Let's talk tech (Now with Glossary)!

[Bootch offline]

I think it's either one of the system's many fail-safes, or due to the fact that Hopper only intended for himself and Aelita to be scanned in once.. (It still doesn't explain why there were THREE scanners instead of two, and.. ugh nevermind.)

I think hopper may have intended for his wife to be scanned in as well... before she went missing.(from what ive pieced together from videos and threads)

[TB3]

I think it's either one of the system's many fail-safes, or due to the fact that Hopper only intended for himself and Aelita to be scanned in once.. (It still doesn't explain why there were THREE scanners instead of two, and.. ugh nevermind.)

I think hopper may have intended for his wife to be scanned in as well... before she went missing.(from what ive pieced together from videos and threads)

I would point out though, from 'The Key' - Hopper's wife vanished when Aelita was a little girl and BEFORE they moved to Paris - therefore it doesn't make sense to build a third scanner for her.

[Bootch offline]

I think it's either one of the system's many fail-safes, or due to the fact that Hopper only intended for himself and Aelita to be scanned in once.. (It still doesn't explain why there were THREE scanners instead of two, and.. ugh nevermind.)

I think hopper may have intended for his wife to be scanned in as well... before she went missing.(from what ive pieced together from videos and threads)

I would point out though, from 'The Key' - Hopper's wife vanished when Aelita was a little girl and BEFORE they moved to Paris - therefore it doesn't make sense to build a third scanner for her.

Right, I was just guessing.thanks for clearing that up for me.

[Lyokofreak offline]

You know that it takes time to rematerialize vehicles right?

Well the avatars are much more complex and are harder to re-materialze backed up by what jeremy said in revelations, or was it the key?

No, season 2 hasn't aired in the UK... not till March I think...

Man, i feel sorry for you
I'd die if i knew there was a season 2 and i hadn't seen it

[TaskForceLyoko offline]

I think it's either one of the system's many fail-safes, or due to the fact that Hopper only intended for himself and Aelita to be scanned in once.. (It still doesn't explain why there were THREE scanners instead of two, and.. ugh nevermind.)

Redundancy. Always have more than the bare minimum.

[YDV offline]

I think it's either one of the system's many fail-safes, or due to the fact that Hopper only intended for himself and Aelita to be scanned in once.. (It still doesn't explain why there were THREE scanners instead of two, and.. ugh nevermind.)

I think hopper may have intended for his wife to be scanned in as well... before she went missing.(from what ive pieced together from videos and threads)

I would point out though, from 'The Key' - Hopper's wife vanished when Aelita was a little girl and BEFORE they moved to Paris - therefore it doesn't make sense to build a third scanner for her.

Um... I never knew they were at a different house xD

(And technically they never went to Paris but considering Boulougne-Billancourt is practically a suburb of Paris.... I think...)

Anywho.. welcome back, TB3! Can't wait to see your Scanners article.

[TB3]

Welcome back, TB3! Can't wait to see your Scanners article.

Thanks YDV! And here it comes!

Yo-ho guys! You’ve all been waiting for this so I hope it lives up to expectations!

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ZERO-POINT-ENGINES II – THE SCANNERS

The second type of ‘Zero-Point-Engine’ used in the factory complex, and certainly the best known, are the scanners.


The Scanners


HARDWARE
The scanners are each vertical chambers, about eight/nine feet high and two/three feet in diameter. Like ships, they have a multiple-hull construction, or three skins with tiny gaps in between (tiny as in measured in milimeters). The inner gap is filled with microscopic ambient Exertanium coils, and the outer gap is an area of empty-space for the doors to retract into, and also to put data and power transmission lines, as well as the moderate cooling system;

CROSS SECTION OF A SCANNER WALL

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The two outer walls act as shielding to contain the ZPE-Fields, and are thus composed of heavy metals and not Exertanium – though in certain lighting conditions they might appear to have the same rich glow, this is actually light emitting from the other scanners, as the screenshot below shows. The same goes for the walls of the scanner room itself. The shot also shows that the inner walls and floors of each scanner are composed of pure, seamless panels of Exertanium.



