Controller and Splitscreen/Couch Co-Op

[Axxelerant]

Now, I know it's a weird thing to ask and an even weirder thing to do, but I think splitscreen and controller support would be a great addition. Some of you may see this as as stupid, or tell my partner to use thier computer and get the game becuase its free, but sometimes it's not that easy.
For other's, this is a great idea. Minecraft has a mod that allows you to use a controller, and since Minecraft also allows multiple instances open, you can bind the controller to one and essentialy play splitscreen. Unity is different than Java, of course, but it;s still possible, and it might teach the Dev some new tricks. and maybe your friend who doesnt have a pc can finally play this game with you.

[gigi]

Most likely not splitscreen, but yeah good idea.

[isu-kun]

I like Split Screen on games and all, I use it to play Dungeon Defenders with my girlfriend, but I think there is also an issue with accounts in steam and playing split screen where anybody playing with you in a game is kind of tied to your account. So I can understand why most PC games don't go this route. I think that would present a bit of a problem with Unturned, especially with limited character slots.

[Axxelerant]

Originally posted by isu-kun:

I like Split Screen on games and all, I use it to play Dungeon Defenders with my girlfriend, but I think there is also an issue with accounts in steam and playing split screen where anybody playing with you in a game is kind of tied to your account. So I can understand why most PC games don't go this route. I think that would present a bit of a problem with Unturned, especially with limited character slots.

Unturned and steam accounts are not a problem, especially since the game is free. As for character slots, I'm sure nelson could figure out how to give multiple characters and players choose before joining a server. Borderlands 2 had a way to do 2 instances open, with a few tricks of course, as does Minecraft with mods, not to mention the many games on steam that allow couch co-op already.

[isu-kun]

You're talking about mods that bypass restrictions inherent in those games and Steam. That's kind of the problem. Steam doesn't allow for multiple accounts to be accessed on one computer, that's why you need a third party mod or hack to pull it off. They don't allow for developers to bypass those restrictions on their own.

The problem with accounts is that two players cannot use separate accounts in one game on one machine. That's why with Dungeon Defenders, although it has native split screen support, all players are using characters on the same account. Unlike Unturned, though, the developers gave a pretty hefty upper limit to the character count at 32, which allows multiple players to have multiple characters on one account if you want to play on the same system. Currently, Unturned does not offer any additional character slots unless you've paid for a gold membership, and even then, it's just a total of five. That really doesn't offer much for players looking to play together on the same account.

[Axxelerant]

I'm not asking for multiple accounts to be used, I'm asking for simple splitscreen play with a single account. You keep making up excuses as to why it can't be done, when it's simply a matter if he is willing to program it and take time to implement it. The practicality of splitscreen superceeds that of the negatives, which in reality, is none. Secondly, 5 character slots is plenty. Unless you play on a 4K monitor or TV, it's likely you won't be playing with more than 4, let alone more than 2.

On a side note, when I have splitscreen'd on both Borderlands (1&2), I only used my one steam account, as the game doesnt check for discrepancy's between names. Minecraft does, so 2 accounts were required, BUT only becuase neither game featured splitscreen play without mods or hacks, but with games that feature it, only one account is required, like L4D2 splitscreen config.

Magicka is a good game to look at here.

[isu-kun]

Did you read what I just wrote? You don't HAVE five character slots unless you buy a gold account. Otherwise, you only have ONE. And no, for a lot of people five isn't plenty. Player progress is tied to your character. You keep bringing up games that either have more character slots or don't involve ANY sort of character progress. It's not practical with the way the game is currently designed. I doubt we'll see any changes to the character slots since that's supposed to be a reward for people buying gold membership.

[Kyō]

Maybe you could use a program like xpadder for the person playing with controller and then open a separate unturned window by using sandboxie (a free program)

[St4LkeR]

Split screen option and controller support great idea that is very good