erickdavestech--ps5-dualsense-overlay/CREDITS.md

Credits

ps5-dualsense-overlay is a derivative work. It claims no ownership over the upstream code or the artwork it builds on. Every source file keeps its original copyright header and SPDX identifier, and each modified file names who modified it.

Upstream code

• Common FPS for PS5 — porhe911 https://github.com/porhe911/Common-FPS-for-PS5 — GPL-3.0-or-later The base of this project: the controller payload, the SceShellUI/PUI (Mono) injection, the hook protocol, the build system, the etaHEN plugin packaging and the host tests. This project starts from Common FPS for PS5 v1.2.1.

• SimpleFPS — khalifa007 https://github.com/khalifa007/SimpleFPS — GPL-3.0-or-later The patch that lets Common FPS run on system software 11.xx–13.xx (hook backend selection and the MDBG write path for those firmware families) and moves the overlay to the top-left corner by default.

Artwork

• "PS5 Button Icons and Controls" — Zacksly https://zacksly.itch.io — CC BY 3.0 Used to draw the on-screen controller. The artwork was modified: cropped and recomposed, sticks split into movable sprites, pressed states recolored with a glow, L2/R2 recolored and placed over the shoulders. The original license is kept in assets/source/LICENSE.txt.

  "PS5 Button Icons and Controls - Zacksly Licensed under CC BY 3.0 - https://zacksly.itch.io"

Screenshots

The images in docs/screenshots/ show the overlay over third-party games and belong to their respective owners: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers © 2025 505 Games, developed by Leenzee (title-screen.webp); the gameplay image (gameplay.webp) belongs to its respective copyright holder. They are used only to illustrate the overlay and are not covered by this project's licenses.

PS5 homebrew projects

• PS5 payload SDK — John Törnblom — https://github.com/ps5-payload-dev/sdk Toolchain and system headers used to build the payloads.
• shsrv — John Törnblom — https://github.com/ps5-payload-dev/shsrv — GPLv3+ Reference for the ptrace ELF loader and the payload-arguments contract (fetched at build time).
• elfldr — John Törnblom — https://github.com/ps5-payload-dev/elfldr — GPLv3+ The ptrace helpers in probe/pt/ come from this project.
• etaHEN — LightningMods and contributors — https://github.com/etaHEN/etaHEN — GPLv3 Homebrew enabler whose sources the build uses and whose plugin format the release follows.

Research references mentioned in probe/: the Ghostpad ptrace-RPC technique and the ps5-native-gamepad-input-research notes.

Original work in this project

By erickdavestech. Relative to Common FPS for PS5 v1.2.1 with the SimpleFPS patch:

Area	Files
DualSense overlay renderer, controller input, overlay lifecycle, sprite cleanup, backend order	src/ps5/shellui_payload/commonfps_shellui.cpp, src/ps5/shellui_payload/commonfps_shellui_entry.cpp
libScePad resolution with NID fallback	src/ps5/stable_elfldr_bridge.c
FPS sampler removal, injection flow	src/ps5/commonfps_ps5_main.cpp, src/ps5/shellui_injector.cpp
Game detection that ignores system applications and dialogs	src/ps5/stable_sampler/process_sysctl.cpp, src/ps5/stable_sampler/process_sysctl.hpp, src/ps5/ps5_platform.cpp
Hook backend for 11.xx–13.xx and multi-page RWX write	include/common_fps/shellui_hook_protocol.hpp, src/ps5/shellui_hook_controller.cpp
Artwork pipeline and embedded sprite tables	tools/build_assets.py, assets/, src/ps5/shellui_payload/pad_assets*
Release verification and plugin identity (DSOV00001)	tools/verify_release.py, scripts/ps5_source_build.sh, ps5/CMakeLists.txt
Tests updated for the new behavior	tests/test_core.cpp, tests/test_v1_parity.cpp
Research probes	probe/main.c, probe/pad_rpc.c

The source code is GPL-3.0-or-later; the artwork remains CC BY 3.0.