Releases: garbear/xbmc
RetroPlayer 21.1 (2024-12-03)
Readme
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 v21.1 release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21.1 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)
- Kademlia DHT (xbmc#23696)
- Donation tab in settings (xbmc#26035)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
- Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25176, xbmc#25177)
- All fixes for v21.2 so far
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 game add-on repos for: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes skin repos for: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Added new donation tab in settings
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20241203-f8cc6c8f-retroplayer-21.1-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20241203-f8cc6c8f-retroplayer-21.1-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20241203-f8cc6c8f-retroplayer-21.1-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20241203-f8cc6c8f-retroplayer-21.1-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20241203-f8cc6c8f-retroplayer-21.1-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20241203-f8cc6c8f-retroplayer-21.1-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.1 builds
See 2024-08-24 release.
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 21.1 (2024-11-26)
Readme
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 v21.1 release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21.1 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)
- Kademlia DHT (xbmc#23696)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
- Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25176, xbmc#25177)
- All fixes for v21.2 so far
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 game add-on repos for: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes skin repos for: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Rebased on Kodi Omega Nightly (includes slow scanning fix)
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20241126-afe671ee-retroplayer-21.1-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20241126-afe671ee-retroplayer-21.1-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20241126-afe671ee-retroplayer-21.1-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20241126-afe671ee-retroplayer-21.1-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20241126-afe671ee-retroplayer-21.1-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20241126-afe671ee-retroplayer-21.1-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.1 builds
See 2024-08-24 release.
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 21.1 (2024-08-24)
Readme
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 v21.1 release plus some game-related features before they are included in Kodi.
Compared to the "Omega" 21.1 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)
- Kademlia DHT (xbmc#23696)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
- Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25176, xbmc#25177)
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 game add-on repos for: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes skin repos for: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Rebased on Kodi Omega 21.1 release
- Rebased on LibreELEC 12.0.1 release
- Fixed Beetle Supafaust input (kodi-game/game.libretro.supafaust#2)
- Fixed BNES build errors (kodi-game/game.libretro.bnes#7)
- Added emulator details to in-game Advanced Settings dialog (xbmc#25598)
- Added emulator version to Savestate Manager dialog (xbmc#25614)
Screenshots
Improved Advanced Settings dialog:
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240824-f977a363-retroplayer-21.1-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240824-f977a363-retroplayer-21.1-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20240824-f977a363-retroplayer-21.1-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20240824-f977a363-retroplayer-21.1-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20240824-f977a363-retroplayer-21.1-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240824-f977a363-retroplayer-21.1-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.1 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20240824-f977a363.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240824-f977a363.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240824-f977a363.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240824-f977a363.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240824-f977a363-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 21 (2024-07-29)
Readme
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)
- Kademlia DHT (xbmc#23696)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
- Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25176, xbmc#25177)
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 game add-on repos for: AKL IAGL, libretro buildbot cores, Steam Launcher
- Includes skin repos for: Arctic Fuse, Confluence ZEITGEIST
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Added "Maximum rewind time" setting to Basic settings level (xbmc#25558)
- Added repo for Confluence ZEITGEIST (https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=242892, thanks @axbmcuser!)
- Updated ScummVM to latest master on all platforms (help wanted in getting this fully working!)
- Backported NPOT texture fix (xbmc#25479)
- Rebased on latest LibreELEC 12.0 branch
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240729-051c0ce6-retroplayer-21-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240729-051c0ce6-retroplayer-21-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20240729-051c0ce6-retroplayer-21-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20240729-051c0ce6-retroplayer-21-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20240729-051c0ce6-retroplayer-21-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240729-051c0ce6-retroplayer-21-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.0 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20240729-051c0ce6.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240729-051c0ce6.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240729-051c0ce6.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240729-051c0ce6.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240729-051c0ce6-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 21 (2024-07-10)
Readme
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)
- Kademlia DHT (xbmc#23696)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report, temporary fix)
- Android joystick fixes (xbmc#25176, xbmc#25177)
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
- Backported Kademlia PR (xbmc#23696)
- Rebased on latest Kodi Omega branch
- Rebased on latest LibreELEC 12.0 branch
- Rebased shaders after graphical improvements from @sarbes
- Fixed broken input in Nintendo DS cores (kodi-game/game.libretro#124)
- Fixed buffer overflow on game resolution change (kodi-game/game.libretro#126) (thanks @GTechAlpha!)
- Improved DeSmuME 2015 icon (kodi-game/game.libretro.desmume2015#5)
- Updated PCSX ReARMed and Mr.Boom to latest master branches for bughunting
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240710-8466aeb6-retroplayer-21-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240710-8466aeb6-retroplayer-21-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20240710-8466aeb6-retroplayer-21-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20240710-8466aeb6-retroplayer-21-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20240710-8466aeb6-retroplayer-21-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240710-8466aeb6-retroplayer-21-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.0 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20240710-8466aeb6.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240710-8466aeb6.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240710-8466aeb6.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240710-8466aeb6.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240710-8466aeb6-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
- Other platforms: Ask in the discussion thread
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 21 (2024-05-27)
Readme
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
RetroPlayer 21 (2024-05-10)
Readme
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)
- Shader fixes from https://github.com/KOPRajs/xbmc/tree/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
- Added shader fix (thanks @KOPRajs!)
