I just got my Eternal Rival S Rank enclosure and I’m really pleased with it. Now just to hit the training room.
I turned one of my SF4 TE1’s into a hitbox. I added an extra button to it for parry, since I play a lot of Blanka I wanted a 3K button still lol.
I also got a snack box micro a few weeks ago that I enjoy using. I got it to see if I preferred regular mechanical switches or sanwa buttons.
I like that setup. I’ve been thinking about adjusting my controls in game to move Drive Impact and Parry to the inside buttons and just shifting my right hand out a little. One thing that is going to take me a little while to get used to is how sensitive these Sanwa buttons are. Resting my fingers on the buttons are causing inputs to register. Even pressing the side of the button lightly is causing an input.
I just bought a Fightbox F1 to try as my first stickless, and I can’t wait for the Evo restock for a Snackbox Micro. I want one so bad! All the cool stickless are sold out everywhere, and I can’t build one on my own.
Using a Mayflash F500 Elite as my daily driver.
Check out Mavercade. They restock often. This is still in stock https://mavercade.com/products/mavercade-keebfighter-01
Second the recommendation for Mavercade. My KeebBrawler-01 is fantastic. (I did immediately swap the stock red switches for Sunset ones though.)
wow, looks really slick.
I use a stick, but I am really interested in trying out a hit box some day. Any suggestions?
Remove all the unnecessary keys from a keyboard and try playing the rest. ASD for up down left, spacebar for jump. Map atk bottons to any keys on the right. Test it out for 10matches and see if you even like it.
Definitely the smart way to go about it. For me, I’m playing on Xbox using the standard controller and the Modern controls are great but I really wanted to learn Classic.
With a controller, for classic, the issue is not the atk buttons, it’s the dpad. You can easily use shoulder buttons for HP/HK. You need to find a dpad you are comfortable doing motion inputs on. All work mostly fine. Just find the one you like.
Remove all the unnecessary keys from a keyboard and try playing the rest. ASD for up down left, spacebar for jump. Map atk bottons to any keys on the right. Test it out for 10matches and see if you even like it.
Nice, that’s good advice for sure. I will give it a go one of these days for sure.
I’ve seen some people suggest trying on a keyboard before investing in a stickless layout but I jumped in head first.
Eternalrival.com has a lot of options for making your own enclosure, traditional and all kinds of stickless. You could probably put together a diy controller for less than the Hitbox but if you spring for an upgraded enclosure or a universal fightboard then you’ll probably end up spending a little more.
But, you do end up with a nice piece of personalized kit and putting it together yourself is half the fun.
I went through Arcadeshock.com for all the electronics and buttons.
I use thnikk’s Fightboard v3, it’s leverless but with cherry switches, keycaps and WASD directionals. I know the hitbox arrangement is optimal due the jump not crowding out the directionals and I might pick one up sooner rather than later.
i’ve been just using my xbox pro controller and i don’t mind using just that. Out of curiosity, did you start on a hitbox? did you switch from a controller? what made you move over to a more specialized controller?
i have been really loving SF6, more than any other version prior, but i haven’t considered using a stick or a hitbox while playing because i dont know if i could capitalize on any benefits it may have.
Well I started playing SF6 with the standard Xbox controller, using Modern control scheme. I liked it but I’ve always wanted to get good with the Classic control scheme. I didn’t even know Hitbox was a thing. I started looking for a standard fight stick to use on the Xbox, was looking at the 8BitDo stick, and stumbled across the Hitbox. Then I went down the rabbit hole of diy enclosures and decided to go that route. So at least I’d have something nice to look at which I put together myself.
your post inspired a project out of me. even though i may still play with a controller , i went down that diy rabbit hole and thought this would be a very interesting way to learn something new. if all goes well maybe i will take the plunge into classic + hitbox!
Sick controller!
I’m currently building my own and enjoying the process. It’s a bit frustrating that you have to get worst at the game before you can get better but I’ll stick through it.
I’ve played with a stick since SF4.
I’m still on a stick, and really want to learn a leverless controller for more control and an easier time doing drive rushes, but I don’t think I can re-learn at this point.
