Do you have any advice regarding self-prototyping? Preferably with your dreamself so you can progress normally with your realself.
Well, self-prototyping is a dangerous and tricky business. You should NEVER do it pre-entry, because the Underlings will look like you and talk like you. Having to personally murder yourself over and over again is not good for mental health. Good thing that the Sprite refuses to be touched by you. But other people and Time Clones can still be prototyped, which is bad.
Post-entry, is a bit more lenient. Self-Typing is a good alternative to Ascending if it is not within reach, or if there’s no Dreamself to Corpse-smooch. This allows you new life, as well as some more abilities. The only problem is identification issues from time to time, but they’re usually no big deal, like food not registering and passing through you, certain Grists not picking up, and the like.
Self-Typing with other versions of yourself is still tricky business. When it’s the Alpha you turned Sprite, it’s okay. But if you have a Dreamself prototyped when your Realself is still around, or vice-versa, then complications ensue.
Firstly, if your Prototype your Real body, you immediately wake up as your Dreamself. It is out of your control. It’s own person. If you go to sleep, however, you can take control, but the Sprite is aware of this and may be uncomfortable.
Secondly, all Sprites have a counter that determines how long they stay with you. A Sprite made of You has an inordinately large timer, but your relationship with yourself is still in effect. If you love yourself, you and the Sprite will be best buddies 5ever (that’s more than 4ever). If you hate yourself, don’t expect it to last long. Players that have noted suicidal tendencies oft have self-sprites that disappear as soon as possible. Regardless, most Self-Sprites tend to get depressed when faced with the reality notion that they are not the “real deal”.
Finally, if your Sprite is still around and you go-go-gadget God-Tier, then you and the sprite will fuse. This mean that you don’t have to use the Crypt Slabs, and that you will be infused with Sprite abilities, such as SBURBAN Intuition, Spectral Healing Items, and a tendency to glow.You also have two different sets of memories, and your Sprite Pendant is fused to your chest. So have fun with that.
In my personal opinion, Self-Prototyping is not something that should be done lightly, if at all. If you have some self-synergy, go ahead (knock yourself out). I personally wouldn’t do it unless I had too. One of me is enough. And I would probably be tempted to throttle myself.