- Extended joystick mapping engine (xbmc#24700 - thanks @bjsvedin!)
- Fixed remotes on Android devices even with joystick fixes
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240510-3a176c2a-retroplayer-21-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240510-3a176c2a-retroplayer-21-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20240510-3a176c2a-retroplayer-21-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20240510-3a176c2a-retroplayer-21-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20240510-3a176c2a-retroplayer-21-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240510-3a176c2a-retroplayer-21-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.0 builds
Request builds in the forum thread.
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 21 (2024-05-05)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. 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)
- Android joystick fixes (xbmc#24604)
- Shader fixes from https://github.com/KOPRajs/xbmc/tree/video-shaders-v4
Known Issues
- Android joystick fixes break remotes (discussion)
- 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
- Tagged version 1.0.0 of the Controller Topology Project (https://github.com/kodi-game/controller-topology-project)
- Removed Arctic Fuse dependencies
- Reduced uncompressed install size by 12MB
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240505-f89e5812-retroplayer-21-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240505-f89e5812-retroplayer-21-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20240505-f89e5812-retroplayer-21-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20240505-f89e5812-retroplayer-21-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20240505-f89e5812-retroplayer-21-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240505-f89e5812-retroplayer-21-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.0 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20240505-f89e5812.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240505-f89e5812.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240505-f89e5812.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240505-f89e5812.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240505-f89e5812-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 21 (2024-05-02)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. 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)
- Android joystick fixes (xbmc#24604)
- Shader fixes from https://github.com/KOPRajs/xbmc/tree/video-shaders-v4
Known Issues
- Android joystick fixes break remotes (discussion)
- 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
- Updated to LibreELEC v12.0.0 release
- Added more fixes from @KOPRajs
- Updated Arctic Fuse dependencies
- Synced controllers with v1.0.0 of the Controller Topology Project (kodi-game/controller-topology-project#304)
- Updated Atari emulators for authentic buttonmaps (kodi-game/controller-topology-project#303)
- Updated retro8 buttonmaps (kodi-game/game.libretro.retro8#4)
- Fixed retro8 hang (kodi-game/game.libretro.retro8#5)
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240502-d76db50f-retroplayer-21-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240502-d76db50f-retroplayer-21-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20240502-d76db50f-retroplayer-21-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20240502-d76db50f-retroplayer-21-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20240502-d76db50f-retroplayer-21-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240502-d76db50f-retroplayer-21-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0.0 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20240502-d76db50f.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240502-d76db50f.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240502-d76db50f.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240502-d76db50f.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240502-d76db50f-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth
RetroPlayer 21 (2024-04-21)
Readme
This is a custom build of Kodi by the lead developer for games in Kodi. 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)
Added fixes
- Fixed black screen in some games on LibreELEC (report)
- Android joystick fixes (xbmc#24604)
Known Issues
- Android Joystick fixes break remotes (discussion)
- 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 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: Arctic Fuse, IAGL, AKL, Steam Launcher, libretro buildbot cores
- Includes service.games.discord.richpresence
Discussion
Forum thread:
Changelog
- Rebased on v21.0 release
- Added fixes from @KOPRajs
- Added Arctic Fuse support
Kodi builds
- Windows x86: KodiSetup-20240421-3f2cc356-retroplayer-21-x86.exe
- Windows x64: KodiSetup-20240421-3f2cc356-retroplayer-21-x64.exe
- macOS x64: kodi-20240421-3f2cc356-retroplayer-21-x86_64.dmg
- macOS ARM64: kodi-20240421-3f2cc356-retroplayer-21-arm64.dmg
- Android ARM: kodi-20240421-3f2cc356-retroplayer-21-armeabi-v7a.apk
- Android ARM64: kodi-20240421-3f2cc356-retroplayer-21-arm64-v8a.apk
LibreELEC 12.0 Beta 2 builds
- Generic x86_64: LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-12.0-retroplayer-20240421-3f2cc356.img.gz
- RPi 2/3: LibreELEC-RPi2.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240421-3f2cc356.img.gz
- RPi 4: LibreELEC-RPi4.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240421-3f2cc356.img.gz
- RPi 5: LibreELEC-RPi5.aarch64-12.0-retroplayer-20240421-3f2cc356.img.gz
- Rockchip RK3399 (RockPi 4 Plus): LibreELEC-RK3399.arm-12.0-retroplayer-20240421-3f2cc356-rock-pi-4-plus.img.gz
Donations
- ENS: eigendude.eth