Local Multiplayer
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Local Multiplayer (aka Hotseat Multiplayer (one PC), not to be confused with LAN) is currently the only type of Multiplayer in the game as of v102 Alpha.
It is currently available in Capture the Plug, Deathmatch, and Survival game modes, as well as the tutorial.
Setup
Local Multiplayer is achieved by using external gamepads that you plug into your computer. The number of players you can have is limited by the number of USB ports. Currently, you can only have one player play on the keyboard. You can have either one player on the keyboard, with others on gamepads, or all players on gamepads while playing Local Multiplayer. However, there is the possibility to virtualize a controller using keyboard keys, which enables Local Multiplayer on a single keyboard as seen here. Another option for using the same keyboard called JoytoKey is available here.
Gameplay
In Local Multiplayer there are four modes available to play- Capture the Plug, Deathmatch, Survival and Tutorial. Since the game is currently limited to a single screen, the camera is forced to stretch and shrink as the players move farther away from each other. This can, however, be changed in settings so that the camera only follows you (this will not affect Local Multiplayer as it is only a setting for use with bots). As well as this you can blind yourself from bot HUDs. Excluding Survival, all Local Multiplayer matches are verses. This is planned to be changed by Oxeye and Mojang, with the addition of the co-op game mode in the gamemode menu. Although not currently playable it seems that it is well under development.