extends Node3D


@onready var ball = owner
@onready var mesh = get_node("tail")


func _process(delta):
	# Align the tail to the linear velocity
	look_at(ball.linear_velocity + ball.global_position)
	
	shrink_tail()


func shrink_tail():
	# Set the blend shape value to how much the ball is squished
	# A power of 0.5 makes the shrinking effect more apparent
	var factor = pow((1 - ball.mesh.scale.z), 0.5)
	var blend_shape = mesh.find_blend_shape_by_name("Shrink")
	mesh.set_blend_shape_value(blend_shape, factor)