Unable to connect second controller on switch

[jaybird2]

What happened?

What I wish:

• start a local server, e.g.
• connect switch with two players / controllers
• connect android device
• connect PC (currently not tested)

What is working:

• connect wirh android device
• connect with switch with one player / controller

Second controller is not connecting

Expected Behaviour?

second controller on switch is able to join the local game

Steps to reproduce.

• start local server: Paper, Geyser, Floodgate: https://jamesachambers.com/minecraft-java-bedrock-server-together-geyser-floodgate/
• change DNS setting on switch
• connct via server list, add local server in own list with local ip
• join the server with first controller
• try to join the server with second controller When trying to connect the second controller, is stucks at "Generating World", no progress there.

Screenshots/Videos

No response

Minecraft Bedrock Version

1.19.2

Console

Nintendo Switch

Additional Context

No response

[Pugmatt]

Is the "Generating World" error occuring when connecting to the local game server? If so it's probably an issue with the game server itself, as it wouldn't be on BedrockConnect at that point.

I don't know much about multi-controller setups, so I'll have to do some testing.

[matthew02]

I'm not clear on exactly what you're trying to accomplish, but it sounds like you may be trying to play splitscreen with the Switch on the server. Everything I've read says that's not possible, that only one Switch player can play on a server at any given time.

[jaybird2]

Yes, I wanted to play split screen. And it looks like the second controller is not finding it's way to the local server, since it is not going to the special server selection dialog, where I can select the local server. :-(

[ashanrath]

Split screen on Switch should work regardless of local or server, and I don't see how bedrock connect could impact on this at all. Can confirm split screen working on all recent Minecraft client versions for Switch.