DW5XL v0.1.0-beta.11

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends — Native PC Port

This port uses static recompilation (MIPS R5900 → C++) and Vulkan rendering. The download contains no disc files, translated game code or compiled game. Everything needed from the game is extracted and built locally from your own disc image.

What you need

• Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends, PAL SLES-53860, as an ISO.
• Optional: Dynasty Warriors 5, PAL SLES-53339, for Load Original.
• An x86-64 CPU with AVX2 and a Vulkan-compatible graphics card with current drivers.
• Windows 10 (1903 or newer) / Windows 11, or Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer.

No separate compiler, Git or Python installation is required. The first build works offline.

Linux: AppImage

1. Download DW5XL.AppImage.
2. Mark it executable in your file manager, then open it.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start.
4. Let setup verify the disc, translate the code and compile the game. Allow several minutes; the time depends on your CPU. The game starts when setup finishes.

Open the same AppImage again to play. Linux updates reuse unchanged build files where possible; your saves and settings stay in the player data folder.

Windows: ZIP

1. Download DW5XL.windows-x64.zip and extract it to a short path such as C:\Games\DW5XL.
2. Keep the extracted files together and launch DW5XL.exe. If SmartScreen warns about the unsigned program, choose More info → Run anyway.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start. The first start builds the game locally; later starts launch it directly.

For Load Original, add your DW5 ISO during setup or through the F10 Discs window.

Game data and saves

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\DW5XL\
• Linux: $XDG_DATA_HOME/dw5xl/, normally ~/.local/share/dw5xl/

Within that folder, the compiled game is in build/ and memory-card saves are in game/dw5xl/mc0/. Game files, settings and logs also stay there, separately from the downloaded ZIP or AppImage. Keep this data folder when updating to retain your progress.

Source and licenses

Source code is available under GPL-3.0. Third-party license notices are included with the bundled tools and libraries.

This is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project, unaffiliated with Koei Tecmo Games or Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Changelog

Back to the main menu: during play, hold Select + Start as on the PS2 (keyboard: Tab + Enter), or choose MAIN MENU in the in-play menu (Esc, or hold Back). The menu asks first; anything you haven't saved is lost.

DW5XL v0.1.0-beta.10

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends — Native PC Port

This port uses static recompilation (MIPS R5900 → C++) and Vulkan rendering. The download contains no disc files, translated game code or compiled game. Everything needed from the game is extracted and built locally from your own disc image.

What you need

• Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends, PAL SLES-53860, as an ISO.
• Optional: Dynasty Warriors 5, PAL SLES-53339, for Load Original.
• An x86-64 CPU with AVX2 and a Vulkan-compatible graphics card with current drivers.
• Windows 10 (1903 or newer) / Windows 11, or Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer.

No separate compiler, Git or Python installation is required. The first build works offline.

Linux: AppImage

1. Download DW5XL.AppImage.
2. Mark it executable in your file manager, then open it.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start.
4. Let setup verify the disc, translate the code and compile the game. Allow several minutes; the time depends on your CPU. The game starts when setup finishes.

Open the same AppImage again to play. Linux updates reuse unchanged build files where possible; your saves and settings stay in the player data folder.

Windows: ZIP

1. Download DW5XL.windows-x64.zip and extract it to a short path such as C:\Games\DW5XL.
2. Keep the extracted files together and launch DW5XL.exe. If SmartScreen warns about the unsigned program, choose More info → Run anyway.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start. The first start builds the game locally; later starts launch it directly.

For Load Original, add your DW5 ISO during setup or through the F10 Discs window.

Game data and saves

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\DW5XL\
• Linux: $XDG_DATA_HOME/dw5xl/, normally ~/.local/share/dw5xl/

Within that folder, the compiled game is in build/ and memory-card saves are in game/dw5xl/mc0/. Game files, settings and logs also stay there, separately from the downloaded ZIP or AppImage. Keep this data folder when updating to retain your progress.

Source and licenses

Source code is available under GPL-3.0. Third-party license notices are included with the bundled tools and libraries.

