Grow/Shrink Instances Instead of Setting One Size For All

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- Android-Music
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I bet it's all obviously simple but I've been away from C2 for too long so kinda having trouble here:

Like picture shows I'm trying to change the size of several instances like on the right side but I get exactly the same size for all objects like on the left. I used sine behavior for demonstration but I'm looking to control the sizes via improvised slider. Like friends suggested I add for each but unfortunately it doesn't help either.

Forward thanks, people!

Here's the project https://www.dropbox.com/s/0i486hc2ak1nrjr/resize%20knob.capx?dl=0
- kriand
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You can do it like this:

Set Sprite Width to Self.Width + Self.Width * 0.1

Set Sprite Height to Self.Height + Self.Height * 0.1

I dont think you need a loop for this but i did not try.
- Android-Music
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Tried that before and it didn't work but thanks for suggesting.
- kriand
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just tried it with one sprite and a handful instances and it works perfectly. Try it again or post your your project.
- Android-Music
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Sorry I think the name of the topic is misleading a bit, lemme change it.

Actually your code works but it's not quite what was I looking for. I'm trying to grow or shrink objects via improvised slider which is a sprite because standard slider can't register changes on every tick.

Here's the project https://www.dropbox.com/s/0i486hc2ak1nrjr/resize%20knob.capx?dl=0
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- kriand
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In this case you have to store the original size in instance variables and use them like this:
- Android-Music
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Grand help, thanks a lot! \m/
- Android-Music
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Got a question though: how to make this work not on layout start but when an instance is spawned?

EDIT: nevermind, I figured out all instance actions must be stored in one condition be it on created or anything else, otherwise some stuff doesn't work.
- kriand
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There is an 'on created' condition for Sprites. There you can save the original size.
- Android-Music
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Yeah that was my first thought but I was a bit confused when it didn't work for me. Turns out I created objects and set some parameters in one condition and then added some other parameters in 'on created' condition. Moving all parameter actions into 'on created' solved the issue.