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What's the different between an 8-way restrictor and an octagonal restrictor?
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GaryMcT:
Played the sped up version of Ms. Pac-Man tonight with the U360.  I'm yet another fan of the heavy (used to be medium) springs and the circular restrictor, even for a 4-way game like Ms. Pac-Man.  If I were strictly playing that game, I might opt for the 4-way restrictor, but the circular one is so good and also so general, that I'm likely to never bother with a dedicated 4-way.  Of course this isn't entirely final yet since I don't have the stick attached to anything.  Had to get my wife to hold it down so that I could try it without having to hold it with my left hand. :)

I haven't tried the octagonal restrictor yet.

Also, the only way I could ever see it being used with no restrictor is if you are only playing analog games. . would still need the heavier springs though.

And another thing, I'm really glad you don't have to put the original stuff back on when putting restrictors on.  Those screws that are blocked by the brackets are a pain to deal with. :)  I wonder why it doesn't come with the restrictor hardware (minus the restrictor) in the first place?  Cost?  Was designed and manufactured before the restrictor setup was planned out?

EDIT: Should also mention that centering/calibration has been an issue for me on both sticks so far.  I defaulted the windows control panel settings, etc., and the center is still off.  Do folks just end up using the control panel or Mame to calibrate?
LeedsFan:
I been reading this thread with interest. I'm currently building a bartop for vertical games only. I'm only going to be needing a joystick for 4/8 way and I'm very much leaning towards the U360. The automatic mapping system will allow me to play Q-Bert and Congo Bongo where other sticks won't.

I think I will try the Octagonal restrictor for this bartop this time. I have a panel with 2x U360s which have circular restrictors. They work fine for all games, but there's no "feel" if you know what I mean. Is it just a case of personal preference between round/octagonal then?
GaryMcT:

--- Quote from: LeedsFan on July 23, 2009, 04:04:16 am ---I been reading this thread with interest. I'm currently building a bartop for vertical games only. I'm only going to be needing a joystick for 4/8 way and I'm very much leaning towards the U360. The automatic mapping system will allow me to play Q-Bert and Congo Bongo where other sticks won't.

I think I will try the Octagonal restrictor for this bartop this time. I have a panel with 2x U360s which have circular restrictors. They work fine for all games, but there's no "feel" if you know what I mean. Is it just a case of personal preference between round/octagonal then?

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I'll try octagonal tomorrow and post results. I really need to get the stick mounted in sonething!!  :)
Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: GaryMcT on July 23, 2009, 03:52:31 am ---Do folks just end up using the control panel or Mame to calibrate?

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Do not use the Windows calibration for the sticks. They automatically calibrate on start-up. There may now be registry settings you'll have to change if you did use the gamepad calibration.

Edit:
From Ultimarc:
Calibration
The UltraStik 360 requires no calibration. In Analog mode, the setting of "dead zone" in MAME and also any calibration of gamepad joysticks in Windows, will affect the stick, so if you get any strange behaviour, check these are set to default settings.
TheShanMan:
Ditto what Ginsu said. The windows control panel thing has a "reset" button as I recall, and I think that's all you have to do. The U360's self calibrate when they power up, so the only thing to keep in mind is not to grab the stick when powering up.

Gary, if you decide not to keep the octagonals, I'd be interested in buying them off of you (assuming you have 2). I have a suspicion I'd like them more than round, but don't want to pay all that money for 2 when my hunch might prove to be false. PM me if you're willing to sell them at a good discount over Ultimarc's price.
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