Quadstick FPS, User Manual

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USB Emulation mode 4 (PS4)
The PS4 emulation mode lets the Quadstick control the Touchpad, Gyros and Accelerometers of
the Dual Shock 4 controller instead of needing to run the PS4 Crossover Essentials gamepack
and controlling the touchpad with the Right Analog stick.
The PS4 emulation mode does allow the Quadstick to work directly with the PS4, however,
unless the Dual Shock 4 (DS4) controller that came with the console is plugged into the USB A
socket on the back of the Quadstick, every seven minutes the USB connection will be briefly
interrupted. This is barely noticeable in some games but disrupts others (particularly two player
games). It is similar to using the
CronusMax in “Partial Crossover Support” , so it is still
recommended that either the DS4 be connect to the USB A socket on the back of the Quadstick,
or a CronusMax be used in “Full Crossover Support” mode.
When used with the CronusMax in Full Crossover mode, the Quadstick needs to start up in
Emulation mode 4. This requires setting the USB emulation in the prefs.csv file instead of a
game configuration file. The Quadstick Manager Program has a setting on the Misc tab to
accomplish this.
When the Quadstick starts and the PS4 mode is enabled, it detects if it is connected to a
CronusMax, PS4 or PC (or Mac) and switches automatically to the appropriate USB emulation
mode. This feature is only available in firmware builds 1242 and up.
If the user does not have a PC, a copy of the Default Preferences spreadsheet can be altered to
start the Quadstick in PS4 mode. Change the “enable_DS3_emulation” value to 4.
The DO NOT CHANGE warning is because if the emulation is set to 1 or 3 the Quadstick’s flash
drive cannot be accessed to change it back, and previous to the addition of the PS4 mode it
was never necessary to start up in anything other than the default mode 0. Modes 0, 2 and 4
will allow access to the flash. Just be careful.
Newer firmware, build 1799 and later, allows the DS4 to be connected to the USB A port on the
back of the Quadstick to provide “authentication”. A CronusMax is no longer required for use
cases where the Quadstick connects directly to the PS4.
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