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Grasshopper:
:dizzy:

Dude, you need to chill out! You've got a very strange attitude towards running a business.

We're not "criticising" we're just offering suggestions for future improvement. That doesn't in any way mean we're not impressed with what Andy has come up with so far. The UltraStik looks very good indeed on paper (and no one here has said otherwise) but no product is perfect and there will always be room for improvement.

Most businesses welcome feedback, both good and bad, from their customers. It's called market research. For every potential customer who makes the effort to express his opinion on a product there are dozens who simply decide not to buy the product if it doesn't fit their needs.

SlikStik Christian:
Feedback? I think feedback it great as well as needed to some respect. I wouldn

rugby1:

--- Quote from: SlikStik Christian on June 15, 2006, 06:46:38 pm ---Can you get anywhere without typing c:/
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thorus:
I want to get in on the icon war :censored: to you and a  :soapbox: to you.

 :laugh2:

Back on topic I think that grasshopper is right to be saying what he is saying and that Andy can read it decide if its feasible and then do it or not.  I wouldn't get agressive with grasshopper maybe point out, kindly, that he dreaming but I only saw grasshopper dreaming out loud there. 

Oh BTW the joystick looks awsome can't wait to see reviews of it.

my $.02

Tiger-Heli:
I will consciously choose not to respond to Christian's comments, other than to point out that while DOS may be close to dead, Linux is not, and it would be nice to offer a Linux solution for the software other than running it through WINE (which I am not sure you can start and exit from) but probably.

Is that required? - absolutely not - many of Andy's competitors don't have linux programming software and they still make sales.  OTOH, I am sure there are cases where the I-PAC gathers sales that it might otherwise lose due to Linux support and adding it to the stick would be a nice complement.

Off the  :soapbox: on to more important things:


--- Quote from: AndyWarne on June 15, 2006, 02:44:08 pm ---About the I-PAC mode, the reason was simply versatility. When the stick is first plugged in, it always sends un-mapped analog data via USB and mapped directional data to the I-PAC, if connected.

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Mapped directional data using which map (more below)?

--- Quote ---As an aside, it is not possible to return to this mode once a map has been downloaded via USB, because once downloaded, mapped data is sent to both USB and the I-PAC, that's something to be added as a choice in a later software version.

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I didn't follow this either - are you just saying there is no way to get back to having it send pure analog via USB and mapped data to the I-PAC once I download a map, but I could still get back to pure analog (with maybe the I-PAC being confused until I download a new map.

Surely you are not saying that in USB mode, once I download a map I am stuck in mapped mode and can't get back to pure analog?  (That would be a pretty serious drawback if you could play Star Wars and then PacMan, but then you had to unplug the stick to get back to Star Wars???)

--- Quote ---Anyway I digress. The way it is designed, you can use it if you wish as an alternative to a P360. Just drops in. This opens up other application areas. Don't forget that there are other uses for joysticks than MAME. The cost/benefit of adding this capability works favorably as the cost is very low. Incidentally that I/O connector would have to be fitted on the PCB regardless since that is how the chip is originally programmed.

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This part I also understand.  I mentioned apps that can't use an analog joystick.  Not sure if you mean as a replacement for an 8-way only (or 4-way only) P360 - more on that below.

--- Quote ---I have already had one user mention that he will always use the stick in the "as shipped" setup, with analog via USB and directions via I-PAC (which he already has) because he is not particularly bothered about setting up maps for all his games. He will never need to download any maps at all, as analog games will use analog via USB and digital will use directional via the I-PAC.

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This is what I was getting at above.  What map is loaded by default?  I am ASSuMEing it will be 8-way.  If said user only plays 8-way and analog games, then this should be fine.  Otherwise I see big problems with the 4-way games - well not big but the same as using an 8-way digital stick to play them, no benefit.

The stick or the I-PAC can't know that you loaded up Pac-Man so it should switch to the 4-way map, can it?  Pretty good trick if it does!  (And if it is still in 8-way mode, the stick is going to send two inputs to MAME whenever you press a diagonal, and your game will mess up.)

OTOH, I do realize and wish to point out that it should be pretty simple to use something like a modified version of set49mode to set the correct map and download it from launch from your front-end.

--- Quote ---Your wish list makes a lot of sense. Some considerable challenges there though!

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I never said it would be easy.  (Wouldn't be much fun if it was!!!)

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