Solder-less Happ Button Mod for Mad Catz SE Fight Stick

I actually performed this mod about a year ago on my own stick, but never published the pictures or process until now because I didn't think anyone would be interested. However, I've noticed a few threads on the Shoryuken forums with individuals asking for "clickier" alternatives to the sensitive-yet-mushy Sanwa and Seimitsu buttons that are currently preferred by most players, and Happ's products fill that niche quite nicely.Before I dive in with the mod itself, I'm going to take a few moments...

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Converting Mods Between SF4 Vanilla and AE

Note: these instructions were written pre-release and are subject to change. They're based on the file structure used in the Xbox 360 version of Super Street Fighter 4 - Arcade Edition but will hopefully apply to the PC version, as well.The biggest, most obvious difference between vanilla and AE is the fact that AE no longer uses the formerly ubiquitous *.emz bundles--*.cos.emz, *.col.emz and *.cmn.emz--around everything. This makes it easier for us to move costumes around within the character folders,...

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Cg Shader Tutorial For Emulators

copyright Hans-Kristian "Themaister" Arntzen04.06.2011 (reposted with permission)IntroductionThis document is for a (fresh) shader developer that wants to develop shader programs for use in various emulators. Shader programs run on your GPU, and thus enables very sophisticated effects to be performed on the picture which might not be possible in real-time on the CPU. Some introduction to shader programming in general is given, so more experienced developers that only need reference for the specification...

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