Eric Lotze
Smash Rookie
- Joined
- Apr 19, 2020
- Messages
- 3
So i admit, am not too much of a melee enthusiast (Don't hurt me...)
BUT i have friends that are and heard the following problems (tell me if innacurate):
Using either old hardware, bad clones, or thrown together diy stuff
Recently the $229.99 B0XX has arrived to try and fix this, but
I think we can do better.
I propose a FULLY OPEN SOURCE, diy kit (or buy from a person who makes it for you) smashbox controller
It will be CAD Designed, so all the hard (outer shell etc) parts can be 3d printed (or cnc milled if you have one/a pile of money...)
Also since it is open source it can be customized any way you want (albeit with more dev hours/effort) to another "fork"
Since it will be designed by smash players, for smash players it should be to everyone's liking
AND since it will not be a for-profit project it should be cheaper than other options
ESPECIALLY if soldered and assembeled by you due to no labor cost, no factory run cost etc
Also be being designed for ease of maitnence, and with modularity in mind, it should be durable (hopefully as much as the original, if not more...) AND easily fixable
Thats the whole "salespitch bit" below there will be planning, data, feedback from all of you, and links to other pages.
Also as a disclaimer/not wanting to overhype:
This is in early planning/concept phase, so needs more dev time till it will be yours
Don't get scared off if you think this is "not-doable", as with off the shelf swithches (smd cherry mx anyone? idk what switches would be best?), PCBs that are diy etched/milled, or are from cheap prototype sites, and even an arduino nano as the "brains", it is doable.
And since it is open source, non-profit, and most likely (outside of friend/etsy for hire builds) diy, there is no need for factories/ "it being profitable" etc, just off the shelf components
It requires time and a group of developers + users, but that is the only limiting factor
Thanks, and please tell me what all of you legit mele fans/entusiasts think.
BUT i have friends that are and heard the following problems (tell me if innacurate):
Using either old hardware, bad clones, or thrown together diy stuff
Recently the $229.99 B0XX has arrived to try and fix this, but
I think we can do better.
I propose a FULLY OPEN SOURCE, diy kit (or buy from a person who makes it for you) smashbox controller
It will be CAD Designed, so all the hard (outer shell etc) parts can be 3d printed (or cnc milled if you have one/a pile of money...)
Also since it is open source it can be customized any way you want (albeit with more dev hours/effort) to another "fork"
Since it will be designed by smash players, for smash players it should be to everyone's liking
AND since it will not be a for-profit project it should be cheaper than other options
ESPECIALLY if soldered and assembeled by you due to no labor cost, no factory run cost etc
Also be being designed for ease of maitnence, and with modularity in mind, it should be durable (hopefully as much as the original, if not more...) AND easily fixable
Thats the whole "salespitch bit" below there will be planning, data, feedback from all of you, and links to other pages.
Also as a disclaimer/not wanting to overhype:
This is in early planning/concept phase, so needs more dev time till it will be yours
Don't get scared off if you think this is "not-doable", as with off the shelf swithches (smd cherry mx anyone? idk what switches would be best?), PCBs that are diy etched/milled, or are from cheap prototype sites, and even an arduino nano as the "brains", it is doable.
And since it is open source, non-profit, and most likely (outside of friend/etsy for hire builds) diy, there is no need for factories/ "it being profitable" etc, just off the shelf components
It requires time and a group of developers + users, but that is the only limiting factor
Thanks, and please tell me what all of you legit mele fans/entusiasts think.