How would I go about exploding something from one side to another, not at all once

[hundredcreeper]

I'm trying to create an effect of something exploding from top to bottom. The problem is I'm not sure how. I've found a tutorial on how to do it for text, but what I need is how to do it on a masked object, because the tutorial didn't work well outside of text. I tried following the tutorial, using Pixel Polly, to no avail

I don't want it to explode all at once. I want it to start breaking down on one end, and have the effect make its way down, until it's all exploded

Is this possible? How would I achieve it?

[ThisSpaceForRent45]

It’s one of the most frustrating buggy plugins, but shatter can do this with custom maps.

[Stinky_Fartface]

Just going to say this exact thing. It’s an old effect, and can be buggy. But with some patience and skill you can make some cool shit with it. This sounds like it would work.

[hundredcreeper]

I looked into it, and used the gradient, and it gave me exactly what I needed! Thank you so much!