Split-screen on PC

Mount & Blade: Warband

Up to 64 players on one PC, with controllers, keyboard and mouse or several keyboards and mice.

64Verified handler

Handler “Mount & Blade: Warband” by Zensuu, version 1

P4+60 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 64 players can play Mount & Blade: Warband 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 “Mount & Blade: Warband” by Zensuu does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 20 Jun 2022. Mount & Blade: Warband is a shooter, role-playing and simulation game from 2010.

Players64
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseSupported
Several keyboards and miceOne per player
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Mount & Blade: Warband 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 Mount & Blade: Warband handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Mount & Blade: Warband and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Mount & Blade: Warband 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.
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 Mount & Blade: Warband 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
Mount & Blade: Warband 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 64 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Mount & Blade: Warband, 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 xinput gamepads and multiple mice and keyboards.

◦ Supports the expansions.

◦ Read the handler notes in the UI carefully.

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

About Mount & Blade: Warband

In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!

Summary from IGDB