#code swap 2025

[zhinyart]

<!-- CODESWAP 2025 --> This is for @miracleofdatabase I’ve really been enjoying your Code Lyoko fanfic, Cure Code! It was tough choosing just one scene —there were so many lovely Jerlita moments—, but here’s the one I went with. ☺️ Don’t know if anyone’s interested, but I thought I’d share the line art too!

[cosmicpines]

I completely forgot I didn't post this! This is my @code-swap gift for @semie78 ! I made a rotating tower music box! I'm very proud of how it turned out. I bought a wind up music box online. Then, I designed a base with 3D printed bearings (roughly inspired by these, but fairly modified) that screws into the music box wind up. When the music box rotates, it spins the entire tower. I also made sure that the base unscrews from the top so you can replace any parts as needed. A keen eye may notice that it screws in backwards. Uh... oopsies!

The music box itself plays A World Without Danger (video should have sound, might be kind of quiet)....... kind of. I used this amazing tool and modified this midi to 3D print a new tube for the box. Unfortunately, there are only so many notes on a music box, and I had to sacrifice it being in tune for it working... alas... Many lessons learned, haha.

Was a ton of fun! I love designing and making things. Happy to chat more about the mechanical design with anyone who is interested. Some pictures of the CAD and design thoughts under the cut.

I ended up chopping off most of the threads from this. I went waaay overboard and the friction got too much that it couldn't screw in all the way. I also made a mistake that I'm showing here -- the bottom opening thread needs to be accessible by the top inserting thread. Cutting it solved this, but if I were to make it again, I'd fix that.

The original design of this also had little Lyoko Warriors that would move around the outside, but I ended up deciding to simplify it. Maybe someday...

This part isn't very interesting. The music box itself is screwed into those holes, and the threads screw into the top.

Here's the cool part: the base! There is a circle of bearings on the inside that 3D print as one part (even if they're a pain to get the supports out of, oh my god). The center of the "wheel" is where you screw in the crank for the music box. I tried 3D printing the threads, but my printer couldn't get it that fine, which wasn't surprising, so I did it by hand.

This is the music box tube, as generated by the code up there. A PLA 3D print won't last forever (as you can see I have a few extras in there for semie). A more permanent solution would be to make the tube with indents or holes instead of out outcroppings and then put little metal pins in there. Another option would be to resin print it, but, alas, I didn't have access to a resin printer.

This music box didn't have an E!! I was able to but the theme into a key/octave such that the repeating notes could be on two different spots that played the same note, but no E!!! Augh!!! I tried so hard to make it still sound right... definitely sounds better on my computer than on the box. That might have been my fault: the first step to using the tool is to identify all the notes on the music box. My fiancee and I tried our best, but we definitely could have gotten a few wrong. Still, I'm pleased the song was distinguishable at all.

[the-writing-artist]

Hey @zhinyart, here's your gift for @code-swap.

Naturally, I went with Jerlita, but Prompt 2 (Jeremie sleeping in places other than his bedroom) also gave me an idea.

[eclair-creates01]

@ani-action I'm your Code: Swap for this year!

Decided to go with the "William Fluff" promt, our boy needs it ( •̯́ ^ •̯̀)

Though im sure Kiwi will do a fine job at bringing some happiness to him (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶)

Hope you enjoy!!

[code-swap]

Hey @neomoop happy code: swap!! You wanted a human xana design, and let me tell you…. I thought SO hard about this!!!!

I’ll do a brief explanation here, and then below the cut I’ll include my initial sketches and alt designs!!

Ok, so: This Xana design is a big mish-mash of my Jérémie, William, and Aelita character designs! I thought Xana would willingly take on the human forms of people he either respected, or knew well. Since Xana had William for so long, I think his sense of style would borrow a lot from William. This design borrows the face shape, long sleeve + t shirt combo, messy hair, ear piercings, painted nails and emo/ scene influence from William. Similarly, Xana would have seen a lot of Aelita on Lyoko. Xana gets his skin coloring, glassy eyes, and unnatural hair color from Aelita! Lastly, I think Xana has a certain amount of respect for Jérémie for constantly foiling his plans. You can decide whether it is subconscious, or done to make Jérémie uncomfortable, but Xana gets his freckles, bangs, sweater, and eye shape from Jérémie!

I wanted Xana to stand out from the gang, so I avoided using too much black in his design and focused more on curating a vibe. I hope🤞 I was able to capture that “way too cool to be here” vibe, while still keeping the outfit realistic (and young looking)!

And now for my beta design

I was sold on the rat tails—they came to me in a dream. I originally wanted the design to have more concrete elements taken from William, while the color palette erred more towards Jérémie… but I ended up scrapping that. Then I started thinking about what his Lyoko form would be like…. And things started getting out of hand lol

I simply could not choose between which vibe I liked better: a very William inspired outfit/ design, where he was in workout garb and had the same powers/ weapons…. Or a completely brand new design, that had him looking more like a general or a royal and set him up with laser muskets!!!! On the one hand, having Xana!William be as close as you can get to “real Xana” is very enticing, but on the other hand, Xana would sooooo call himself the General of his forces, and be a very pompous bastard about who controlled/ruled Lyoko.

So many decisions!!!!

Either way, I hope you enjoyed!

- @vexfulfolly

[semie78]

This is my @code-swap gift for @chornayadrakoshig 💕 I was so excited when I saw litalise bc I don’t get a chance to draw them that much, and they were so fun to draw!

I hope you like it 💕💕💕

[vrepit-nya]

CLAWS UP FROM THE EDGE OF A CLIFF. i'm alive. and I'm late and I'm EXTREMELY sorry. but better late than never!!!!!!!!!

hi @coldbrewblooded hi Astral <3 it's me, your @code-swap bestie.

ok so one of your prompts was about the XANA monsters doing something "normal" in the real world and I just immediately got the image of that subway rat in new york hauling a whole piece of pizza down a flight of stairs, which is extremely specific. however i cannot help but see kankrelats as some kind of mix between an ant and a rat. ants if they were big enough to cause rat problems, if you will.

anyway i sure hope no one was planning on enjoying a nice pizza today because Mango and a friend are making off with it.

pov weird bugs steal your dinner and only one is even guilty about being caught

[yumiakikaze]

CODE:SWAP 2025

for @vexfulfolly

I drew an Ulrich, to be fair I haven't drawn his s1-3 design for a long time! He is my 2nd favorite character!

sorry if the lighting is a bit weird tho 🙃

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