This is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project, unaffiliated with Koei Tecmo Games or Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Changelog

Widescreen fixes: changing the aspect ratio no longer moves the window, and only its size changes. In a maximized window the picture stays centred.
A window opens straight away in the aspect ratio you saved, and comes back to that shape when you leave fullscreen or maximized

DW5XL v0.1.0-beta.9

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends — Native PC Port

Changelog

Load Original is automatic: once your DW5 disc is installed, Musou and Free Mode are on the main menu from the start. You no longer need to pick Load Original each time
Aspect ratio: play the whole game at 4:3, 16:9 or 21:9 with no black bars. Battles show a wider view, and the HUD keeps its shape at the screen’s corners.
Field of view: adjust the battle camera from 80 % to 130 %.
Sharper text and 2D above 1x, plus an optional SHARPEN filter.
PC SETTINGS is now split into GRAPHICS and DISPLAY pages. DEFAULT resets only the page you’re on, and Resolution is now RENDER SCALE.

DW5XL v0.1.0-beta.8

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends — Native PC Port

This port uses static recompilation (MIPS R5900 → C++) and Vulkan rendering. The download contains no disc files, translated game code or compiled game. Everything needed from the game is extracted and built locally from your own disc image.

What you need

• Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends, PAL SLES-53860, as an ISO.
• Optional: Dynasty Warriors 5, PAL SLES-53339, for Load Original.
• An x86-64 CPU with AVX2 and a Vulkan-compatible graphics card with current drivers.
• Windows 10 (1903 or newer) / Windows 11, or Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer.

No separate compiler, Git or Python installation is required. The first build works offline.

Linux: AppImage

1. Download DW5XL.AppImage.
2. Mark it executable in your file manager, then open it.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start.
4. Let setup verify the disc, translate the code and compile the game. Allow several minutes; the time depends on your CPU. The game starts when setup finishes.

Open the same AppImage again to play. Linux updates reuse unchanged build files where possible; your saves and settings stay in the player data folder.

Windows: ZIP

1. Download DW5XL.windows-x64.zip and extract it to a short path such as C:\Games\DW5XL.
2. Keep the extracted files together and launch DW5XL.exe. If SmartScreen warns about the unsigned program, choose More info → Run anyway.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start. The first start builds the game locally; later starts launch it directly.

For Load Original, add your DW5 ISO during setup or through the F10 Discs window.

Game data and saves

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\DW5XL\
• Linux: $XDG_DATA_HOME/dw5xl/, normally ~/.local/share/dw5xl/

Within that folder, the compiled game is in build/ and memory-card saves are in game/dw5xl/mc0/. Game files, settings and logs also stay there, separately from the downloaded ZIP or AppImage. Keep this data folder when updating to retain your progress.

Source and licenses

Source code is available under GPL-3.0. Third-party license notices are included with the bundled tools and libraries.

This is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project, unaffiliated with Koei Tecmo Games or Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Changelog

Improved performance by making IOP Native

DW5XL v0.1.0-beta.7

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends — Native PC Port

This port uses static recompilation (MIPS R5900 → C++) and Vulkan rendering. The download contains no disc files, translated game code or compiled game. Everything needed from the game is extracted and built locally from your own disc image.

What you need

• Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends, PAL SLES-53860, as an ISO.
• Optional: Dynasty Warriors 5, PAL SLES-53339, for Load Original.
• An x86-64 CPU with AVX2 and a Vulkan-compatible graphics card with current drivers.
• Windows 10 (1903 or newer) / Windows 11, or Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer.

No separate compiler, Git or Python installation is required. The first build works offline.

Linux: AppImage

1. Download DW5XL.AppImage.
2. Mark it executable in your file manager, then open it.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start.
4. Let setup verify the disc, translate the code and compile the game. Allow several minutes; the time depends on your CPU. The game starts when setup finishes.

Open the same AppImage again to play. Linux updates reuse unchanged build files where possible; your saves and settings stay in the player data folder.

Windows: ZIP

1. Download DW5XL.windows-x64.zip and extract it to a short path such as C:\Games\DW5XL.
2. Keep the extracted files together and launch DW5XL.exe. If SmartScreen warns about the unsigned program, choose More info → Run anyway.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start. The first start builds the game locally; later starts launch it directly.