The ‘scanning’ ability of a scanner, which other ZPEngines do not possess, is derived from an Hopperian take on two pre-existing technologys;

SQUIDS


A simple diagram of a SQUID, showing the Josephson Junctions at X and W.. Look familiar?

SQUID is an anacronym for Superconduction Quatum Interferance Device – their function in conventional physics is to detect extremely small magnetic fields.

As the diagram shows, a Squid is simply a loop of superconductor interspaced with Josephson Junctions. Magnetic fields passing through the loop cause a fluctuation in the superconductors, which is picked up by a measuring device attatched to the SQUID.

This is an AC (Alternating Current) SQUID, which possesses only two junctions and consequently has limited sensitivity. The scanners however utilise DC (Direct Current) SQUIDS that have multiple junctions and so have a far higher degree of sensitivity. Couple this to the perfect superconductive properties of Exertanium and you quickly produce a SQUID unit capable of detecting the infinitesimal electrical charges of individual atoms and the signals of a human brain.

COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY SCANNING



Though the name sounds exotic and complex, most of us are familiar with Computer Tomography Scans, also known as CAT Scans.

In brief CT scans serve as highly advanced X-Rays of the human body. The concept is simple – the body to be scanned is inserted into a chamber where an X-Ray projector orbits the body projecting low-level radiation in a fan-shape – this is picked up by detectors on the opposite side of the body and by comparing fluctions in the energy levels, constructing a 2D ‘slice’ of that body. Enough slices can be composited together into a 3D model of the human body.


A 2D CAT-Scan of a human brain


The scanners combine both of these concepts into a single core ‘unit’ – the scanner ring.


The Scanner-Ring

(It must be noted that in the show the scanner ring itself has changed shape a few times, but we’ll put this down as a continuality error – the same with the fact that sometimes the kids levitate and spin inside the scanners, other-times the floor rises and physically rotates them).

The scanner ring itself is a very versatile unit, being a CT-Scan unit, a Zero-Point-Generator, and a hyper-SQUID.

It’s made up of multiple layers of tiny nano-devices, consisting of a focused ZPE-coil, with a DC-SQUID fitted over the protruding armature;

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As mounted in the ring, the coil (on the left), is to the outside and the SQUID is to the inside. In this formation millions of units compose the ring, like spokes on a bike wheel. Like a wheel, the ring can also rotate.

The ring can also move vertically in the chamber, and though not in contact with the walls the gap between them is small enough to be crossed by electrical pulses, allowing the conveyance of data and power.

In screenshots of the scanner ring we have to assume that for the camera to take that angle part of the scanner wall has been removed.

The walls of the scanners themselves also have a limited scanning ability – after all being a cylinder composed of superconductive metal they ARE a gigantic SQUID.

SUPPORT SYSTEMS
In order to operate, the scanners possess their own CPUs, which are located in the caps on top of each chamber and control the operations of the scanner. They function as smaller models of the supercomputer processors, with Cell Processors, Quantum Hardware and encoding. They are not wholly autonomous however as each of the CPUs is slaved to the supercomputer, but with all commands and data-feeds routed through the Control Console as a security feature.

One problem that arises with this is the roundabout route that data from the scanners takes to reach the computer and vice versa – from the scanners, up the stalk to the control console, back down the stalk, through the scanners and finally down through Ancillaries to the supercomputer.

Virtualisation data is not affected – the scanner CPUs, operating at a high process rate upload the data to the supercomputer quickly. However on the return trip the faster supercomputer is feeding back data faster than the scanners can process it – coupled with the long run of wires this creates a bottle-neck effect.

The solution is that the scanners share an isolated area of memory-space in the supercomputer – data on the return trip is briefly held in this buffer-space and then the scanners download it at their own leisure – hence why a devirtualisation takes longer than a virtualisation. It was in this memory-space that Jeremie got trapped once.

