diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/build.yml b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c9c0380..6e7b4e3 100644
--- a/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,12 @@ name: Core
 on:
   push:
     paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
       - '.{gitattributes,gitignore,travis.yml}'
-      - 'appveyor.yml,README'
+      - '*.md,appveyor.yml,README'
   pull_request:
     paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
       - '.{gitattributes,gitignore,travis.yml}'
-      - 'appveyor.yml,README'
-  schedule:
-    - cron: '55 14 21 * *'
+      - '*.md,appveyor.yml,README'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
@@ -23,71 +19,39 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - cc: GCC
-            platform: x64
-            bits: 64
+            arch: x64
           - cc: GCC
-            platform: x86
-            bits: 32
+            arch: x86
           - cc: Clang
-            platform: x64
-            bits: 64
+            arch: x64
           - cc: Clang
-            platform: x86
-            bits: 32
-    name: Linux / ${{ matrix.cc }} / ${{ matrix.platform }}
+            arch: x86
+    name: Linux / ${{ matrix.cc }} / ${{ matrix.arch }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    if: (github.event_name == 'schedule' && github.repository == 'mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core') || (github.event_name != 'schedule')
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Get build dependencies and arrange the environment
         run: |
-          echo "G_REV=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
-          if [[ ${{ matrix.bits }} -eq 32 ]]; then sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386; fi
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get -y install libfreetype6-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libpng-dev libsdl1.2-dev libsdl2-dev libvulkan-dev nasm zlib1g-dev
-          if [[ ${{ matrix.bits }} -eq 32 ]]; then sudo apt-get --reinstall -y install gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6 libc6-dev-i386 libatomic1:i386 libgcc-s1:i386 libstdc++6:i386 libfreetype6-dev:i386 libgl1-mesa-dev:i386 libglu1-mesa-dev:i386 libpng-dev:i386 libsdl1.2-dev:i386 libsdl2-dev:i386 libvulkan-dev:i386 zlib1g-dev:i386; fi
-          sudo ldconfig
+          export BUILD_DEPS="libfreetype6-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libpng-dev libsdl1.2-dev libsdl2-dev libvulkan-dev zlib1g-dev"
+          ./.github/workflows/scripts/ci_install_ubuntu_deps.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
       - name: Build and related stuff, backup binaries
         run: |
-          if [[ ${{ matrix.bits }} -eq 32 ]]; then export PIC="1" CPU_TUNE="-msse2 -mtune=pentium4"; else CPU_TUNE="-mtune=core2"; fi
-          export OPTFLAGS="-O2 -flto ${CPU_TUNE}"
-          ORIG="$(pwd)"
-          CC="gcc"
-          CXX="g++"
-          if [[ "${{ matrix.cc }}" != "GCC" ]]; then
-            CC="clang"
-            CXX="clang++"
-          fi
-          ${CC} --version
-          SDL="sdl"
-          MSG="1.2"
-          mkdir pkg
-          for DYN in 0 1 0 1; do
-            unset POSTFIX
-            if [[ ${DYN} -eq 0 ]]; then export POSTFIX="-old"; else MSG="${MSG} / NEW_DYNAREC"; fi
-            echo ""
-            echo ":: ${{ matrix.cc }} ${{ matrix.platform }} / SDL${MSG} ::"
-            echo ""
-            make NEW_DYNAREC="${DYN}" -C projects/unix clean
-            echo ""
-            make CC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}" BITS="${{ matrix.bits }}" SDL_CONFIG="${SDL}-config" NEW_DYNAREC="${DYN}" -C projects/unix all -j4
-            echo ""
-            make BITS="${{ matrix.bits }}" NEW_DYNAREC="${DYN}" -C projects/unix install DESTDIR="${ORIG}/pkg/"
-            echo ""
-            ls -gG pkg/usr/local/lib/libmupen64plus${POSTFIX}.so*
-            echo ""
-            ldd pkg/usr/local/lib/libmupen64plus${POSTFIX}.so.2.0.0
-            if [[ ${DYN} -eq 1 ]]; then
-              SDL="sdl2"
-              MSG="2"
-            fi
-          done
-          tar cvzf pkg/mupen64plus-core-linux-${{ matrix.platform }}-g${{ env.G_REV }}.tar.gz -C pkg/ "usr"
+          export PATH="$(pwd)/.github/workflows/scripts:${PATH}"
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=0 NEW_DYNAREC=0 SDL_CONFIG=\"sdl-config\"" POSTFIX="-old"
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=1 NEW_DYNAREC=1 SDL_CONFIG=\"sdl-config\""
+          unset POSTFIX
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=0 NEW_DYNAREC=0 SDL_CONFIG=\"sdl2-config\"" POSTFIX="-old"
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=1 NEW_DYNAREC=1 SDL_CONFIG=\"sdl2-config\"" MAKE_PKG=1
+          unset POSTFIX
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
       - name: Upload artifact
         if: matrix.cc == 'GCC'
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: mupen64plus-core-linux-${{ matrix.platform }}-g${{ env.G_REV }}
+          name: mupen64plus-core-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}-g${{ env.G_REV }}
