Shifting Faq
From Metro Wiki
Hey.
First thing to know. The shifting code isn't scary :D We've done out best to make it as simple as we can.
If you know our multidescer, you're half way there already.
I should note, this is written from the perspective of the Changing breeds, rather than Demons. Sorry demons.
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Step 1
+shift/setup race
This is something like
+shift/setup garou
Take a look at +help +shift
And
+wear/wraithactivate
Step 2
Now, the basics are simple. You need to create a desc for each form, with the name of that form. So:
+gen/new homid=This is my homid desc, for how I look in homid. Probably want to mention your dedicated clothes in this. If you have any.
+genw/new homid=This is the wraith desc for me in homid. Again, dedicated clothes, or nude if you have none.
+gen/new lupus=This is me as a doggy :D Don't I look cute?
+genw/new lupus=This is me as a doggy that a wraith sees. Don't I look unfortunatly dying?
And so on.
This will take you a while, unfortunatly. But needs to be done for each form.
Step 3
That's the basics. You /could/ stop there. But you're missing the advantages of the system.
Like name changes, when you shift. Names can not be more than 16 characters long.
+gen/new homid/name=Bob
+gen/new crinos/name="Rolls in own poo"
+gen/new lupus/name="cute little doggy"
Or having some of your +info stuff change, when you do. You might want to do this, so it's not obvious who you are, when someone +info's the dog. if you do this, you /have/ to put in the info for homid as well, or it'll be overwritten.
+gen/new homid/streetwise/1=This is the streetwise info for bob smith. who's not a garou. Honest.
+gen/new homid/streetwise/2=This is more streetwise info for bob smith. who's not a garou. Honest.
+gen/new lupus/streetwise/1=Woof!
Now, just to make things simple for people, the following, if pasted in, will fill out the levels for your lupus, crinos, and hispo to all be the same. Which is fine.
@dolist 1 2 3 4 5=+gen/new lupus/streetwise/##=Woof!
@dolist 1 2 3 4 5=+gen/new crinos/streetwise/##=GRAH! I'm big and scary
@dolist 1 2 3 4 5=+gen/new hispo/streetwise/##=GRAH! I'm a big and scary wolf!
Extended options
If you'd like to use the complete system, then there are a couple more steps to do.
set the following +wears
+wear/new lupus=%b
+wear/new crinos=%b
+wear/new hispo=%b
+fx/new lupus=%b
+fx/new crinos=%b
+fx/new hispo=%b
Adjust the names as needed, of course. These will clear +wear and +fx for your animal forms, so you don't end up being a wolf, wearing someone's clothing.