The scanners also have a vast capacitor bank in the Ancilaries level. These will be discussed later but suffice to say the energy generated by a virtualisation is stored here in anticipation of the return trip in order to save on overall power-consumption.

VIRTUALISATION:

While posing as Franz Hopper, XANA stated that the process of virtualising a human being was extremely dangerous. While lying at the time on the issue of cellular degeneration, he is still correct in his implication.

The purpose of a scanner is two-fold. One, to make an molecule-accurate scan of a body and covert that to quantum coding. Two, to destroy the original body. Therefore anyone who enters into a scanner runs the risk of permanent alterations to their body should their data be damaged during or after the transfer.

That said, the process is designed to be as safe as possible – employing numerous failsafes to try and ensure corrct encoding of physical data. Since this is a multiple stage process, let’s analyse them individually.

(Note: This section is devoted to the physical operations of the scanners during the Virtualisation process – for details of the actual data handling and program aspects, see ‘Processes’)

FIRST STAGE – TRANSFER!

This ‘New Order’ screencap shows the elevation of the chamber to near ZPS

This is the initial stage of the virtualisation process. First the scanner doors seal, isolating the chamber. Jeremie then begins the actual program, declaring ‘Transfer’ as the unit activates. From here on, the program runs nearly autonomously, Jeremie only having to enter PROCEED/ABORT commands at the various stages..

First, like in the Power-Drive, the ambient coils in the wall elevate the chamber to a level of existence near equal to ZPS, thus allowing the finer work of the focused coils. The elevation process has a visible effect in that white flecks flood the chamber as the various energy levels are passed. These are actually fleeting glimpses into ZPS, but not actual ‘rips’ between realities.

Once the process is complete, the power levels stabilise and the air clears. The chamber and its subject are now in a ‘multidimensional’ state, in a quantum position of being located in both reality and ZPS.

The scanning process can now begin.

SECOND STAGE – SCANNER!

The SQUIDS and CT scans pool their data and upload them to the supercomputer.

First the scanner confirms that it is processing the correct person – using their capacity as a giant SQUID the scanner walls make a quick scan of the subject’s energy fields and match them to the individual transfer protocols and the subject’s stored back-up profile. Satisfied it begins to levitate and rotate the subject using Exertanium electromagnets in the floor-panels (superconductors generate a perfect magnetic field and thus can levitate near anything).

At the same time the scanner ring descends from the roof of the chamber on it’s own magnetic fields and makes a thorough analysis. Several circles of coils on the ring fire a weak ZPE-beam, which passes through the subject and is detected by the SQUIDS on the opposite side. By monitoring energy fluctuations a hyper-accurate CT scan of the body is achieved.

At the same time the remaining SQUIDs monitor the electrical fields projected by the subject, extrapolating molecular data to supplement the CT scan, and crucially to copy brain activity.

This data is uploaded in ‘real-time’ to the supercomputer and once Jeremie confirms it he triggers the final stage.

THIRD STAGE – VIRTUALISATION!

The point of no return – the point where the body is destroyed.

The scanner ring, now at the bottom of the chamber, reverses direction and switches all of its coils into high-power mode. As millions of powerful ZPE beams intersect the ring takes on the appearance of the Stargate, a portal into ZPS, and quickly it sucks the subject in, ripping the atoms apart and exchanging them for a vast energy discharge, which quickly is sent to the capacitors.

Quite why the scanner destroys the body is questionable – with some modification it would be possible to keep the body intact with the consciousness contained within it, but connected to Lyoko, much like the procedure utilised by cyber-warriors in the Matrix Trilogy. This would be considerably safer than the current process.

However, this would limit the scanner’s capacity, as they would be unable to process more than one person each – external operators would not be able to add extra users without removing the body from the scanners and ripping the mind from Lyoko. The process of destroying the body allows for multiple users to go through the same unit, crucial for the team now that they have a 4th member in the form of Aelita.

