Switch Shape (Entity Action Type)

Changes the player’s shape. With no shape it clears the shape and returns them to normal.

There is a bi-entity version of this action too, which takes its shape from the target — that is how you write “become whatever you just killed”.

Type ID: apoli:switch_shape (aliases apoli:change_shape, apoli:morph, shappoli:switch_shape)

Fields#

Field	Type	Default	Description
shape	Identifier	optional	The entity type to become. Omit it to clear the shape.
nbt	NBT	optional	Extra NBT for the shape entity, for variants such as a cat’s or a horse’s.
action_on_success	Entity Action	optional	Runs on the player only if the shape actually changed. WoodWalkers refuses blacklisted entity types, and an apoli:prevent_shape_change power can refuse too.

Examples#

Become a bat on a keybind, with a puff of smoke to sell it:

{
  "type": "apoli:action_on_key_press",
  "key": { "key": "key.origins.primary_active" },
  "cooldown": 100,
  "entity_action": {
    "type": "apoli:switch_shape",
    "shape": "minecraft:bat",
    "action_on_success": {
      "type": "apoli:spawn_particles",
      "particle": "minecraft:smoke",
      "count": 20
    }
  }
}

Turn back into yourself:

{
  "type": "apoli:switch_shape"
}

A shape with variant data:

{
  "type": "apoli:switch_shape",
  "shape": "minecraft:cat",
  "nbt": { "variant": "minecraft:black" }
}

Become what you killed, using the bi-entity form:

{
  "type": "apoli:action_on_kill",
  "bientity_action": {
    "type": "apoli:switch_shape"
  }
}

Needs WoodWalkers. This type does not exist without it, so a pack using it must depend on the mod.