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Split-screen on PC

Mothergunship

Up to 2 players on one PC, with controllers or keyboard and mouse.

2Verified handler

Handler “MotherGunship” by Talos91, version 8

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 2 players can play Mothergunship together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers or keyboard and mouse. The free community handler “MotherGunship” by Talos91 does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 8, updated . Mothergunship is a shooter and indie game from 2018.

  • Players2
  • ControllersSupported
  • Keyboard and mouseSupported
  • Several keyboards and miceNot supported
  • Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Mothergunship 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 Mothergunship handler

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

  4. Launch and connect

    Press Launch: Nucleus opens one copy of Mothergunship 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

  • Mothergunship 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 2 copies

    Each player runs their own copy of Mothergunship, 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

2 players campaign co-op.

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

About Mothergunship

Our mission is clear, our determination strong, and our guns are very, very big. MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS hybrid facing you, Earth’s last hope, against the fleets of data-hoarding robotic alien invaders. Take the fight to the enemy, craft gun monstrosities that no reasonable person could ever lift, and experience randomized mayhem as you battle your way to the heart of the fleet to destroy the MOTHERGUNSHIP!

Summary from IGDB

Mothergunship screenshots

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Version history

  1. v8Current

    json edit

    VerifiedDownload (1.3 KB)
  2. v7

    json name fix

    VerifiedDownload (1.3 KB)
  3. v6

    epic emu overlay

    VerifiedDownload (1.3 KB)
  4. v5

    typo fix

    VerifiedDownload (1.1 KB)

All 8 versions, with files and scripts

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