well it's basically what you said; it's far easier to scale the camera than to scale every single item in your scene i have another question now.... how do i stop an ecosystem from creating instances of trees, rocks etc EVERYWHERE on the terrain? is it possible to mark some areas as needing to be left untouched? i've been trying to do that for the last hour and a bit with no success... maybe i should consult a manual or something... shudders at the thought