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The Archimedes Project part 2 - Cortana Clark - 07-24-2020

Signal Incomming...
Testing Signal Strength...
Signal C̴͓̣̟̄́̚o̴̢̘̹̍̇̿r̶̛̬̤͗͛̌͊̈́̎̈́͛r̷̜͎̙̣͙̠̥̱̫̈́̐͋̃̄͌ư̸̲̌̏͌́p̶̥̥͙̤̙̪̐͌͗̽̈͑͗͑̓̕͜ͅt̵̡̝̗͓͚̗̿ẻ̷̯͖͉̫̹͖̱̼̼̀̆d̶̰̉͌͐̓̑̚͝͝...



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Source: Ų̷͓̲̰̺̻̀̈͛n̵̻̯͕̮͕͓̗̱̩̭̋k̴̠̙̼̤͚̮̽̄̊̎̎̋̍̀ͅͅn̵̝̟̙̮̣̝̩̰̺̦̿͆̍̂ȍ̶͔̺̣w̴͎̗̝̗̦͎̣͐̂͂̾̀͗̓͘͜͝n̶̛͇̳̲̼̯̯͐͌̒̈̐̇̚
Location: R̵͎̮̮̱͙̦̆̍͛͐̄̆̚̕͜ͅĕ̵͓̙̳͙̀̃̕͠ͅd̴̢̯͙̹̗̞̙̎͋̉̌̓́̊̔̓̿a̴̧̬̹͔̩̤͊͐̂͛̌̓̀́̇͝c̷̯̯̹̣̙̪͕̘̃̀̽̇̑̈́͒̈́͝ẗ̵̜̘̙́̋͊̈̿̌͘͜e̸͍̥͛̂̒́͒̐̋̑̕d̸̖̮̖̪̆̐̈́̆
Name: C̴͓̣̟̄́̚o̴̢̘̹̍̇̿r̶̛̬̤͗͛̌͊̈́̎̈́͛r̷̜͎̙̣͙̠̥̱̫̈́̐͋̃̄͌ư̸̲̌̏͌́p̶̥̥͙̤̙̪̐͌͗̽̈͑͗͑̓̕͜ͅt̵̡̝̗͓͚̗̿ẻ̷̯͖͉̫̹͖̱̼̼̀̆d̶̰̉͌͐̓̑̚͝͝
Encryption: Sraok-01os
Subject: Project log #1





*the video feed opens with cortana and her working wraith in the background*

Okay, so the wraith is working and it all works quite well. Yet there is something that is bothering us, the powercore isn't as good as we want it to be. So a few days ago we saw a ship that had a nomad powercore in its cargo. I don't know why or how it managed to get it. The ship wasn't a Vagrant nor a K'hara. Anyway, this is when we had an idea. Maybe we could replace the powercore of the wraith with a nomad powercore.. the biggest problem would be how to harness the energy of it. As much as I know there is currently no technology on how to use its energy. I mean maybe there is but if so it's not very common to see or heck even know about it.

So.. We maybe have to speak with melia. Maybe we are somehow able to get one of those cores. I have an idea how they work and how I might be able to use its energy. If we could get our hands on one I would defenitly start tinkering on it to see if there is a way for us. We always found a way but this will be hard. We also had they idea to build in a Black Nova compound powercore... however, this seems like a rather bad idea since the radiation would be so high, that we would only slow the ship down with all that shielding. So this not really an option. For bigger ships it could technicly work but for snubcrafts we do not consider it.

We will talk with melia soon. I hope melia can help us. It would be a great advancement for the Light if we are able to harvest the energy for metal husks or maybe even bases.

Cortana out.




Signal Fading out...
Losing Signal Strength...
Signal l̵̫̫̬̖͇͓̦͇̞͐̾̿̑̈́̅̉̌͘ó̶͇̜̰̲̭̮̓̾͐̏s̸̡͈̳̟̫̈̈́͒̂̎̏t̵̬͓̿̿͂̽̄̀͌̓̇͠...





