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Assets/Materials/JusticeScale/Scripts/Scales/Scale.cs

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+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace JusticeScale.Scripts.Scales
+{
+    public abstract class Scale : MonoBehaviour
+    {
+        public abstract float TotalWeight { get; }
+        [SerializeField] protected LayerMask layerMask = -1; // LayerMask specifying which layers to include in the scale detection
+
+        [SerializeField] [Tooltip("The current weight of the scale (not visible in the Inspector), for easy developer testing.")]
+        protected float weight; // Current weight for inspector display; TotalWeight is the actual calculated value.
+
+        private void Update()
+        {
+            weight = TotalWeight;
+        }
+    }
+}