Split-screen on PC

Divinity: Dragon Commander

Up to 4 players on one PC, with keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

4Verified handler

Handler “DivinityDragonCommander” by Talos91, version 3

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 4 players can play Divinity: Dragon Commander 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 “DivinityDragonCommander” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 3, updated 23 Oct 2021. Divinity: Dragon Commander is a real-time strategy, role-playing and strategy game from 2013.

Players4
ControllersNot supported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Divinity: Dragon Commander 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 Divinity: Dragon Commander handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Divinity: Dragon Commander and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Divinity: Dragon Commander 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 Divinity: Dragon Commander 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
Divinity: Dragon Commander 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 4 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Divinity: Dragon Commander, 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 multiple keyboards/mice as the game lacks gamepad support.

Authors and Contributors of this handler: Talos91 from the Splitscreen Dreams Discord,

About Divinity: Dragon Commander

You are the Dragon Commander. Your mission is to reunite a broken empire and become the new emperor. Success depends entirely on your ability to efficiently rule your empire, build invincible armies and lead them to victory. Your secret weapons: your tactical insights, your leadership skills and your ability to turn yourself into a dragon. More than 'just another' strategy game, Dragon Commander seamlessly blends turn-based and real-time strategy, action gameplay and roleplaying into a grand adventure. Plot the political course of your empire, move your armies into key locations in the world, command troops on the battlefield, and decimate the opposition as a ferocious dragon.

Summary from IGDB