RE: The Archimedes Project part 2 - Cortana Clark - 08-31-2020

Signal Incomming...
Testing Signal Strength...
Signal C̴͓̣̟̄́̚o̴̢̘̹̍̇̿r̶̛̬̤͗͛̌͊̈́̎̈́͛r̷̜͎̙̣͙̠̥̱̫̈́̐͋̃̄͌ư̸̲̌̏͌́p̶̥̥͙̤̙̪̐͌͗̽̈͑͗͑̓̕͜ͅt̵̡̝̗͓͚̗̿ẻ̷̯͖͉̫̹͖̱̼̼̀̆d̶̰̉͌͐̓̑̚͝͝...



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Source: Ų̷͓̲̰̺̻̀̈͛n̵̻̯͕̮͕͓̗̱̩̭̋k̴̠̙̼̤͚̮̽̄̊̎̎̋̍̀ͅͅn̵̝̟̙̮̣̝̩̰̺̦̿͆̍̂ȍ̶͔̺̣w̴͎̗̝̗̦͎̣͐̂͂̾̀͗̓͘͜͝n̶̛͇̳̲̼̯̯͐͌̒̈̐̇̚
Location: R̵͎̮̮̱͙̦̆̍͛͐̄̆̚̕͜ͅĕ̵͓̙̳͙̀̃̕͠ͅd̴̢̯͙̹̗̞̙̎͋̉̌̓́̊̔̓̿a̴̧̬̹͔̩̤͊͐̂͛̌̓̀́̇͝c̷̯̯̹̣̙̪͕̘̃̀̽̇̑̈́͒̈́͝ẗ̵̜̘̙́̋͊̈̿̌͘͜e̸͍̥͛̂̒́͒̐̋̑̕d̸̖̮̖̪̆̐̈́̆
Name: C̴͓̣̟̄́̚o̴̢̘̹̍̇̿r̶̛̬̤͗͛̌͊̈́̎̈́͛r̷̜͎̙̣͙̠̥̱̫̈́̐͋̃̄͌ư̸̲̌̏͌́p̶̥̥͙̤̙̪̐͌͗̽̈͑͗͑̓̕͜ͅt̵̡̝̗͓͚̗̿ẻ̷̯͖͉̫̹͖̱̼̼̀̆d̶̰̉͌͐̓̑̚͝͝
Encryption: Sraok-01os
Subject: Project log #2





*the video feed opens with cortana and her working wraith in the background*

We are making slow progress. While ours still wait to receive the power cells of the Light, we found some hidden knowledge within the deep spaces of the mindscape. It seems to be some ancient knowledge about the usage of the cells by an elder species. We found a "picture" that seems to show 4 pillars that were used to generate something around a cell. We are unsure how it works, but we are currently trying to replicate these pillars as a 3D model to start our work from there.

Ours will dig deeper into the knowledge ours found. Maybe, we will be able to replicate the effect and use it to our advantage.

Cortana out.




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Losing Signal Strength...
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RE: The Archimedes Project part 2 - Cortana Clark - 03-18-2021

Signal Incomming...
Testing Signal Strength...
Signal C̴͓̣̟̄́̚o̴̢̘̹̍̇̿r̶̛̬̤͗͛̌͊̈́̎̈́͛r̷̜͎̙̣͙̠̥̱̫̈́̐͋̃̄͌ư̸̲̌̏͌́p̶̥̥͙̤̙̪̐͌͗̽̈͑͗͑̓̕͜ͅt̵̡̝̗͓͚̗̿ẻ̷̯͖͉̫̹͖̱̼̼̀̆d̶̰̉͌͐̓̑̚͝͝...



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Source: Ų̷͓̲̰̺̻̀̈͛n̵̻̯͕̮͕͓̗̱̩̭̋k̴̠̙̼̤͚̮̽̄̊̎̎̋̍̀ͅͅn̵̝̟̙̮̣̝̩̰̺̦̿͆̍̂ȍ̶͔̺̣w̴͎̗̝̗̦͎̣͐̂͂̾̀͗̓͘͜͝n̶̛͇̳̲̼̯̯͐͌̒̈̐̇̚
Location: R̵͎̮̮̱͙̦̆̍͛͐̄̆̚̕͜ͅĕ̵͓̙̳͙̀̃̕͠ͅd̴̢̯͙̹̗̞̙̎͋̉̌̓́̊̔̓̿a̴̧̬̹͔̩̤͊͐̂͛̌̓̀́̇͝c̷̯̯̹̣̙̪͕̘̃̀̽̇̑̈́͒̈́͝ẗ̵̜̘̙́̋͊̈̿̌͘͜e̸͍̥͛̂̒́͒̐̋̑̕d̸̖̮̖̪̆̐̈́̆
Name: C̴͓̣̟̄́̚o̴̢̘̹̍̇̿r̶̛̬̤͗͛̌͊̈́̎̈́͛r̷̜͎̙̣͙̠̥̱̫̈́̐͋̃̄͌ư̸̲̌̏͌́p̶̥̥͙̤̙̪̐͌͗̽̈͑͗͑̓̕͜ͅt̵̡̝̗͓͚̗̿ẻ̷̯͖͉̫̹͖̱̼̼̀̆d̶̰̉͌͐̓̑̚͝͝
Encryption: Sraok-01os
Subject: Project log #3