           path: pkg/*.tar.gz
 
   MSYS2:
@@ -96,24 +60,23 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - cc: GCC
-            platform: x64
+            arch: x64
             cross: x86_64
-            bits: 64
+            env: MINGW64
           - cc: GCC
-            platform: x86
+            arch: x86
             cross: i686
-            bits: 32
-    name: Windows / MSYS2 ${{ matrix.cc }} / ${{ matrix.platform }}
+            env: MINGW32
+    name: Windows / MSYS2 ${{ matrix.cc }} / ${{ matrix.arch }}
     runs-on: windows-2022
-    if: (github.event_name == 'schedule' && github.repository == 'mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core') || (github.event_name != 'schedule')
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: msys2 {0}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
         with:
-          msystem: MINGW${{ matrix.bits }}
+          msystem: ${{ matrix.env }}
           update: true
           install: >-
             git
@@ -124,46 +87,26 @@ jobs:
             mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-freetype
             mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-libpng
             mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-nasm
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-ntldd
             mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-SDL2
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-vulkan-headers
             mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-zlib
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-vulkan-headers
       - name: Build and related stuff, backup binaries
         run: |
-          echo "G_REV=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
-          if [[ ${{ matrix.bits }} -eq 32 ]]; then CPU_TUNE="-msse2 -mtune=pentium4"; else CPU_TUNE="-mtune=core2"; fi
-          export OPTFLAGS="-O2 -flto ${CPU_TUNE}"
-          ORIG="$(pwd)"
-          CC="gcc"
-          CXX="g++"
-          ${CC} --version
-          mkdir pkg
-          export POSTFIX="-old"
-          for DYN in 0 1; do
-            echo ""
-            echo ":: ${{ matrix.cc }} ${{ matrix.platform }} / SDL2${MSG} ::"
-            echo ""
-            make NEW_DYNAREC="${DYN}" -C projects/unix clean
-            echo ""
-            make CC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}" BITS="${{ matrix.bits }}" NEW_DYNAREC="${DYN}" -C projects/unix all -j4
-            echo ""
-            make BITS="${{ matrix.bits }}" NEW_DYNAREC="${DYN}" -C projects/unix install PLUGINDIR="" SHAREDIR="" BINDIR="" MANDIR="" LIBDIR="" APPSDIR="" ICONSDIR="icons" INCDIR="api" LDCONFIG="true" DESTDIR="${ORIG}/pkg/"
-            echo ""
-            ls -gG pkg/mupen64plus${POSTFIX}.dll
-            echo ""
-            ldd pkg/mupen64plus${POSTFIX}.dll
-            unset POSTFIX
-            MSG=" / NEW_DYNAREC"
-          done
+          export PATH="$(pwd)/.github/workflows/scripts:${PATH}"
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=0 NEW_DYNAREC=0" POSTFIX="-old"
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=1 NEW_DYNAREC=1"
+          unset POSTFIX
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
       - name: Backup dependencies, etc...
         run: |
-          if [[ ${{ matrix.bits }} -eq 32 ]]; then LIBGCC="libgcc_s_dw2-1"; else LIBGCC="libgcc_s_seh-1"; fi
-          for LIB in libbrotlicommon libbrotlidec libbz2-1 libfreetype-6 ${LIBGCC} libglib-2.0-0 libgraphite2 libharfbuzz-0 libiconv-2 libintl-8 libpcre2-8-0 libpng16-16 libstdc++-6 libwinpthread-1 SDL2 zlib1; do
-            echo ":: Copying ${LIB}.dll"
-            cp "/mingw${{ matrix.bits }}/bin/${LIB}.dll" pkg/
-          done
+          ./.github/workflows/scripts/ci_backup_mingw_deps.sh ${{ matrix.env }}
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: mupen64plus-core-msys2-${{ matrix.platform }}-g${{ env.G_REV }}
+          name: mupen64plus-core-msys2-${{ matrix.arch }}-g${{ env.G_REV }}
           path: pkg/*
 
   MSVC:
@@ -172,52 +115,32 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - toolset: v143
-            platform: x64
+            arch: x64
             vs: 2022
           - toolset: v141_xp
-            platform: x86
+            arch: x86
             vs: 2019
-    name: Windows / MSVC with ${{ matrix.toolset }} / ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    name: Windows / MSVC with ${{ matrix.toolset }} / ${{ matrix.arch }}
     runs-on: windows-${{ matrix.vs }}
-    if: (github.event_name == 'schedule' && github.repository == 'mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core') || (github.event_name != 'schedule')
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: cmd
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
       - name: Build and related stuff, backup binaries
         run: |
-          for /f "tokens=1" %%R in ('git rev-parse --short HEAD') do echo G_REV=%%R>> "%GITHUB_ENV%"
-          set "ARCH=${{ matrix.platform }}"
-          if [%ARCH%] == [x86] set "ARCH=Win32"
-          echo.
