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[feet like ice]

weeeeeeeee i got my DX pad today, the foam that came with was bigger than the pad by a little so we had to stuff it in there. Hehe its bigger than me cheap topway ones. It doesnt slide around alot but i think i will put like some wood under it or something. anywayss its a good buy for the price.

[Yuk_fai]

I Still haven't gotten around to doing my mod, but here are the plans:


1) Obtain Two DDR Dance pads (the cheap, Mad Catz ones), 1/2" plywood, a chair mat for hardwood floors, hard vinyl floor covering, duct tape or packing tape, and a staple gun.

2) Cut plywood into two pieces. Place a dance pad onto each of them.

3) Using a marker, section off eight areas on the chair mat large enough to cover the action buttons (square, X, triangle, O) and two areas that can cover the center area. Cut out the section from the chair mat.

4) Position the pieces of the chair mat onto the pads. Using either packing tape or duct tape, attach the squares onto the pad.

5) Using hard vinyl floor covering, cover up the plywood, dance pad, and pieces of the chair mat. Staple the floor covering onto the plywood.


How does that sound to everyone? I'm worried that the chair mat might cause the sensors to registers when I don't hit them. However, this addition will cause it to feel more "arcady" IMO.

Thanks for your input.

[cRazY FeeT]

i've already tryed the mymybox dx pads from fry's.........they are CRAP!
the arrows started to rip after a few weeks
do u know which gamestop carry the red octane ignitions?

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[cRazY FeeT]

poopy double post *edits*
sorry

[Bistander Joe]

Could someone post a link to the original Soft Pad Discussion. Thanks.

[feet like ice]

[Ke6dRRtY]

Original soft pad discussion

I don't know of any specific GameStops that carry the RO Ignition 2.0, just repeating what I've heard. Although Gamestop Online has it, maybe your local store can have one shipped out for you. Just ask them, maybe you'll get lucky.

[cRazY FeeT]

called my local gamestops........they dont carry an dx style pads
only the cheap kinds

[GFBeach]

I really can't guess if this mod would cause any mis-firing. It sounds like a good idea for soft pads! The only bit that concerns me is this:

[wumpus]

[GCGee]

I got both my CypherDX pads in the mail today.
10 minutes after set up, I passed Matsuri Japan on heavy for the first time, with a C.


I love em

ACK! One of my pads doesnt work properly! The down, and left pad dont respond. What can I do to fix it?
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Robots are everywhere and they eat old people's medicine for fuel.

[Ke6dRRtY]

1. Go into options -> controller settings, and turn controllers 1 and 2 off if you haven't already.
2. Try booting the game without the pads plugged in, then plug them in. Sometimes the pads go wacko when you don't.

[GCGee]

Tried both. Nothing. I think it's the pad, since the lights flash when you step on a sensor, and neither is lighting up? Do I need to open my pad? Is there a FAQ that covers this?
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Robots are everywhere and they eat old people's medicine for fuel.

[Ke6dRRtY]

but the other buttons work right? see about getting an exchange since it happened so soon.

[Bluteng3l]

I got the RedOctane Ignition Pad 2.0 recently. It's a real good pad. The only bad thing is the zipper. When you zip it up for the first time you got to be real careful. Also Redoctane has good customer service. I ordered this bundle that came with 2 pads, 2 pad covers, DDRMax, and a carrying case. When I first got them the zippers broke on both they sent me two new ones pretty fast. So it turned out ok. If you want a review here's a good one.
http://www.ddrseattle.com/IgnitionPad/IgnitionPadReview.html
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[cRazY FeeT]

how do the bns ultra dx pads compare to red octane ignition pad 2.0?
if the red octane pads are much better than theirs ill get them......besides the bns ultra pads are on backorder

[Ke6dRRtY]

wumpus recently posted a soft pad article in this thread that, among other things, had a direct comparision of the BNS DX and RO Ignition pads, check it out.

[drovkin]

Is there any other place to get the BNS Ultra DX-Xtreme pad other than http://www.buynshop.com/productinfophp3/VG-DDR-ULTDX ? Because it's sold out, and I was hoping to get it for my birthday, which is the 21st of this month...I tried a google search, but it only pointed me back to the exact same site. If this pad is such a great pad, shouldn't it be sold at least a couple more places? Another reason I wanted to get it at this place was because of the 30 day warranty in case something was wrong when it was shipped...anyway, any other places anyone knows of that might sell these pads? thanks.

[Yuk_fai]

Thanks RyukumuIsora. After hearing your concerns, I'm not sure what I'll do... I might tape the edges of the chair mat so that the corners and edges are rounded...

I think I'll give that a try. I'll post again when it's complete. Hopefully, it'll turn out alright.

[Ke6dRRtY]

Okay people, I'm afraid we've all been had. Check out these pics:

Buy N Shop
MY MY Box
Red Octane

They're all the same frickin pic!!!

edit: fixed the links