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quarterback:


--- Quote from: francmusic on February 16, 2006, 03:14:47 am ---Ok. I think it's my final version of my defender-styled  CP artwork for 2 players  :D
What do you think?


I tested pushbuttons and it's working very good and confortable.
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To me, those buttons all look very far apart from each other.

francmusic:

1) Circle on my image is only mounting hole for pushbutton (1.13 ") so it's not bezel size.

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From pushbutton centre #1 to #2, #2-#3, #4-#5, #5-#6 distance is : 4,5 cm (1,77").
Between #1-#4, #2-#5, #3-#6  : 4,5 cm too.

Only from centre of #4 to #7 is 5 cm (1,96 ").
For Defender, only Hyperspace placement is not so good. Others are ok.
For others games it's ok.


soulblazer28:

You dont play stargate? No inviso :(

I'm planning to do the same for my cab except my fire/thrust will be on the first row (button 2-3) so the seventh button acts as the inviso. I'll have to try to see how comfortable it will be to play while having buttons 5-6 "in the way". I was going to build a separate panel but I'm not so sure anymore. I dont even wash my lunch dish to serve dinner....

How many times do you really press Hyperspace in defender?  I think I use it maybe 3-4 times during the course of a two hour game, and half the time its instant death anyway. In your setup, I'd probably map the hyperspace to button 3 on the second player. It's easier to get to.

Also, if you have it built already, I'd love to know how well you're going to hit that reverse button in the long run. I was thinking i'd have to cut away into the joystick base to get the button closer. I know there was one guy in the forum that did that before.

francmusic:

Mame offer to config keyboard definition for each game separetly and it's great. For stargate invisio will be used of course but without extra description on panel artwork (it's defedner-based panel  ;) )
It's true. Hyperspace is rarely used.

The centre of reverse button is 9 cm (3.5 ") from centre of joystick.
For me it's ok.
It's not easy to install reverse button closer to joystick. Look at inside photo of my panel.





francmusic:

Ok. Here you are more pictures:
What do you think? How to put together wood and plexi? Glue or screws?








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