Resident Evil 5 Pc Split Screen Patch Download

During Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition’s switchover from Games for Windows Live to Steamworks, a few lines of code that was originally written for the console version’s split screen co-op went missing.

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During RE5’s GFWL days, modders had used this code to revive split screen play, but when attempting to get the set-up working once more in the new Steam version, modders have found the source they needed has been “ripped out”.

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The missing code has been discussed on NeoGAF, which has drawn the attention of Capcom. The developer’s representative wbacon explained the situation to the forum’s users: “The split screen code that was ripped out from the PC build is from the console version. As some of you may know, MT Framework is our multiplatform development tool/engine that is utilized across several platforms. The aforementioned split-screen code is an orphaned code base from the PS3/Xbox 360 SKU which simply does not work on a PC.”

Modders on the forum disagree, though. “I don’t understand why you claim the code ‘simply does not work on a PC’. As I was one of the key people who worked on the split-screen mod that enabled it on the GFWL initial release version for PCs. I can confirm that all the code is FULLY functional and it worked flawlessly for the GFWL version,” said TheBlade.

“We did not add anything extra to the game at all, it was simply enabled. The game has no problem at all distinguishing between two controllers. Evidently the game knows to assign PAD1 to Player1, PAD2 to Player2 vise versa. Otherwise no characters would have moved at all.”

Agreeing with TheBlade was Sectus, who said: ““PC version does at least have some code for handling multiple controllers. There’s an array defining which controller ID each player is using, and if you change player two’s ID from -1 to 1, then you’ll have two controllers controlling player 1 and 2.

“I was able to get splitscreen coop working fairly well except for a major problem with the game thinking player two is supposed to have their own savegame. I have no idea how difficult this would be to get working overall, but it’s a shame the feature isn’t there. I really wanted to play through the game in splitscreen with my girlfriend like I did with Rev 2.”

Capcom’s official explanation was given in a statement to Eurogamer, which points the situation to ensuring that both the main game and the Untold Stories add-on work seamlessly together: “As the original Resident Evil 5 release on GFWL didn’t officially include local co-op, the mode is therefore not supported by the recent Steam release.

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“Some game code from the original GFWL release did have to be changed in the porting process so both Resident Evil 5 and the new Untold Stories Bundle add-on content worked seamlessly together. Unfortunately this has meant the latest release currently does not work with the previous local co-op mod.”

Thanks, VG247.

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If you want to play Resident Evil 5 in splitscreen co-op, Capcom has got a few instructions for you.

Having come under fire for seemingly “ripping out” splitscreen support from the Steam release of Resident Evil 5, Capcom has offered a few steps to help those looking to replicate the GFWL experience.

The steps were provided to Eurogamer by the publisher, but that doesn’t mean they’re officially supporting it.

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“We have heard some feedback from fans who still wanted to be able to enjoy fan-made mods, so what we’ve done is made the original GFWL version available via the beta branch by following the steps below,” said a Capcom spokesperson. “Please note though that this won’t be an officially supported version and is not compatible with the recent Steam release, so you’re playing at your own discretion.”

Here’s what you need to do:

  • From your Steam ‘LIBRARY’ list, right-click on Resident Evil 5 / Biohazard 5 and select ‘Properties’
  • Select the ‘BETAS’ tab
  • Select “original – Original GFWL version” from the pull-down menu and click CLOSE
  • Wait for the Steam client to finish downloading the GFWL build
  • Launch Resident Evil 5 / Biohazard 5

How To Play Resident Evil 5 Pc Split Screen

Now that you can acess the GFWL version, you can go ahead and use any of the mods available to activate splitscreen. Capcom added that you should back up the installation files before switching, as Steam will attempt to redownload the full game each time you switch from one build to another.

Resident Evil 5 Pc Split Screen Patch Download