diff --git a/ersc-script.sh b/ersc-script.sh
index 0c6e7a1..2f08c7b 100755
--- a/ersc-script.sh
+++ b/ersc-script.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,43 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 search_paths=("$HOME/.steam/steam/steamapps/common" "$HOME/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common" "$HOME/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common" "/mnt" "/")
+repository_url="https://api.github.com/repos/LukeYui/EldenRingSeamlessCoopRelease/releases/latest"
 eldenring_dir=""
+sc_download_url=""
+local_path=""
 
-#gets latest download url from github
-sc_download_url=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/LukeYui/EldenRingSeamlessCoopRelease/releases/latest" | jq -r '.assets[0].browser_download_url')
+read -p "Do you want to use the official Github-Repository [d] to download the mod or use an already downloaded .zip? [l] [D/l]: " input
 
-if [[ -z "$sc_download_url" || "$sc_download_url" == "null" ]]; then
-    echo "Failed to retrieve download URL"
-    exit 1
+if [[ $input == "l" || $input == "L" || $input == "local" || $input == "Local" ]]; then
+    echo "Searching Downloads folder..."
+    local_path=$(timeout 5 find $HOME/Downloads -iname Seamless*.zip) || true
+
+    if [[ -f "$local_path" && "$local_path" =~ ^.*Seamless.*.zip$ ]]; then
+        echo "File found at $local_path"
+        
+    else
+        echo "File not found in $HOME/Downloads"
+        read -p "Please specify the path to your local .zip archive: " input
+        if [[ -z "$input" || "$input" == "null" ]]; then
+            echo "Empty path provided"
+            exit 1
+
+        elif [[ -f "$input" ]]; then
+            local_path=$input
+            echo "File found at $local_path"
+
+        elif [[ ! -z "$input" ]]; then
+            local_path=$(timeout 5 find $input -iname Seamless*.zip)
+            if [[ -f "$local_path" ]]; then
+                echo "File found at $local_path"
+            else
+                echo "File not found at $input"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+else
+    sc_download_url=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/LukeYui/EldenRingSeamlessCoopRelease/releases/latest" | jq -r '.assets[0].browser_download_url')
 fi
 
 echo "Searching for Elden Ring game folder"
@@ -42,15 +71,21 @@ fi
 
 input=""
 
-echo "Creating temp download folder"
+echo "Creating temp folder"
 temp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
 cd "$temp_dir"
 
-echo "Downloading Seamless Coop"
-echo "Download Url: $sc_download_url"
-wget -q -O seamlesscoop.zip "$sc_download_url"
+if [[ -z $sc_download_url && -f $local_path ]]; then
+    echo "Copying .zip"
+    cp "$local_path" ./seamlesscoop.zip
+else
+    echo "Downloading Seamless Coop"
+    echo "Download Url: $sc_download_url"
+    wget -q -O seamlesscoop.zip "$sc_download_url"
+fi
 
-echo "Unzipping downloaded files"
+
+echo "Unzipping files"
 unzip -q seamlesscoop.zip
 rm seamlesscoop.zip