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: http://werwolv.net/downloads/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!


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Thanks a lot and have fun using and extending it

 

[WerWolv]

i am using the latest atmos and latest sys-ftpd from here https://bsnx.lavatech.top/sys-ftpd/
As soon as i copy the sys-ftpd title folder into contents, the Tesla won't work after reboot...and vice versa, it works without sys-ftpd just fine.

Try sys-ftpd lite. It uses a LOT less memory https://github.com/cathery/sys-ftpd-light

 

[octopus]

i am using the latest atmos and latest sys-ftpd from here https://bsnx.lavatech.top/sys-ftpd/
As soon as i copy the sys-ftpd title folder into contents, the Tesla won't work after reboot...and vice versa, it works without sys-ftpd just fine.

Try this: https://github.com/cathery/sys-ftpd-light/releases

 

[bad361]

Try sys-ftpd lite. It uses a LOT less memory https://github.com/cathery/sys-ftpd-light

oh, ok, didn't know about this one, thanks! It works now, yeah.

 

[Flame_Fist688]

Anyone able to tell me a step by step process on how to install it? I tried it and it doesn’t work

 

[Milenko]

Misleading title... I assumed this was a Nintendo Switch overlay for my Tesla.

To be real I skipped over this thread every time because I thought it was a Tesla Switch theme lol

 

[masagrator]

So, if I want to use an app overlay will I need to install Tesla or will it come bundled with the app?

You need nx-ovlloader and Tesla Menu. They are Independent from upcoming apps.

 

[Ampersound]

I thought Elon Musk had integrated Nintendo Switch Support into his Tesla. Lmao

 

[Jinxthejiv]

the cheater in me is so happy. Great job!

edit: it works great just tested it with Edizon and it works great

 

[WerWolv]

Just released a new version of nx-ovlloader and libtesla (and with that the ovlmenu and the EdiZon overlay)
This fixes three main issues:
- The switch doesn't crash anymore now when ovlmenu isn't installed. Tesla just gracefully exits now and can be restarted after adding the ovlmenu.ovl file after a reboot or using the Kosmos Toolbox
- Overlays can now be accessed and navigated using every attached controller
- Fixed a rare crash when navigating inside a list

Please redownload all three parts again from the main post (nx-ovlloader, Tesla-Menu and the EdiZon Overlay)

 

[Brawl345]

Nikola Tesla... Thomas Edison... EdiZon... nice name

 

[Flame_Fist688]

Just released a new version of nx-ovlloader and libtesla (and with that the ovlmenu and the EdiZon overlay)
This fixes three main issues:
- The switch doesn't crash anymore now when ovlmenu isn't installed. Tesla just gracefully exits now and can be restarted after adding the ovlmenu.ovl file after a reboot or using the Kosmos Toolbox
- Overlays can now be accessed and navigated using every attached controller
- Fixed a rare crash when navigating inside a list

Please redownload all three parts again from the main post (nx-ovlloader, Tesla-Menu and the EdiZon Overlay)

R u able to instruct me on how to install it on SXOS, it hasn’t worked for me and I think I put the files in wrong

 

[themosteve]

Need more features like FPS Counter and power consumption monitor if possible

 

[WerWolv]

R u able to instruct me on how to install it on SXOS, it hasn’t worked for me and I think I put the files in wrong

I wrote in the main thread already, the version of Atmosphere SXOS copied is really really old by now. You simply don't have enough memory there. Use Atmosphere 0.10.2 and you're good.

 

[Lbtrecords]

Based on the information in this thread it should be possible to create an overlay for sys-con correct?

 

[WerWolv]

Based on the information in this thread it should be possible to create an overlay for sys-con correct?

Of course. You can make overlays for anything

 

[Flame_Fist688]

I wrote in the main thread already, the version of Atmosphere SXOS copied is really really old by now. You simply don't have enough memory there. Use Atmosphere 0.10.2 and you're good.

Ah ok, it sounds like the situation with SXOS vs Atmosphere is similar to that of how Minecraft on consoles is vastly inferior to the PC counterpart

 

[Flame_Fist688]

Can I still replace SXOS with Atmosphere? Sorry, still new to the Switch firmware modding scene

 

[WerWolv]

Can I still replace SXOS with Atmosphere? Sorry, still new to the Switch firmware modding scene

You can. Clean your SD card and then the easiest probably is to install Kosmos. Everything should just work then

 

[ganons]

That's not quite true. I attached the overlay I made for EdiZon so people have something to try out It allows you to toggle cheats and view some system stats for now. More to come with the full release of EdiZon 4.0.0

Speaking about EdiZon, would it be possible to see all profiles from one account instead of having to log into the accounts to backup/restore saves please?

 

[Flame_Fist688]

Can I still replace SXOS with Atmosphere?

You can. Clean your SD card and then the easiest probably is to install Kosmos. Everything should just work then

Cool, I’m getting the Kosmos Pegascape bundle from the SD Setup site so it feels like a “full version” if u understand my meaning