- Get version 0.1.0b of the game
- Install Fiddler Classic
- Get a blank exe from here
- Replace
\YouTubeRetro\ytretro_Data\StreamingAssets\bin\youtube-dl.exewith it. Make sure it's also calledyoutube-dl.exe - Download the attached html file. It will be used to create a fake search results page for the game to read.
- Each
<li>block is one "video".href=""contains the YouTube URL, but Retro YT Sim only cares if it has an=and then letters, numbers, underscores, or hyphens after it. It's supposed to be the Youtube video ID, but it can just be anything since we're hijacking it. Take note of these IDs. - Go to
YouTubeRetro\ytretro_Data\StreamingAssets\.videosin Explorer. Here is where we can paste our own custom videos. If your ID from earlier was "apple", then name the video "apple.mp4". In addition to that, create a blank file called "apple.ogg". It needs it, but doesn't really read it. Some load bearing goku shi. - In AutoResponder tab of Fiddler, Tick
Enable rules. Add a rule, then in the first box, pastehttps://www.youtube.com/results, and in the second box, paste the path to your custom HTML. Don't forget to Save it. - While Fiddler is running, open Retro YT Sim, head to the computer and type
q whateverto search for videos. (Your search query doesn't matter). Then typer NUMBERto select your video. It'll arrive at your door and you can play it on the VHS- Close Fiddler when you're done with Retro YT Sim, because any YouTube search result page will just lead to your custom html file.
Refer to https://github.com/jericjan/RetroYTSim-LocalVideoMod. After setting up, it just reads your local videos. No need for any network request hijacking.