-          msbuild --version
-          echo.
-          git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-win32-deps.git ..\mupen64plus-win32-deps
-          md pkg
-          for %%B in (Release New_Dynarec_Release) do (
-            echo.
-            msbuild projects\msvc\mupen64plus-core.vcxproj /p:Configuration=%%B;Platform=%ARCH%;PlatformToolset=${{ matrix.toolset }} /t:Rebuild
-            echo.
-            copy "projects\msvc\%ARCH%\%%B\mupen64plus.dll" pkg\
-            if not exist "pkg\mupen64plus-old.dll" (
-              ren "pkg\mupen64plus.dll" mupen64plus-old.dll
-              dir pkg\mupen64plus-old.dll
-            ) else dir pkg\mupen64plus.dll
-          )
+          set PATH=%CD%\.github\workflows\scripts;%PATH%
+          set TOOLSET=${{ matrix.toolset }}
+          call ci_msvc_build.cmd ${{ matrix.arch }}
+          ci_msvc_build.cmd ${{ matrix.arch }} newdyn
       - name: Backup dependencies, etc...
         run: |
-          xcopy data pkg
-          copy "..\mupen64plus-win32-deps\freetype-2.13.0\lib\${{ matrix.platform }}\*.dll" pkg\
-          copy "..\mupen64plus-win32-deps\libpng-1.6.39\lib\${{ matrix.platform }}\*.dll" pkg\
-          copy "..\mupen64plus-win32-deps\SDL2-2.26.3\lib\${{ matrix.platform }}\*.dll" pkg\
-          copy "..\mupen64plus-win32-deps\SDL2_net-2.2.0\lib\${{ matrix.platform }}\*.dll" pkg\
-          copy "..\mupen64plus-win32-deps\zlib-1.2.13\lib\${{ matrix.platform }}\*.dll" pkg\
+          .\.github\workflows\scripts\ci_backup_msvc_deps.cmd ${{ matrix.arch }} freetype.dll libpng16.dll SDL2.dll SDL2_net.dll zlib.dll
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: mupen64plus-core-msvc-${{ matrix.platform }}-g${{ env.G_REV }}
+          name: mupen64plus-core-msvc-${{ matrix.arch }}-g${{ env.G_REV }}
           path: pkg/*
 
   Nightly-build:
@@ -225,9 +148,9 @@ jobs:
     if: github.ref_name == 'master'
     needs: [Linux, MSYS2, MSVC]
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           path: binaries
       - name: Get some tools
@@ -236,49 +159,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get -y install hashdeep
       - name: Creating new artifacts and update nightly-build
         run: |
-          mkdir pkg
-          cd binaries
-          for BIN in *; do
-            cd "${BIN}"
-            if [[ "${BIN:17:4}" == "msys" ]]; then
-              echo ":: Creating ${BIN}.zip"
-              zip -r "../../pkg/${BIN}.zip" *
-            elif [[ "${BIN:17:4}" == "msvc" ]]; then
-              echo ":: Creating ${BIN}.zip"
-              zip -r "../../pkg/${BIN}.zip" *
-            else
-              echo ":: Recovering ${BIN}.tar.gz"
-              mv *.tar.gz ../../pkg/
-            fi
-            cd ..
-          done
-          cd ../pkg
-          echo ""
-          for BIN in *; do
-            ls -gG ${BIN}
-            tigerdeep -lz ${BIN} >> ../${BIN:0:16}.tiger.txt
-            sha256sum ${BIN} >> ../${BIN:0:16}.sha256.txt
-            sha512sum ${BIN} >> ../${BIN:0:16}.sha512.txt
-            b2sum ${BIN} >> ../${BIN:0:16}.blake2.txt
-          done
-          mv ../*.tiger.txt .
-          mv ../*.sha*.txt .
-          mv ../*.blake2.txt .
