5. Scaling Props

Sometimes during platformers, youll encounter obstacles that change their dimensions. These could be platforms that grow and shrink in size, or get taller or shorter along a certain axis. When an objects dimensions are modified this way, its called modifying its scale.

Sometimes during platformers, you’ll encounter obstacles that change their dimensions. These could be platforms that grow and shrink in size, or get taller or shorter along a certain axis. When an object’s dimensions are modified this way, it’s called modifying its scale.

Sometimes during platformers, you’ll encounter obstacles that change their dimensions. These could be platforms that grow and shrink in size, or get taller or shorter along a certain axis. When an object’s dimensions are modified this way, it’s called modifying its scale.

An object's scale tells you how much to multiply each of its dimensions, relative to itself. Normally, objects have a scale of {X := 1.0, Y := 1.0, Z := 1.0}. If you double the Z value of an object’s scale, it becomes twice as tall. If you half it, half as tall.