For Load Original, add your DW5 ISO during setup or through the F10 Discs window.

Game data and saves

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\DW5XL\
• Linux: $XDG_DATA_HOME/dw5xl/, normally ~/.local/share/dw5xl/

Within that folder, the compiled game is in build/ and memory-card saves are in game/dw5xl/mc0/. Game files, settings and logs also stay there, separately from the downloaded ZIP or AppImage. Keep this data folder when updating to retain your progress.

Source and licenses

Source code is available under GPL-3.0. Third-party license notices are included with the bundled tools and libraries.

This is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project, unaffiliated with Koei Tecmo Games or Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Changelog

Save and load state has been implemented.
F5 Save State
F9 Load State

DW5XL v0.1.0-beta.6

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends — Native PC Port

This port uses static recompilation (MIPS R5900 → C++) and Vulkan rendering. The download contains no disc files, translated game code or compiled game. Everything needed from the game is extracted and built locally from your own disc image.

What you need

• Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends, PAL SLES-53860, as an ISO.
• Optional: Dynasty Warriors 5, PAL SLES-53339, for Load Original.
• An x86-64 CPU with AVX2 and a Vulkan-compatible graphics card with current drivers.
• Windows 10 (1903 or newer) / Windows 11, or Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer.

No separate compiler, Git or Python installation is required. The first build works offline.

Linux: AppImage

1. Download DW5XL.AppImage.
2. Mark it executable in your file manager, then open it.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start.
4. Let setup verify the disc, translate the code and compile the game. Allow several minutes; the time depends on your CPU. The game starts when setup finishes.

Open the same AppImage again to play. Linux updates reuse unchanged build files where possible; your saves and settings stay in the player data folder.

Windows: ZIP

1. Download DW5XL.windows-x64.zip and extract it to a short path such as C:\Games\DW5XL.
2. Keep the extracted files together and launch DW5XL.exe. If SmartScreen warns about the unsigned program, choose More info → Run anyway.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start. The first start builds the game locally; later starts launch it directly.

For Load Original, add your DW5 ISO during setup or through the F10 Discs window.

Game data and saves

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\DW5XL\
• Linux: $XDG_DATA_HOME/dw5xl/, normally ~/.local/share/dw5xl/

Within that folder, the compiled game is in build/ and memory-card saves are in game/dw5xl/mc0/. Game files, settings and logs also stay there, separately from the downloaded ZIP or AppImage. Keep this data folder when updating to retain your progress.

Source and licenses

Source code is available under GPL-3.0. Third-party license notices are included with the bundled tools and libraries.

This is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project, unaffiliated with Koei Tecmo Games or Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Changelog

Fix package naming Fix black stripes appearing when using 1x

DW5XL v0.1.0-beta.5

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends — Native PC Port

This port uses static recompilation (MIPS R5900 → C++) and Vulkan rendering. The download contains no disc files, translated game code or compiled game. Everything needed from the game is extracted and built locally from your own disc image.

What you need

• Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends, PAL SLES-53860, as an ISO.
• Optional: Dynasty Warriors 5, PAL SLES-53339, for Load Original.
• An x86-64 CPU with AVX2 and a Vulkan-compatible graphics card with current drivers.
• Windows 10 (1903 or newer) / Windows 11, or Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer.

No separate compiler, Git or Python installation is required. The first build works offline.

Linux: AppImage

1. Download DW5XL.AppImage.
2. Mark it executable in your file manager, then open it.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start.
4. Let setup verify the disc, translate the code and compile the game. Allow several minutes; the time depends on your CPU. The game starts when setup finishes.

Open the same AppImage again to play. Linux updates reuse unchanged build files where possible; your saves and settings stay in the player data folder.

Windows: ZIP

1. Download DW5XL.windows-x64.zip and extract it to a short path such as C:\Games\DW5XL.
2. Keep the extracted files together and launch DW5XL.exe. If SmartScreen warns about the unsigned program, choose More info → Run anyway.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start. The first start builds the game locally; later starts launch it directly.

