Hey all.
I'd like to introduce to you, Tesla: My answer to the growing need for proper ingame front ends for sysmodules.

What is this?

• Tesla consists of three individual parts. nx-ovlloader, the Tesla menu and libtesla.
  • nx-ovlloader is basically nx-hbloader ported to run as a sysmodule. It runs in the background and loads overlay NROs (.ovl files) given to it.
  • Tesla Menu is the equivalent to the hbmenu. It's the initial thing loaded by nx-ovlloader and acts as a hub for you to select all other overlays.
  • libtesla is where it becomes interesting for developers. It's an easy to use library that handles layer creation, UI drawing and all the overlay UX. It makes it very easy to create a new overlay for anything
• A frontend for sysmodules that before required either a homebrew or a config file to change settings or used sounds or the LED to give the user feedback.

What is this not?

• A tool that lets you create overlays that are always visible. Overlays can get unloaded way to easily for this.
• An excuse to port absolutely everything to a overlay. Nobody's going to need a title manager overlay. If you consider making a overlay, keep it simple. You don't have a whole lot of memory to work with.

How do I use this?

First of all, download the latest release of nx-ovlloader and the Tesla Menu from the GitHub Release page and extract it onto your SD card.
After a reboot, hold down L and DPad Down and push on the right joy stick to bring up Tesla at any time. Navigation works as you imagine it.
Similar to normal homebrews, you place your .ovl files in the /switch/.overlays folder on your SD card.


Screenshots

Spoiler: Screenshots

Notice

Make sure to use the latest Atmosphere release when trying this as older versions ( as the one SX OS uses too ) probably won't have enough memory available for this to run. Overlays do take a lot of space so nx-ovlloader reserves 6MB. 2MB for framebuffers and around 4MB for overlay developers to use in their overlays.


GitHub

nx-ovlloader: https://github.com/WerWolv/nx-ovlloader
Tesla Menu: https://github.com/WerWolv/Tesla-Menu


For Developers

libtesla: https://github.com/WerWolv/libtesla
Tesla build template: https://github.com/WerWolv/Tesla-Template


Download

nx-ovlloader: https://github.com/WerWolv/nx-ovlloader/releases/latest
Tesla-Menu: https://github.com/WerWolv/Tesla-Menu/releases/latest
EdiZon Overlay: https://download.werwolv.net/EdiZonOverlay.zip ( As a little preview for what this is capable of and what EdiZon 4.0.0 will have even more of soon )

Special thank especially to averne without him, this would not have been possible!


Obligatory Donation links

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Patreon https://www.patreon.com/werwolv


Thanks a lot and have fun using and extending it

 

[SeongGino]

Hello does this work with sxos?

Probably not.
If it does work, woo.
If it doesn't, go complain to TX so they can fix their shit.

 

[urherenow]

Tesla overlay does *appear* to work in sxos. I don’t think cheats actually work though. Obviously, Tesla needs to go in sxos/titles...

 

[shanefromoz]

Probably not.
If it does work, woo.
If it doesn't, go complain to TX so they can fix their shit.

Just a yes or no would be great.
No need for TX bashing

 

[SeongGino]

Just a yes or no would be great.
No need for TX bashing

Except it wasn't TX bashing, when it's such a straightforward suggestion that leaves no more room for much recourse.
And a simple reading of the thread (merely a couple of posts above your initial one) would've answered your question ahead of time.

Just want to mention it once again. If you want good homebrew support, don't choose a CFW that is closed source, completely undocumented and basically gives a fuck about homebrew. If you wanna pirate, feel free but from a dev point of view, it's very frustrating to give support to people that, against all advices, still use SX and expect homebrew to work.

 

[chronoss]

Hello does this work with sxos?

no

 

[1basti1]

It works with SXOS 2.9.5
Make sure NX ovloader is in sxos/titles

 

[CymraegAce]

Hello does this work with sxos?

Yes, dude. Was confirmation a few posts above your question...

no

What are you talking about, do some testing before spreading BS.... I tested/outlined this clearly in a not-so-distant post, seeing as you couldn't be bothered to look either, i'll cut/paste it...

Tesla & overlays now work under SXOS v2.9.5b, however, there seems to be some issues running Emuiibo, causes a number of games to fail to launch due to possible-bad-hooks or whatever. n.b. the overlay loads & correctly lists downloaded Amibo data, seems to turn on/off correctly etc.

Had to remove it to re-stabalise, if anyone could elaborate on this though if a known-problem, please do..!

The following overlays are however working, along with sys-ftd-light:

• fastCFWswitch
• QuickNTP
• Status-Monitor
• sys-clk-Overlay
  
• sys-tune overlay

Just ensure your placing required files into SD:/SXOS/TITLES as apposed to SD:/ATMOSPHERE/CONTENTS

Overlays are copied to the same location, SD:/SWITCH/.OVERLAYS

 

[chronoss]

What are you talking about, do some testing before spreading BS.... I tested/outlined this clearly in a not-so-distant post, seeing as you couldn't be bothered to look either, i'll cut/paste it...

ok sorry, haven't test

 

[chronoss]

I confirme, Tesla Menu work on the last SX v2.9.5b

• fastCFWswitch OK
• sys-tune overlay OK
• Edizon KO

 

[urherenow]

To be fair, I had no idea there was a b released. The main overlay itself (Tesla) did work before. And if you were “watch”ing emuiibo github for all of the issues that pop up, you’d know there are plenty of problems from plenty of people, using hekate/ams.
Edit: lol, ok. The b people are adding is for “beta”. No fix release.

 

[Deleted User]

Oh wow works with sxos now? Gamechanger

 

[Deleted User]

It works with SXOS 2.9.5
Make sure NX ovloader is in sxos/titles

question do we still use switch/.overlays with sxos?

 

[tom2199]

question do we still use switch/.overlays with sxos?

Yes, that stays the same

 

[Deleted User]

Yes, that stays the same

obrigado

 

[Ningyakoo]

Hi all, i have question, This tesla menu drain much battery? i need know it please, thanks ^^.

 

[ZachyCatGames]

Hi all, i have question, This tesla menu drain much battery? i need know it please, thanks ^^.

Nope, there shouldn't be any noticeable difference. It runs on core3 like other sysmodules and has low CPU usage.

 

[chronoss]

@WerWolv : Tesla already crash and i thing, it's if the game have many cheats codes. See error pic on attached file.

"Thanks @HookedBehemoth for your Bitmap Printer sysmodule "https://gbatemp.net/threads/bitmap-printer.563718/

 

[HookedBehemoth]

O.O
That works???

 

[chronoss]

O.O
That works???

Yes and i'm on 10.0

 

[Chainiy]

@WerWolv : Tesla already crash and i thing, it's if the game have many cheats codes. See error pic on attached file.

Yes, I confirm the system error. Checked on Mario Odyssey. Launch Tesla overlay, select Edizon, select Cheat, Error. Experimentally, I found out that the system gives an error if the cheat code in the txt file is too large. Removing a large cheat code in txt file, leaving only one cheat in a txt file, it worked. Sorry for my bad English)