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This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It serves as the stable build for the developer's media center, and is shared here for others. It is based on the latest v21.0 release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21.0 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)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
- Shader fixes from https://github.com/KOPRajs/xbmc/commits/video-shaders-v4
- Android joystick fixes:
Known Issues
- Many multipass shaders are not rendered correctly (report)
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: AKL, Arctic Fuse, IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Tested and merged udev joystick patches from @batocera.linux (thanks @nadenislamarre!)
- Added another shader fix (thanks @KOPRajs!)
- Fixed broken input in Nintendo DS cores (kodi-game/game.libretro#124)
- Added PS5 buttonmaps for linux and udev (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#309)
- Added buttonmap and icon for DeSmuME 2015
- Updated Steam Deck wiki article (https://kodi.wiki/view/Steam_Deck_development)
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240527-366cac13-retroplayer-21-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240527-366cac13-retroplayer-21-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20240527-366cac13-retroplayer-21-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20240527-366cac13-retroplayer-21-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20240527-366cac13-retroplayer-21-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240527-366cac13-retroplayer-21-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.0 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20240528-d68f9e7a.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240528-d68f9e7a.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240528-d68f9e7a.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240528-d68f9e7a.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240528-d68f9e7a-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth