Re: Re: Shadowblade arcade stick help
insidiousJnB
Right now Im working on improving my homemade joystick (so it looks as l337 as some of the examples Ive seen from you people). The three main things I’m planning on doing are building a new box for the joystick (I’m most likely gonna copy the dimensions from someone else’s project, most likely cdvision’s panel dimensions), using t-molding (I’m not too sure about how to put this in but Ive seen it in other joysticks and it looks great), and printing out some artwork and putting plexiglass on top of the artwork. Does anyone here have some helpful tips? I’m looking for help specifically in the area of how to use plexiglass and t-molding. Also, what type of wood do you use and what kind of finish do you use? Thanks in advance.
the box is a little effed up but i’ll try to fix it later. still waiting for my reflex to come in. competition stick and buttons
http://mywebpage.netscape.com/Morphiend216/stick1.jpg
oh…my…god…
what game does that art come from?
i would really appreciate it if someone could answer these questions.
Modifying a Mas Stick
Ok I’m thinking of somehow making my Mas xbox compatitable. Since I have no experience in building sticks I have a couple of questions:
If I add another pcb to my Mas, could I just twist the wires connecting to my new pcb with the old ones and use them on the same quick disconnect?
Why does my Mas have the ground wire only soldered to 1 button? Isn’t the ground supposed to be connected to every button and direction switch?
okay i made a commitment to myself to make a joystick. i have all the cutting tools, wood, and screws, but i need, according to CD_Vision’s arcade controls. But the soldering shit is complicated:
For soldering onto the game pad:
-Soldering Iron (You may find that a lower wattage, like 15, is easiest to use)
-Solder (15 AWG Rosin Core)
-Wire Stripper
-Small Gauge Wire, Stranded 20-22 AWG or smaller
-(Optional) Dremel or other rotary tool
-Spade Connectors (Only needed for keyboard hacks)
-Screw-Down Barrier Strips (Only needed for keyboard hacks)
please help me someone and WHERE IS ROTENDO? i’mma message you iight?
ps…can someone give me the measurements on how to build a freakin josytick? 
can someone give me a brief explanations on how complicated the insides of the sticks will be?
I’ll create the board and everything, but can anyone tell me how the insides are? i need to know where to connect and stuff. thanks
hey Rotendo get online!
could someone possibly do me a favor? i’m asking to re-create this thread and make a post where all the important stuff are needed. thanks
hey
ant ONE!
got 4 questions for you
where’d you buy those hinges
what are they call
how much are they
were they easy to install
i tried to find similar hinges, but my HOME DEPOT is ghetto…
respond asap, please
(doin another stick)
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Has anyone gotten a P360 to work with a PS2 Dual Shock? We finished our boxes last night, wired up one side to a PS2DS. All the buttons work and Start and Select, but the joystick is seriously crazy. It registers button pushes intermittently in addition to directions. We reverified all our solder points and solder finishes a dozen times, but everything looks perfect.
is x-arcade still selling buttons and competition sticks? i can’t find that stuff on their website, all i see is premade sticks for 1 and 2 players.
where else might i find competition sticks? and their buttons were sold for really cheap. happ’s comp buttons are so expensive. dammit.
hi i have a 2 player x-arcade and i like some help finetuning it
i really have trouble doing half circle motions on it (and circle also ) it’s just weird and loose
I try the tip on how to bend the plate on their website but i think that make the stick even worse
I play mvc2 alot and sentinel 's fly mode require alot of half circle motion so it really annoying to not able to input the motion correctly
I was wondering if there’s any way to make the stick more sensitive and better at doing the half-circle motion
ps. in case this was mentioned already in this threadi’m sorry , but please post a link to that thread thanks
Hey. I just bought the Red Octane about 2 weeks ago and let me tell you my experiences with it.
PROS: The box is well made and sturdy. Also the price is good for what it is. The stick is a 360 (I think) and the buttons are a little stiff, but that was fixed after about a week of regular play.
CONS: I dunno if this is a problem with all of their sticks or if mine was just bad. It was VERY, VERY hard to hit diagonals with the stick. I could not perform a fireball to save my life in GGXX so that ticked me off a bit. Also, they decided to disable the L1 and L2 triggers. Ok for some, but it gets annoying having to unplug your stick and plug in a DualShock just to pick an EX character. That made me real mad at first, but things got better after I switched the stick out for an Ultimate (personal preference)
OVERALL: If I just recieved a bad stick than I would say that people on a budget like myself should try this one out, but I cannot tell you anything else due to my bad experience. But, I have dealt with them in the past for buying 2 DDR Ignition pads. The quality and service I recieved when dealing with that makes me believe that I had gotten a bad stick. Hope this helps you out.
I noticed that too on their website. But for some reason they sell them on ebay. its real cheap too. 2 joysticks and 20 buttons for $19.95.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3213580073&category=13718
They don’t use a 360 in it.
X - arcade buttons and sticks!
To tell you the truth, buy happ controls sticks and buttons…may be a little more expensive, but definately worth the money. Theres people on this thread swapping out x-arcade parts for genuine happ controls for a reason. You pay for what you get, on a budget? wait a lil longer and save. I’m not saying get a P360(awesome tho!), atleast get a comp. stick and happ buttons. Its seriously worth it!!!IMO
X - arcade buttons and sticks!
so it’s possible to switch the x-arcade joystick with the one they sell at happs control? i thought x-arcade stick can’t be replaced …
if so, is the process complicated ?
which joystick from happs control do you recommend ?, which one is the best next to 360
OMG, ME TOO
OMG, THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO ME TOO…NO ONE COULD HELP ME FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM…I KEPT GETTING VAGUE ANSWERS OR ANSWERS THAT I TRIED ALREADY…CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP…I SPENT 70 BUCK ON SOME P360’S LAST MONTH ONLY TO HAVE THEM SIT ON MY DRESSER BECAUSE OF THE SAME EXACT SHIT DESCRIBED ABOVE.:mad: :fury:
Take a look at our controllers…
After a few weeks of work, our custom sticks are looking good. Lots more electronics work to do though. Here’s a quick view of the stick (this is 1 of 3 and they’re all different art):
We posted a very detailed web site that chronicles our work:
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jdpyle1/index.htm
I will be making regular updates to the site. There’s no email link on the web page, but if anyone has any feedback or questions, feel free to PM me through these boards.
I’d also like to put out a general thanks to everyone that has contributed to this thread and these forums. It’s been a great help, especially M3talslug.
One additional note, the page in my previous post also has significant information on hacking a PS2 Dual Shock with a P360. We came to a pretty definitive conclusion that it cannot be done. It’s all detailed in the Playstation Interfacing section.