-          echo ""
-          echo "TIGER:"
-          cat *.tiger.txt
-          echo ""
-          echo "SHA256:"
-          cat *.sha256.txt
-          echo ""
-          echo "SHA512:"
-          cat *.sha512.txt
-          echo ""
-          echo "BLAKE2:"
-          cat *.blake2.txt
-          echo ""
-          git tag -f nightly-build
-          git push -f origin nightly-build
+          ./.github/workflows/scripts/ci_nightly_artifacts.sh
       - name: Nightly-build
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         with:
diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/schedule.yml b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/schedule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ccfbb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/schedule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+name: Core
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '55 14 21 * *'
+
+jobs:
+
+  Linux:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - cc: GCC
+            arch: x64
+          - cc: GCC
+            arch: x86
+          - cc: Clang
+            arch: x64
+          - cc: Clang
+            arch: x86
+    name: Linux / ${{ matrix.cc }} / ${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    if: github.repository == 'mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core'
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Get build dependencies and arrange the environment
+        run: |
+          export BUILD_DEPS="libfreetype6-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev libpng-dev libsdl1.2-dev libsdl2-dev libvulkan-dev zlib1g-dev"
+          ./.github/workflows/scripts/ci_install_ubuntu_deps.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
+      - name: Build and related stuff, backup binaries
+        run: |
+          export PATH="$(pwd)/.github/workflows/scripts:${PATH}"
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=0 NEW_DYNAREC=0 SDL_CONFIG=\"sdl-config\"" POSTFIX="-old"
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=1 NEW_DYNAREC=1 SDL_CONFIG=\"sdl-config\""
+          unset POSTFIX
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=0 NEW_DYNAREC=0 SDL_CONFIG=\"sdl2-config\"" POSTFIX="-old"
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=1 NEW_DYNAREC=1 SDL_CONFIG=\"sdl2-config\"" MAKE_PKG=1
+          unset POSTFIX
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        if: matrix.cc == 'GCC'
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: mupen64plus-core-linux-${{ matrix.arch }}-g${{ env.G_REV }}
+          path: pkg/*.tar.gz
+
+  MSYS2:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - cc: GCC
+            arch: x64
+            cross: x86_64
+            env: MINGW64
+          - cc: GCC
+            arch: x86
+            cross: i686
+            env: MINGW32
+    name: Windows / MSYS2 ${{ matrix.cc }} / ${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+    if: github.repository == 'mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core'
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: msys2 {0}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+        with:
+          msystem: ${{ matrix.env }}
+          update: true
+          install: >-
+            git
+            libtool
+            make
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-gcc
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-toolchain
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-freetype
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-libpng
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-nasm
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-ntldd
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-SDL2
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-vulkan-headers
+            mingw-w64-${{ matrix.cross }}-zlib
+      - name: Build and related stuff, backup binaries
+        run: |
+          export PATH="$(pwd)/.github/workflows/scripts:${PATH}"
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=0 NEW_DYNAREC=0" POSTFIX="-old"
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
+          export BUILD_CONFIG="ACCURATE_FPU=1 NEW_DYNAREC=1"
+          unset POSTFIX
+          ci_build.sh ${{ matrix.arch }} ${{ matrix.cc }}
+      - name: Backup dependencies, etc...
+        run: |
+          ./.github/workflows/scripts/ci_backup_mingw_deps.sh ${{ matrix.env }}
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: mupen64plus-core-msys2-${{ matrix.arch }}-g${{ env.G_REV }}
+          path: pkg/*
+
+  MSVC:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - toolset: v143
+            arch: x64
+            vs: 2022
+          - toolset: v141_xp
+            arch: x86
+            vs: 2019
+    name: Windows / MSVC with ${{ matrix.toolset }} / ${{ matrix.arch }}
+    runs-on: windows-${{ matrix.vs }}
+    if: github.repository == 'mupen64plus/mupen64plus-core'
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: cmd
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v2
+      - name: Build and related stuff, backup binaries
+        run: |
+          set PATH=%CD%\.github\workflows\scripts;%PATH%
+          set TOOLSET=${{ matrix.toolset }}
+          call ci_msvc_build.cmd ${{ matrix.arch }}
+          ci_msvc_build.cmd ${{ matrix.arch }} newdyn
+      - name: Backup dependencies, etc...
