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4 player CP, where should the 4 way stick go?
SmokinGun:
I think I'd like to hear from someone who actually owns one of these. Anyone out there own a SlikStik Quad? What do you think of the control panel layout?
GroovyTuesdaY:
Heres my two cents :
I own the slikstik classic and its not that much smaller then the quad and the layout, aside from the two extra joysticks on the outer sides, is pretty much the same as far as the 4 way joystick, trackball & spinner.
The 4 way joystick is very functional in the default placement for the 4 way. My only complaint about the general surroundings of that area is the extra single button that is right underneath the joystick. It gets in my way more then the placement of the joystick itself. I would suggest moveing that single button off to left or right more, perhaps closer to one of the sets of two buttons that are to the immediate left and right off of the 4 way. That would also be more true to the asteroids deluxe layout anyways.
Also, i would very much recommend asking slikstik if you can have them order you a 4 way leaf joystick or something else other then the happs 4 way, because it is horribly sloppy feeling and when you are in a fast game of pacman or something you feel like you have to slam it to whatever direction you need it to go. I like tyhe feeling of knowing when i push left - im there and not feel like there is slop in my movements.
Hope this helps you. And if you are going to order a slikstik, i highly recommend them. The only down side is the HORRIBLE wait of 4 or 5 weeks for shipping. Once the sitck actually arrives are your door though, you wont care about that long ass wait and will paly your cares away heheh. TREUST ME! I was so damn impatient i KNOW that christian was getting irked with me for emailing him so much lol.
good luck with your choosing & take care~
g~
SmokinGun:
Anyone else? I keep thinking about this and I can't make up my mind... I would have ordered one of these allready but I'm stuck on this.
I'm now thinking of moving the trackball up and to the left, above the red buttons near the top of the stick. I could put the trackball buttons to the right of that. I would then put the spinner above the blue buttons ~ the same height as the trackball. This would give me room to move the 4 way down along with all the buttons that go with it. I could put the 4 way in the center with the buttons around it, or move the 4 way to the left with the buttons to the right. I have no idea what this would cost... What do you think?
I'm locked on the player 1-4 setup. I'm really just trying to figure out what the optimal 4 way area setup would be in order to play as many 4 way games as possible. Should the 4 way be to the left with all the buttons to the right, or should it be in the middle with a few buttons on the left and a few on the right? I don't like asteroids that much so I don't mind losing this layout if it will help to be better set up for other games. Also, will moving the trackball and spinner hurt the layout as far as playing the maximum amount of 4 way games is concerned?
My priorities are:
1. Comfortable controller to play games on
2. Layout allowing the maximum amount of games to be played.
Please help! I want to buy this thing but I can't decide!!!
GroovyTuesdaY:
**gasp** DONT MOVE THE TRACKBALL!!!!!! .......lol
On a serious note, if you move the trackball from the front middle, i dont think that playing trackball games would be quite so comfortable.
Also, i have come to use my trackball ALOT for normal windows use as it is easier on the wrist as far as im concerned.
Have you looked at SLIKSTIKS customer photos to get some ideas of what others have done with their layouts? Good place to start. Just ask christian from slikstik if you can have some email addresses of people who have bought the four player stick and email them and get their personal oppinion about what they like or dont like about the standard layout of the quad.
g~
SmokinGun:
I think I'd rather ask here what people think of the control panel, as there is no bias towards a single product.
I've looked at every single photo there is to look at. Every slik stik photo has the 4 way at the top with the buttons in the asteroids configuration.
All I want is some input as to how I should arrange the 4 way, trackball and spinner for optimal playability/comfort. Does anyone else have any input on this or am I doomed to sit here at work and think about it all day?