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Dungeon Siege III

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

4Verified handler

Handler “DungeonSiegeIII” by Talos91, version 5

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 4 players can play Dungeon Siege III together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice. The free community handler “DungeonSiegeIII” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 5, updated . Dungeon Siege III is a role-playing and hack and slash game from 2011.

  • Players4
  • ControllersSupported
  • Keyboard and mouseSupported
  • Several keyboards and miceOne per player
  • Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Dungeon Siege III split screen on PC

  1. 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

  2. Install the Dungeon Siege III handler

    In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Dungeon Siege III and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Dungeon Siege III is installed.

    Download the handler file (.nc)

  3. 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.

    Playing with several keyboards and mice? Press End once everything is in place to give each window its own cursor.

  4. Launch and connect

    Press Launch: Nucleus opens one copy of Dungeon Siege III 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

  • Dungeon Siege III 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, or one keyboard and mouse per player. Controllers · Keyboards and mice

  • A PC that can run 4 copies

    Each player runs their own copy of Dungeon Siege III, 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

Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/localmultiplayergames/comments/br13a3/dungeon_siege_iii_4_player_local_coop/

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

About Dungeon Siege III

Dungeon Siege III (DSIII or DS3) is an action role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.[5] Chris Taylor, the original creator of Dungeon Siege, served as an advisor during the development of the game. It is the third game in the series not to be developed by Gas Powered Games, (after Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna by Mad Doc Software and Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony by SuperVillain Studios) and the first to be published by Square Enix after it acquired the complete ownership of the Dungeon Siege franchise. It was released on June 17, 2011. (wiki, 2014)

Summary from IGDB

Dungeon Siege III screenshots

  • Dungeon Siege III screenshot 1
  • Dungeon Siege III screenshot 2
  • Dungeon Siege III screenshot 3
  • Dungeon Siege III screenshot 4

Version history

  1. v5Current

    hanging fix using hardlink and new steam interfaces.

    VerifiedDownload (2.1 KB)
  2. v4

    MKB support, better resizing and other fixes.

    VerifiedDownload (2.0 KB)
  3. v3

    added UI option for number of players per instance.

    VerifiedDownload (1.4 KB)
  4. v2

    added 2p per instance option.

    VerifiedDownload (1.2 KB)

All 5 versions, with files and scripts

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