How To Play Local, Split-Screen Multiplayer

For Borderlands GOTY

Credit

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Nucleus Coop Links:

• Reddit
  
• Discord[discord.gg]
  
• Curator
  
• Steam Group
  
• Guides
  
• Curator
  

Prerequisites

Step	Screenshot
1.) If you are using a PS4 or PS5 controller, you have to use the DS4Windows Program. [github.com]
2.) Download the latest Nucleus Coop Program [github.com] to play split-screen. Password is "nucleus" . (OPTIONAL: Use the 7zip [www.7-zip.org] program to extract, if needed.)
3.) Extract and place the Nucleus Coop files you downloaded in a new folder. (Name that folder anything. I named mine "Nucleus Coop".)
4.) Place the folder you created into C:/Program File (x86).
5.) Make sure Borderlands GOTY is located on the same hard drive as the "Nucleus Coop" folder (in this example, it is C:/). If not, put them on the same hard drive. But do not put the "Nucleus Coop" folder into your Borderlands GOTY directory.
6.) Right click on the program, "NucleusCoop.exe", go to properties, go to the "compatibility" section at the top, check the box marked "Run this program as an administrator".

How to

Step	Screenshot
1.) Do the prerequisites.
2.) Start "NucleusCoop.exe".
3.) Click on the "Download Game Scripts" button in the bottom left.
4.) Search for "Borderlands". Find "Borderlands". Click on it, then click "Download".
5.) It will finish, then pop up with a dialogue. Click yes, then find your Borderlands executable located in "your game directory"/Binaries/Win64/BorderlandsGOTY.exe. (You can find "your game directory" by right clicking on the game, then going to manage, then click on browse local files.)
6.) Set up your controllers by clicking on the small box below the keyboard icon. Drag your controllers into your set up configuration. If you have a multi-monitor setup, you can also setup each screen for split-screen here!
7.) Hit the right arrow button in the top right, below "Mod version", then the "Play" button.
8.) Lastly, ingame, have one person start a public game. Then, have the other people go to "Match Browser" and join that game.
10.) (OPTIONAL STEP: This will reduce startup time ) Exit the Nucleus Coop application. Inside the "Nucleus Coop" folder, go into "scripts", right click on "Halo The Master Chief Collection", click "edit", do ctrl+F, find 30, change 30 to 3, and save and exit. Reopen the Nucleus Coop application.

The Results

Before

After

Possible Errors

Error	Fix
"Missing cfg".	Start the game solo, then do Nucleus Coop.
Frozen on the "Pausing for 30 seconds" window or the "Creating raw input" window.	Put the "Nucleus Coop" folder you created into a different location, such as C:/Program Files (x86). Also disable the "Show Status Window" in Nucleus Settings. This is a new feature introduced in the last version but is causing issues for some users.
Pop window that says "ERROR: Exception in ResetWindows for...".	Go to the "Borderlands GOTY" script, and increase the pause time from 3 to 4, 5, 6, etc. Also disable the "Show Status Window" in Nucleus Settings. This is a new feature introduced in the last version but is causing issues for some users.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the start up time be reduced?
• Yes, see step 10 in the "How to" section.
  
  Does this work with multi-monitor?
  
• Yes, it should set up automatically.
  
  How do I play with three players without having an empty space?
  
• Right click on a section of the split-screen layout.

For any more questions and answers, see the F.A.Q.

[Bmb92]

It is because your anti-virus blankets/groups together certain files without checking them, like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECrA05A1gHc .

You can also make an exception in your anti-virus. Furthermore, the program might still work even if your anti-virus deletes it, because it only deletes 1 not important file.

[SkgNovaLover]

Used that, and it marks as a virus named "malware". Honestly I don't know why it's doing that and why they made th program like that

[Bmb92]

Try using the latest version (the links in this guide are old, updating now): https://github.com/SplitScreen-Me/splitscreenme-nucleus/releases

It shouldn't be marking it as a virus. But, no one is forcing you to use this anyway. So don't, if you don't want to.

[SkgNovaLover]

Yeah, but pc keeps marking as a virus.

[Bmb92]

Thousands of people have used this program (evidenced in the links above), and the program is open source on Github.

[SkgNovaLover]

just a program with virus...