Examples

Loot & Craft

This example shows you how you can model a simple loot & craft mechanic.

• △ Sources produce Resources
  • In this example the Spawn Enemies Source is used to simulate spawning enemies
• → Resource Connections transfer Resources
  • The “kill” Resource Connection is used to set the rule of how many enemies are killed per Step. The player kills 1 enemy each Step. This is inputted in the Formula field. In this case, 1
• ◯ Pools collect Resources
  • The Enemies killed Pool is used to track the total number of enemies killed

• ⇢ State Connections change the state of elements on the diagram
  • Every time the Enemies killed Pool receives a Resource it triggers the Loot Source for one Step
  • The * Formula on the “trigger” State Connection gives the “trigger” command
• For each enemy the number of possible drops ranges from 1 to 3
  • We simulate this by adding the d3 formula on the Resource Connection “drop”.
  • d3 represents a 3-sided die that is rolled whenever Loot is triggered
• ◇ Gates distribute Resources
  • The dice symbol on the “distribute” Gate denotes that the distribution is random
  • The chances for each type of drop are shown on the Formulas of the connections leaving the Gate
  • We use 3 Pools to keep track of all the collected materials

• ▷Converters transform one type of Resource into another
  • The Converter transforms/consumes 6 Iron Nugets, 4 Metal Wires and 3 Wood Planks
  • and crafts them into 1 Bow
  • Note that crafting action happens AS SOON AS ALL Resources needed are available in their respective Pools

• The orange connections are the variables that we can balance.
• We can adjust either the material drop rates, material cost for crafting, or both in order to strike a balance.
• The materials and bow Pools are added to the Chart.
• Hit Batch Plays and see how the player’s inventory looks evolves over time.