Also, we should recall that Hopper desired for Lyoko to be a sanctuary for himself and his daughter. By destroying their bodies and removing the consciousness to Lyoko he removed the threat of his pursuers discovering the complex and simply removing him and Aelita from the scanners. From inside Lyoko however they could remain safe, and use their ‘keys’ to prevent external tampering with the system. XANA however intervened…

The other downside to destroying the body is the delay between the upload of data to the computer and the point of virtualisation - XANA has been able to exploit this twice in ‘St. Valentine’s Day’ and ‘Revelation.’

In the first, he had possessed Aelita using an external device – a necklace. However this should not have continued to affect her while on Lyoko (for info on bio and non-bio data handling see Proceedures). The only other option would be that the necklace outputted a data-string which was picked up by the scanners and incorporated into Aelita’s data.

Had this extra data been outputted during the ‘transfer’ stage the computer would have picked it up and Jeremie could have halted the process. XANA however waited for the gap between Jeremie’s final ‘go’ command (virtualisation!) and the body’s destruction. At that point the necklace added the extra data via the scanners and the computer picked it up, but at this point was committed to finishing the procedure.

A variation on this also happened in ‘Revelation’ – XANA had created a polymorphic clone of Odd, but had the clone’s mind differed from Odd’s in any large way the scanners would have refused to accept him. Therefore the clone initially mimicked Odd closely (albeit with a bit of a temper), and once the final command had been given, the clone outputted another data-stream connecting it to XANA within Lyoko. Again the bug was picked up but the process was unstoppable.

MATERIALISATION:

(This covers the physical operation of the devirtualisation/materialisation process – for data-handling please read ‘Proceedures’)

Unlike the Virtualisation process, the Devirtualisation procedure is a lot less glamorous and thus is covered in a lot less detail. However from it we can deduce some elements of the scanner’s operation.

Firstly, data is send from the supercomputer and held briefly in the buffer folder, where it is split into segments.

The ambient coils of the scanners come online and ‘elevate’ the chamber to ZPS level. Possibly if the scanner has recently transferred a person to Lyoko these do not turn off after a virtualisation but are held in a state of instant readiness.


A screenshot showing Yumi’s data being transferred

The data is now streamed in ‘real-time’ from the buffer folder to the scanners. The scanner’s CPU converts this to a molecular pattern and this is uploaded to the scanner ring, which makes a slow pass through the chamber, firing billions of finely calculated ZPE beams off every second. Where these collide a tiny ZPE breach is opened and an atom falls through. In this manner a body is built in seconds. Most of the power for this stage is actually that released in the virtualisation and stored in the capacitors.

Once completed the scanner ring makes a quick pass and confirms that no aberrations have crept in and that the body confirms to what it should be, and then returns to the roof. Through this last stage the chamber has been kept in a primed and readied state should any mistakes need to be corrected, and thus a small amount of energy bleeds into ZPE space and is exchanged for matter. Though not harmful to the subject, once the scanner shuts down this matter is expelled through from the scanner as a cloud of vapour, along with some steam from the cooling systems which come into play during high-power operations.


Not Again! The immediate aftermath of a forced devirtualisation – showing both the retrieved subject and the waste matter and steam expelled by the scanner

In the case of a materialisation the same process is followed as shown in a devirtualisation, as has been seen several times in the show. One of the more interesting cases however was in ‘A Bad Turn’ where XANA materialised a trio of Krabbes. The procedure went through as normal, but once materialised the Krabbes destroyed the scanners as they ‘left’. The reason as to how they fitted into the scanner at all can possibly be attributed to the ‘multidimensional’ properties of the activated scanner, but once the device shut down and doors opened the space would have quickly become single-dimensional around the Krabbes and affairs came down to the case of who had the stronger construction.


A Krabbe emerging from a scanner – note the obvious size difference!


