per Step
Community Activity Feed: Check out what other designers are crafting

Improvements

Scroll arrows for Toolbar on smaller screens
Animates the loading splash at the proper position when displaying an alert
Login/Register flow

Fixes

Allow checkout without VIES validation
Selection after undoing a delete action on the canvas
Collaborative Editing: Avoid changes conflicts due to submit order
Change password when logged in with Google
Comma separator in emails field at sending share invites

October 8th, 2021

Improvements

Account creation flow
UI and flows for Profile and Checkout (progress bar for Profile completion, major changes for Team Members and Usage & Billing tabs)
Top banner for major alerts (password confirmation, billing details, payment pending)
UI for the Sharing flow
Larger formulas box and updated links to documentation
New icons for Interactive and OnEnabling triggers
Fresh UI for the About dialog

August 25th, 2021

Improvements

Activation Modes become Trigger Modes.
- On Start becomes On Enabling – this Trigger Mode triggers the Node every time a condition is met, including the first Step of a diagram.

Fixes

Diagram execution process
New Play History versions after performing non-functional changes

July 29th, 2021

New Features

Persistent Plays History

Improvements

Parallelized Quick Plays (simulations) with progress indicators and notification on finishing
Charts visualisation and navigation
Negative values in Charts
Focus on Formula field when selecting a Register
New Terms of Service
Sort community users by popularity (based on diagram likes)
Display all usage and limits in user Profile

Fixes

Inviting members that were part of another team

July 14th, 2021

Improvements

Common properties bulk-editing for multiple components selection
Block browser shortcut keys when a modal dialog is displayed or the focus is on an input field
Same icons in sidebar and properties panel for connections

Fixes

Collapsed group added into another group
Zero division on some edge cases of Labels with large numbers
Orchestrator Flow error
Resource Connection trying to transfer a negative value

June 30th, 2021

Improvements

Diagram privacy quick selector
Improved share dialog flow
- display pending actions to be saved/canceled
- focus in the email address field
- navigate back to Share with People when on the Share with Link page
- replace Done button with Save when changing the public link’s vizibility status
Diagram name edit icon
Search community users

June 16th, 2021

Improvements

Disabling Resource Connection targeting a Register, Source, or End Condition

Fixes

Hidden errors automatically collected from production servers
Importing from Gdrive of diagrams with Registers
Autocomplete the name for the exported document to Gdrive
Avoid infinite loop in Orchestrator due to Node (re)evaluation
Not displaying Show-in-chart option for duplicated Nodes

June 10th, 2021

Improvements

User Profile Privacy status controlled from user settings
Rework Play button for Public diagrams

Fixes

Difference between Interactive and Quick Plays
Avoid errors when search with \ in open diagrams
Check target exists for output State Connections from Pools, Gates, Traders and Converters

June 3rd, 2021

Improvements

Show notification about app change if the backend receives an old version message
Avoid 404 errors for non-authenticated users
Adjustment to allow slower connection over socket.io
Private Profile toggle for paid accounts

Fixes

Error collected into the backend (related to tags, open diagrams, highlight connections)
Register to send its own value on the first Play after added to the diagram
Register to be evaluated into the first step during a Quick Play
Register to be evaluated in all Plays when multiple Quick Plays are performed

May 26th, 2021

Improvements

Reuse last used Connection type
Auto-focus on Formula input field at click on a Connection waypoint, including the one over the Label itself
Label alignment for connections
Thumbnail generator

Fixes

Orchestrator error on End Condition
Avoid 5XX errors
Importing from Gdrive after implementation of new Formula fields for Connections and Registers
Sync with Unity Plugin after implementation of new Formula fields for Connections and Registers

May 17th, 2021

New Features

Charts now display statistical Indicators (Pro Feature)

Improvements

UI Chart

Fixes

Nodes’ activation just after being added to the diagram
Reactivation of a conditional state connection when its origin becomes enabled
Freezing if a Connection starts from a Text Node
Connecting a non-straight-line Connection to a Node
Registers not updating value when they become active
Pools not updating values through output State Connections on start
Double trigger on Gates
Connection Labels alignement
Priority on disabling when there is a conflict between multiple activators
Consistent re-enabling of Connections when its Origins become active
Disabling State Connections with no Formula
Fill “1” in empty Formula fields for Resource Connections at diagram opening
Format numbers with thousands separators and 2 decimals

April 28th, 2021

Improvements

New Labels:
- Descriptive Label
- Formula (functional)
- Interval
Snap to grid and snap to guidelines:
- Better alignments both for moving existing components and adding new ones from the sidebar
- Avoid placing Nodes over application panels
- Follow the grid and keep the selection active during repositioning with arrow keys
Display loading cursor during slow actions on the canvas
Preview during dragging nodes to match the scale
Hide header bar when loading embedded diagrams
Display the actual value of components in the Properties panel, during each execution Step
Avoid application freeze when the origin of a non-conditional State Connection is a Source or a Drain
Avoid application freeze when a loop structure is detected
CSV downloads – paid feature

Fixes

Unexpected diagram repositioning after resizing/restoring the browser window or panning
Pressing Esc during Label editing
For several undo actions
Thumbnails: alignment fixes when open grid view, enforce diagram background color to white
Converters: disabling a converter will do not interrupt an ongoing conversion
Registers:
- Interactive Register to update its value at the first Play after edited from the properties panel
- Consistent constraints for initial, minimum, and maximum values
- Split Labels for Registers into the descriptive Label and functional Formula
- Evaluate Register value at the start of the execution
- Evaluate Register value at the Step when one of its existing inputs or outputs becomes enabled
- Interactive Nodes do not trigger their actions when conditioned by a Register
Resource Connections with the Label “0” block a “pull all’ trigger of a Node with multiple inputs
Resource Connections disabled by a conditional State Connection will be considered as nonexistent, but if the disabling reason is due to the status of its origin Node, then its value may influence the target Node (e.g. a Node with multiple inputs and “pull all” trigger)
Postpone the disabling of a Node if there is an incoming Resource during the same Step
End Condition: display proper disabling reason when not connected as a target of a conditional State Connection
The operator “=” on State Connections will overwrite the target value. When multiple equal State Connections have to change the same target, during the same Step, the action of the one with the highest #ID will take effect at the end of the Step
Send Pool value through a State Connection on execution start
Delay Nodes with different Labels on input and output should not block the target triggering further
Consistent priorities on execution of Resource Connections triggered during the same Step
Conditional State Connection updates its status when its Formula is changed by another State Connection
Duplicated Nodes during a diagram Play added to the model
A bug for Gates that have a disabled output Connection labeled “all”
Trigger to be generated only by the receiving Node out of all targets of a Gate, when it’s labeled with numbers on its outputs

April 2nd, 2021

Fixes

Cache management for team’s data
Fit-to-screen for snippets
Registers value calculation
Registers allow limits reset

March 30th, 2021

Improvements

Rebuilding diagram during Play when diagram is changed
No default limits for Registers
Library items fly-out panel smaller and aligned to hovered item
Hide settings icon on libraries for users without this right access
Add Custom value in Zoom fly-out box selector
New/updated shortcuts for fit-to-screen (CTRL+1) and fit-to-selection (CTRL+2)
Add shortcut for version history (CTRL-H)

Fixes

Disabling State Connection starting from an End Condition
Shortcut for Export to GDrive (CTRL+Shift+G)
Hide tooltip when show fly-out box selector for Steps/Speed
Error when aligning multiple selections that include at least one disconnected end-point
Broken links on the registration page
Registers updating on the first step under certain conditions
Interactive Registers modifying output Nodes even when the limit is reached
Open Chart for old diagrams

March 24th, 2021

Improvements

Undo/Redo during Colaborative editing
Grouping changes in Version History
Highlighting all changes of a version that groups multiple changes

March 17th, 2021

Improvements

Performance on diagram zooming and panning
Manipulation of larger diagrams
More intuitive Undo/Redo during collaborative editing
Local preference for chart height, grid and layers visibility in collaborative editing
Node Labels positioning and alignment
Groups copying and editing

March 5th, 2021

Improvements

Open templates URL as public diagram when the user is not authenticated
Open templates in view-only when the user is authenticated
Allow using charts, interactive Nodes and show Properties for view-only diagrams
Short Labels positioning (avoid elliptical path)
Placeholder text behavior for the search field in the Open Diagram dialog

Fixes

Open public diagrams with multiple layers
Paste or duplicate using CTRL-drag with multiple components
Change management in different conflictual scenarios
Label editing in Collaborative mode

February 11th, 2021

Improvements

New Play-bar controller

Fixes

Fit-to-screen on public diagram to update the value field of zoom controller
Isolated scenarios on save changes

February 8th, 2021

Improvements

New UI for Public Diagrams
Speed optimisations
Textbox

Fixes

Sharing dialog
Presing “escape” when adding a new connection on diagram
Rejoin a collaborative “room”
Tags list for team diagrams

February 2nd, 2021

Fixes

Share as “Editor” default for team diagrams
Team members allowed to edit diagram permissions
Allow sharing to new email address
Disable sharing rights for viewers

January 29th, 2021

Improvements

The Open dialog now shows diagram stats
Revamped Share dialog
Added Undo/Redo buttons on canvas
Placeholder in chart legend (if there aren’t any Nodes added)
No default limits for Connections
API: import variable from external clients (Unity plugin)

Fixes

Update Steps and Runs parameter when changing Run Mode
Adding library items to new/unsaved diagrams
Limits number of components of a library item (300)
Triggers activate even when the Origin Node receives no input
Save grid color
Reopen the last diagram if no save since the previous open

January 18th, 2021

Fixes

Label issues for older diagrams
Collaborative Editing issue
Undo management
Force socket.io reconnect after database reconnection
Connection points on text nodes
Image size inside text nodes
Updating steps and runs when changing Run Mode
Option to select billing cycle period on new or upgrade purchasing flows

January 7th, 2021

Fixes

Error when an End Condition node become true and there are resources still in transit between nodes
Close ‘change password’ dialog on success
Automatically sign-in just after sign-up
Diagram history-related issues
Several, under-the-hood fixes

January 4th, 2021

Fixes

Components ID management which may lead to an infinite loop
Diagram history in some scenarios
Diagram changes management
Showing online collaborators on editing

December 16th, 2020

Improvements

Live Collaborative Editing major performance improvements
Minor UI/UX fixes
New pricing plans: team-based plans, new usage-based quotas

Fixes

Errors causing data loss, especially in Live Collaborative mode.

November 23rd, 2020

Improvements

Major Interface Revamp

Libraries have been completely reworked
1. Organised by tabs -> Public, Private & Team (for Pro accounts)
2. Search
3. Description
Run Modes
1. Moved to the bottom of the canvas
2. Toggle between animated and quick run
Chart area:
1. Chart type moved to Node level
2. Run History – isolate runs & navigate through them
Zoom controller & Layers moved to bottom right corner
Added Fit to Screen button
Added Diagram description
Added Search tags
Better undo management: includes changes made via Collaborative Editing and changes brought to Chart properties
Several under-the-hood optimisations for better performance

Fixes

Toggle team sharing when sharing dialogue is opened from the Live Collaborative Edit button
Member diagrams not visible to team owner
Display correct AM/PM time in Version History

July 17th, 2020

Improvements

Duplicate/Delete with Connections
Styling GUI: Color, Text & Connection Line Types moved to the Properties Panel
Pointer for interactive Nodes in Public Diagrams

Fixes

Hovering pointer near a label of a selected Connection causes the diagram center to change
Concurrently deleting a Node and a Group
Error when placing a Register on the canvas
Error at Quick and Multiple Run
Templates that have unopened charts receive an error when opening their resulted copies
Resource Connections can have Registers, End Conditions and Drains for Origin Nodes
Closing and opening the properties tab causes overlapping issues
Unresponsive buttons when accessing flow from the “Compare Plans” tab

June 23rd, 2020

Improvements

Performance on
1. Diagrams loading process
2. Execution for large diagrams
Editing
1. Text Nodes
2. Labels
The = operator on State Connections overwrites the value of any Target Node.