For Load Original, add your DW5 ISO during setup or through the F10 Discs window.

Game data and saves

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\DW5XL\
• Linux: $XDG_DATA_HOME/dw5xl/, normally ~/.local/share/dw5xl/

Within that folder, the compiled game is in build/ and memory-card saves are in game/dw5xl/mc0/. Game files, settings and logs also stay there, separately from the downloaded ZIP or AppImage. Keep this data folder when updating to retain your progress.

Source and licenses

Source code is available under GPL-3.0. Third-party license notices are included with the bundled tools and libraries.

This is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project, unaffiliated with Koei Tecmo Games or Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Changelog

Reduced the time the installer takes to compile the files

DW5XL v0.1.0-beta.4

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends — Native PC Port

This port uses static recompilation (MIPS R5900 → C++) and Vulkan rendering. The download contains no disc files, translated game code or compiled game. Everything needed from the game is extracted and built locally from your own disc image.

What you need

• Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends, PAL SLES-53860, as an ISO.
• Optional: Dynasty Warriors 5, PAL SLES-53339, for Load Original.
• An x86-64 CPU with AVX2 and a Vulkan-compatible graphics card with current drivers.
• Windows 10 (1903 or newer) / Windows 11, or Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer.

No separate compiler, Git or Python installation is required. The first build works offline.

Linux: AppImage

1. Download DW5XL.AppImage.
2. Mark it executable in your file manager, then open it.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start.
4. Let setup verify the disc, translate the code and compile the game. Allow several minutes; the time depends on your CPU. The game starts when setup finishes.

Open the same AppImage again to play. Linux updates reuse unchanged build files where possible; your saves and settings stay in the player data folder.

Windows: ZIP

1. Download DW5XL.windows-x64.zip and extract it to a short path such as C:\Games\DW5XL.
2. Keep the extracted files together and launch DW5XL.exe. If SmartScreen warns about the unsigned program, choose More info → Run anyway.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start. The first start builds the game locally; later starts launch it directly.

For Load Original, add your DW5 ISO during setup or through the F10 Discs window.

Game data and saves

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\DW5XL\
• Linux: $XDG_DATA_HOME/dw5xl/, normally ~/.local/share/dw5xl/

Within that folder, the compiled game is in build/ and memory-card saves are in game/dw5xl/mc0/. Game files, settings and logs also stay there, separately from the downloaded ZIP or AppImage. Keep this data folder when updating to retain your progress.

Source and licenses

Source code is available under GPL-3.0. Third-party license notices are included with the bundled tools and libraries.

This is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project, unaffiliated with Koei Tecmo Games or Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Changelog

Performance improvements!

DW5XL v0.1.0-beta.3

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends — Native PC Port

This port uses static recompilation (MIPS R5900 → C++) and Vulkan rendering. The download contains no disc files, translated game code or compiled game. Everything needed from the game is extracted and built locally from your own disc image.

What you need

• Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends, PAL SLES-53860, as an ISO.
• Optional: Dynasty Warriors 5, PAL SLES-53339, for Load Original.
• An x86-64 CPU with AVX2 and a Vulkan-compatible graphics card with current drivers.
• Windows 10 (1903 or newer) / Windows 11, or Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer.

No separate compiler, Git or Python installation is required. The first build works offline.

Linux: AppImage

1. Download DW5XL.AppImage.
2. Mark it executable in your file manager, then open it.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start.
4. Let setup verify the disc, translate the code and compile the game. Allow several minutes; the time depends on your CPU. The game starts when setup finishes.

Open the same AppImage again to play. Linux updates reuse unchanged build files where possible; your saves and settings stay in the player data folder.

Windows: ZIP

1. Download DW5XL.windows-x64.zip and extract it to a short path such as C:\Games\DW5XL.
2. Keep the extracted files together and launch DW5XL.exe. If SmartScreen warns about the unsigned program, choose More info → Run anyway.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start. The first start builds the game locally; later starts launch it directly.

For Load Original, add your DW5 ISO during setup or through the F10 Discs window.