And the immediate results! This shot nicely shows the multiple hulls of several of the scanner sections

CONCLUSION
As this chapter shows, the scanners are very involved and complex machines, but they have even more possible applications than the power-drive. For example, electricity could be converted to water and food to save the Third-World, and as shown in the show, a simple trip through the scanners heals injuries such as damaged limbs (this must be how Jeremie’s sprained ankle was healed between ‘Code Earth’ and ‘False Start’) and hypothermia (Cold War), so the medicinal applications are also phenomenal. People with terminal diseases could also be scanned into a virtual environment until a cure is found, or people who have overdosed on alcohol or drugs could have them purged from their bodies.

Manufacturing applications also apply, as do transportation (one could be ‘teleported’ thousands of miles from one scanner to another), and security (if applied in an airport it would be impossible to conceal devices such as explosives, weapons or Kiwi in luggage).

However the dark-side of these applications exist as well. Forgery for example – the scanners could function as the perfect device for replicating vast sums of money, illegal substances or provide militaristic nations with an infinite supply of weapons.

If any device shows just how much Franz Hopper opened Pandora’s box with his inventions, it is the scanners – all we can trust in is the Hope released from that same box, in this case hope that humanity can someday use these discoveries for good, and not turn them to evil.


END OF ENTRY

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Hope that was worth the wait – and I look forward to your feedback!

[Odd675 offline]

Wow..your theory of the scanners are great!

[Cassius335 offline]

(It must be noted that in the show the scanner ring itself has changed shape a few times, but we’ll put this down as a continuality error – the same with the fact that sometimes the kids levitate and spin inside the scanners, other-times the floor rises and physically rotates them).

Do you have pictures for each? How can you tell whe they're levitating and when it's the floor rising?

[TB3]

(It must be noted that in the show the scanner ring itself has changed shape a few times, but we’ll put this down as a continuality error – the same with the fact that sometimes the kids levitate and spin inside the scanners, other-times the floor rises and physically rotates them).

Do you have pictures for each? How can you tell whe they're levitating and when it's the floor rising?

In some of the shots, you can clearly see the feet are off the floor and pointed down, like in classical levitation. Hwever there was one shot of Yumi where she was standing on a turntable. Given you don't want anything to be scanned except the subject, I though levitation made more sense, and with superconductors it is possible.

[animenologist offline]

I don't at the moment have too much time to leave in-depth comments, but I can leave a few quick thoughts.

In the Materialization/De-virtualization section, is it possible to get a more elaborate definition on the 2 different processes? The dialog always used de-virtualization as a term for forceful ejection. The term materialization actually has 3 differing definitions, that are used depending on context.

Materialization has been used to describe the process for which a digital being or creation is brought together in a physical form (ie Aelita, XANA-Yumi, Kankrelats, and Krabes), a controlled ejection of the avatars by the operator of the computer console, and the creation of new virtual constructs on Lyoko (the vehicles). Though for this article, only definitions 1 and 2 apply.

Also, while materialization (definition 2) itself is a fairly drawn out process, de-virtualization has been shown to be almost instantaneous, with the exception of Exploration, where different de-virtualization codes were required.

I need to go right now, but when I get some more time to type and think, I'll be back with more comments. But again, very lovely work.

[TB3]

Thanks for the feedback animenologist - I look forward to the rest of it.

Hmm...perhpas a devirtualisation takes marginally longer than a virtualisation because of the memory-buffering. It's still fast though, because as a kid looses most of their lifepoints, the computer anticipates a devirt and moves their data up to the memory space on the processor boards to speed the process (see supercomputer).

Materialising takes longer as data has to be uploaded from the hard-drives, compiled and then broken down to be sent to the scanners.

Does this work? If you and the others agree I'll restructure that part of the essay.

Cheers!

[animenologist offline]

Well, I now have more time to type and to think.

