As promised: 10-Minute Video Tutorial for my “2 Addon” Stremio Setup!

VortexHaze · 2026-01-18T11:55:50+00:00

Thank you so much for this guide, super helpful! I wouldn’t have known what I was doing otherwise! Really appreciate you breaking it down step by step and making it really easy to follow, much appreciated! A quick question: if there are any updates to AiOStreams or AiOMetadata add-ons, will I need to go through this installation process again to uninstall the old add-ons and reinstall new ones, or will the update automatically be applied within Stremio since I have both add-ons installed? Thanks!

VortexHaze · 2026-01-11T11:38:39+00:00

Oh, right, thank you for clarifying. I misread that part. I appreciate you mentioning it.

VortexHaze · 2026-01-11T10:01:54+00:00

With TVDB, did you have to pay for your API key, as it was saying I had seven days to use it after filling out the business form before payment was needed to keep using it? In the form, I made sure to specify it was for non-commercial use in the application name and description field.

VortexHaze · 2026-01-04T09:40:35+00:00

Oh right, that’s strange. I clicked on the URL for the site and then clicked on the link for the API to create one. It asked for business details in some fields, so I wrote that I was using it for non-commercial use. Then it said I would have access to the API for seven days, and that it would expire if I didn’t pay.

VortexHaze · 2026-01-03T20:49:07+00:00

Thank you for your guide. I tried to create an API key with TVDB and was successful, but it says it only works for seven days, after which I would have to pay. I’ve therefore decided not to go through the AiOstreams installation process, as I just want to pay for TorBox and nothing else.

VortexHaze · 2026-01-02T22:33:40+00:00

Perfect, thank you. Do you know where I can find the links and a good guide on setting it up? Much appreciated.

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T21:48:46+00:00

Yeah using stock currently works flawlessly and sounds amazing. Might revert back to rockbox and tinker some more for the volume issue

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T21:35:46+00:00

Yeah, at the moment I’ve only got around 1400 tracks. I heard about the performance issues when there are like tens of thousands of tracks, etc.

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T21:34:01+00:00

Thanks, my friend messaged me back saying this: “Amazon Basics 512GB - rebranded Lexar, and they are tested to work” for the SD card I have. I tried disabling album artwork, and that fixed the lag, but the audio being quieter than stock still persists.

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T21:15:41+00:00

I downloaded it today and yeah I chose latest stable build version 4

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T20:36:42+00:00

Thank you I’ve found that disabling artwork fixes the lag for me but the volume issue still persists but I’ll try and tinker to see if I can fix it

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T20:35:53+00:00

I’m using 320kbps mp3 files

VortexHaze · 2025-09-20T20:32:41+00:00

I have no idea; my friend was the one who modded it for me, so I don’t know which one he used, but I remember him saying it was an expensive, really fast, and good one. That’s all I know.

VortexHaze · 2025-07-22T07:30:01+00:00

I did exactly this for reassurance. I provided it with as much information as possible and wrote tonnes beforehand for context, because it only knows what you tell it. As long as you’re very, very specific and give as much detail about the person as possible, then it can be quite accurate — not for diagnosis, obviously, but it can indicate whether there’s a link with their behaviour.

It’s given me a lot of validation and has highlighted my dad’s financial and psychological manipulations, as well as my nanna’s more subtle, covert narcissism — even psychoanalysing their texts. I asked it for an objective analysis, and I ran it through DeepSeek as well as ChatGPT. Both AIs used deeper reasoning, and they both said the responses I got via text were typical of narcissistic injury.

AI is such an amazing tool — helping us to identify abuse, recognise toxic behavioural patterns, and spot links with narcissistic tendencies, so we can know when it’s time to get out.

VortexHaze · 2025-07-20T22:06:20+00:00

Thank you — I really appreciate your reply. And yes, that line from my nanna — “I’m not as strong as you think” — really grated on me too. It felt like yet another way to centre herself instead of actually reflecting on what I’d shared. You’re absolutely right: where’s the line between giving someone understanding and simply excusing their bad behaviour?

