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| bkenobi:
When a 4 player CP is flat along the edge so all 4 players shoulders are lined up, it is common for the joystick and buttons to all line up like the red arrows. Typically, if the CP is curved and the buttons are angled like yours are, I think it's standard to have the joystick line up with the buttons. I have never tried playing with the joystick rotated like that, but it just seems like it would feel awkward to move in those directions (45° right or left rotated) to move the players for games like SF. The alternative would be for the players to be facing the screen rather than rotating their body to align with the inputs. If they do that, then the button angle would be a bit awkward since players' fingers would not naturally line up with the buttons. I highly recommend building a test CP out of cardboard or scrap plywood before you finalize the rotated design. If it works out, sweet! The thing that would suck is finding out it hurts players' wrists after you've spent the time and money to put the CP together! What would be worse would be having an unfair advantage for positions 2 and 3 that kept friends from wanting to play. What's the point of a 4 player CP that doesn't get used since it's unfair! Either way, I really like how the graphics are coming along. Nice work! :cheers: |
| lord-jaffa:
--- Quote from: quarterstringer on November 01, 2011, 05:17:16 pm ---There doesn't seem to be enough wrist/palm area on that control panel. I don't like feeling the edge of the cp, so my cp has 7 inches from the bottom of the joystick/buttons to the bottom edge of the cp. Check out the control panels on this page. Most of them allow plenty of room between the joystick/buttons and the bottom edge. --- End quote --- That is a very good point, ive adjusted it so that there is approx 4.5 inches between the bottom of the joystick and the edge of the control panel, does seem to work out better, ive also moved the trackball up a little bit. I was wondering if its worth having 2 buttons for the trackball also? It would be nice to have full mouse control on the panel and I don't mind the extra buttons and cost isn't an issue. There is a few other jobs to do, finalise the admin buttons, decide on 4 or 6 buttons for Player 3/4, dim the bubble bobble section slightly so it doesnt stand out so much! |
| quarterstringer:
--- Quote from: lord-jaffa on November 02, 2011, 05:22:31 pm ---ive also moved the trackball up a little bit. --- End quote --- If you're using player 1's buttons for trackball games, it might feel awkward having the trackball that high. I like the trackball placement and the spacing between players on this 4p panel. But allowing that much space between P1 and P2 will make you change your graphics. |
| lord-jaffa:
Yeah decided to add designated buttons for trackball, changed the graphics some also today! |
| lord-jaffa:
Mario or Spiderman? |
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