#directional pad

[gear-project]

My Fightpad Quest

As I said on Twitter, I’m looking for an ideal custom Fightpad.

It’s a little frustrating that there’s no decent Guilty Gear decals for pads though.

Anything I actually want seems upwards of $300 smackers, which is way too expensive for a D-Pad.

Ideally, here’s what I want:

A “broken-plus” D-pad (the kind you see on DualShock4 Sony controllers, or PSP equivalent).

A six-button “Sega Genesis Layout” with options for Remapping buttons for Zato/Arakune/Johnny play and maybe a Turbo setting for Millia.

And for gosh sakes a decent GG skin decal that won’t break the bank.

But hey, I can forego all of that for a decent GG decal... c’mon ARCSys, you did it for BlazBlue... give us a GG pad.

[gear-project]

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A list of things that are "challenging" to do on D-pad:

---Johnny Negative Edge Stance Cancel combos (I recommend changing the button layout or use stick) ---Zato/Eddie Negative Edge combos (either change the button layout, or use a simultaneous press/release method) ---Millia Rage IAD combos (these can be done on pad, but are tricky to get the muscle memory for). ---Arakune Negative Edge combos  (I use a double tap method or press two buttons at once) ---Carl Clover (same as Zato/Eddie) ---Yuzuriha stance combos (same issue as Johnny, but might be easier because of auto-combos) ---Venom/Leo Whitefang charge inputs (might be easier using a stick, but not impossible for d-pad) ---Potemkin Hammerfall cancels (same issue, but might be easier with a different button layout) ---Tager GETB/KoT 720C / 900D inputs... (they're do-able but take practice, you need to make slow deliberate motions during bufferable moves to pull them off) ---Kokonoe combos (if you're an orthodox pad player they'll take a while to learn because of how her drive moves work) ---Hazama combos (the way his snake works in the air is very sensitive to slight adjustments in inputs, so using pad will take a while to adjust, still doable however) ---Ivy (Soul Calibur) Calamity Symphony commands... they can be done, but you have to buffer them carefully and be well-adjusted to the timing... I don't think perfect fastest execution is possible on d-pad though. ---Alpha Patrokolos/Setsuka (Soul Calibur) "Sakura Twister" inputs... these gave me heck, but they can be done if you're used to rolling your thumb across the pad and buttons in short order.  Combos might be tricky though.  I recommend a few videos on the subject.

Also, just to note: not everything is easier on Stick, some stuff is very easy on D-Pad, like DP inputs (Vapor Thrust), Tiger knee inputs (TK Youzansen for example), and moves like Hakumen’s Jump Cancel Zantetsu combos in BBTag or backdash Hotaru (44421+B) in other BB games.

For the record, I can do Pretzel inputs on pad easily, especially Geese Howard’s Raging Storm among others.

Some players prefer Analog stick to an Arcade stick as well, so it depends on how far you’re willing to adjust.

[vitt74]

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[gear-project]

Controller Advice

This is by request for @gunframe

My GG Layout for DS4 is as follows:

Punch > Square, Kick > Ex, Slash > Triangle, Heavyslash > Circle

Dust > R1, Roman Cancel (P+K+S) > R2

Blitzshield/Parry (S+H) > L1

Taunt/M.O.M. Items > L2

Record/Playback > L3/R3 sticks.

Instant Kill Shortcut is R2+Circle

For Baiken Parries, press the corresponding counter "immediately after letting go" of L1, you might have to buffer 236236 for her Parry overdrive beforehand.  The timing is during the "ting" noise.

Here's my BB layout too: 

A >Square, B > Ex, C > Triangle, Drive > Circle

Throw > R1, Rapid Cancel > R2 (can be used for Barrier too)

Exceed/Burst/Overdrive > L1 (hold the button for Exceeds to come out right away for combos)

L2 > Taunt, Record/Playback > L3/R3 Sticks

I use a double-tap method for Carl/Arakune inputs, though inputs for Nu-13 and Lambda get tricky with this Layout, I "thumb slide" from D to C for alternative summons.

My other inputs are here:

http://gear-project.tumblr.com/post/147754366124/well-this-is-a-technical-question-about-the-game

[sunnycorax]

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