Split-screen on PC

Carmageddon: Max Damage

Up to 6 players on one PC, with controllers or keyboard and mouse.

6Verified handler

Handler “CarmageddonMaxDamage” by Talos91, version 2

P4+2 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 6 players can play Carmageddon: Max Damage together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “CarmageddonMaxDamage” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 2, updated 10 Jan 2021. Carmageddon: Max Damage is a racing game from 2016.

Players6
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Carmageddon: Max Damage 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 Carmageddon: Max Damage handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Carmageddon: Max Damage and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Carmageddon: Max Damage is installed.
Download the handler file (.nc)
Take a seat
Each player presses a button on their own controller to join and takes a spot on the screen. Pick a layout that fits your players.
Launch and connect
Press Launch: Nucleus opens one copy of Carmageddon: Max Damage 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
Carmageddon: Max Damage 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 controller per player; one player can use the keyboard and mouse. Controllers
A PC that can run 6 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Carmageddon: Max Damage, 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

ONLY working with the Steam version of the game. READ the handler notes in the UI very carefully.

Authors and Contributors of this handler: Talos91 from the Split Screen Dreams Discord.

About Carmageddon: Max Damage

In Carmageddon, the player races a vehicle against a number of other computer controlled competitors in various settings, including city, mine and industrial areas. The player has a certain amount of time to complete each race, but more time may be gained by collecting bonuses, damaging the competitors' cars or by running over pedestrians. Races are completed by either completing the course as one would a normal racing game, "wasting" (wrecking) all other race cars, or killing all pedestrians on the level. The game was notable for its realistic and ground-breaking physics and for its in-game movie making features. It was also one of the earliest examples of sandbox 3D driving games, and may have influenced other later games including Driver and the Grand Theft Auto series.

Summary from IGDB