Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. It is based on the latest v21.0 Beta 2 release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21 Beta 2 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)
- Keyboard and mouse input in the Player Viewer (xbmc#24524)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report)
- 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 76 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:
Kodi changelog
- Lots of Android fixes for joysticks (xbmc#24604)
- Lots of Android buttonmaps for joysticks (xbmc/peripheral.joystick#297)
- Fixed crash when starting Mesen/Mesen-s (kodi-game/game.libretro#121)
LibreELEC changelog
- Rebased on latest LibreELEC master
- Fixed "UUID not found" error on LibreELEC images (LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv#8532)
Screenshots
Keyboard and mouse input in the Player Viewer:
Kodi builds
- Windows x86/x64: See 2024-01-15 release
- macOS x64/ARM64: See 2024-01-15 release
- Android ARM: kodi-20240129-7c4ae23c-retroplayer-21beta2-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240129-7c4ae23c-retroplayer-21beta2-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20240129-7c4ae23c.img.gz
- RPi 2/3/4/5: See 2024-01-15 release
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240129-7c4ae23c-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth