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Best 4-way layout for defender+others? (was: Best 4-way joystick for defender?)

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jimmer:

--- Quote from: Jimbo on November 16, 2014, 04:47:31 pm ---Thanks - I think I'm ok with the reverse button (pretty much) with the pac pro...

My main concern is how hard the spring is, and how forceful the shaft return to center is.

Does anyone have a Defender cab or can offer insight into how the joystick behaves in this regard?

Thanks again

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The Defender joystick is very stiff. Sorry I don't have measuring equipment to quantify it, And I've not tried a Pac-pro.

Are you intending to swap 4way restriction to 2way? For me a lot of the pleasure of Defender comes from feeling at home with the controls, and the feel of the controls. A diamond restrictor doesn't do it for me.

You say you are making a dedicated 4way panel, does that mean swappable panels?  If so, I'd say make a dedicated Defender panel too.






Jimbo:
Thanks for your reply.  I am making a rotatable control panel with 3 sides.  I have a spinner panel, a 2-player 8-way with trackball, and a 4-way dedicated.

I want to use the 4-way panel for all 4-way joystick games, but also button games like asteroids.  I love defender so I've also laid out the panel so this game can be played with the reverse button in the right place.  The pac-pro seems to take a fair bit of force to push up and down, and returns to center very quickly when you lessen pressure - strong spring.  I was wondering if this might cause issues in gameplay.

Alternative I suppose is to have a 4-way joy and a 2-way joy on the same panel...  (starts to look ugly then tho!)

Cheers

Jimbo:
Here is the planned layout...

jimmer:
On that panel, I could happily fit a Defender stick and left right buttons on the left hand side.

I have a panel like that, the reverse is in the hollow undr my palm, when I'mplaying Galaxian.

jimmer:

PS. Swappable panels is way easier than rotatable. And you won't get stuck with not quite the layout you want.

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