We finally got it. The Power cell Mechanism is finally ours. We decided to abandon the idea of those ancient pillars. We decided that it would take far too long to replicate everything. Instead, we will create a completely new device. As we noticed once we got it was the massive EMF spikes from the cargo space on the ship. Thanks to the mindscape we partially know how it exactly works yet we find no songs about the combination with Human technology.

Meanwhile, Verac is trying to figure out a way to create an inlay that gives us a bigger advantage with the combat systems on our husk. His first idea was quite the thought failure. He is one of us yet he somehow forgot that he can not connect it to the spine. The reason for that is rather obvious. Anyway, we will probably grant him access to this file archive so theirs can report directly and that we have some recording of ongoing processes. As far as we are concerned he already has some new ideas that should work a lot better than his first idea.

Cortana out.




Signal Fading out...
Losing Signal Strength...
Signal l̵̫̫̬̖͇͓̦͇̞͐̾̿̑̈́̅̉̌͘ó̶͇̜̰̲̭̮̓̾͐̏s̸̡͈̳̟̫̈̈́͒̂̎̏t̵̬͓̿̿͂̽̄̀͌̓̇͠...





RE: The Archimedes Project part 2 - Cortana Clark - 03-15-2024

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SENDER: Cortana Clark
RECIPIENT: Project Archimedes
LOCATION: Redacted
SUBJECT: Advancement



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It is time to start the machines on this project again. It has been resting for too long, and it seems like Verac didn't do anything on his own again... Anyway, the last time we worked on that we had to find a way to harness the energy from the Powercell so we could power the ship and all the other systems from it.

This task is still not complete so we will go from there. While we still have the cell, we must figure out how to make the energy output usable for the systems of the ship. We do have an idea for that. Thanks to our kin who built and created the schiller in its current form we can take some inspiration from their construction. While we can't apply it one-to-one simply because of the size difference, there are still some good points of reference we can use.

So first things first. The current idea would be to create a coil field around the built-in core so we can stabilize it. With that, we could also try to use these coils to harness the energy. The issue with that would be that it would need a tremendous amount of energy to start. The circuit could look something like the schematics below. It's just a quick sketch but it could work nonetheless.

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Now the issue with the energy that we need. The main issue is that we need to give a high voltage impulse to "kickstart" the whole system. The circuit for that wouldn't be too difficult to design as we already have the schematics so we can safely discharge it to where it's needed.

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For now, we will work on implementing it into our simulations to see if it is even worth trying to actually build it. Once the simulation has been completed we will either continue with this idea or look for something else.

For now, this is all.







RE: The Archimedes Project part 2 - Cortana Clark - 03-19-2024

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SENDER: Cortana Clark
RECIPIENT: Project Archimedes
LOCATION: Redacted
SUBJECT: Advancement



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So where do we start... I do have to be honest at the start it didn't look good whatsoever, We constantly had energy spikes that exceeded so far beyond what we needed that in the simulation everything collapsed into itself. Please don't ask me how but it did. Once we dug deeper, we found out why the spikes were so high. It wasn't even because of the "Harvesting" device we wanted to implement. It was because the safety mechanism didn't trigger at the right moment to unload all that energy into one place. What it did was keep all of the energy back until it almost reached critical failure which isn't what we planned for in the first place. Furthermore, instead of dumping the energy spike into the coils it just dumped it all over the circuit, which in return ended in a total collapse of the whole system which then fried everything and essentially would have killed anyone that even touched the ship. But that's why we run our simulations first.

