Hellshingu
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Anyone here who has ordered from arcadeshock not gotten shipping confirmation? I'm getting kind of worried as it releases Friday and I haven't gotten any emails regarding processing.
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Anyone here have any experience with the foehammer cases? Thinking about buying an S2 and installing it myself. How does the case feel? Hollow? Sturdy? Anything to compare it to? I have a left over madcatz SE stick that I modded so I can take the jlf and the buttons out and save a bit of money.
Rice-Eater
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I already got a tracking number from Hori about my VLX. I guess it'll be here Monday or Tuesday for me, can't wait.
I have tons of foehammers. They're super sturdy. Don't feel hollow at all.
They suck at communication, though, so be prepared to have some patience.
OK thanks for the info. If you have one are you using a ps360+ or something similar. If so how do you mount the PCB?
I'm looking for one of the custom cases and they seem to be coming up a lot.
I have ps360s in most of them. I have somebody else do the wiring. I don't know anything about the technical stuff. I can take pictures if you like.
benjiedude
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I think they are for customers ordering 2. My shipping email shows 1 package and another user over at SRK confirmed they're putting his 2 in one box. I'll update when I get mine Friday.
That's a friend of mine.
He's getting two on Friday and going to give me one to swap out whenever I get my order from Arcadeshock. #hype
Also get my cab friday!
What a wonderful week.
Hellshingu
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That's a friend of mine.
He's getting two on Friday and going to give me one to swap out whenever I get my order from Arcadeshock. #hype
Also get my cab friday!
What a wonderful week.
I expect plenty of pictures
I expect plenty of pictures
Once I have it all wired up, for sure.
Going to put some purple buttons/balltop in the VLX. I've dubbed it Megatron.
sixteen-bit
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sixteen-bit
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People are mixed on the Hayabusa lever, but Kuro buttons are universally trashed.
Opus Angelorum
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I thought people were pretty receptive of them over on SRK but I haven't looked closely. What's wrong with them?
hikarutilmitt
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Most of us like/love the Hayabusa. The Kuros are the most divisive, since some like them being slightly different from Sanwas but lots of them creak and squeak and take some wearing in. Being a Seimitsu person, myself, I love the Hayabusa when you add a 2lb JLF spring but the damned Kuros I just cannot use.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
I'd be interested if I had money at the time of you selling it. o:
The buttons are 30mm, so for snap-ins: Sanwa OBSF-30, Seimitsu PS14 K, GamerFinger HBFS-30-G2.
For a lever, most anything should be compatible: Hori Hayabusa, Sanwa JLF/JLW, Seimitsu LS-32/40/56.
It's all up to preference. The Hayabusa and JLF are quite similar, so if you have either of those and want something different, you might want to look into the Seimitsu levers. Unlike the directly actuated microswitches on the JLF and the Hayabusa, Seimitsu uses levered microswitches for a shorter throw and a stiffer feel. Personally, I love the LS-32, but as I said, it's all down to preference.
Yep, I've got quite a collection of unused Kuros here that I replaced, and I'm about to add 16 more...I should eBay them, lol.
Sorta Maximus
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So far I've just been selling PC parts off to balance the budget which got out of hand this month. And who needs a PC when you have two VLXs lol. Then later I have an excuse to rebuild a PC monster.
The ones that came in my Fighting Edge were passable, though by no means exceptional. However, the ones that came in my HRAP4 tended to squeak and sometimes stick. Previously, I used Sanwa buttons exclusively, but over the past few months I've switched to GamerFingers, and now I run those in all my sticks (including the soon to arrive VLXes).
Me too man, me too. I think some people are just really picky with their buttons, which is fine, but they might go too far and confuse "I don't like x" with "x is bad". Or maybe there's just a lot of variance between buttons. I know the squeaking definitely exists on mine (but it's not really noticeable when playing), but I've never noticed any of the sticking that some people talk about.
Prototype-03
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They're inconsistent, IMO. I didn't have any issues on my regular HRAP4. I got the Kai, and it squeaked a LOT and felt the buttons were giving me some resistance. It started to hurt my fingers after a while (note: the original HRAP4 did not do this).
My buddy, who got the HRAP4 too, told me my Kai was really squeaky and bothered him too. If they don't squeak, they're just as good as the Sanwas.
I got the Gamerfingers because some people on this thread swore by them and they quickly became my favorite.
Well, you are in a thread with people spending hundreds of dollars on these luxury items. People are going to be picky.
Also this.
Well, you are in a thread with people spending hundreds of dollars on these luxury items. People are going to be picky.
I'll have to try a set. I have some friends who got sets of them and love how they feel.
Well, you are in a thread with people spending hundreds of dollars on these luxury items. People are going to be picky.
Oh, you're totally right. People aren't wrong to be picky about these things, for sure. I just think that *some* of the complaints surrounding the Kuro's are kinda overblown, and the negativity might deter some people from buying the newer Hori sticks when they might actually not even notice the difference between buttons.
You might be right, but in general, I think people in this thread are really good at explaining why they don't like the buttons (or parts in general), and always frame things with YMMV.
And there are people like you to balance it out! It all works out in the end.
For gamerfinger, am I buy the cap, or the mechanical pushbutton?
I'm happy with how they look in my HRAP4. If I really can't stand how they look in the VLX, I'll just replace the art, though that's only as a last resort.
You get the whole buttons. Now, the microswitches are interchangeable. By default, they come with Cherry MX Red microswitches. If you want to change the actuation force, feel, or sound of the buttons, you can simply buy new microswiches and swap them out. Personally, I've tried both the Red and Blue microswitches (and I have experience with Browns in mechanical keyboards), and I prefer the silent linear red switches that come with the buttons out of the box.
Here's a pretty useful video review that includes a comparison of the different switches:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReSYRvpytKY
DryEyeRelief
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My roundhouse and triple kick buttons on my stick have gone out. On 360 these are the left and right trigger buttons. I open it up and replace the buttons but it still doesn't work. I don't think it's the terminal plate, because other buttons work. Could it be the PCB?
Yeah that would be awesome. Also do you have your stick modded for ps4?
I have one modded. Did a Padhack for it.
Here is the ps4:
Dont know what board this is, but it's smaller than their stealth line:
I love foehammer sticks. I have like 6 of them. This is after selling a half dozen, lol.
Hey, I saw you got robbed via twitter. My sympathies, and I hope the VLXs do cheer you up.
Sorry to hear about your car and stuff getting jacked. I hope karma does its duty. :-(
Hellshingu
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Well I finally got my tracking email but everything is blank and has no scheduled delivery time or anything. Guess I'll find out tomorrow afternoon.
Cthulhu_Steev
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Me too. When you've spent your formative years using whatever the arcade had, whether it's half-missing because of a cigarette burn, or a Track and Field with raised hemi-guards (to stop rubbing with an egg from a novelty to
) or jams now and again if you push too close to one side, you can get used to anything. I've said this before regarding sticks, but I honestly think some of you guys are far too fussy with your controls.You ought to try playing using those buttons on Missile Command, then you might appreciate Kuros a little more
Me too. When you've spent your formative years using whatever the arcade had, whether it's half-missing because of a cigarette burn, or a Track and Field with raised hemi-guards (to stop rubbing with an egg from a novelty to
You ought to try playing using those buttons on Missile Command, then you might appreciate Kuros a little more
I just spent 300 dollars on a stick. I'm going to make sure everything in it is exactly how I want. There is no 'too fussy.'
I grew up in arcades. I had no control over what I played on then. I do over the sticks I'm spending hundreds of dollars on.