Borderlands 2
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Developers | |
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Gearbox Software | |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
OS X, Linux | Aspyr Media |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 18, 2012[1] |
macOS (OS X) | November 21, 2012[2] |
Linux | September 30, 2014[3] |
Key points
- Solutions for split-screen co-op on Windows are available.
- Highly CPU dependent, recommended to run on a two threads per core CPU, e.g. any Intel Core G4000 / i3 / i7 or any AMD Ryzen series CPU.
- Features every menu option promised in Claptrap's love letter to PC gamers, including an FOV slider, Vsync, and controller support.
- No support for cross-platform cloud saving. Manual intervention is required if you wish to load the save files from Windows on Linux.
General information
- PC Report: Borderlands 2 on Linux
- Steam Community Discussions
- Official knowledge base - Windows
- Official knowledge base - OS X and Linux
- BL2 PC Technical Support - official PC-specific tech support forum
- Unofficial wiki
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Published by 2K. | ||||
Published by Aspyr Media. | ||||
Mac App Store | Separate multiplayer servers (cannot play with Steam players). Exclusive skins and rocket grenade mod.[4] | |||
Steam |
- All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.
- The GOTY release contains the largest amount of non-cosmetic DLC. No package is available with every DLC.[5]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
Psycho Pack | Part of the GOTY release. | |
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep | Part of the GOTY release, Season Pass. | |
Sir Hammelock's Big Game Hunt | Part of the GOTY release, Season Pass. | |
Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage | Part of the GOTY release, Season Pass. | |
Mechromancer Pack | Part of the GOTY release, pre-order bonus. | |
Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty | Part of the GOTY release, Season Pass. | |
Creature Slaughterdome | Part of the GOTY release. | |
Ultimate Vault Hunters Upgrade Pack | Part of the GOTY release, Season Pass. | |
Ultimate Vault Hunters Upgrade Pack 2 | ||
Collector's Edition Pack | Part of the GOTY release. | |
Headhunter 1: Bloody Harvest | ||
Headhunter 2: Wattle Gobbler | ||
Headhunter 3: Mercenary Day | ||
Headhunter 4: Wedding Day Massacre | ||
Headhunter 5: Son of Crawmerax | ||
Assassin Madness Pack | ||
Assassin Supremacy Pack | ||
Assassin Domination Pack | ||
Assassin Stinging Blade Pack | ||
Assassin Cl0ckw0rk Pack | ||
Commando Madness Pack | ||
Commando Supremacy Pack | ||
Commando Domination Pack | ||
Commando Devilish Good Looks Pack | ||
Commando Haggard Hunter Pack | ||
Gunzerker Madness Pack | ||
Gunzerker Supremacy Pack | ||
Gunzerker Domination Pack | ||
Gunzerker Dapper Gent Pack | ||
Gunzerker Greasy Grunt Pack | ||
Mechromancer Madness Pack | ||
Mechromancer Supremacy Pack | ||
Mechromancer Domination Pack | ||
Mechromancer Steampunk Slayer Pack | ||
Mechromancer Beatmaster Pack | ||
Psycho Madness Pack | ||
Psycho Supremacy Pack | ||
Psycho Domination Pack | ||
Psycho Dark Psyche Pack | ||
Psycho Party Pack | ||
Siren Madness Pack | ||
Siren Supremacy Pack | ||
Siren Domination Pack | ||
Siren Glitter and Gore Pack | ||
Siren Learned Warrior Pack |
Essential improvements
- A comprehensive tweak guide is available on the GeForce website.
Skip intro videos
Use -nostartupmovies command line argument[citation needed]
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Edit configuration file[6] |
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[FullScreenMovie] bForceNoMovies=FALSE //StartupMovies=2K_logo //StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo //StartupMovies=NVidia //StartupMovies=Loading SkippableMovies=2K_logo SkippableMovies=Gearbox_logo SkippableMovies=NVidia SkippableMovies=Attract SkippableMovies=MegaIntro //ConfirmSkipMovies=MegaIntro |
Delete or rename video files[citation needed] |
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Shorter body decay
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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SecondsBeforeConsideringRagdollRemoval=5.0 SecondsBeforeVisibleRagdollRemoval=15.0 SecondsBetweenRagdollRemovalAttempts=1.0 SecondsBeforePhysicsShutsDown=10.0 Notes
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Disable the launcher
Use -NoLauncher command line argument[citation needed]
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Disable controller support
Use -NoController command line argument[citation needed]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands 2\WillowGame\Config\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Borderlands 2/WillowGame/Config/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/borderlands 2/willowgame/config/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands 2\WillowGame\SaveData\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Borderlands 2/WillowGame/SaveData/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/borderlands 2/willowgame/savedata/ |
- Saves are crossplatform.