Meanwhile, Thraike and I did some pondering. With the change that is currently ongoing although we can't even say for certain how it will end for us. It may provide us with a significant amount of data that we could use to work on this project. It is weird even thinking about it... Yeah, anyway, with the knowledge we may gain it is very likely that they also have the facilities to make our work even possible. While we can do most of the hardware work in the docks of the Schiller we still can't make our own weaving to complete everything. But for that we have to meet our brethren first otherwise we can't tell what is possible.

We have ordered verac to start preparing the ship for the circuit rework while we are currently working on fixing the circuit. This will most likely require a few parts for verac that he needs to install. We will have to see if some of our old contacts are still alive and are willing to talk and or trade with us. We had a few interesting encounters with darklings but we don't think they were of peculiar worth to our cause.

For now, this is all.







RE: The Archimedes Project part 2 - Cortana Clark - 04-17-2024

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SENDER: Cortana Clark
RECIPIENT: Project Archimedes
LOCATION: Omicron Delta, Lichtenfelde
SUBJECT: Advancement



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There is much to talk about. While gathering what we could for our leave from the Omicron systems, our brethren Shar’Jalvir installed the new Identifiers aboard our vessels. A great one indeed, we have to say. We ran some diagnostics just to be safe, as this is still very much a prototype ship at this point. So far, everything looks good, the only thing we will have to do again are some of the wire terminations. While they may hold up, we have to make certain that it is up to our standards. We don't want to end in a fireball, after all, because there is still so much to do.

We also finished all the simulations for our harvesting device. Furthermore, we have to say that it does look promising, but some other ideas came to our minds too. While preparing, we got a vision of the pulsar star that would soon fill our new home with Light and energy. Which then sparked many ideas for this prototype vessel. Instead of completely relying on a power cell, we could also try to imitate what our home will be doing to harness its energy. While we are still uncertain if this is possible, it brings many more thoughts into our minds. Anyway, this shall not be about our new home.

As far as we have seen, Verac has almost finished the rewiring so far. This time, he promised us that he would do a log once it's completely done and tested. But we will see; you can never be certain with him.

Anyway, so far, we are still working on a way to fully shield the Power Core. As of right now, we don't have any practical human counterparts that would be fit for this task. With that in mind, the next logical step would be to have a veil, which would be more beneficial and would require less power adjustment. The adjustments we'd have to make to keep the Power core always protected would be immense, as we have yet to find out if we can create said veil around a whole ship.

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While the Powercell itself is stable, we can't expect it to just withstand a single impact. We would however also gain an advantage. Because of the semi-sentient nature of the veil we could "program" it to prioritize the Power core structure. Another bonus would be that the veil and the core are better suited to work hand in hand rather than mix and match everything. With the strength of the Power Core together with our connection to the Light we should also be able to create our microorganisms around the ship without the need for anything artificial.

The best-case scenario right now would be if we were able to move our homes soon, so we can start the final preparations to see if we can get a Power core properly installed. After that, we will see if we can advance further with our connection to our ancestors.






RE: The Archimedes Project part 2 - Cortana Clark - 04-23-2024

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SENDER: Verac
RECIPIENT: Project Archimedes
LOCATION: Omicron Delta, Lichtenfelde
SUBJECT: The Wiring



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Well, the boss wanted a log from our side so we shall provide it for them. While it is true that we almost finished the whole wiring, certain parts still need complete replacements either through buying them or trying to grow them ourselves. While I can't say for sure what we can and can't create Cortana will surely enlighten us about that but that's up to them to decide.

The main replacements will be for the hull and some of the sensors that we use to monitor and calibrate the fine systems of the ship. We know it is possible to control without that but still. I doubt Cortana would be happy with just some dodgy handyman solutions. We also started to disassemble part of the current engine and reactor. This may be a bit early but I'm sure Cortana will find other means of transportation without her Valkyrie once we have to move places.

Anyway, the most annoying part was to break this god-forsaken engine out. I know Rheinland vessels are supposed to be some of the finest and most resilient ships out there but still, this was nothing short of a joke. I even had to bring the old angle grinder out because someone thought it was necessary to weld the bolts shut. Who even does something like that, oh well, most of it is now out. I just hope she does not feel the need to ask me to remount it for transportation, or else I might as well look for something different to do.

Further updates will follow.