+        run: |
+          .\.github\workflows\scripts\ci_backup_msvc_deps.cmd ${{ matrix.arch }} freetype.dll libpng16.dll SDL2.dll SDL2_net.dll zlib.dll
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: mupen64plus-core-msvc-${{ matrix.arch }}-g${{ env.G_REV }}
+          path: pkg/*
+
+  Nightly-build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.ref_name == 'master'
+    needs: [Linux, MSYS2, MSVC]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Download artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          path: binaries
+      - name: Get some tools
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get -y install hashdeep
+      - name: Creating new artifacts and update nightly-build
+        run: |
+          ./.github/workflows/scripts/ci_nightly_artifacts.sh
+      - name: Nightly-build
+        uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
+        with:
+          prerelease: true
+          allowUpdates: true
+          removeArtifacts: true
+          replacesArtifacts: false
+          tag: nightly-build
+          artifacts: pkg/*
diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_backup_mingw_deps.sh b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_backup_mingw_deps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fcad27e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_backup_mingw_deps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e +u
+
+if [[ ${#} -ne 1 ]]; then exit 9; fi
+
+export ENV_MSYS="$(echo "${1}" | sed y/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/)"
+export DEPS="$(LC_ALL=C grep "${ENV_MSYS}" "pkg/ldd.log" | sort | cut -d ' ' -f1)"
+
+if [[ "${DEPS}" == "" ]]; then exit 0; fi
+
+for LIB in ${DEPS}; do
+	echo ":: Copying ${LIB}"
+	cp "/${ENV_MSYS}/bin/${LIB}" pkg/
+done
+
+rm -f pkg/ldd.log
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_backup_msvc_deps.cmd b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_backup_msvc_deps.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82e63f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_backup_msvc_deps.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+@echo off
+setlocal enableextensions enabledelayedexpansion
+cls
+if not exist "projects\msvc\" exit /b 9
+
+set ARCH=
+set DEPS=
+if "%*" == "" exit /b 8
+for %%P in (%*) do (
+	if /i "%%P" == "x86" (set ARCH=x86) else (
+	if /i "%%P" == "x64" (set ARCH=x64) else (
+	set "DEPS=!DEPS! %%P") )
+)
+
+if not defined ARCH exit /b 7
+if not defined DEPS exit /b 6
+
+if exist "data\" xcopy /e data pkg
+if errorlevel 1 exit /b 5
+if exist "pkg\mupen64plus.desktop" del /f /q pkg\mupen64plus.desktop
+
+set PKG=%CD%\pkg
+cd ..\mupen64plus-win32-deps
+if errorlevel 1 exit /b 4
+for %%D in (%DEPS%) do (
+	for /f "tokens=*" %%T in ('dir /b /s %%D ^| findstr "%ARCH%"') do (
+		if exist "%%T" copy "%%T" "%PKG%\"
+		if errorlevel 1 exit /b 3
+	)
+)
+
+exit /b 0
diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_build.sh b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..02b1183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e +u
+
+if [[ ${#} -lt 2 ]]; then exit 9; fi
+
+unset ARCH_ARG CC_ARG
+export MULTILIB=0
+export ENV_ARGS="$(echo "${*}" | sed y/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/)"
+
+for ARG in ${ENV_ARGS}; do
+	case "${ARG}" in
+		clang )
+			export CC_ARG="Clang" CC="clang" CXX="clang++"
+			;;
+		gcc )
+			export CC_ARG="GCC" CC="gcc" CXX="g++"
+			;;
+		multilib )
+			export MULTILIB=1
+			;;
+		x64 )
+			export ARCH_ARG="x64" CPU_TUNE="-march=nocona" BITS=64
+			;;
+		x86 )
+			export ARCH_ARG="x86" CPU_TUNE="-march=pentium4" BITS=32
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+
+if [[ -z ${ARCH_ARG} ]]; then exit 8; fi
+if [[ -z ${CC_ARG} ]]; then exit 7; fi
+
+export REPO="${PWD##*/}"
+if [[ "${REPO}" == "" ]]; then exit 6; fi
+
