Frequently Asked Questions (What the Dub?!)
Where can I play What the Dub?!
How do I play What the Dub?! remotely?
In What the Dub?! players use any browser enabled device to enter text and vote. However, when playing with remote players, they'll need a way to see the host's screen in order to view the video clips. Like all party games, local co-op is the easiest and best way to play. Obviously, that isn't always possible. To get a remote game started, refer to your platform of choice below and use the step-by-step guide to connect.
Playing on PC/Mac and PS4 is fairly simple. Xbox One and Nintendo Switch require the use of streams. If the idea of streaming to Youtube/Twitch isn't ideal, we suggest starting a Zoom meeting and placing your laptop/tablet in front of your screen. It's a low tech/low budget workaround. No streaming accounts needed. As long as the other players can see and hear your screen, you should be all set.
Zoom
- Open Zoom and start a new meeting.
- Invite players to your meeting.
- Click Share Screen.
- Select your desktop and make sure "Share Sound" and "Optimize for Video Clip" (in the lower left corner) are selected.
- Open What The Dub?! and start a game!
Discord
Discord Support Article
If you are experiencing issues streaming the game on Discord, try enabling the "Use our latest technology to capture your screen" option in the Voice & Video settings.
Steam Broadcast
Steam Support Article
PlayStation 4 Share Play
- Open What The Dub?!
- Press the SHARE button on your controller.
- Select Start Share Play from the Share menu and invite a friend on the next screen.
- The visitor will receive an invitation and have the option to join the session.
- Once they accept, their PlayStation 4 system will connect with yours and the Share Play session will automatically start.
- Once the connection has been established, a 60 minute timer will start the counting down, after which you need to restart your session. Each Share Play session is limited to 60 minutes, but you can re-start your session with the same friend, from the same point in your game as soon as the 60-minute timer has run down – and you can do this as many times as you like.
- Your friends can now watch the What The Dub?! gameplay. It's game time!
- On What the Dub?! Main menu, Select New Game from the main menu.
- Have all players navigate to playwtd.com in browser (via phone, tablet or desktop).
- Enter your name and the room code displayed in the game and click submit.
- Once at least 3 players have joined, the game can be started by selecting Start Game.
PlayStation 4 Broadcasting
- Open What The Dub?!
- Press the SHARE button and select [Broadcast Gameplay].
- Select an online service.
- Prepare to broadcast.
- You can enter a description or configure settings for video from your PlayStation Camera or audio from the microphone.
- To configure advanced settings, press the OPTIONS button.
- Select [Start Broadcasting].
- On What the Dub?! Main menu, Select New Game from the main menu.
- Have all players navigate to playwtd.com in browser (via phone, tablet or desktop).
- Enter your name and the room code displayed in the game and click submit.
Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
- To stream from Twitch on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, you'll need to download the free Twitch app.
- Press the Xbox button to open the guide and select My games & apps > See all > Apps.
- Select Twitch to start the app.
- In the app, select the Sign In tab, and then enter your sign-in info. Note: If this is the first time you've signed in to Twitch and you don't have a Twitch account, you'll need to create one and link it to your Xbox account using the 6-digit code the app provides. To do this, select the link below, enter the 6-digit code, and then follow the steps shown.
- Create and link Twitch account.
- Select the Broadcast tab and then choose your broadcast settings. For example, choose things like the name of your broadcast, your broadcast language, microphone and camera settings, and streaming resolution.
- To start broadcasting, select Start Streaming.
- Press the Xbox button to open the guide, select My games & apps > See all > Games, and then select What the Dub?!
- On What the Dub?! Main menu, Select New Game from the main menu.
- Have all players navigate to playwtd.com in browser (via phone, tablet or desktop).
- Enter your name and the room code displayed in the game and click submit.
- Once at least 3 players have joined, the game can be started by selecting Start Game.
Streamers (Twitch/Youtube)
- Your room code is visible by default, anyone watching can join.
- If you prefer to stream a private game, simply select "Hide Room Code" within the options menu. Press "X" on your keyboard to toggle hide/reveal the room code at any time.
Steam Workshop Guide
Step One: Adhere to Guidelines
Step Two: Clip Selection
- All video clips must be in MP4 format using the h.264 codec.
- If unsure about your clip's codec, utilize free tools like ffmpeg or Handbrake for conversion.
- Short clips under 8 seconds are most effective.
- Clips can have the dub section at the start, middle, or end.
- Each pack can contain up to 100 clips.
- We recommend uploading a minimum of 10 clips per pack for a full 10 round game experience.
Step Three: Subtitle Your Clips
- Every video clip requires a corresponding subtitle file in .srt format.
- To create a subtitle file, you can use the Dub Tool by community member deusprogrammer (Available online or desktop app). Alternatively, try Aegisub (free).
- Ensure the video and subtitle files share identical names (e.g., clip1.mp4 and clip1.srt).If you’re using the Dub Tool, this is done automatically.
- Include dialogue in your subtitles and distinctly mark the dub section with [male_dub] or [female_dub] tags, depending on the character speaking. Example:
1
00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,680
Woman: How do you like your coffee?
2
00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:05,820
[male_dub]
Step Four (Optional): Prep for Twitch Streamers
If you're aiming to make your clips accessible to Twitch streamers:
- Include a JPEG thumbnail for each video clip. This aids streamers who activate the "Twitch chat picks the clips" option to easily pick your clips.
- Ensure each thumbnail shares the same file name as its corresponding video (e.g., clip1.mp4 and clip1.jpg).
- Thumbnails should be 492x244 pixels. Images of other sizes will be automatically adjusted to fit this dimension which may result in the image being skewed.
Step Five: Organize Your Content
- Download our provided zip template.
- Place all video files into the videoclips folder, the subtitle files in the subtitles folder, and the optional thumbnail images in the thumbnails folder.
- There's an editable preview image which will act as your clip pack's thumbnail on the Steam Workshop directory. Use an engaging image or even a screenshot from one of your clips. This preview image should be called preview.jpg and must be less than 1 MB in size.
Step Six: Get Your Clips Online
- Launch What the Dub?! game.
- Navigate to the in-game options and select “Steam Workshop”.
- Click “Create Clip Pack”, then choose the folder with your clips, subtitles, and preview image.
- Confirm the clips included and ensure the count matches your intended upload.
- Name your clip pack (e.g., Bob’s Killer Clips) and click save.
- Finalize your upload on Steam by updating the pack’s description, adding more images if needed, and sharing with the community.
Step Seven: Updating Packs
Adding more clips? Fixing a typo? If so, updating your pack is just as easy as creating one.
- Launch What the Dub?! game.
- Navigate to the in-game options and select “Steam Workshop”.
- Click “Update Clip Pack”, then select the pack you’re updating.
- Choose the folder with your revised clips, subtitles, and preview image. You will need to reupload all assets in the pack, not just the revised files.
- Click save. Once the files are uploaded the changes will be pushed to any users subscribed to your pack.
Step Eight: Need Assistance?
If you're having trouble, join our
Discord and navigate to the Custom Clips channel.
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