How does the Shape work?

[The Mogician]

I know the Shape goes after the most sinful player (the noisiest kid most likely) and he follows sin reports. However, I am just curious if he can see/hear/a combination of these two, so if it is possible to stealth away from the Shape without getting caught.

[MrMusicMan789]

The shape can see, it can actually see better than Lucids can in the dark. It can directly spot the kids, which is a sin, haha. I'm not certain on its specific hearing abilities (as its often Sleepers/Lucids hearing things and alerting the Shape), but it can definitely hear at least a bit as you can throw noisemakers to attract the Shape to a nearby location, for example.

[Loquacious Lasagna]

Yeah, you can definitely sneak around the shape. He seems to always have a general sense of where you are that gets more narrowed down the more sin you have, but I've spent ages just sitting at the top of cryptograph storage in the maze watching him wander around looking for me. He does seem to also get more of a sense of where you are if he goes into angel mode though, as he started climbing up to me soon after.

[MrMusicMan789]

Originally posted by Clinkz Is Hot:

Yeah, you can definitely sneak around the shape. He seems to always have a general sense of where you are that gets more narrowed down the more sin you have, but I've spent ages just sitting at the top of cryptograph storage in the maze watching him wander around looking for me. He does seem to also get more of a sense of where you are if he goes into angel mode though, as he started climbing up to me soon after.

Indeed, you can cause the Shape to lose track of you. It's a useful tactic to evade the Shape after it has spawned when you still have objectives to complete. Changes in elevation (when the Shape is not in Angel mode) and breaking lines of sight are crucial in accomplishing this. Once it loses track of you, though, the threat isn't over - the Shape will still wander around looking for it's "Most Wanted" player. This is where it's sight and hearing abilities come in to play in avoiding detection. Most times, you'll hear a sound ("dun duunn.....") when the Shape has spotted you when you're the targeted player.

[The Mogician]

Originally posted by MrMusicMan789:

Originally posted by Clinkz Is Hot:

Yeah, you can definitely sneak around the shape. He seems to always have a general sense of where you are that gets more narrowed down the more sin you have, but I've spent ages just sitting at the top of cryptograph storage in the maze watching him wander around looking for me. He does seem to also get more of a sense of where you are if he goes into angel mode though, as he started climbing up to me soon after.

Indeed, you can cause the Shape to lose track of you. It's a useful tactic to evade the Shape after it has spawned when you still have objectives to complete. Changes in elevation (when the Shape is not in Angel mode) and breaking lines of sight are crucial in accomplishing this. Once it loses track of you, though, the threat isn't over - the Shape will still wander around looking for it's "Most Wanted" player. This is where it's sight and hearing abilities come in to play in avoiding detection. Most times, you'll hear a sound ("dun duunn.....") when the Shape has spotted you when you're the targeted player.

This really helps!