It was a blast! Real fun.ĭuring the last month I refactored the code out of all recognition, and it now supports UI that is upside down (funky!) and most importantly having multiple players in the same world. There was no pumpkins, and the only cows were in a cold part of the island, where we could not get without proper clothes. My son was hunting birds with a stone spear to keep us alive (three people need a lot of birds not to starve), my daughter was improving our little house on top of a tree, while I was preparing a farm near the water (we had no bucket yet). I played with my kids for a couple of hours in Challenging using 3-way splitscreen, trying to survive on the island. Today I quickly hacked the terrain generator so that it generates a small island surrounded by ocean only. I don’t have much hopes this is very comfortable for any length of time, and probably it’s a dud, but the possibility is there. The players use opposite sides of the tablet. You can mirror the device’s screen on a TV and use gamepads to play (I am adding gamepad support in 2.1).īut below is an experimental setup that might just work on 10″ tablets without TVs or pads: What about phones and tablets? Well, it’s more difficult. One person plays with a mouse, the rest uses gamepads. In the photo above, my kids are testing split screen in Challenging mode, trying to grab some wood before the night comes.Īll of the above screenshots were taken on a PC. But it also is! That’s what I am talking about: I have finally got to a point where I think the big thing in 2.1 will work, so here’s what it is.

Survivalcraft multiplayer