Linear Damping issue. It should be a vector? XYZ?

I’m having the same issue - I need the linear damping to get my controller physics feeling right, but the linear damping is affecting the gravity too, so I can’t use it.

What exactly does linear damping do in terms of forces etc.? I’ve tried digging through the engine code to find it, but couldn’t track it down.

Does it modify the velocity directly? For example, what does a linear damping of 0.9 actually do to the rigid body forces under the hood?

Thanks!