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This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It is based on the latest release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Nexus" 20 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2017, Shaders on Windows (#86)
- GSoC 2019, Shaders on OpenGL (disabled) (#114)
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 76 controller profiles
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes add-on repos for: IAGL, AKL, Steam Launcher, libretro buildbot cores
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussions and older builds
Forum thread: https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=173361
Changelog
- Fixed games with no savestates failing to play (thanks @zach-morris and @KOPRajs)
- Added 3-button Genesis controller (kodi-game/controller-topology-project#203) (thanks @KOPRajs)
- Added macOS ARM64 build (untested)
Known issues
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20230211-2dc49dae-retroplayer-20-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20230211-2dc49dae-retroplayer-20-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20230211-2dc49dae-retroplayer-20-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20230211-2dc49dae-retroplayer-20-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20230211-2dc49dae-retroplayer-20-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20230211-2dc49dae-retroplayer-20-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC builds
- Community builder wanted! I can do individual test builds if requested in the test builds thread.