LOCAL SPLITSCREEN AND MULTIPLAYER

[DAT'MANS']

I know there are a few threads on this already. As for me and lots of others playing this awesome game, WE WOULD LOVE MULTIPLAYER LOCALLY ON ONE PC. Seriously It would be great hearing my friends scream in terror as a cave leach cluster grabs one or more of them and slowly draws them into the ceiling. This is such a great game for doing such a thing and we know it is not "finished" but this could be that game to bring back couch coop. So many of us miss it do us a solid here.

[Chibbity]

A. The N64 is dead bro, let it rest.

B. Most games with splitscreen support are built from the ground up that way, it's not as easy as it sounds to just "tack it on" after the fact. (The game has to be capable of rendering multiple copies of itself on one machine, a VERY difficult task; if you've ever wondered why mirrors are so hard to do right in video games, this is why.)

C. Splitscreen is exceedingly rare on PC, I wouldn't hold your breath.

[Petralicious]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

C. Splitscreen is exceedingly rare on PC, I wouldn't hold your breath.

This is actually not true if you know where to look.
There are plenty of splitscreen coop-capable games.
But yeah, probably not gonna happen due to the rendering requirements.

You can always plug in 4 monitors together though!

[Chibbity]

Originally posted by Petralicious:

This is actually not true if you know where to look.
There are plenty of splitscreen coop-capable games.

What percentage of the total PC games library in it's entirety would you say is split screen capable?

[Petralicious]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

Originally posted by Petralicious:

This is actually not true if you know where to look.
There are plenty of splitscreen coop-capable games.

What percentage of the total PC games library in it's entirety would you say is split screen capable?

I didn't say it was a big percentage was splitscreen capable.
I said it wasn't a low number of games.
Yes, compared to the games that don't support it, there aren't many. But there are still plenty of choices.

Originally posted by Wiawyr:

Originally posted by Chibbity:

What percentage of the total PC games library in it's entirety would you say is split screen capable?

All the top down shooters that don't have a lot to render, but that's not really split-screen so much as local co-op. Quiz show games, board game games, probably stuff like that.

Excluding obvious stuff like platformers/fighters/boardgames/topdown shooters/etc., some first/third person camera games do this, and some games are literally built to be played coop (mainly puzzle but some survival, roguelikes, etc...).

I like local play a lot, so I do seek those out.

[Snaggle]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

Originally posted by Petralicious:

This is actually not true if you know where to look.
There are plenty of splitscreen coop-capable games.

What percentage of the total PC games library in it's entirety would you say is split screen capable?

Arbitrary 5% just because no one else gave a % and breathe...

[xstar960]

Splitscreen would be cool.

[Horoai]

Forced, nonsensical splitscreen coop has been a deal breaker in way too many games. I'm still annoyed thinking back to Dungeon Siege 3. Hoping splitscreen goes to hell just for that.

[DAT'MANS']

I do understand what everyone here is saying, I am playing 1440p at over 200fps on this game in ultra. Is a 4 player version really going to diminish the game that much to where it is unplayable? and if need be just go down to 1080p. Is coop/splitscreen/local multiplayer really too much to ask for in any game that is created in this day and age? I have seen now days where as some games were local multiplayer and have had those features removed, extremely annoying. What we end up doing is using emulators and playing old game consoles on our over powered pc's. That is fun and all but some new titles would be fun........ but back to deep rock. It is just a thought that would be a nice and fun way to play with friends on onje system instead of 4 pc's on lan.

[Sku;Te]

Originally posted by DAT'MANS':

I do understand what everyone here is saying, I am playing 1440p at over 200fps on this game in ultra. Is a 4 player version really going to diminish the game that much to where it is unplayable? and if need be just go down to 1080p. Is coop/splitscreen/local multiplayer really too much to ask for in any game that is created in this day and age? I have seen now days where as some games were local multiplayer and have had those features removed, extremely annoying. What we end up doing is using emulators and playing old game consoles on our over powered pc's. That is fun and all but some new titles would be fun........ but back to deep rock. It is just a thought that would be a nice and fun way to play with friends on onje system instead of 4 pc's on lan.

For a 4 player split screen, the game would have to render everything 4 times. Then you would need to redesign the status displays, sound and controls

Split screen just isn't important enough (because PC's are usually networked) to afford the extra effort, time and testing to add it for a small minority who would want it.

[MrPurple33]

Originally posted by DAT'MANS':

This is such a great game for doing such a thing and we know it is not "finished" but this could be that game to bring back couch coop. So many of us miss it do us a solid here.

Couldn't you just get 2-4 people at your house, each with their own computer, sitting next to each other on the couch or a table?

Used to have 4 Player LAN sessions Like that - should be easier with WiFi
And we used to Lug Big Heavy 90's- 2000's Comps to each others Houses
Have smaller comps and Laptops now

[Druthers]

No Local Coop, What?

One of the best gaming experiences I can remember is Golden Eye Local Coop.

This game screams Couch coop. So few FPS games have local Coop these days that Serious Sam 3 gets a lot of play time and that is just two player coop.

I am typically Linux only but would buy this if it had four player local Coop.

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[DAT'MANS']

Good ole computer lans! That is certainly doable but I would rather not...