Game data and saves

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\DW5XL\
• Linux: $XDG_DATA_HOME/dw5xl/, normally ~/.local/share/dw5xl/

Within that folder, the compiled game is in build/ and memory-card saves are in game/dw5xl/mc0/. Game files, settings and logs also stay there, separately from the downloaded ZIP or AppImage. Keep this data folder when updating to retain your progress.

Source and licenses

Source code is available under GPL-3.0. Third-party license notices are included with the bundled tools and libraries.

This is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project, unaffiliated with Koei Tecmo Games or Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Changelog

PC SETTINGS

PC SETTINGS is in the game's Options menu (where the PS2's SCREEN ADJUST was), in the game's own style. You can also open it at any time with Esc or by holding Back: the game pauses until you close it with Esc, Triangle or Back.

Setting | Values -- | -- VSYNC | On / Off RESOLUTION | 640×512 (1×), 1280×1024 (2×), 2560×2048 (4×) ANTI-ALIASING | Off, 2×, 4×, 8×, 16× DISPLAY | Window / Fullscreen SHOW FPS | On / Off DEFAULT | Restores the default settings

Up/Down picks a setting, Left/Right changes it, and Cross on DEFAULT resets them all. Changes apply right away and are remembered.

DW5XL v0.1.0-beta.2

Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends — Native PC Port

New in alpha.2: the Linux AppImage. Windows and Linux now have self-contained builders with a graphical setup wizard, compiler and tools included.

This port uses static recompilation (MIPS R5900 → C++) and Vulkan rendering. The download contains no disc files, translated game code or compiled game. Everything needed from the game is extracted and built locally from your own disc image.

What you need

• Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends, PAL SLES-53860, as an ISO.
• Optional: Dynasty Warriors 5, PAL SLES-53339, for Load Original.
• An x86-64 CPU with AVX2 and a Vulkan-compatible graphics card with current drivers.
• Windows 10 (1903 or newer) / Windows 11, or Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer.

No separate compiler, Git or Python installation is required. The first build works offline.

Linux: AppImage

1. Download DW5XL-v0.1.0-alpha.2-linux-x86_64.AppImage.
2. Mark it executable in your file manager, then open it.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start.
4. Let setup verify the disc, translate the code and compile the game. Allow several minutes; the time depends on your CPU. The game starts when setup finishes.

Open the same AppImage again to play. Linux updates reuse unchanged build files where possible; your saves and settings stay in the player data folder.

Windows: ZIP

1. Download DW5XL-v0.1.0-alpha.2-windows-x64.zip and extract it to a short path such as C:\Games\DW5XL.
2. Keep the extracted files together and launch DW5XL.exe. If SmartScreen warns about the unsigned program, choose More info → Run anyway.
3. Select your XL ISO, optionally select the DW5 ISO, and click Start. The first start builds the game locally; later starts launch it directly.

For Load Original, add your DW5 ISO during setup or through the F10 Discs window.

In-game hotkeys

Key	Action
F2	Toggle the performance HUD
F3	Cycle anti-aliasing (SSAA)
F4	Cycle internal resolution: 1× / 2× / 4×
F8	Toggle build ID and game tick overlay
F10	Open disc management

Game data and saves

• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\DW5XL\
• Linux: $XDG_DATA_HOME/dw5xl/, normally ~/.local/share/dw5xl/

Within that folder, the compiled game is in build/ and memory-card saves are in game/dw5xl/mc0/. Game files, settings and logs also stay there, separately from the downloaded ZIP or AppImage. Keep this data folder when updating to retain your progress.

Pre-release status

The Linux AppImage has been tested through normal setup and play. Broader Windows performance verification and long-session testing remain open. Occasional hitches and visual issues are still being investigated. Lowering resolution with F4 can help when performance is limited.

SHA-256 checksum files are provided alongside both downloads.

Source and licenses

Source code is available under GPL-3.0. Third-party license notices are included with the bundled tools and libraries.

This is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project, unaffiliated with Koei Tecmo Games or Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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Changelog

Fps on windows massively improved