For the materialization section of the materialization/de-virtualization, maybe it would be possible to split them into 2 distinct sub-sections within the section. Although related, they do have different concepts. Again, in the first case, materialization takes a digital creation and makes it physical. This is without the necessity of having an actual physical creation already scanned, like a normal devirtualization, but instead takes well formed, thought out, and programmed blue prints and uses ZPS to turn a digital creation into its a fully functioning physical being. It does bring up all the various pieces of technology XANA and Jeremie have created, like the chip and the neural helmet, though they could also have been created using the factory equipment. Afterall, it wouldn't be the only time XANA has used equipment to build his tools (The Robots).

With the 2nd part of materialization, you also could include the advantage that when ejected in that manner, the relative time it takes to get back into Lyoko is reduced and here's my reasoning to come to that conclusion. In three episodes, their was a materialization, in which atleast one member of Lyoko was virtualized shortly after. The episodes I'm talking about are Missing Link, Common Interest, and Cold War. Interesting to note, in all 3 episodes, Odd was one of those members. The shortest was probably in Common Interest, where between materialization and re-virtualization, Jeremie basically just gathered them together to explain the situation before leaving to get a drink and getting kidnapped by Duncan. The trip must of have been short, because between the time Jeremie was able to install the battery and run to the elevator to escape, the rest of the gang was already in the scanner room. And if Aelita's materialization has any similarities to the gang's materialization, she was able to be re-virtualized fairly quickly in Missing Link. I would think that after being materialized in that fashion instead of a forceful de-virtualization, your avatar is partially saved and quicker to reload, instead of a forceful de-virtualization, which decompiles your avatar completely. Still, their is some time between materialization and re-virtualization, otherwise to launch another transfer would instantaneous in such episodes as Final Mix or St. Valentines Day, especially in the latter.

For what you said about the de-virtualization process, that actually is a fairly interesting thought. The idea that the supercomputer could take into account, risks of the situation due to the current opponents as well as the environment, does make sense of why the have all those playing cards where they show a <character> vs. <monster> thing, which except for what you said, serve very little true purpose. In a way, it also serves as a basis for Odd's former foresight ability during Season 1, where it can calculate probable consequences of action in which they're appear in his mind, though for the most part randomly.

Also for conclusions, depending on what audience you're writing to, whether they are knowledgeable fans, or the uninitiated, a lot of the things could be placed into a separate section, like potential usage and benefits. It would be parallel to the exertanium article's uses section. Or the uses can be placed within their respective sections, like replication of technology could be placed under materialization, and the security features be placed under scanner, or transportation be placed at the end of virtualization. Also if this article is meant for the uninitiated, a lot of sections can use more elaboration of the basics, like more definitions and basically a statement of what is meant by the terms if we're talking to the ignorant and unknowing. Though this last paragraph depends really on how you plan on organizing the articles.

Just a few more thoughts. Feel free to discard any or all of it, if you desire. If I come up with anything else, I'll be sure to type it up.

[YDV offline]

Hmm.. very nice. Excellent in fact. I love the pictures and diagrams you included; they're very helpful. But I have to nitpick one thing, though-- the issue of Code Earth materialization being different from normal materialization. (i.e. why Aelita has to use it and couldn't be devirtualized or materialized normally prior to when Hopper restored her memories, etc.)

Come to think of it... I think that should be covered on the portion on Lyokoan programs and processes-- the software part that I'm more proficient in.. So nevermind. ^-^; (You can use my diagrams if you ever need them. I'd be honored )

I agree with you on the two parts of materialization, animenologist. At least, from what I can tell.

Oh, and if we ever do send this (most likely incredibly long) essay to AnteScoop, are you sure we should use those pictures along with it? Because you know how touchy they get when they discover people have been using Code Lyoko stuff online.. for example the crack-down that resulted in LyokoCode having to take their episodes down... I'm just saying-- they may mind, they may not. And I definitely hope if anyone gets it, they'll actually read the whole thing...

