Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story — Mod «Radio»

Adds working internet radio to the game. Station switching works without stuttering.

Requirements

For the radio to work you need all of these:

1. The game Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story (any version, Steam), launched once.
2. BepInEx 5.x in the game folder → ...Chill with You Lo-Fi Story/BepInEx/ (the installer installs it automatically if it's missing, e.g. after a Steam reinstall).
3. The plugin files RadioStreamPlugin.dll and NLayer.dll (this mod).
4. Internet connection (radio streams are live online).

Download

The ready-to-play zip is published only on GitHub Releases:

👉 github.com/crc137/Chill-With-You-Radio-Mod/releases

Pick ChillWithYou-RadioMod-v26.1.3-Linux-Windows.zip. The repo itself keeps source, installers and station lists only — no binaries.

How to install (player, no build needed)

Option A — one-click installer (recommended)

Put install.sh, install.bat, RadioStreamPlugin.dll, NLayer.dll and radiostations.txt in one folder and run the installer for your OS:

• Windows: double-click install.bat
• Linux / Steam Deck: ./install.sh

The installer finds the game in any Steam library (including non-default and external drives), installs BepInEx automatically if it's missing (e.g. after you deleted and re-downloaded the game), and copies the mod into BepInEx/plugins. If the game can't be found it will ask you for the path manually.

Option B — manual

1. Install the game via Steam and launch it once so folders are created.
2. Put BepInEx 5.x into the game folder:
   • Windows: ...Chill with You Lo-Fi Story/BepInEx/
   • Steam Deck / Linux (Flatpak): ~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Chill with You Lo-Fi Story/BepInEx/
3. Copy all files from the downloaded release zip into the plugins folder:

   BepInEx/plugins/RadioStreamPlugin.dll     ← the mod
   BepInEx/plugins/NLayer.dll                ← MP3 decoder (required)
   BepInEx/plugins/radiostations.txt         ← station list
   

4. Launch the game. In the music menu, switch stations with J / K.

Validate stations (optional)

Internet radio stations die often, and this mod's decoder (NLayer) only plays MP3/MPEG. The package includes a checker that probes every station the same way the mod connects and keeps only the ones that actually play:

• Windows: double-click checkstations.bat
• Linux / Steam Deck: ./checkstations.sh

Result: radiostations.checked.txt (working) and radiostations.checked.skipped.txt (dropped with the reason). Copy the checked list to BepInEx/plugins/radiostations.txt. If a station fails with a TLS error, the game's runtime can't play it — drop it.

If the station list is missing, the plugin uses a default one. If BepInEx is missing after a reinstall, run install.sh / install.bat — it will install BepInEx for you.

How to configure stations

radiostations.txt — one station per line, format (URL first, separated by |):

URL|Name|Author|Description

Example:

http://example.com/lofi.mp3|Lo-Fi Beats
http://example.com/jazz.pls|Jazz Radio

Edit the file, then restart the game for changes to apply. Stations play only if the URL is reachable and sends MP3/MPEG — the decoder (NLayer) plays MP3/MPEG only (no AAC/OGG). Prefer direct .mp3 stream links.

Controls

Key	Action
J	Previous station
K	Next station

Troubleshooting

• No radio in menu / no music → BepInEx is not installed or the DLL is not in BepInEx/plugins. Make sure BepInEx/core exists and NLayer.dll is next to RadioStreamPlugin.dll. If the game was just reinstalled, run the installer again — it restores BepInEx and the plugin.
• Station doesn't play → URL unreachable or unsupported format. Replace it in radiostations.txt with a direct stream link.
• No BepInEx console → add [Logging.Console] Enabled = true in BepInEx/config/BepInEx.cfg.

Build from source (developers)

Requires .NET SDK (>= 6) and build.sh (finds the game on Linux / Windows automatically, compiles and copies the DLL). Run:

./build.sh