besides the usual

[EliteSinkes]

beside the usual hot, cold, square, and so one construct, what types of constructs have any of you made and used them for? :smt073

[ANKA, Master Psion]

When using any construct, make sure that you include a come-home command. This will make the construct come back to you.
Also a self-destruct command should be included; which will blow-up, melt, or otherwise destroy the construct.
Lastly is a kill command that stops all the functions of the construct, like unplugging a machine.
The first use of constructs in combat is to make helpers. The shape is not so important, as is the intent.
Animals are good choices for shape, because most come with built in weapons. Teeth, tusk, horns, claws, and mandibles, are easily used as construct weapons. Not to mention tails that slap, whip, or have stingers. Constriction attacks work well too. Nor does it have to be a snake to constrict, bear-hugs, tails that wrap around, or frog like tongues are good means for such an attack. Do not forget simply things like merely being ran-over by an animal, especially a fast moving big animal (anyone like to get stepped on by a rhino?). Your inspiration does not need to be limited to real animals, mythical creatures, or even fictional one (Pokemon) can be a source of inspiration. Even plants can be a source of inspiration for your creatures.
In all cases the psi programming the creature’s behavior should focus on the means of attack in particular while making the creature. Any of those can use a “hard” attack (dense energy format) that hits with impact. Or they can be a high energy based attack (think fire, acid, stinging, burning).
You can make butting horns that are high energy state, but they are harder to program. Your mind subconsciously associates the horns with hard high impact effects. Also the person being attacked will make similar associations, causing a psychology reaction to the shape in which you form the attack.
Poisons, toxins, virus, bacteria, and acids must be delivered to the target. Those can be through any of the previously mentioned methods, touch, or a distance attack.
These must be programmed to separate from the delivery method and spread throughout the target. Possibly even reproducing as they spread. This is best accomplished by depatterning the energy of the target, and using it to make copies of the attack.
They must also be programmed for a particular effect. Make the energy of the target do something. Unstablize it, so that it falls off in clumps, loses pattern/programming (easier to get through then programmed shields), or dissipates. Turn the targets energy against them. This works very well with the virus/bacteria method or the acid (so that the target on energy, which they are surrounded in, attacks them with a high energy state attack). If you are going to use the poisons, toxins, virus, or bacteria consider what it does to the target. What do poisons do in normal situations? Study several of them, and program them to do the same to the target or the energy of the target.
You may want any of this attacks methods to be delivered over a distance. There are several readily handy ideas seen in various creatures. Dragons breathing fire, snakes that spit poison, spiders shooting webbing, a frog’s tongue, or the Bombay beetle that shoots supper-heated steam. Then there are other possibilities; a porcupine that shots its needles, a bee/wasp that shots its stinger, rams that have horns that fire off like missiles, or cats that throw their claws like daggers.
Do not limit yourself to one or two of the creatures, make an entire army. One stampeding rhino is dangerous; but a herd of them is even more so, and harder to stop.

[Firestorm]

I think this should go in the 'combat' section.

[EliteSinkes]

well yes combat can be a reason for constructs but what else do any of you use constructs for otherwise that combat? any examples?
:axe:

[ANKA, Master Psion]

He asked what else, I answered. Not all subjects are exclusively one subject.

[Oipo]

Well, some non-tested ideas might be:

When you clap, your stereo/light switch/computer button goes on/gets pressed.

Or anything similar, no idea if that's possible, you probably not some skills in moving things with psi.

[Winged_Wolf]

That's "The Clapper", not a construct. <G>

Creating a construct capable of PK is probably beyond the capabilities of the vast majority...considering how few can reliably do PK themselves.

[Oipo]

Hmmm, well my apoligies.

[[c]]

Animals are good choices for shape, because most come with built in weapons.

first, pardon me if i sound too D&D..


But wouldn't it be easy to just make an orb to serv has a blunt type weapon, for beating or crushing?

A flat pyramid shape for cutting [think of a saw blade that spins]

And a striek , an oval that have been seemingly pulled from top and bottom streached to look more like a grain of rice, but with very pointy ends, for stabbing with?

it seems easyer IMHO to smash someone with a hgue sphear, then with as rhino.. maby you can drop a giant cube on them, with trillions of mass [dunno if that last phrase made sense]

[Winged_Wolf]

Whatever you prefer. :)

Keep in mind, others may perceive the shape as well, so psychology is involved.

[DjinnStorm]

I've used constructs before to soothe and induce minor pain and discomforts, to annoy some of my sensitive friends (analogous to a little bug that keeps shouting 'hey!' in a high pitch voice... :)), and also with said people- to convey short messages; similar to a 'ping'. I've managed to create a small 'static ball' that tingled madly and messed up tv/radio reception when put near them.

Also, I've witnessed someone use a psi-sphere to accomplish minor psychokinetic feats... nothing as impressive as the 'Clapper' example above, lol. Knocking over small objects i.e. books/candles/etc, producing an audible 'thud' against a wall and producing heat... But then, she does have envious Pk ability!

[XPWarrior3]

I use constructs for the sole purpose of fun. I don't have many friends so I make animal constructs. They're really cool. All of my constructs come with a self-destruct command, because I program them to "learn" from their environment. Whatever they scan they register into their memory program so that way they can remember it and understand it in a way.

[swiftsilver]

these interesting constructs are sortof my thing so here is one idea:
a darth vader style armor that creates psi blades to destroy your opponent's field

[evlmonky]

i honestly use the plasma ball practic from http://www.freewebs.com/psionicdojo/techniques.htm

[Vernand]

It never ceases to amaze me...

When faced with power, which has the potential to heal, help, and teach other people about the overall fragile nature of the universe... People tend to use it for the sole purpose of hitting each other over the heads with it.

Survival, and improving the means for it is a great thing... But, at least in my opinion, people should spend a few years learning ethical theory and getting to know who they truly are inside, before they even start practising anything to do with combat....

But I can't really talk. I was spec'ed for combat and exploration, so anything I say would be contradictory.

By the way, would that plasma ball come under the context as a construct, or just a psi technique? It feels a lot more like a psi technique to me.

[palecricket1]

true dat man. But hey people are attracted to violence, so what can you do? I'd have to say that most of the people i run across who are just getting into psionics are after the whole X-man/DBZ image. It's sad, really, yet somewhat satisfying (in a sadistic sort of way) to send them packing after shattering their false image.
But I guess I'm just as culpable as the rest of them for applying it to combat, although i *have* gone through years of introspection and had roughly 9 years of martial arts under my belt before i attempted it, so i suppose it's something of a different story. Anyway, here's a construct i often use. I'll be training on the heavy bag or sparring and I'll make a little target contruct on a key point. It's kind of hard to explain exactly how I do it, but I make it so that every time I throw a technique it naturally moves towards a target. It's also good for tracking your partner if they get behind you on a back kick.

[Shiningwolf]

combat is the ultimate test of physical and mental ability...plus the thrill that comes with it...that is why it is so attractive...btw a really nice and easy thing to do with a construct for beginners is a super hot one to keep you warm in the fall/winter, plasma ball is good for this... since the mindset is super hot burning energy :P