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Title: Happ universal in 4-way -- anything I can do to make it better?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on April 16, 2008, 05:40:41 pm
Are there any steps I can take to make the Happ Universal better in 4-way mode? I hate that I can still hit the diagonals.
Any suggestions?
Title: Re: Happ universal in 4-way -- anything I can do to make it better?
Post by: bloodyviking77 on April 16, 2008, 08:10:38 pm
Someone (maybe Oscar) used to sell mounting plates that restricted the movement of the joystick for exactly this purpose.

I've been MIA for a few years though, not sure what the current best bet is.
Title: Re: Happ universal in 4-way -- anything I can do to make it better?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on April 16, 2008, 08:40:15 pm
Yeah, I'm well aware of the fact that Oscar used to....

I guess it's not a big deal. I was hoping for an easy solution, preferably the free kind. (Tweak something, etc)

Thanks for the reply, though.
Title: Re: Happ universal in 4-way -- anything I can do to make it better?
Post by: mountain on April 16, 2008, 09:23:27 pm
Not too sure what you mean by Happ Universal Joysticks, but RandyT over at GGG makes these (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=310).
Title: Re: Happ universal in 4-way -- anything I can do to make it better?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on April 16, 2008, 09:42:09 pm
Quote from: mountain on April 16, 2008, 09:23:27 pm
Not too sure what you mean by Happ Universal Joysticks, but RandyT over at GGG makes these (http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=310).

As in the Happ Universal joystick (http://www.happcontrols.com/joysticks/universal_joy.htm). There's also the Ultimarc E-stik, which is virtually identical.

(http://www.happcontrols.com/images/50/50604800_color.jpg)

And, yes, I was aware of RandyT's restrictor, but I don't think it would be any better than the restrictor already on this (no offense to RandyT. It's just not what I need). Plus, I want to retain the ability to switch from 4-way to 8-way with ease.