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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 v20.5 release, plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the latest "Nexus" 20.5, 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 80 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
- Includes Atari game addons (atari800, a5200, prosystem)
Discussions and older builds
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Rebased on v20.5 release
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240309-313e83b8-retroplayer-20.5-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240309-313e83b8-retroplayer-20.5-x64.exe
- macOS x64: See 2024-01-15 release
- Android ARM: kodi-20240309-313e83b8-retroplayer-20.5-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240309-313e83b8-retroplayer-20.5-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 11.0.6 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-11.0-retroplayer-20240309-313e83b8.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-11.0-retroplayer-20240309-313e83b8.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.arm-11.0-retroplayer-20240309-313e83b8.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.arm-11.0-retroplayer-20240309-313e83b8.img.gz
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth