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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 v20.4-rc release, plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Nexus" 20.3 release, this build includes:
Added features
- GSoC 2017, Shaders on Windows (#86)
- GSoC 2019, Shaders on OpenGL (#114)
- GSoC 2020, Game Metadata for Discord Rich Presence support (xbmc#21286)
- GSoC 2021, Achievements (xbmc#22652)
- Allow changing controller appearance (xbmc#22856)
- New Player Viewer dialog (xbmc#23548)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report)
- Fixed Guide button not working on Windows (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#291)
- Android joystick fixes (xbmc#24604)
Add-ons
The build also bundles some game-related add-ons to improve quality of life for testers.
- Includes all 79 controller profiles from the controller topology project
- Includes VFS add-ons for compressed ROMs
- Includes InputStream Adaptive for IAGL
- Includes add-on repos for: IAGL, AKL, Steam Launcher, libretro buildbot cores
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussions and older builds
Forum thread:
Android joysticks tracking thread:
Changelog
- Backported Android joystick fixes (xbmc#24625)
Kodi builds
- Android ARM: kodi-20240202-324a49fc-retroplayer-20.4-rc-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240202-324a49fc-retroplayer-20.4-rc-arm64-v8a.apk
Other platforms: No change from 2024-01-31 release.
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth