Split-screen on PC

Army Men: RTS

Up to 8 players on one PC, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

8Verified handler

Handler “Army Men: RTS” by Zensuu, version 1

P4+4 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 8 players can play Army Men: RTS together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice. The free community handler “Army Men: RTS” by Zensuu does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 9 May 2024. Army Men: RTS is a real-time strategy and strategy game from 2002.

Players8
ControllersNot supported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Army Men: RTS split screen on PC

Get Nucleus Co-op
Download Nucleus Co-op, free for Windows 10 and 11, and unzip it into its own folder, for example C:\NucleusCo-op. There is no installer.
Keep it out of Program Files, your user folder and OneDrive.
Download Nucleus Co-op
Install the Army Men: RTS handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Army Men: RTS and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Army Men: RTS is installed.
Download the handler file (.nc)
Take a seat
Each player joins with their own keyboard and mouse and takes a spot on the screen. Pick a layout that fits your players.
Playing with several keyboards and mice? Press End once everything is in place to give each window its own cursor.
Launch and connect
Press Launch: Nucleus opens one copy of Army Men: RTS per player and lays the windows out on your screen. Then link them in game, usually one player hosts a LAN or online session and the others join it. The handler notes say how.

What you need

A Windows 10 or 11 PC
Nucleus Co-op runs on Windows only. System requirements
Army Men: RTS for Windows
Installed on that PC. Nucleus starts every player's window from that one install.
Nucleus Co-op, free
With .NET Framework 4.7.2 or later and the Visual C++ 2015–2022 runtimes (x86 and x64). Download
Something to play with
One keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice
A PC that can run 8 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Army Men: RTS, so the PC carries several times the usual load. Lower the graphics settings if it struggles. Performance tips
A multiplayer mode
Nucleus links the windows through the game's own LAN or online mode; the handler takes care of it.

Handler notes

◦ Supports multiple mice and keyboards.

◦ Read the handler notes in the UI carefully.

◦ Authors and Contributors of this handler: SAM1430 and Zensuu. A special thanks to the Nucleus Co-op and Split Screen Dreams communities

About Army Men: RTS

The never-ending war between the Greens and the Tans is reinforced with new strategies and tactics, as this release in 3DO's Army Men series garrisons on the GameCube. Army Men RTS features true 3D graphics and plays out across a variety of familiar, real-life environments transformed to demanding battlegrounds by the perspective of the little plastic soldiers. The original PC version of this game was developed by Pandemic, the experienced real-time strategy developers of Dark Reign 2 and Battlezone II games, and Army Men RTS is built on a version of the Dark Reign 2 game engine.

Summary from IGDB