Fixes

Pools transfer double the values issue (related to Chrome 83.0.4103.106 update)
QuickRun issue related to saving diagram and loose
State Connections Gate acting as a Reverse Trigger issue
Modulus operator (%) value returned issue
Expressions that use multiple Dices as Labels only take the last Dice into account
Registers add Resources to Pools via State Connections of updating their value
Skill and Multiplayer issues
State Connections influence flow after being disabled Interactive Nodes issue
Pools set to Pull All not pulling Resources if the total is equal to their limit
Issues with math.js and Registers
Some Dice Label issues
Resources lost when using % on Resource Connections & Random Gates
Letter “e” interpreted as the mathematical constant on Registers
% Labels not treated as chances on Resource Connections when transferring Resources
Text Node:
1. Saves content when copy/pasted or duplicated
2. Several issues with import/export to Google Sheet
3. Undo/Redo/Refresh issues
4. Moving group of selected Nodes that includes a Text Node
Layers:
1. Save name
2. Several diagram saving issues when working with layers
Issues saving changes by invited to edit users
Zoom shortcut
Capcha issue for Chinese networks
Adjusting Chart size affects diagram center
Issue with Google Sheets imports that affected the user’s ability to save file when overwriting
Double subscription issue
Gate acting as a Reverse Trigger issue
Websocket connectivity issues
Interactive Nodes issue

May 6th, 2020

New Features

Live Collaborative Editing
Version History
Team Management
Diagram Tags
“Add to my Machinations” button on Public Diagrams

Improvements

Label selection priority
Charts:
Update chart on Node changes
Save Chart properties
Auto-open Chart on MultipleRuns Time
Public Diagrams: chart bar icons are now available
Show Node value in the Properties panel, next to its title
Copy-Paste Nodes with properties
Automatically colour Node with the Resource’s colour for colour-coded Nodes
Thumbnails for Groups
Show element thumbnail during drag&drop
Show hand-pointer for interactive Nodes during Run-time
Prompt user to reload at session disconnect
Save diagram options
Draw Connections
Groups control in Public Diagrams
Credential requests for Google Drive
Several text Nodes improvements
Several notifications improvements
Several UI/UX improvements

Fixes

Allow fast clicking on Run/Pause
Pull-all elements fill to allow selection
Interval on Resource Connection
Thumbnail for Public Diagram shared-link preview
Allow move Label before element selection
Clear Chart on File > Open
Connections
Bind objects to Connection on drag
Connection point to Label
Several connection issues for State Connections
Prevent Connection to self for Resource & State Connections
“Disconnected” error auto-reload page
Several zoom&positioning fixes
Performance issues when opening the Library for the first time
First Run after copy-pasting Resources flow isn’t performed according to Label

July 24th, 2019

Improvements

Allow more changes during live diagram execution
1. change Nodes’ functional parameters
2. changes to existing Nodes or Connections linked to existing Nodes
3. allow Undo/Redo
Credential request for persistent access to Google Drive
Gates
1. allow float numbers and expressions on output Connections
2. permit mixed structure (see Mixed Gates)
3. avoid looping structure
4. deliver Resources only to Nodes which accept and have the capacity for more Resources
5. optimise Random Gate with probable or conditional outputs
Traders
1. avoid invalid Triggers
2. accept Resources only if fired
3. store Resources received, but not used in a Trade
4. deliver Resources only to Nodes which accept and have the capacity for more Resources
Registers
1. allow math.js defined constants to be used in Register formulas
2. allow for mixed Coloured and not Colour Coded State Connections
3. Colour Coded Resources fire only matching-colour coded output Triggers
Double-clicking to connect new Register or End Condition from the Machinations left-side panel, automatically uses State Connections
System notifications log, top right, next to the Share button
Show warning message if popup blocker is detected

Fixes

Prevent Nodes misbehaviour during execution right after altering My Library
Allow empty Name field at Sign Up with Google
End Condition in relation to Register
Remove HTML tags from file name
Allow label modifiers with percentages
Import/Export label value
Filename encoding in shareable links
Escape on open dialogs
Activate Register when output State Connection becomes disabled
Drain Resources when Pool Capacity set
Optimisation on Deterministic Gate with probable outputs

June, 19th, 2019

New Features

Export/Import to Google Sheets

Public Diagrams:

Share diagram via public URL (even with non-users) with Run & Charting
Embed diagram HTML snippet to Run remotely in iFrame

Improvements

View Only Sharing: improved workflow (includes spaces/comma separated email addresses for multiple invites)
New execution buttons
Show disabling reason on hover
Random Gate with bulk input optimisations
Firefox animations
Changed font family to Roboto
New connection point on Source (bottom mid) (@Hugues Pedreno)

