recently bought mc xbox. my 2 boys were playing yesterday in local split screen we thought they were playing in 2 separate worlds (so they couldn't break each others buildings). were we mistaken because now when they start playing a split screen game they are in the same "world" with each other...which can cause issues.
Basically would like to know if it is possible and how to play a local split screen game where they are essential in 2 different worlds.
All splitscreen is for is playing in the same world at the same time on the same Xbox. There is no way for them to play splitscreen and be in two different worlds at once.
I'm not sure what issues it could cause and I don't mean to sound rude but perhaps they should learn to play together and not cause issues with one another.
goodness...ok. the main issue is one wants to blow up the villages and the other wants to build "rollar coasters' thru it...
they actually do well together (there 8 & 9) i just wanted them to both be able to do their own thing at the same time...no biggie, i could have sworn that the first time they were in different worlds...thx
Like Mustache_Guy says, there is no way to play two different worlds at the same time in splitscreen. However even as limited as the Xbox 360 world is, it's still a fairly good sized area. If they could move to separate ends of the map, it will be uncommon for them to run into each other unintentionally. And if that idea doesn't work, remember the Great Wall of China was NOT built with intentions of being the only man-made structure visible from outer space. (The fact that The Great Wall of China is the only structure visible from outer space is something I find disputable, but that is beside the point I'm trying to make). They can build some sort of structure to help mark their boundaries to keep each on their own side of the world. Even as simple as a row of sand stacks 1wide by 3 high spaced out 5-10 blocks apart for the length of the map and a torch on top for extra visibility at night.
I'm no parent but I do have experience with allowing my niece and nephew playing Minecraft together and I found that they find playing together is fun for only limited ammounts of time. Then they wanted their own houses and their own pumpkin patches. Separating them on the map worked great. I hope that helps!
There is simply not enough processing power in the Xbox to enable it running two completely different worldsave files at the same time. The first time when you thought they were in different worlds, they were probably just in different parts of the same world. As suggested, you can have them segment the one world into a section for each of them by having them build a wall or fence across the entire map if necessary. My first rail line essentially did this in my first world since I ran the rail and then fenced it on each side of it (to keep animals off the tracks). It was before fence gates were added to the Xbox Edition, so it very effectively divided the map into two halves. (I later added fence gates as crossings.)
My friends kids started out in Minecraft squabbling over lots of different things. Now, a year later, they play this game very well together. It took some adult involvement (i.e. my playing with them) and occasional intervention... but it has been worth it to now see them playing so well together... and on more and different games than just Minecraft.
There should be multiple villages in a world, would be unlucky if there isn't, so maybe they could compromise and build a coaster through one, and blow up another. If they find a third one, they can build a blown up roller coaster through it.
My kids do fine. They're 4, 5, 8, and 13. I tell them what areas are "off limits" (look, but don't touch), and when I build rollercoasters I show them how it works and watch them ride it. They occasionally mess things up, but I either show them how to fix it or reload the last save and explain why all their work was lost...
Divide the map in half. Build a wall to mark the line sitcom-style if necessary. It's not too hard to find a seed with several villages which can be divided up evenly for building/destroying at will.
Or use this as an opportunity to teach them about respecting property and making compromises. You'd be amazed how often the things they learn in digital space spill out into the real world.
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Basically would like to know if it is possible and how to play a local split screen game where they are essential in 2 different worlds.
thx
I'm not sure what issues it could cause and I don't mean to sound rude but perhaps they should learn to play together and not cause issues with one another.
If they were my kids and they were playing like that, they'd be done playing Minecraft.
they actually do well together (there 8 & 9) i just wanted them to both be able to do their own thing at the same time...no biggie, i could have sworn that the first time they were in different worlds...thx
I'm no parent but I do have experience with allowing my niece and nephew playing Minecraft together and I found that they find playing together is fun for only limited ammounts of time. Then they wanted their own houses and their own pumpkin patches. Separating them on the map worked great. I hope that helps!
My friends kids started out in Minecraft squabbling over lots of different things. Now, a year later, they play this game very well together. It took some adult involvement (i.e. my playing with them) and occasional intervention... but it has been worth it to now see them playing so well together... and on more and different games than just Minecraft.
Or use this as an opportunity to teach them about respecting property and making compromises. You'd be amazed how often the things they learn in digital space spill out into the real world.