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Request for Defender CP layout details
TOK:
--- Quote from: TheShanMan on July 23, 2008, 01:52:02 am ---Arzoo or TOK, please confirm for me... it looks like from the center of the joystick to the center of the button is 3/4" down and 1 3/4" over, so it's not 45 degrees at all. Is that about what the measurements are on your panels?
That stargate CPO makes it look like about 45 degrees, but maybe it's the angle of the picture that's misleading me???
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Mine sits pretty square. I just took a ruler and measured it (its tough because I have to estimate the center of the joystick shaft) and the button sits 1.5" right and 1.5" down of the stick.
I noticed on the drawing, that for as good as it is, some of the measurements are tough to reference since its giving you numbers from the side of an original panel instead of in relation to each other.
TOK:
pcolson: I don't think you'll have play issues by widening the layout. Before I had the dedicated panel, my setup was basically a 2 player Street Fighter layout with a thumb button added. I used the player 2 buttons as my Defender buttons. If you look at the button layout like this:
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I used button 2 for thrust, 3 for fire and 4 for smart bomb. That pretty closely approximates the Defender layout.
Where I fudged it was for Hyperspace and Inviso on Stargate. I used button 5 for Inviso, which is nowhere close to accurate and I used on of the button on the player 1 side for hyperspace, another totally inaccurate placement.
That layout was like 10" wider than the real panel and even with the oddball button placement I was able to have fun with Defender and actually get pretty good at it. I prefer Defender to Stargate, but went with the Stargate theme for completeness. The layout is identical other than the Inviso button.
Paul Olson:
I think I will go with the defender measurements and leave out the invisio button for stargate. The odds of me actually playing it are pretty slim. If I change my mind later, it doesn't cost much to redo it. Can you guys take one more measurement for me? How tall is joystick above the panel? I have an original stick to use, but I need to know how much wood to route out of the panel, if any.
Thanks for all the help,
Paul
I really need to find an arcade that has all of the classics, I haven't seen the originals in years. ???
arzoo:
--- Quote from: pcolson on July 23, 2008, 11:52:23 am ---I think I will go with the defender measurements and leave out the invisio button for stargate. The odds of me actually playing it are pretty slim. If I change my mind later, it doesn't cost much to redo it. Can you guys take one more measurement for me? How tall is joystick above the panel? I have an original stick to use, but I need to know how much wood to route out of the panel, if any.
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From the top of the panel to the top of the ball is 1.5 inches.
erictrumpet:
Don't assume that just because right now you love Defender and feel sort of "meh" on Stargate that you won't play much Stargate. Once you build a real panel, your Defender scores will soar and your interest in Stargate won't be far behind. You will definitely wish that you'd included the Invisio button at the design stage. Just my 2 cents!
Eric.