Time dilation allows me to speed up or slow down the passage of time. The way this is implemented is rather simple. The frame's global delta time is multiplied by a time dilation factor. As I prepared my space ship models for collision, I needed a way to test if it was working. Unfortunately for debugging projectiles are fast moving objects. The addition of time dilation allows me to observe fast moving objects in a slow motion. I even created the ability to manually step the frame time. While on the topic if time, I created an engine feature of being able to set timers. Because of the systemic nature of timers, I created an automation test system. This allows me to make changes to the timer system and catch bugs without needing to test the game.

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