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Ultimarc joysticks
CGRemakes:
I agree, I think it looks better there. Thanks for the input, I appreciate all the help you all give!
CGRemakes:
I was wondering how the Ultimate 4-way joysticks are. I have heard bad things about the 8-ways, so I was staying away from these, but are the 4-ways any better? I certainly like the $8.50 more than the $16.00 and problems with mounting to wooden control panel, or $30 (plus $14 or so shipping) for the Ultimarcs.
AndyWarne:
I was wondering how long it would take for someone to come up with a neat switching method for the T-Stiks! Nice job! I am wondering if removing the whole of the tab with the Dremel is a good idea or would it be best to give it slopes up and down so that the lever slides up over it and give it some detent feel?
No worries about warranty! If people want to drill holes in our stuff that's fine by me!
It is true we don't manufacture joysticks. Like Happ we buy them in but to our specs. All of our sticks are different from the manufacturers offerings. In the case of the T-Stik it is the smallest change, the addition of an extra shim as I was not happy with the amount of up/down endfloat on the stick.
MinerAl:
Re: switching the T-stick from the outside...
I like the in/out plunger thing, but it seems like it might be easily bumped by an enthusiastic player and go into 4 way mode...
Could you use something like a 10-speed bicycle gearshift? Then you could use however long a cable you'd like, and put your plunger/shifter anywhere you like. You'd have to have a mounting point on or near the joystick for that end of the cable, but then you could have your shifter anywhere.
Just an idea.
vitaflo:
Personally I love the J-Sticks. Amazing 8-way and I think their 4-way is even better (if that's possible).
I don't like changing them tho (it's not always easy). At first I would flip up my CP and change them almost every time I played a game, but that got tiring quick. But then I figured, why use Player 1's controls for every game? So instead I set player 1 to 8-way, and player 2 to 4-way, then redid the key configs in MAME. This way I have to change the sticks only when I'm playing a 2 player game and both sticks require 4 or 8 way to work properly. This obviously happens a LOT less than before, so there's a lot less screwing around in the CP.