Panther XL Orders, introducing the Ver4 !
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 8:15AM If all goes as planned I will have USB boards again in November and be able to fill orders. My plan is to fill orders as I can build controllers, I will build a complete controller and then sell it to whomever is next in line. I may also have one controller for sale on eBay at a time and if your willing to bid against other users you can get a controller without the wait.
In years past the problem with the store is I get orders at the most inopportune times for me. I may get three orders in on a weekend I'm not able to work on controllers. This makes for a lot of friction between me and my family because I'm trying to get orders out and they need me as well !
I will more than likely sell one complete controller, the package will be called the ver4 because of the new firmware, new mouse, new buttons and new button layouts:
- Panther XL donor supplied by Steveo
- USB ver4 mod with newest firmware (XIM3 Compatible) with Keystick and Joystick modes
- Upgraded wiring harness, robotics grade wires never break under joystick movement
- New bearings better trackball smooth rolling action
- New Logitech G400 mouse twice as fast as discontinued MX518 with mouse speed buttons wired into the the foot pedal port of the Panther XL. This allows mouse speed to be adjusted on the fly !
- New wiring layout with mouse buttons wired into the joystick trigger, pinky and thumb button for even faster response. This layout requires two isolated circuits in the joystick portion of the controller and greatly complicates the building of the controller.
- Controllers setup and calibrated in Keystick mode, comes with custom CD with all configs and software needed !
I have not finalized the price yet but if USB boards and G400 mouse remain at current price I should be able to sell the ver4 for $225 to $250 complete ! The new features and hardware add significantly more work to the mod and therefore the prices have to increase. This would be the first increase in price in the 10 years of building controllers.
As always, more to come !
Steveo
Reader Comments (3)
Can't wait...
Shouldn't my controller be called "ver. 4 alpha" since it was the first controller to use the G400 mouse. ( Hey! I pre-ordered the mouse and had it sent to your house -- that should count for something! :P )
Anyway, it owns it Crysis 2, especially with the DPI set to the max. :)
Looks like I will be buying another controller Steveo! Excellent work and keep it up! :D
Jonathan
Steveo, Are you up and running, yet?