Posted by Yehonatan on 10, 2000 at 7:14 PM:
In Reply to: Re: Hotrod and 4-way to 8-way change actuator posted by Prophet on 9, 2000 at 9:11 PM:
: It's not a switch. It's a part that connects to the shaft. If you disassemble the entire stick and turn the actuator upside doen you get 4 way control because it basically blocks diagonals. It's not a simple matter of flicking a switch.
: Also, in my experience using Supers in my homemade project as well as on my ArcadePC's HotRod, Super's perform very well on 4-way games even in 8-way mode. They're very precise sticks.
: -P-
: : Is there anyone out there, who owns a HotRod jotstick, able to find/use the so-called "Actuator" switch to convert the joysticks from 8-way to 4-way. (I believe that they are Happs Suppers and according to Happs web site, there is some switch to convert them)
Well, I managed to switch it to 4-way. Like you said, there is not "that" much difference (Tried many 4-way games; Frogger did benifit however -- the diagonals often were triggered unintentionally in the 8-way setup). The problem I see with the rest of the 4-way has less to do with eliminating the angles and more to with shortening the "throw/movement" to activate the switch. I'm now looking into a way accomplish this with the supers.