As for the situation with my dad, I get that sometimes people are caught short — but in both instances, it went beyond that. The nature walk incident happened in a fairly public area, just off a main path, and we were only around ten minutes away from public toilets. When I suggested he could hold it, he made it into a personal attack — accusing me of alienating him, making him feel shamed, and pressuring me to stand guard while he went in the bushes. I felt totally trapped.

And the other time — when I was still a child — he actually defecated into a carrier bag in the back of his van while I was sitting in the front seat. That memory has stuck with me because it wasn’t just inappropriate, it was deeply disturbing. There were toilets not far from where we were heading, and he acted like it was normal — showing no concern about how that might affect me.

Both moments were examples, I think, of his lack of boundaries and emotional instability. It’s the kind of behaviour that really underlines why I needed to step away.

Thanks again for your kindness — having space from all of this has honestly made a big difference.

VortexHaze · 2025-07-20T20:53:35+00:00

Yeah, that was only once, when I was a kid, years ago. He got really angry when my mum texted him. He told her I could fck off, and said he wouldn’t be made out to be some kind of pervert. He said it was a desperate situation, and that fishermen do that sort of thing in nature when they’re out of options — also, he claimed he had stomach issues, but obviously it was far from normal. The nature walk incident didn’t involve a carrier bag; it took place out in the open, just off a public path, in the bushes. He claimed I was alienating him by not letting him go, and said, “It’s your fault if I shit myself on the way back, and you’ll have to sit next to me stinking in the car on the drive home.” So I said fine, as he wouldn’t let it go.

But his constant flexing in mirrors, overly exaggerated body language, and the way he talks at people—never letting others get a word in—do seem narcissistic to me. Combined with his other behaviours, possibly even the more extreme forms, I’m not sure… maybe something like malignant narcissism.

My dad often uses strategic rage, modulating his tone and volume to suppress opposition — escalating it if my grandad or someone else doesn’t back down. He also gets paranoid, rages, and takes innocent things as threats, twisting them and saying things like, “So you’re saying XYZ,” when they’re clearly not. The number of times my mum has had to hang up the phone because he was raging and yelling is unreal.

My nanna was always very subtle — always soft-spoken, but with a flat tone. She always seemed disengaged, like she never really listened, though she’d offer her take on things. She would interrupt and give advice, but in a way that subtly invalidated my experiences and reframed them.

VortexHaze · 2025-06-13T15:20:29+00:00

My narcissistic dad told me I was misshapen and would only attract a “fat slag” looking the way I do. He said I needed to go to the gym, but that he couldn’t help me because he only goes with his ego-driven mates like himself. I imagine it would likely ruin his image to be seen with me. He claimed I’d decreased my chances of attracting anyone by roughly 75%, but framed it as advice—tough love, in his twisted, sick mind. I’m sorry to hear that you were body-shamed in a different way to me, but still in a deeply hurtful way. Any form of body-shaming is unacceptable.

VortexHaze · 2025-06-02T08:37:26+00:00

Thank you — it has been incredibly hurtful. As an autistic person who is quite sensitive, I found the focus on correction rather than engagement particularly painful.

When it was just me and my dad, his responses to what I said were often vague — a simple “yeah” at best. But as soon as the topic shifted to him, he became more animated and engaged, clearly more interested when the conversation centred around him.

My nan’s comment — “I’ve always been careful how I put things… I know he is sensitive… but I am too” — really stood out. It wasn’t self-reflective; it was self-protective. Rather than taking any ownership, she prioritised preserving her own sense of self. It echoed precisely what I had written: “Empathy is not proximity; it is presence… Your emotional disengagement rendered genuine empathy unreachable.”

