Hmm fair enough, so I think we will relegate the True Golems (AI + native materials) to some sort of enchanted device and not for on-the-fly creation.

Any thoughts on what it would take to pull off the Consciousness+ ecto-suit variety if you wanted to take an ectoplasmic construct for a ride? 

Would you walk me through that mechanics-wise?

I have a few questions regarding constructs.  I think summoning demons or other types of nasties into an ectoplasmic form has been expounded upon here on the forums, but what about the other kinds?

Namely, Things such as Wardhounds us an AI imprint of a wizard's mind, which seems to bypass many of the drawbacks of having to deal with the inherent dangers of binding a being into a form.  How is this adjucated?  Is this a harder thing to do?  How many shifts would this take to pull off?  Is this part of building a construct phase so you would you have to split your shift between the body and the "mind"?  Would you skip the summoning and binding phases?

Another question:  The books seem to indicate that you can put your consciousness into a construct but that it would be cost prohibitive... how much would it cost? and would you need a co-pilot to control your new "vehicle" or it something your could learn to do?