Thanks for calling those points out! You are 100% correct. I think I take it for granted that at this point, all of this “just works” on my setup :)

The audio should not be affected, as far as I’m aware. I get all my stuff from Usenet

Also check out Tdarr! I convert everything to HEVC using that. Shrinks down some files to literally 50% of their original size

Seems like the intro clears some things: https://gamevau.lt/docs/intro It looks like you install the server component on your NAS/server etc and store your game files/binaries/installers there. Then you can download client applications and download from that location to install on your gaming PC or whatever