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Local split-screen for up to 64 players, real occupants, the Cherrier Percheron and DLSS/FSR: every highlight at a glance – and what it means for your BeamMP server.
On October 19, 2026, BeamNG released version 0.40 of BeamNG.drive. The update brings one of the community's most-requested features: local split-screen multiplayer. On top of that, occupants now actually sit in your vehicles, there's a new European truck, a full suite of upscaling options and a solid round of optimizations.
You can start split-screen right from the main menu by adding participants and picking Freeroam or a game mode. Or select Split-Screen from the pause menu while you're already on a map. On PC it supports up to 64 players (if you have the hardware and enough input devices), on PS5 up to 4.
Walking mode has a new character model – and you can now see yourself in mirrors. More importantly, occupants actually sit inside vehicles now: each one adds 89 kg to the seat and the vehicle, is fully simulated in JBeam and wobbles along when you drive hard. That noticeably changes handling – rally cars, for example, now have a more realistic weight distribution.
In split-screen you can get out of your own vehicle and hop into a friend's: they drive, you mess with the interior. To make that work, the classic driver camera has become a general occupant camera that works from any seat.
The Cherrier Percheron is a European cab-over semi truck from the early 2000s and, according to BeamNG, the most interactable vehicle in the game so far – with interior lighting, a working sunroof, storage lockers and a tilting cab.
One thing to keep in mind: the new split-screen mode is local multiplayer. Everyone plays on the same PC or console. If you want to drive with friends in different places over the internet, the multiplayer mod BeamMP with your own server is still the way to go.
Percheron convoy, police chase or a crash session with your whole community: with your own BeamMP server from ZAP-Hosting you drive together online – with your own rules and maps. The server is set up automatically right after you order, you upload mods easily via FTP, and every server is protected against DDoS attacks. You manage everything in the web interface.
No. Split-screen in BeamNG.drive 0.40 is local multiplayer on one device. For online multiplayer over the internet you need the BeamMP mod and a BeamMP server.
Up to 64 players on PC, as long as your hardware and input devices can handle it. On PS5 it's up to 4 players.
Yes, with BeamMP 4.23.0. It has been available since October 19 and comes through the BeamMP launcher as soon as the BeamMP team releases it there. After the update, re-enable BeamMP in the mod manager. Also make sure the mods on your server work with 0.40.
New upscaling options such as DLSS, FSR and XeSS and the resolution scaling slider help stabilize your frame rate. The game also warns you now if your frame rate stays below 25 FPS.
Time for split-screen – and Bob's riding along. 🚚
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