Red Octane Afterburner

sephiroth1215 · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 6:17 am Post subject:

maybe it's a good thing that I ordered min with ITG. Hopefully they will fix any bugs by then.

xpguardian · Trick Member Joined: 11 Mar 2005

or maybe you will be waiting for a year or 2 before the suit is settled and then an even better mat will be out for half the price but your afterburner will just then be shipping and you will be like " dangit, why didnt i just order the mat without itg". ya this isnt very constructive or anything so im gonna shut up now.

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Shogun · Basic Member Joined: 02 Apr 2005

Mine arrived this morning. It seems to be working really well. My only complaint is that the DHL guy was pretty rough with it. Even with big "FRAGILE HANDLE WITH CARE" he dropped it on its corner. But it seems to be working fine. Loving it!

Dr. Bob · Trick Member Joined: 09 Apr 2005 Location: In EEUU

I got mine around an hour ago, and I can say this is the best home pad I've ever played on. It took me a bit to get the pad outta the box... and it worked quite well. Tried Jam Jam Reggae on Stepmania and AA'd it on my first go, but I have the same problem that some other people have. I can only go as far as 1/2 a song without the pad 'disconnecting' itself and plugging itself back. Other than that, it's a great pad.

drummerdude781 · Basic Member Joined: 20 Mar 2005

Well, finally, my two babies came in the mail. These are amazing so far... they've stood up to the initial bashings of LOM heavy, CSFILSM, paranoias, and loots more. We'll see how well they last. They're beautiful too... i'll post some pictures of them tomorrow.

SonGohanX · Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 6:10 pm Post subject:

After messing with this thing all evening, I found a fix that may work until I can get a response from redoctane.

Which by the way, I would highly recommend you guys call them, or email them and let them know there is in fact a problem.

Anyways, here's what I did.

download this: http://www.redcl0ud.com/files/XBCD_DDR.cab

extract it to a folder.

open up XBCDddr.inf

Look under [DeviceList] and add this line and save the file:

"XBCD XBox DDR Pad"=Install, USB\VID_1430&PID_8888 ; Afterburner

Now open up device manager, and go under "Human Interface devices"
it will be listed as "USB Human Interface Device"

Update the Driver, Install from specific location, choose "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install" then choose the folder you extracted the files to.

That should be it. So far I haven't had any disconnection issues. The only downside is that the timing seems to be just slightly off as compared to before. I'll play with the global offset and see what I can come up with. If anyone else would like to help out with this, or if you have any trouble, just drop me an IM.
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Walked · Trick Member Joined: 10 Feb 2005

Is the disconnection problem PC only? If someone can verify that it works very well with xbox, and that the doubles connector is somewhat decent, I'm ordering two tomorrow.

Input?

drummerdude781 · Basic Member Joined: 20 Mar 2005

This may sound like a stupid question, but for all of the afterburner owners... did yours come with the center island covered in white material and the back two islands in blue? If this is just like tape covering how do I get it off?

Dog_E · Basic Member Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Location: MN

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tepp · Trick Member Joined: 07 Apr 2005

Update on my xbox/ps2 issues.

RedOctane's Customer Support sucks. So far I've gotten 1 email about the disconnect/Please Insert Controller 1 problem, and all they said was, try a new breakaway cable. Well, I did that. It didn't help.

The problem has gone from being every 10 steps to being every other song. But it's still annoying because you get boos when that message is up.

It's been five days since I first contacted them and they have not yet gotten back to me on a RMA number to send it back. Other than that 1 email asking me to try a new breakaway cable, I haven't heard a damn thing. This is getting very old. The least they could do is send me a swap a control box, as I'm fairly sure the problem isn't in the pad. The please insert control 1 message occurs even when the pad itself is not in use! It happens when it's sitting all by itself, nobody touching it.

I'm thinking about quitting DDR, honestly. I am very upset about this pad and the lack of support. I may have to get my credit card involved if RedOctane does not offer a return/refund/exchange by the next week. I have spent more time dealing with busted pads than I have actually playing, and I've spent more money on pads than I've spent on my actual XBOX.

Very disappointed with RedOctane. Very disappointed with their customer service.

And the pad does not work with XBOX.

stewlab · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2002 Location: Dirty Jerzz

new problem:

after the intial night of disappointment i decided to wait until the next morning to try again. so i did and nothing had changed so i stopped. a few hours later i plugged the pad back into my laptop and a message said that the usb port had exceeded its power or something like that and it had a power surge, now the computer wont even recognize it.

i also sent a message but have not received any response.
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Walked · Trick Member Joined: 10 Feb 2005

Whew, wow, I'm very not impressed with these problems from you guys.

Guess I'll just have to get a second flux instead of two of these. Thanks for the input. Too bad too

neotwig · Basic Member Joined: 18 May 2005 Location: Ohio

Shogun · Basic Member Joined: 02 Apr 2005

I play on an Xbox and I've yet to get any problems out of my pad. (knock on wood) Seriously, the thing runs great. The pad is still under warranty so you should be able to sort the problem out.

Jeremy37077829 · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Location: New York

Yeah I love this pad. Sorry about that last post I was kinda in a hurry. Ever since I figured out how to hook up the USB cable (detach the XBox cable and replace) I have been playing nonstop on Stepmania ever since (which it works flawlessly on with the exception of the conflict my particular stepmania program has with other programs on my comp causing it to focus on other applications), averaging an SDG on every song and about in the teens-twenty's with 10-footers. Since my full pic/vid review is still in the making, I will make a quick one now while I am still on.

The pad came double-packaged and was suprisingly handled VERY well in the shipping (hence the "FRAGILE HANDLE WITH CARE" writing on it). The pad was an absolute beauty once I got it out and peeled the plastic covering off the pad and the vacuum sealed plastic stuff off of the arrows. Very shiny and sleek-looking.

Once I put the pad to the test, the first thought that came into my mind was "wow I am suprised this thing didnt cost as much as the CF". So far, it is of perfect quality. The arrows are, of course, lowered and feel almost identical to the arcade except how it slides just a TINY bit (I am not a big fan of the stuff they put on the bottom but it could slide a bit cuz I use it on concrete flooring). I am interested to see how long it will last with me weighing 225 lbs. and stomping it.

The polycarbonate arrows are perfect and feel invincible.

The pad squeaks a bit but it just has to be worn in.

The control box works perfectly on XBox, PS2, and PC.

The only doubt I have in my mind about this pad (which I am a little concerned about) is the fact that since it has a 90 day warranty, they could've designed it so that it will start malfunctioning right after the period ends (that exact thing happened with my Ignition pad). Even though this pad is kick@$$, RedOctane is a business and will do its best to make money. However, I could be wrong and hope that I am.
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Edible Bondage Tape · Trick Member Joined: 26 Jan 2002 Location: Kerri

buy it thorugh gamestop and get a 1 year replacement warenty then
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xpguardian · Trick Member Joined: 11 Mar 2005

umm....gamestop doesnt have it..........?
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Dog_E · Basic Member Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Location: MN

Hmm... all this makes me really glad that I am a PS2 user!

It seems that all these problems that are occuring with the c-boxes only affect X-Box, PC, and Mac. It appears as if no one (myself included) has had any problem with the PS2 connection.

So I would still say that if you are planning on using this pad with a PS2 that it is deffinately worth every cent. Ya just cant go wrong with the

"Afterburner + PS2 = Happiness!!"

formula

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