Week 4: Execution Mode (Gov Bank & Flutter)

In many games, money just appears. In Equity City, money must be created. This week, we solved the "Genesis Problem" by implementing the Government Bank Seed Flow.

Introduction: Where Does Money Come From?

In many games, money just appears. In Equity City, money must be created. This week, we solved the "Genesis Problem" by implementing the Government Bank Seed Flow.

The Government Bank

We established the World Bank as the sole origin of money.

Initial State: The bank has infinite credit.
Seeding: The Government takes out a loan from the World Bank to fund infrastructure and initial grants.
Circulation: Money enters the economy through government spending (contracts, wages) and circulates between companies and citizens.

This closed-loop system means inflation and deflation are real phenomena we have to manage!

The Flutter Pivot

While our Phaser prototype was useful, we realized we needed a more robust UI framework for the complex dashboards and data visualization required for an economic sim. We chose Flutter.

Cross-Platform: Write once, run on Windows, Web, macOS, iOS, Android.
Performance: Skia/Impeller rendering engine handles thousands of UI elements smoothly.
Developer Experience: Hot reload makes UI iteration incredibly fast.

On February 22, we officially kicked off the Flutter Client roadmap.

What's Next?

With the new client technology selected, we needed to stabilize the simulation core before connecting it. Next week, we enter a phase of Consolidation.