Fixes

Sharing issues when sharing to a non-user then re-sharing to a user with same email
Allow empty name at email signup
Logout after delete account
Dismiss welcome dialogue checkbox
Max length of file name
Open invalid file
Avoid html tags in file name
Position of default labels
Activator on activator (@Christoph)

April 15th, 2019

New Features

Machinations Beta Open Beta
File Sharing – View Only for now, advanced sharing and real-time collaboration features coming up over the following months. Users can make a copy of the view-only file if they want to make any changes to it.
Error messages on faulty Node Connections and Labels syntax. Hint messages on Disabled Nodes displayed on Right Click and Hover
Warnings Messages in Functional Properties field on Label formulas
Random Gate with decimals on output labels
Progress bar on File Open
Warning for non Google Chrome users
Splash loading screen

Fixes

Label placements
Fit to content on file open or open with last zoom setting
Undo changes on Labels or any other customisable element
Connection remains selected after changing one of its endpoints
Moving groups together with other elements
Changing font labels
Improve rendering of sidebar nodes
Improve selection and drag of multiple elements
State Connections moving around when rearranging one of them

February, 15th, 2019

New Features

Progress bar during Quick Run and Multiple Run execution
Resource and State Connections now automatically get the colour formatting from their Colour Coding settings, i.e. when a connection is Colour Coded to Blue or Green, it will automatically get a Blue or Green shading
Clear client browser cache automatically after app update. No more need to hard refresh your Chrome tab.

Improvements

Connecting multiple consecutive State Connection inputs on a Register now default labels them a, b, c, not a, a, a
Label modifiers via State Connections can now be applied on the outputs of Gates, Traders, Converters, Delays
Rework the File thumbnail generation and fixed the aspect ratio. Make any change on an older file to get a shiny new thumbnail in your diagram gallery.
Various UI small improvements

Fixes

Label placement issues during repositioning. This is a pretty old, small and frustrating bug that we’ve been struggling with. Please let us know if it still causes trouble.
Pool overflow issue
Colour fill Nodes, Labels and Symbols in Disabled state
Opening “non-existing file” issue
Disable Nodes with no Input/Output Connections
Allow custom TLDs emails for new user registration (thanks @norlin for reporting this)
State Connection activator not running properly on first ever execution of a newly created diagram (thanks to Rogerio for reporting this)
State Connection activator priority on disabling a Node (thanks @samur for reporting the “Mission source” issue)
Play buttons malfunction after deleting a File
Disabled Nodes that serve as input value for a Register now generate input values on Run start
Gate with multiple Triggers and interpreting reverse Triggers
Capacity Limit wouldn’t go above 25 (thanks @Wammy for reporting this)
Infinite loop cases on node modifiers
Register outputs can now serve as Label modifiers on State and Resource Connections

December 19th, 2018

New Features

“Welcome” window featuring starter pack resources
“Search as you type” behaviour of File -> Open menu

Improvements

File -> Open list & grid view layout
Sign In/Sign Up layout and flow
Rendering of Pool and Delay Nodes
Icon generation for saved Files and Library items
Icon rendering for Group collapse/expand
Disabling and enabling Nodes based on structural and functional state during execution
Functionality of State Connections during execution (Activator, Trigger, Node Modifier, Label Modifier)

Fixes

Displaying tooltips in side panel
Move multiple selected elements
Label Modifier on Gate output connections
Gate with 100+ resources on input transferring only 1 further @jkhgames

November, 29th, 2018

New Features

Multiple Runs is a power feature that allows you to simulate hundreds of Quick Runs to get statistical insight on how your systems play out. The vast majority of game systems have random elements for emergence; so every single play session is going to be different

Improvements

Quick Run client-server performance and Run buttons responsiveness during execution;
Diagram execution speed and performance
Changes for Time Step Interval and Time Steps Limits
Labels editing for nodes and groups
Chart navigation through different Runs history
Diagram execution with smaller than 1s time interval, eg: connections blink
Parameter changes in the Properties panel
Autosave
Connection Label editing
Save Chart properties across sessions

Fixes

Register value activator
Manipulate zero length connections
Autosave and orchestrator rebuild on changes in the Properties panel
Ignore Pull from Gate, previously causing freezes @Nick – Alleyway Games
Deny multiple request on Open
Register with incoming Activator not working properly

