Split-screen on PC

Need for Speed: Carbon

Up to 8 players on one PC, with controllers.

8Verified handler

Handler “NFS Carbon Chaos Mod” by birden, version 1

P4+4 more players

What works

With Nucleus Co-op, up to 8 players can play Need for Speed: Carbon together on one PC, each in their own part of the screen, with controllers. The free community handler “NFS Carbon Chaos Mod” by birden does the setup and was checked by hub moderators: version 1, updated 8 Mar 2024. Need for Speed: Carbon is a racing and simulation game from 2006.

Players8
ControllersSupported
Keyboard and mouseNot supported
Several keyboards and miceNot supported
Hub moderatorsVerified

How to play Need for Speed: Carbon 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 Need for Speed: Carbon handler
In Nucleus Co-op, search the Hub for Need for Speed: Carbon and install its handler, or download the handler file from this page and drop it on the Nucleus window. Then show Nucleus where Need for Speed: Carbon 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 Need for Speed: Carbon 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
Need for Speed: Carbon 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: Xbox, PlayStation or generic pads. Controllers
A PC that can run 8 copies
Each player runs their own copy of Need for Speed: Carbon, 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

IMPORTANT: You will need Zolika1351 chaos mod already installed: https://zolika1351.pages.dev/mods/nfscchaos , just place everything into your main game folder.

DONT HAVE ANY MODS INSTALLED SOME WILL BREAK RESIZING/RESOLUTION OR THE CONTROLLERS.

Video tutorial/showcasing: https://youtu.be/1cxnux8BRZM

This isn't the regular multiplayer but the Zolika1351's multiplayer version as there is no other way to play online.

About Need for Speed: Carbon

Need for Speed: Carbon, also known as NFS Carbon or NFSC, is an Electronic Arts video game in the Need for Speed series. It is the tenth installment and was the first game in the series to gain the PEGI rating of 12+. The game is a sequel to 2005's Need for Speed: Most Wanted.

Summary from IGDB