+export BIN_OS="$(uname -s | sed y/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/)"
+if [[ ! -z ${MSYSTEM} ]]; then export BIN_OS="msys2"; fi
+export ENV_NAME="$(uname -s)"
+export LDD="ldd"
+export PKG_PATH="usr/local/lib/mupen64plus/"
+if [[ "${REPO}" == *"core"* ]]; then
+	export PKG_PATH="usr/local/lib/"
+elif [[ "${REPO}" == *"ui-console"* ]]; then
+	export PKG_PATH="usr/local/bin/"
+fi
+
+if [[ "${ENV_NAME}" == *"Linux"* ]]; then
+	if [[ "${ARCH_ARG}" == "x86" ]]; then export PIC=1 PIE=1; fi
+	if [[ ${MULTILIB} -eq 0 ]]; then
+		if [[ "${CC_ARG}" == "GCC" ]]; then
+			if [[ "${ARCH_ARG}" == "x86" ]]; then export CC="i686-linux-gnu-gcc" CXX="i686-linux-gnu-g++"; fi
+		fi
+	fi
+fi
+
+if [[ "${ENV_NAME}" == *"MINGW"* ]]; then
+	export INSTALL_OVERRIDE="PLUGINDIR=\"\" SHAREDIR=\"\" BINDIR=\"\" MANDIR=\"\" LIBDIR=\"\" APPSDIR=\"\" ICONSDIR=\"icons\" INCDIR=\"api\""
+	export LDD="ntldd"
+	unset PKG_PATH
+fi
+
+export G_REV="$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)"
+if [[ -f "${GITHUB_ENV}" ]]; then
+	set +e
+	grep "G_REV=${G_REV}" "${GITHUB_ENV}" > /dev/null
+	if [[ ${?} -ne 0 ]]; then echo "G_REV=${G_REV}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"; fi
+	set -e
+fi
+
+if [[ -z ${OPTFLAGS} ]]; then export OPTFLAGS="-O3 -flto ${CPU_TUNE}"; fi
+
+echo ""
+${CC} --version
+echo ""
+
+make CC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}" BITS="${BITS}" ${BUILD_CONFIG} -C projects/unix clean
+echo ""
+make CC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}" BITS="${BITS}" ${BUILD_CONFIG} -C projects/unix all -j4
+echo ""
+
+if [[ ! -d pkg ]]; then
+	mkdir pkg
+	chmod -R 755 pkg
+fi
+pushd projects/unix > /dev/null
+export ARTIFACT="$(find *mupen64plus* -type f 2> /dev/null | head -n 1)"
+popd > /dev/null
+
+echo ""
+make CC="${CC}" CXX="${CXX}" BITS="${BITS}" ${BUILD_CONFIG} -C projects/unix install ${INSTALL_OVERRIDE} DESTDIR="$(pwd)/pkg/"
+echo ""
+
+if [[ -z ${ARTIFACT} ]]; then
+	exit 5
+else
+	cd pkg
+	ls -gG "${PKG_PATH}${ARTIFACT}"
+	echo ""
+	${LDD} "${PKG_PATH}${ARTIFACT}" > ldd.log
+	cat ldd.log
+	echo ""
+	if [[ "${MAKE_PKG}" == "1" ]]; then tar --owner=0 --group=0 --mode='og-w' -czf "${REPO}-${BIN_OS}-${ARCH_ARG}-g${G_REV}.tar.gz" usr; fi
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_get_libglew_i386.sh b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_get_libglew_i386.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..50bd736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_get_libglew_i386.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e +u
+
+# NOTE: There is no native "libglew-dev:i386" in Ubuntu 22.04, we will use Debian ones...
+
+export GLEWVER="$(apt list libglew-dev | grep "amd64" | cut -d ' ' -f2)"
+export PKGS="$(apt list libglew* | grep "${GLEWVER}" | cut -d '/' -f1)"
+export DEBSOURCE="http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/glew/"
+export PKGVER_LS="$(curl -sS ${DEBSOURCE} | grep "${GLEWVER}" | grep "amd64" | cut -d '_' -f2 | sort)"
+if [[ "${PKGVER_LS}" != "" ]]; then
+	for VER in ${PKGVER_LS}; do export PKGVER="${VER}"; done
+	cd /tmp
+	for PKG in ${PKGS}; do
+		for ARCH in amd64 i386; do curl -L -O "${DEBSOURCE}${PKG}_${PKGVER}_${ARCH}.deb"; done
+	done
+	sudo dpkg -i libglew*${PKGVER}*.deb
+else
+	exit 9
+fi
+
+sudo ldconfig
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_install_ubuntu_deps.sh b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_install_ubuntu_deps.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ca480ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_install_ubuntu_deps.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e +u
+
+if [[ ${#} -lt 2 ]]; then exit 9; fi
+
+unset ARCH_DEP CC_DEP
+export BUILD_DEPS_I386="crossbuild-essential-i386 libc6-i386"
+export HOTFIX_I386="libatomic1:i386 libgcc-s1:i386 libstdc++6:i386 ${HOTFIX_I386}"
+export ENV_ARGS="$(echo "${*}" | sed y/ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ/abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz/)"
