A while back (when I still had hopes and dreams), my Steel Battalion controller pedal broke. Well, this weekend, I finally got it fixed and played quite a few good games earlier today. That's JB weld reinforced with aluminum. My dad had to cut a little notch out of the pedal base to get it in, but it seems to be holding up really well so far.

However, the fact that my pedals were fixed must have made the Steel Battalion gods REALLY angry! Because now, my left block is malfunctioning. I was playing when shifting into 4th started causing my VT's gearbox to slam into reverse! I opened it up and found this: It appears as though electrodes on the gear lever have made grooves in the copper plating causing my gears to go all wacky. I altered the position of the plate slightly so the electrode would no longer line up with the grooves, but upon testing it out, not only did it not solve the problem, the position of my rotation lever and sight change stick were permanently stuck to the right. And I did absolutly nothing to either of those parts. Nothing at all. I think my circuitry is just done.

So, again, I say goodbye Steel Battalion. It might be a while before I can find another controller, but I'll get one eventually. I will not leave the best game ever like this!