Set overlays per system

[xxghostbusterxx]

Raspberry PI B+
Retropie 4.8
Official PI USB keyboard
Official PS3 dual shock controller (wired)
Official pi power supply

Hi everyone,

Currently trying to set overlays per system on retropie. I have seen many explanations online, but nothing seems to point to a solution.

One particular video showed setting an overlay within the retroarch configuration screen when you hotkey +Y when a game is loaded. This seems outdated and overlays do not set with global config saving.

So...

My overlays are stored at: opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/overlays

I belive the Atari 2600 config file is located at: opt/retropie/configs/atari2600/retroarch.cfg

Here are the details in the config file:

video_smooth = "false"
video_fullscreen_x = "800"
video_fullscreen_y = "600"
video_shader_enable = "true"
video_shader = "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/shader/zfast_crt_curve.glslp"
aspect_ratio_index = "0"
input_overlay = "/opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/overlays/Atari-2600.cfg"
input_overlay_enable = "true"
#include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

The overlay is listed there but will not load up when a game is started.

Maybe there is a conflict somewhere.

Appreciate any help provided.

[sleve_mcdichael]

@xxghostbusterxx what is the content of the overlay config file /opt/retropie/emulators/retroarch/overlays/Atari-2600.cfg?

[xxghostbusterxx]

@sleve_mcdichael the file shows the following detail:

overlays = 1

overlay0_overlay = Atari-2600.png

 overlay0_full_screen = true

overlay0_descs - 0

The corresponding png file is in the same directory.

[sleve_mcdichael]

@xxghostbusterxx said in Set overlays per system:

overlay0_descs - 0

Is that just a transcription error or does it really say - and not =?

[xxghostbusterxx]

@sleve_mcdichael yes, that was an error on my part - I am accessing the SD card on another computer with Linux Reader and have to manually copy it across.

But I discovered something new: if I play a game, hotkey + Y, and set the overlay there, I can save the game config in the overrides section. This only works when assigning an overlay to a single game at a time, not a system via global override.