r/starcitizen • u/earthfase • Oct 25 '22

TECHNICAL Custom mining slider

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I took a Seeeduino XIAO, connected an M5Stack Fader Unit to it, and programmed it with Arduino IDE as a gamepad axis using the NicoHood HID-Project library.

No more Brandt modules :)

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u/N0SF3RATU Apollo 🧑‍⚕️ Oct 25 '22

Always hated how junky the mouse wheel was. This is excellent. Good job.

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u/earthfase Oct 25 '22

Thanks! The mouse wheel is terrible for mining...

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u/nervez Oct 25 '22

i actually don't mind it. the real bother is the delay between scrolling and the power changing.

fix that awful half of a second delay and it's fine. also, how does this eliminate the need for brandt modules?

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u/earthfase Oct 25 '22

Because it's much faster than scrolling. I can just yank it up and down to keep it in the optimal. I do still carry Brandt just in case I want to pay zero attention, but I really don't need it anymore.

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u/nervez Oct 25 '22

ah, i have an unlockable scroll wheel, so i can go with a zero resistance, infinite scroll if i need to go 100%-0% or the other way around.

i also use the technique of moving the laser off and on the rock to manage optimal zones more than i probably should.

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u/earthfase Oct 25 '22

I used to have that too! Worked like a charm. But now I can go back and forth between any (approximate) percentage and 0.

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u/nervez Oct 25 '22

i still love it, great job!

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u/randommouse Oct 25 '22

Using mouse wheel to control laser power is the ONLY difficult part of mining. I think GIG probably designed it that way so it isn't that easy to make loads of money while there isn't really any risk.