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Help with buttons!
Unstupid:
--- Quote from: Evilpenguinj on December 14, 2012, 08:38:31 am --- I have 7 buttons on each side of the control panel.
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Well thats your problem right there... you should put them on top of the control panel, not on the sides! ;D
J/K... I actually have nothing useful to contribute to this thread!
paigeoliver:
I can't think of any titles that truly use 7 buttons that don't also require a wicked specific layout, so nothing is really ever mapped as button 7 on my rig.
I have a 7 button layout though and it is generally set up like this for most titles.
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234
1
For 6 button titles I have it set up like this.
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456
1
However I specifically set up lots of different titles.
I have lots of 2 button games set up like this.
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For Galaga it is set up like this.
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111
1
For Asteroids and Asteroids Deluxe it is set up like this with 1 being fire, 2 being thrust and 3 being Hyperspace/Shield. I mapped all leftovers to hyperspace/shield because it is a button pressed very rarely and it is easy to hit the wrong thing on a 7 button panel in the split second between when you decide to use it and hit the button.
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Evilpenguinj:
OK guys I can't believe this but I got home tonight looked at my control panel and I have 6 buttons...RFOL!
So what is the recommended config?
Jason
paigeoliver:
Six buttons.
For general use.
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123
For 6 button fighters
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456
For Neo Geo and other 4 button titles.
either
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or
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Evilpenguinj:
Perfect thanks for the replies guys. I currently have a happ 4-way joystick in my control panel. I don't like the joystick very much. The panel is routed for that joystick. Are there any better 4-way joysticks that would fit in the same spot?
Thanks
Jason