1. Install [Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=42643).

2. Download the latest release at [Releases](https://github.com/DeadlySurprise/FO2-Splitscreen/releases).

3. Extract all files into the FlatOut 2 game folder. (e.g. C:\\Program Files\\FlatOut2\\).

3a. If you're using a fresh installation of the game, launch it once regularly. (Run FlatOut2.exe)

4. Run the Launcher.exe


1. General Tab

* Select number of players

* Set resolution of the game windows

2. Controllers tab

* Select a controller for each player

3. In-game

**All In-game setup can only be performed by using the keyboard and clicking on the window of the instance you're trying to setup.**

* Go to settings, controller options and select your controller. Afterwards you can change your button bindings. These settings are usually saved between sessions.

* Now you can start a multiplayer session by selecting multiplayer -> LAN in the main menu and selecting Create game with the host instance (Marked by the text "Host" in the top left corner)

* Afterwards you can join with all other players.

**Even though you are playing in LAN mode it is currently not possible to join a splitscreen session from another computer in your network!**

4. Advanced Settings

* Settings can be changed manually by editing `Splitscreen_Settings.xml` and starting the `Launcher.exe` with the command line argument `-noConfig`

* If the game repeatedly crashes on startup, try disabling "Skip intro videos" in the launcher.