+
+for ARG in ${ENV_ARGS}; do
+	case "${ARG}" in
+		clang )
+			export CC_DEP="clang"
+			;;
+		gcc )
+			export CC_DEP="g++ gcc"
+			;;
+		multilib )
+			export BUILD_DEPS_I386="g++-multilib gcc-multilib libc6-dev-i386"
+			;;
+		x64 )
+			export ARCH_DEP="x64"
+			;;
+		x86 )
+			export ARCH_DEP="x86"
+			;;
+	esac
+done
+
+if [[ -z ${ARCH_DEP} ]]; then exit 8; fi
+if [[ -z ${CC_DEP} ]]; then exit 7; fi
+
+if [[ "${ARCH_DEP}" == "x86" ]]; then sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386; fi
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get -y install build-essential git nasm pkg-config ${CC_DEP} ${BUILD_DEPS}
+if [[ "${ARCH_DEP}" == "x86" ]]; then
+	if [[ "${BUILD_DEPS}" != "" ]]; then
+		for DEP in ${BUILD_DEPS}; do
+			if [[ "${DEP}" != "libglew-dev" ]]; then export BUILD_DEPS_I386="${BUILD_DEPS_I386} ${DEP}:i386"; fi
+		done
+	fi
+	sudo apt-get --reinstall -y install ${BUILD_DEPS_I386} ${HOTFIX_I386}
+fi
+sudo ldconfig
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_msvc_build.cmd b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_msvc_build.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2752b89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_msvc_build.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+@echo off
+setlocal enableextensions disabledelayedexpansion
+cls
+if not exist "projects\msvc\" exit /b 9
+
+set ARCH=
+set CONF=Release
+if "%*" == "" exit /b 8
+for %%P in (%*) do (
+	if /i "%%P" == "x86" set ARCH=Win32
+	if /i "%%P" == "x64" set ARCH=x64
+	if /i "%%P" == "newdyn" set CONF=New_Dynarec_Release
+)
+
+if not defined ARCH exit /b 7
+
+set ARTIFACT=
+set FPROJ=
+if not defined EXT set EXT=dll
+if not defined TOOLSET set TOOLSET=v143
+for /f "tokens=1" %%R in ('git rev-parse --short HEAD') do set G_REV=%%R
+if exist "%GITHUB_ENV%" (
+	type "%GITHUB_ENV%" | findstr "G_REV=%G_REV%" >nul 2>&1
+	if errorlevel 1 echo G_REV=%G_REV%>> "%GITHUB_ENV%"
+)
+
+echo.
+msbuild --version
+echo.
+
+if not exist "..\mupen64plus-win32-deps\" git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mupen64plus/mupen64plus-win32-deps.git ..\mupen64plus-win32-deps
+
+pushd projects\msvc\
+for /f "tokens=*" %%F in ('dir /b *.vcxproj') do set FPROJ=%%F
+popd
+if not defined FPROJ exit /b 6
+
+echo.
+msbuild "projects\msvc\%FPROJ%" /p:Configuration=%CONF%;Platform=%ARCH%;PlatformToolset=%TOOLSET% /t:Rebuild
+if errorlevel 1 exit /b 5
+echo.
+
+if exist "projects\msvc\%ARCH%\Release\mupen64plus.dll" ren "projects\msvc\%ARCH%\Release\mupen64plus.dll" mupen64plus-old.dll
+
+pushd projects\msvc\%ARCH%\%CONF%\
+for /f "tokens=*" %%S in ('dir /b mupen64plus*%EXT%') do set ARTIFACT=%%S
+popd
+if not defined ARTIFACT exit /b 4
+
+md pkg 2>nul
+copy "projects\msvc\%ARCH%\%CONF%\%ARTIFACT%" pkg\
+if errorlevel 1 exit /b 3
+dir "pkg\%ARTIFACT%"
+
+exit /b 0
diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_nightly_artifacts.sh b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_nightly_artifacts.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0966234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/.github/workflows/scripts/ci_nightly_artifacts.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e +u
+
+export REPO="${PWD##*/}"
+if [[ "${REPO}" == "" ]]; then exit 9; fi
+
+rm -fr pkg
+mkdir pkg
+cd binaries
+for BIN in *; do
+	cd "${BIN}"
+	case "${BIN}" in
+		*msvc* | *msys2* )
+			echo ":: Creating ${BIN}.zip"
+			zip -r "../../pkg/${BIN}.zip" *
+			;;
+		* )
+			echo ":: Recovering ${BIN}.tar.gz"
+			mv *.tar.gz ../../pkg/
+			;;
+	esac
+	cd ..
+done
+cd ../pkg
+echo ""
+for ZIP in *; do
+	ls -gG ${ZIP}
+	tigerdeep -lz ${ZIP} >> ../${REPO}.tiger.txt
+	sha256sum ${ZIP} >> ../${REPO}.sha256.txt
+	sha512sum ${ZIP} >> ../${REPO}.sha512.txt
+	b2sum ${ZIP} >> ../${REPO}.blake2.txt
+done
+mv ../${REPO}.*.txt .