November 13th, 2018

New Features

Chart history – you can now compare Run iteration outcomes on the same Chart. Use the << >> to navigate through your executions, ie: Run diagram and plot the values of a Pool, then Stop, change a parameter and Run again to notice the differences. The same for Quick Run executions. NOTE that for now you should keep your Time Steps Limit ideally lower than 100 for best performance. While you will get results in the range of hundreds, you will notice slow responsiveness. While still to be improved, this feature is one big step forward towards Multiple Runs (Monte Carlo)
Reopen last edited diagram – straightforward and useful
Live Support widget in the bottom right that you can use straight from the app.

Fixes

Percentage label modifiers – now show up as % instead of decimal values, ie: State Connection with a +20% Label pointing towards a Resource Connection Label value of 10 will display 10+20% @Jordan
Colour coded state connections – you can now use Colour Coding on State Connections, ie: only specific coloured resource within a Pool will influence feedback loops
Resource and State Connections – line manipulation and drawing improvements
Moving Groups – fixes with multiple selections

November 1st, 2018

Improvements

File Handling: complex diagrams would previously cause a “Drawing is too large” error and freeze. We’ve improved our client-server communication and this shouldn’t happen anymore, regardless of diagram size. If you do manage to freeze it, please let us know how many elements and connections on it, or send us a screenshot
Quick Run: now runs more responsive, also fixed some situations where Quick Run would result in a halt at “0” steps @João Castro. There’s still a performance issue when running Quick Run with the Chart open. Working on it. As a quick fix, we’ve downgraded the default Quick Run Steps limit to 100 (previously 1000). This will not be updated on old diagrams, so if you run into performance freeze, please downscale the number of Quick Run Steps you’re simulating. NOTE: it’s best practice to have a diagram End Condition when using Quick Run, to avoid infinite loops on the server, thanks!
Chart: overall chart animation running more smoothly

Fixes

Gate with colour coded outputs now working as intended, so you can use a Gate to sort resources by type @Christoph
The Pool modified by a Register value not updating status on State Connections outputs @Jordan
Autosave causing text deletion during label edit
Queue as conditional activator, now you can use State Connection feedbacks to create buffers, ie: Source active while Queue <10
File list filtering on Open file menu
Label placement improvements. Still a few glitches here, but we’re catching up with them

October 23rd, 2018

New Features

AutoSave – exactly what you would expect, working diagrams get auto saved every 10s or 10 actions. This is a big step towards Machinations becoming a full-feature webapp, with Version History, Live Collaboration, etc. Right now, it solves the great risk of losing unsaved work, which is a critical priority for us.
Multi-Waypoint Connector Drawing – Resource and State Connections can now be placed with multiple inflexions, by point and click. This is a legacy feature from Machinations desktop, that some of our users requested and we felt it would do a better job at connecting nodes on a crowded diagram.
Menu shortcut: File -> New From Template. More templates to be added today.
Various small improvements.

Fixes

“all” Label on Resource Connections – now works as intended, “all” moves all resources available from the source node to the destination.
Improved loading time – server routines for faster client responsiveness.
Diagrams with groups in them sometimes not saving properly.
Server connectivity issues and various small fixes.

Framework Differences

The major differences between the old desktop and the new .io version

No more Connection length as time variable: Resources are transferred and arrive at their destination Node during the same Step, regardless of Connection length. E.g.: if previously the speed of the Resources would stay fixed and the arrival time would vary, now the speed varies and the transfer time is fixed (all Resources arrive at their destination in exactly 1 Step).
No Async Mode
No Turn-Based Mode
No Artificial Player (AP) – you can emulate AP functions with existing components
Registers now support the entire math.js functions library.
Combining flow rates: use 50%+50% instead of the old 2*50% label.
Number interval Label x-y has become x..y
Time interval Label x/y has become x|y
Charts plot the Pool colour, instead of the Resource’s colour.
Colour Coding is a Connection-level setting, it no longer affects the global Diagram.
No more m modifier
Obvious: Cloud save, UI/UX improvements, Groups, Library, Errors/Validators, Real-time collaboration, Version History
Triggers cannot trigger Resource Connections

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