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Hydro Thunder "Trilogy" Racing Cab (HT, H2Overdrive, Hurricane - and Racers)

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MrThunderwing:
That looks really good! Sometimes dome of these projects to add HD textures into an existing old game can just end up looking really fugly, but this is aesthetically very nice. Nice idea as well about trying to implement the unused artwork from the cancelled HT2. Will you be releasing this mod publicly once it's finished, or is it more a case of just something for your own cab?

Malenko:
This is top notch work.

I am assuming you can still play other racing games, but you'd just have to drive them with automatic transmissions?

m64mrk:
Thanks guys.

Mr. Thunderwing. I'm trying to narrow the scope as to not get overwhelmed as I found myself modifying some minor textures that honestly didn't add a ton of noticeable benefit and just took time, so I'll start off with some more lingering visuals like the skyline and backgrounds along with a few larger set pieces. I've also learned of some tools that will automatically clean up some of the smaller things I don't think are worth manually taking on - just learning how to use them.  Otherwise I think the emulator does a pretty good job upscaling - I'm pretty amazed how good the bump up is since they're using tiles of a max 256x256 and sometimes smaller. But I'd like to get the main cleanup areas done that are noticeable first and get a tad of each level done too so that all portions of the game get touched on. For sure I'll make it available as a patch/pack that anyone can add to their own local copy to play when I finish a first version.

Malenko: As for right now there is no physical shifter, though the steering buttons can be mapped I suppose. But I do have a donor Rush 2049 shifter and cover coming in and that will be added to the side of the seat. It will add a 4 way gated shifter + button to the mix, which should be cool. Just waiting on parts to arrive and let the modding begin.

m64mrk:
Got a few donor parts in from Rush 2049. Shifter and cover.
I won’t be able to get to this for a few weeks as I’ll need to create a mount to properly level and space it out. I’ll also need to extend the wiring and run it through the bench which will probably require me taking apart the chair. The good thing is that the plastic matches that color t-molding so I’m okay using it as it is. I’ll install new t molding down the road once I know all my mods are done and there’s less clanking of things going on.

m64mrk:
Some updates, finally.

•Factory steering FFB kit
•Cart Fury Wheel replacement
•Poor Man's SEGA VR/View Buttons
•Stainless Steele PIN Keypad

One of the bigger upgrades was going back to factory steering and getting it functional with an Arduino kit. I went with a turn key solution to save time (especially learning time) and just to get it done.

This kit is from www.RKADE.shop (Rusty is the creator). It came with everything needed: Power supply, enclosed pcb controller, labelled wiring harness, software, and instructions. Rusty was also accessible for other questions.

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Mounted back up. I found a New Old Stock Cart Fury (Faster than speed, a few other games?) style buttoned steering wheel. It didn't come with the center cap, so I'll probably just 3D print a cap as it's bigger than the original HT center cap.

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I like having the right control/button context for it's respective game if possible so I wanted to have a SEGA-like VR View button layout (vr1-vr4). I didn't feel like shelling out for the prices the Daytona panels sell for, so I made a poor man's clone with some cheap buttons and some scrap wood ($12 all in). Start and the Turn Key ignition are both wired together as the same, VR1 with View 1/High, VR2 with View 2/Low, VR 3 with View 3/Pilot to match the corresponding Midway style dash view buttons. If a real Daytona one comes around cheap at a swap meet I'll snag it, but I like how this came out and it blends well with the black backing it's mounted on.




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I was after something a little more commercial grade then a plastic keypad but didn't want to go with a digital option like a stream deck. I wanted something either like a payphone style seen on games like Cruis'n Exotica or Rush 2049 but some more work may have been needed to get the input to register. I found this one on AliExpress which is full stainless and actually resembles one closer to what you'd see on H2Overdrive. It's LED backlit and USB plug and play.

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