+
+echo ""
+echo "TIGER:"
+cat *.tiger.txt
+echo ""
+echo "SHA256:"
+cat *.sha256.txt
+echo ""
+echo "SHA512:"
+cat *.sha512.txt
+echo ""
+echo "BLAKE2:"
+cat *.blake2.txt
+echo ""
+
+if [[ -f "${GITHUB_ENV}" ]]; then
+	git tag -f nightly-build
+	git push -f origin nightly-build
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/projects/unix/Makefile b/mupen64plus-core/projects/unix/Makefile
index 334b334..fcfe8c8 100755
--- a/mupen64plus-core/projects/unix/Makefile
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/projects/unix/Makefile
@@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ targets:
 	@echo "    VULKAN=0       == Disable vulkan support for the default video extension implementation"
 	@echo "    POSTFIX=name   == String added to the name of the the build (default: '')"
 	@echo "  Install Options:"
-	@echo "    PREFIX=path    == install/uninstall prefix (default: /usr/local/)"
+	@echo "    PREFIX=path    == install/uninstall prefix (default: /usr/local)"
 	@echo "    SHAREDIR=path  == path to install shared data files (default: PREFIX/share/mupen64plus)"
 	@echo "    LIBDIR=path    == path to install core library (default: PREFIX/lib)"
 	@echo "    INCDIR=path    == path to install core header files (default: PREFIX/include/mupen64plus)"
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ uninstall:
 	$(RM) "$(DESTDIR)$(SHAREDIR)/mupencheat.txt"
 
 clean:
-	$(RM) -r $(TARGET) $(SONAME) _obj $(OBJDIR) $(SRCDIR)/asm_defines/asm_defines_*
+	$(RM) -r *mupen64plus*.* $(TARGET) $(SONAME) _obj $(OBJDIR) $(SRCDIR)/asm_defines/asm_defines_*.h
 
 # build dependency files
 CFLAGS += -MD -MP
diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/src/api/frontend.c b/mupen64plus-core/src/api/frontend.c
index 60c7c28..1d1e3fc 100644
--- a/mupen64plus-core/src/api/frontend.c
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/src/api/frontend.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ EXPORT m64p_error CALL CoreDoCommand(m64p_command Command, int ParamInt, void *P
             if (g_EmulatorRunning || l_DiskOpen || l_ROMOpen)
                 return M64ERR_INVALID_STATE;
             // ROM buffer size must be divisible by 4 to avoid out-of-bounds read in swap_copy_rom (v64/n64 formats)
-            if (ParamPtr == NULL || ParamInt < 4096 || ParamInt > CART_ROM_MAX_SIZE || ParamInt % 4 != 0)
+            if (ParamPtr == NULL || ParamInt < 4096 || ParamInt > CART_ROM_MAX_SIZE)
                 return M64ERR_INPUT_ASSERT;
             rval = open_rom((const unsigned char *) ParamPtr, ParamInt);
             if (rval == M64ERR_SUCCESS)
diff --git a/mupen64plus-core/src/main/rom.c b/mupen64plus-core/src/main/rom.c
index 844c172..be8a74e 100644
--- a/mupen64plus-core/src/main/rom.c
+++ b/mupen64plus-core/src/main/rom.c
@@ -76,12 +76,12 @@ static const uint8_t Z64_SIGNATURE[4] = { 0x80, 0x37, 0x12, 0x40 };
 static const uint8_t V64_SIGNATURE[4] = { 0x37, 0x80, 0x40, 0x12 };
 static const uint8_t N64_SIGNATURE[4] = { 0x40, 0x12, 0x37, 0x80 };
 
-/* Tests if a file is a valid N64 rom by checking the first 4 bytes. */
-static int is_valid_rom(const unsigned char *buffer)
+/* Tests if a file is a valid N64 rom by checking the first 4 bytes and size */
+static int is_valid_rom(const unsigned char *buffer, unsigned int size)
 {
-    if (memcmp(buffer, Z64_SIGNATURE, sizeof(Z64_SIGNATURE)) == 0
-     || memcmp(buffer, V64_SIGNATURE, sizeof(V64_SIGNATURE)) == 0
-     || memcmp(buffer, N64_SIGNATURE, sizeof(N64_SIGNATURE)) == 0)
+    if ((memcmp(buffer, Z64_SIGNATURE, sizeof(Z64_SIGNATURE)) == 0)
+     || (memcmp(buffer, V64_SIGNATURE, sizeof(V64_SIGNATURE)) == 0 && size % 2 == 0)
+     || (memcmp(buffer, N64_SIGNATURE, sizeof(N64_SIGNATURE)) == 0 && size % 4 == 0))
         return 1;
     else
         return 0;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ m64p_error open_rom(const unsigned char* romimage, unsigned int size)
     int i;
 
     /* check input requirements */
-    if (romimage == NULL || !is_valid_rom(romimage))
+    if (romimage == NULL || !is_valid_rom(romimage, size))
     {
         DebugMessage(M64MSG_ERROR, "open_rom(): not a valid ROM image");
         return M64ERR_INPUT_INVALID;