tomvita/Breeze-Beta beta121.00

Overlay mode

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You can now use Breeze on top of a running game without switching away from it. The game stays open underneath, and pressing HOME toggles between the game and Breeze.

Setup

1. Open Breeze Settings.
2. Choose Install SwitchU fork or Update SwitchU fork, then restart the console. You need SwitchU fork 1.2.0e or newer.
3. In Settings, set Home toggle to Overlay.
4. Start your game and open Breeze.
5. Press HOME to return to the game.
6. Press HOME again to show Breeze over the game. Breeze takes control of the buttons while visible.
7. Press HOME to hide Breeze and return control to the game.

You can enable Overlay pauses game if you want the game to pause while Breeze is visible. It is off by default.

Useful details

• The overlay uses a software renderer, so its menus look like normal Breeze menus
• An idle overlay costs the game very little; Breeze redraws only when something changes
• Text input still opens Breeze full-screen because the Switch keyboard cannot appear over a game. Press HOME after typing to return to the game
• The main menu's SwitchU button exits to hbmenu; HOME then opens the SwitchU menu
• The Home toggle setting is remembered for the next launch

Limits

• Overlay mode requires the compatible SwitchU fork; upstream SwitchU and older fork versions do not provide it