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Can't decide on what joysticks to use, and I really want to get started!
ArtsNFartsNCrafts:
anyone have any experience with TornadoTerry's stuff? I was thinking of maybe getting his switchable 8-to-4 way switchable joystick..
http://www.tornadoterrys.com/surplus.htm
javeryh:
I like the U360s mainly because of the on-the-fly map switching. No one ever has to think about which joystick to use or which mode to be in or whatever - it's all done automatically.
NoOne=NBA=:
I'm partial to leafswitch sticks over the P-360's.
There is no functional difference between the two, as they are both 8-way joysticks with round restrictors.
The purpose of the actuator swap on the P-360 is to adjust the sensitivity on it.
You can adjust the sensitivity on a leafswitch stick to get it just the way you want it, without any extra parts.
If you want all directions to immediately activate, you can set it for that.
If you want to push the stick almost to the end of travel before actuation, you can do that.
If you really like Crazy Climber, you can adjust the up/down switches to be really tight, and the left/right ones to be a little sloppy.
That is the most appealing thing to me about the U-360.
You can make those individual adjustments in software, and have them automatically implemented.
That lets you set the up/down sensitivity tight and the left/right loose for Crazy Climber ONLY.
It won't affect the performance on Time Pilot, for example.
markrvp:
--- Quote from: ArtsNFartsNCrafts on October 22, 2007, 11:05:02 am ---anyone have any experience with TornadoTerry's stuff? I was thinking of maybe getting his switchable 8-to-4 way switchable joystick..
http://www.tornadoterrys.com/surplus.htm
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tornadoterry is great vendor to buy from - he is an hour away from me. The joysticks he is selling are the Happ Super base with a custom handle. You still have to flip the actuator to change from 8-way to 4-way which isn't very convenient. Most of us have a dedicated 4-way if we play a lot of 4-way games.
ArtsNFartsNCrafts:
Could you describe how you would actually switch it from 4 to 8 way? How much trouble is involved?
See, i would get a dedicated 4 way, but i KNOW that I'll do that, then end up adding ROMs that require 8-way, and I'd kick myself.
I saw on some site, a joystick that is adjustable from the top, by lifting and twisting the handle...
speaking of joysticks, what is the best way to mount it on my control panel? I've heard people speak of undermounting and top mounting, and they are both equally Greek to me.
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