Hey, wait a minute. Weren't you going to do an introduction and acknowledgements sorta thing? Or are you going to wait until later?

[TB3]

Yo guys!

Sorry for the delay in replying to you but the past 24 hours have been a blurr of beer-fueled mayhem, movie marathons, orchestral soundtracks and trying to repair the damage TL's done to himself in BKO and Site News.

In short - I really appreciate your feedback, think the suggestions are great and I will edit the relevant sections tommorrow (it's 11.42pm here and I've consumed 4 pints of strong lager in the past few hours) - and write up the STM chapter. After there I'll need your input a lot more as we move first into PROCESSES (SAPs, TAPs, Posessions, RTTPs, Virt/Devirt/Matt etc.) and then SOFTWARE (Lyokan functions, super-scans, the materialisation program etc.).

And as for sending this off to Moonscoop, yeah, I say we go for it. Let's finish the tech essay and then convert it to laymans terms, and then we'll see about getting a copy in the post (and with a bit of luck we'll soon hear Sharon Mann or Paul Bandey speaking words such as 'Exertanium', 'ZPS', and 'Routers.')

As for the introduction - didn't we type one up a while ago from Jeremie's perspective, and since we're going for a professional touch, why not each of us write our own short dedications/notes etc. to open up the essay?

See you all soon!

[DL offline]

I noticed that there were a few more parts of the essay that I have not yet read and I must say that I am impressed with all of them. Especially with the part pertaining to the power core. For the longest while I have been thinking on it and I have to say how creepy it is that your discription of it is so similar to my own(minus the ZPE field in my version it created ZPE then ran it though a coverter turning it into electrical energy)...unless the power core idea was posted before then I appologize for taking an idea.

[TB3]

I noticed that there were a few more parts of the essay that I have not yet read and I must say that I am impressed with all of them. Especially with the part pertaining to the power core. For the longest while I have been thinking on it and I have to say how creepy it is that your discription of it is so similar to my own(minus the ZPE field in my version it created ZPE then ran it though a coverter turning it into electrical energy)...unless the power core idea was posted before then I appologize for taking an idea.

Ah, great minds think alike. You, me, animenologist, YDV, the guys...Franz Hopper.

[DL offline]

So my idea wasn't stolen? Or did I just forget dicussing it? Ah hell who cares.

[Taelia offline]

Wow! Extensive! Nice job on the scanner infotrmation, TB3! Could come in handy.

[TB3]

I'd like to thnk Taelia for the compliment and DL, I promise you I did not steal your idea - I can't remember how it developed but I'm certain it was a concept we devised as a group. I'm glad you like what I've written to date though and I hope you enjoy the next chapter.

[Taelia offline]

Merci beaucoup, TB3. I love complimenting others.

[DL offline]

I'd like to thnk Taelia for the compliment and DL, I promise you I did not steal your idea - I can't remember how it developed but I'm certain it was a concept we devised as a group. I'm glad you like what I've written to date though and I hope you enjoy the next chapter.

No I had thought that I had stolen an idea not the other way arround

[TB3]

I'd like to thnk Taelia for the compliment and DL, I promise you I did not steal your idea - I can't remember how it developed but I'm certain it was a concept we devised as a group. I'm glad you like what I've written to date though and I hope you enjoy the next chapter.

No I had thought that I had stolen an idea not the other way arround

Don't sweat it mate - I'm just glad to have you as a member of the LTT team - you make great contributions!

[YDV offline]

mmm... I'd be glad to help with processes and software. After all, a lot of that stuff was my idea

*ahem* anyway. Remember that Lyokologists story I promised you all? Well I have my computer back and I -swear- I'll get chapter 2 up shortly! Just you wait! lol

[TB3]

And I appreciate that First Officer YDV!

Chief Officer Animenologist, set course for Code: Lyoko canon (we hope )!

Good luck with the story YDV, and maybe you could start thinking about how we should break down the processes and software sections?