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Title: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: SithMaster on March 31, 2006, 06:39:57 pm

Does anyone know of a way to mod a dreamcast light gun ( a madcatz) to allow you to reload with a pedal?  Ive looked at the mod for the GunCon but time crisis had the option of using a button to reload hotd doesnt that i know of just to shoot offscreen.

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: Dave_K. on March 31, 2006, 10:31:34 pm

DC Madcatz guns has a reverse trigger (which is in front of the regular trigger) which functions as a reload button.  So I imagine you could hack that quite simply.

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: SithMaster on April 01, 2006, 09:37:18 am

What do you mean by reverse trigger?  Mine only has the one.

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: Dave_K. on April 01, 2006, 10:13:31 am

Quote from: SithMaster on April 01, 2006, 09:37:18 am

What do you mean by reverse trigger?  Mine only has the one.

You have a madcatz gun?  There are two triggers, one that you normally use to shoot by pulling your finger back, and one directly in front of the same finger you can push forward.  I believe it even has the word "reload" labeled on it. 

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: SithMaster on April 01, 2006, 03:22:29 pm

(http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdImg/images/pr/177X150/00/01/35/c0/81/20299905.JPG)

thats how mine looks there is only the one trigger and the buttons on the sides.  there may be another model then but i have the one in the pic though having a button for reload would make things simpler for me.

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: Dave_K. on April 01, 2006, 04:24:49 pm

Crap, my bad.  I just dug out my lightgun, its a Pelican model not Madcatz.

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: Vigo on April 02, 2006, 05:13:10 am

Pelican Lightgun

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: SithMaster on April 02, 2006, 05:42:32 pm

So then its not possible (or at least practical) to mod a mad catz controller with a foot pedal to reload?

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: Dave_K. on April 02, 2006, 05:54:20 pm

Quote from: SithMaster on April 02, 2006, 05:42:32 pm

So then its not possible (or at least practical) to mod a mad catz controller with a foot pedal to reload?

Well I'm pretty sure the reverse trigger on the pelican really just maps to the "B" button or something, so if your madcatz has buttons on it, just go into the game options and change reload to one of those buttons, then hack the button to a mono jack, and run a wire down to a reload pedal.

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: SithMaster on April 02, 2006, 09:21:22 pm

i tried changing the options but it isnt an option.  the only way to reload is to shoot offscreen.  Thats why i was curious if there was a way to mod it so i wouldnt have to aim offscreen.

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: Vigo on April 02, 2006, 10:34:14 pm

Quote

Well I'm pretty sure the reverse trigger on the pelican really just maps to the "B" button or something,

I always thought that the reverse trigger was the same button as the trigger, only it "blinds" the lightgun as to make the DC think it was a shot offscreen.

Thats just my theory though...

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: Dave_K. on April 03, 2006, 11:56:13 am

Quote from: Vigo on April 02, 2006, 10:34:14 pm

Quote

Well I'm pretty sure the reverse trigger on the pelican really just maps to the "B" button or something,

I always thought that the reverse trigger was the same button as the trigger, only it "blinds" the lightgun as to make the DC think it was a shot offscreen.

Thats just my theory though...

Oh, well that would make sense then.  Man, I'm just 0 for 2 on this thread.

Title: Re: HOTD2 on Dreamcast with Pedal
Post by: SithMaster on April 03, 2006, 03:10:37 pm

Hmmmmmm maybe i can try something similar using a pedal.