4 - player local split screen

[Þorsonur]

I'm trying to find a mod or some way to play on 4 local split-screen players, the classic couch coop, does anyone know something to make this possible with just 1 computer?

[Ykario]

Sadly there is no way to do a "real" split screen.
But you can start 4 instances of the game, make them join an online game together and create 4 characters (or more with mods).

Once that's done, just save, turn off all instances but the "main" one and reload the save, this will let you play as 4 custom characters. The game being mainly turn based this should let everyone make decisions at least during combats, or outside by switching character and letting the other player decides during texts etc.

[Þorsonur]

Originally posted by Ykario:

Sadly there is no way to do a "real" split screen.
But you can start 4 instances of the game, make them join an online game together and create 4 characters (or more with mods).

Once that's done, just save, turn off all instances but the "main" one and reload the save, this will let you play as 4 custom characters. The game being mainly turn based this should let everyone make decisions at least during combats, or outside by switching character and letting the other player decides during texts etc.

ill try this, thanks :)

[Ykario]

That's what I did to play with my so, her PC can't run the game so we just played like that. Works well, even for an "online couch coop" through screenshare on discord etc.

[Þorsonur]

This is great, I hope that someday someone will be able to make a 4 split screen mod, in the meantime let's do it the way we can do it

[Juna-Tah]

I can only think of virtual machines as a solution.

[tom five]

I imagine it'd be far too resource intensive to even be viable. All four of you could theoretically just roam to different areas of the map, so you'd need a monster of a CPU to handle it.

[Þorsonur]

Originally posted by Juna-Tah:

I can only think of virtual machines as a solution.

I tried that, but for some reason, the PC recognizes joystick 3 to control player character 3 and 4, and joystick 4 remains unrecognized