JUDGEMENT SILVERSWORD (JSS) and CARDINAL SINS (CS) both share this stupid glitch where you can shot forward and wide shot at the same time. This thing is supposed to be a glitch in the game and was removed in ESCHATOS but for some reason M-KAI and QUTE liked it and made it part of the shooting mechanics in GINGA FORCE.

The technique is called "double shot" and it's very important both for scoring and survival (specially useful for harder modes where enemies have more hp). Using the double shot at point blank range does the most DPS possible in the game. As you should know, JSS/CS are all about speedkilling so even if this IS actually a glitch, there's no possible way you can compete or even enjoy the game without it.



Keep in mind that both games were originally released for the WONDERSWAN COLOR and if you see the design of that thing there's no humanly possible way to press and tap both shots with certain rythm with that thing.

Using the double shot is so important that publisher DEGICA GAMES actually explained how the glitch works (see this guide here) but for some reason the game has no autofire config built into the game, that's why you have to use an external program to do that.

• Download Joy2Key[joytokey.net]
  
• Get the .cfg file[drive.google.com]
  
• Install and open JoyToKey
  
• Select File > Open config data Folder, a JoyToKey folder will open
  
• Paste JSS.cfg inside the folder
  
• Run JoyToKey and select JSS from the left column
  
• Run the game (keep JoyToKey open while playing)

After you load the .cfg file you'll see something like this:



The config was designed for an XBOX 360 controller but you can tweak everything to fit your needs (check this FAQ[joytokey.net] for more info on how to change buttons and input)

You'll notice only BUTTON 3 and BUTTON 12 are assigned.

BUTTON 3 has the autofire sequence for using the double shot:



What it does is just alternate between pressing SHIFT and Z from your keyboard (with certain delay and frequence) and sets it to the X button on your XBOX 360 controller (you can replace it for any input or button you want)

BUTTON 12 has an autofire sequence for using something called the TRIPLE SHOT:



The triple shot uses the same double shot glitch assigned for BUTTON 3 but adds a shield tapping to the formula. This is the most powerful shot available for both JSS and CS cause enemies get hit by all the 3 weapons at the same time (pointblank range)

From my experience (and reasons that I don't understand yet) certain enemies seems to die faster with the double shot and other die faster with the triple shot, but I'll leave that to your personal experimentation.

As you can see here[joytokey.net] BUTTON 12 assigns that sequence to the RIGHT TRIGGER.

After you're all set with JoyToKey, open the game and go to options > controller settings > x-input and set everything like this:



Also, check that your keyboard settings matches the inputs from JoyToKey (if not, select DEFAULT):



With this setup you're gonna have your XBOX 360 controller all set to go. Now you can use double shot (X button) or forward shot (A button) with your right thumb and use both shield or triple shot with your index (RB) and middle finger (RT).

Notice that triple shot doesn't absorb or push bullets, you still have to use the regular shield for that (or for increasing your multiplier). Also I like to keep the forward shot available for bullet hell sections where you can't reach pointblank range and bullet limiter is present (yes, the game will start eating player's bullets if there's tons of objects on screen) making the forward shot's DPS higher compared to the double shot.

There's not much else to say at this point but I would like to take a moment to talk about how important is for the STG or SHMUPs communities (or the gaming community in general) for you to be supportive, helpful, welcoming and excellent with other fellow shmuppers.

Don't hesitate to join the SHMUPS discord[discord.me] or contact me on twitter for whatever reason, I'm always happy to help!

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