Posted by Agent Davis on January 25, 2002 at 16:45:42:
In Reply to: DreamMaster tech-problems posted by Wendigo on January 25, 2002 at 15:57:51:
I thought someone mentioned on this board before that the DreamMaster controllers weren't good for hacking because they used a different type of technology to register button presses. I'd like to know the answer too because I'm hacking two pads and one of them was going to be DreamMaster one. I was going to open it up and take a look at it to see if the person knew what they were talking about. Anyone know about this?
: Hello there,
: I've built a 2 player stand up unit for the dreamcast system using 2 dreamaster controllers. here is a good site for alot of the info.
: http://home.cfl.rr.com/expression/joystick-dc.html
: The 1st player works PERFECT, but i'm having problems with 2nd player. On the 2nd player the c and z buttons dont work correctly. Instead of just hitting the button once and having it activate, i must doulbe-tap it twice for it to work. The start button also is stuck in slow motion (which the dreammaster controller has). And this last glitch i cant even comprahend. I use this arcade stick for the game MVC2 and when i pick my characters on the character screan, everything looks good. But than when I start play, the 2nd and 3rd player are switched.
: Another thing that i dont uderstand is the grounds on the 2nd player. After i wired everthing to the correct place on the dreammaster PCB board, i plugged it in and tested it. I did this by connecting the correct grounds with the corrosponding button or direction with activated it. (go to the website and it can explain it alot easier with the wiring config diagram). The C and Z buttons are suppose to be connected to Ground2. So when i touched G2 with c or z, it shoulf have activated it. But it did not. Than i tried to test it with G1, i touched G1 with c and z, and it worked. The only theory that i can come up with is that the controllar i baught is glitched. Having the grounds to go the wronge buttons, just dont make sense. And with all those other problems, i figure the controllar is just a piece of shit. Can anybody help me?
: I do think that these problems can be fixed. And i think that your the best people able to help me. So please, I REALLY need your help. Ask your friends about these problems and see if they understand em'.
: thanks,
: Wendigo
: PS: i'll be getting a pic soon, so you can see my awesome arcade controllar!