With Happ parts, would it make any difference ? do they respond better ?
noticibly better ?
The popular consensus is you’ll want a Competition joystick. They sell one called the Ultimate (which is generally considered to be of inferior quality), and an optical one (which is apparently a pain in the ass to set up for no notable improvement in performance). I don’t remember what they’re called, and you probably shouldn’t care what they’re called.
If you want buttons that dome up, get Competition pushbuttons. If you want buttons that dome down, get Ultimate pushbuttons.
If you want to reduce your button count from eight to six, get two button plugs.
If you’re new to modding, you will want to look at this: http://arcadestickmonk.com/SFACmod.html
Happy tooling!
Yes. A Quality Happ Competition stick is a lot better than the happ-knockoff that the stick comes with. It is also so easy to change, that there is no point in not doing it! :wonder:
As for the buttons, there is no question that Happ Competition buttons are somewhat better. It probably boils down to preference in the end. Still the buttons, while requiring a bit more work to put in than the stick, are also not at all difficult to install either.
Both are worth doing, a fun learning experience, and then afterwards you have yourself a rock-solid Arcade stick.
I myself prefer convex buttons. They just feel better and are easier to tap/contact. I also second the 6-button layout with plugs, as shown in Arcadestickmonk’s guide which is how it should be done.
On the SFAC stick, just get the Happ Competition stick, simple 8-way only, very easy to install. The competition pushbutton profile is like 1/3 as tall as the standard, and much more comfortable to use. I use concave buttons for my punches and convex for kicks, but whatever you choose is much better than the standard buttons. I used the 6-button layout as well, plugging the 2 buttons closest to the joystick(less hand crowding). I just picked up two more AC sticks for a backup and a Xbox 360 mod, just waiting for Happ to restock more black joysticks. Lazy bastards. But the AC stick can be a beast when modded.