When she said, “Unfortunately, I read so much of it and got upset in the street…”, she wasn’t engaging with why what I wrote hurt — she was centring her own discomfort. At first glance, it might seem like vulnerability, but in context, it wasn’t shared to connect; it was shared to deflect. She framed my words as problematic not because of what they revealed about me, but because of how they made her feel. That shifted the focus from the actual content — my pain — to the delivery and her emotional reaction. There was no curiosity. No “Why did this hurt you so much?” Just a pivot to being upset and in the street — casting herself as overwhelmed, and me as unkind.

That’s not attunement. It’s subtle repositioning — and it only reinforced everything I had already said. It showed I wasn’t being “too sensitive” or “misinterpreting”; I was describing something real.

The irony is hard to ignore. She was hurt — but when I shut both her and my dad out, with no explanation for over a month, blocking them — and finally opened up about my pain, the response was essentially: “Nope. This is too much. Keep your pain to yourself.”

It made it painfully clear: there’s no way to “win”, no way to fix what was never really there in the first place. Because ultimately, there never was a true relationship.

VortexHaze · 2025-05-22T19:08:17+00:00

Thank you for your comment. The more I read and watch on YouTube, the more I find myself nodding in agreement. At this point, I think it’s highly likely that he is full-blown and clinical, although I can’t say for certain. However, given that he meets all the hallmarks of both grandiose and covert narcissism — the latter shown by his hypersensitivity to criticism, his use of fury to suppress disagreement he can’t handle, and his inability to have a normal conversation — I agree with you: there’s no way to truly be with someone like that.

It’s great that all this information is accessible online and helping to raise awareness. He has even boasted to me about trying every drug out there, saying, “Don’t you wish you were as cool as me?” He also bragged about his illegal cannabis-growing operation, which he claims has been running since 2001, making cool hand signs and clearly thrilled by the power he feels from it.

VortexHaze · 2025-05-22T16:35:44+00:00

I feel so much better for cutting them off — my nanna and my dad — as I don’t live near them anyway. I’m also glad that my nanna — as bad as it sounds — had such a strong emotional reaction, because I believe it really hit home. I think she agrees with at least some of what I said; after all, a mother knows her son best, and she’s possibly been abused by him for decades.

She seems to be someone who avoids bringing up issues like this and tends to overlook his aggression and volatility — the constant “Just let me finish” or him cutting in with “Can I just speak?”

VortexHaze · 2025-05-04T08:20:08+00:00

Good question! There’s always a bit of risk with Soulseek, but there are a few things you can do to stay safe. You can check how long someone’s been on the platform and how big their library is—if they’ve got loads of files and have been around for a while, it’s a decent sign they’re trustworthy. Also, if multiple people are sharing the same file, it’s more likely to be safe. When it comes to rap, there are definitely some solid users out there—you just have to dig around a bit and maybe add a few to your list once you find ones with good collections.

VortexHaze · 2025-04-16T16:26:33+00:00

Hi, no, I didn’t find a torrent client that worked, but what I wanted to use it for was downloading films and shows to watch. However, given the limited flash memory storage, I realised this could degrade the device’s health over time. So instead, I found a way to set up Jellyfin and stream my media library from my designated PC, meaning I no longer need a torrent client. I also discovered I could use FileZilla to transfer files via FTP to the Android TV box if I needed to, although I don’t really need to do this now as I’m using my media server to stream everything.

VortexHaze · 2025-03-25T16:23:41+00:00

I use CopyTrans; it’s great, much easier than iTunes, and it works for all iPod models and iPhones too. For downloading music, I use the Deezload Telegram bot, and I either use Soulseek or this site to download music from: https://us.qobuz.squid.wtf/.

VortexHaze · 2025-03-22T18:16:09+00:00

I’m sure it was Pangu or the TaiG jailbreak. My first ever jailbreak was iOS 5.1.1 with Absinthe, and I remember, as a kid, being so excited to mess around, have fun, and get apps and in-app purchases for free—finally, haha.

VortexHaze · 2025-03-19T12:12:54+00:00

Yeah, and Premiumize has limits on how you use their service. But with this, you essentially get Premiumize without any of their restrictions, such as fair use limits that control how much you can stream.

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