Two players on one keyboard

Tick one box and Player 2 gets their own keys, score, lives and a column on the Events tab.

Coin Quest โ€” NutHouse
The Events tab of Coin Quest with a new โ˜ป Player 2 column after Two players on one keyboard is ticked
Tick the box and a โ˜ป Player 2 column appears.

How to turn it on

  1. Click empty space in a level so the Properties panel shows the level.
  2. Scroll down to Whole game and open โ–ธ Player keys.
  3. Tick Two players on one keyboard. Player 2's keys appear underneath.

What Player 2 gets

KeysW A S D to move, Q for Fire 1 and E for Fire 2, unless you change them.
A score and livesAdd a second Score or Lives object and set Shows to Player 2.
An Events columnโ˜ป Player 2 appears next to โ˜บ Player 1, with its own conditions and actions.
A spriteAny sprite with a key movement gets a Moved by choice: Player 1 or Player 2.

Giving Player 2 a sprite

  1. Add a second hero, or duplicate the first with โŒ˜D. Give it a different name, like Hero 2.
  2. In its Movement section set Moved by to Player 2.
  3. Play. W A S D move Hero 2 while the arrows move Hero.

Player 2 rules

Every Player 1 condition and action has a twin. Compare player 2's score, Player 2 presses Fire 1, Add to player 2's score and Take away from player 2's lives all live in the โ˜ป column.

WhenHero 2 collides with Coin
DoDestroy CoinAdd 10 to player 2's score
WhenPlayer 2's lives is 0
DoHide Hero 2

Still stuck?

Try the Chocobreak tutorial, open a sample game and read its rules, or look at the questions people ask.