- Saves manually migrated from Windows to Linux must have all lowercase characters in the filename.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | No cross-platform syncing to prevent version mismatch when patches are delayed for OS X or Linux.[7] |
Video settings
HBAO+ (Nvidia GPUs only)
Force HBAO+[8] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Change controller prompts
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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FakePlatform=-1 |
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Windows only. | |||
Korean | Windows only. | |||
Russian | : Russian version comes as separate application on Steam with own AppID and Windows only. Cross-playing with other language users is not available. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Traditional Chinese | Windows only. |
Different text and audio languages
Rename language files[citation needed] |
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WwiseLanguageEquivalent_INT=Italian WwiseLanguageEquivalent_ITA=English(US) Notes
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Network
- Windows, OS X and Linux players sometimes need the same game version to play together. Mismatch issues might be caused by delayed OS X and Linux versions of the patches. Currently, PC/Mac/Linux are synced to enable co-op multiplayer via Steam.[9]
- Steam and Mac App Store players cannot play together.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Co-op Use either this tool or follow this Steam Users' Forums Guide on hacking splitscreen into the game. |
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LAN play | 4 | Co-op |
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Online play | 4 | Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP | Add the IP address as a command line argument.[10] |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 27014-27050 |
UDP | 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030, 14001 (LAN only), 7777 (LAN only) |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Borderlands 2 3D Vision Patch New Version for the best experience. |
Issues unresolved
AMD FX chipset restart after launcher
- Game resets when clicking on launcher.[11]
- Some users have reported that updating your BIOS to the latest version solves this and other problems for users with AMD FX chips.
Items falling through the world
- Once in a while dropped loot may fall through the world.
- Setting PhysX to Low or Disabled is reported to help.
Issues fixed
Co-op doesn't connect properly
Check the ports[12] |
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Disable your firewall or add an exception[citation needed] |
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Use the -tcp command line argument[citation needed]
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Check integrity of game cache on Steam[citation needed] |
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Reboot Steam[citation needed] |
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Run Steam or the game as an adminstrator[citation needed] |
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Windows
Running in slow motion
Shutdown Gigabyte's OC Guru overlay[citation needed] |
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Remove all devices that tether to your PC via USB (a mobile phone with USB tethering enabled, for example)[citation needed] |
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Microsoft .NET Framework Client Profile Restarting Install
Make installation folder writable[13] |
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Click 'No' To Allow Changes[14] |
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Fix value in registry[15] |
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Ultimate editing steps[15] |
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Linux
Game crashes instantly
- This is caused by using the latest 32-bit version of OpenAL. The game supports only 1.17.2 version.
Downgrade 32-bit OpenAL package to 1.17.2[citation needed] |
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Preload OpenAL included with Steam[citation needed] |
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Add this command to the Launch Options... at the beginning: LD_PRELOAD='$HOME/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so.1' |
SHiFT login issue
- This happens due to the fact the game uses
/usr/lib/ssl
path to store the certificates in Ubuntu-based distros. Some other distros however uses/etc/ssl/
path instead.
Change the direction to store certificates[citation needed] |
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Add this command to the Launch Options...
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Segmentation Fault Error
- There are multiple methods of fixing this issue.
Run the game with -nomoviestartup or in Steam Native mode
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Compile 32-bit GlibC with -mstackrealign on[16]
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1. Download the source code of glibc and run this command in terminal: $ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/glibc/build \ --host=i686-linux-gnu \ --build=i686-linux-gnu \ CC="gcc -m32" CXX="g++ -m32" \ CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mstackrealign" \ CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mstackrealign" 2. Copy the symlinked |
Remove the libraries included with Steam[citation needed] |
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Run these commands in Terminal: $ find ~/.steam/root/ \( -name "libgcc_s.so*" -o -name "libstdc++.so*" -o -name "libxcb.so*" -o -name "libgpg-error.so*" \) -print -delete $ find ~/.local/share/Steam/ \( -name "libgcc_s.so*" -o -name "libstdc++.so*" -o -name "libxcb.so*" -o -name "libgpg-error.so*" \) -print -delete |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
OpenGL | 3.3 | OS X and Linux only. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
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Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | Linux version is not GPU accelerated. |
Audio | Wwise, OpenAL | OpenAL is Linux only. |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Input | SDL2 | Linux only. |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
Console commands
Parameter | Description |
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Stat FPS | Displays the current FPS in game. |
ToggleHUD | Toggles the HUD on and off. |
FOV | Allows you to adjust the FOV beyond the range available from the Video Options menu. Note that some rendering issue may occur with very large or very small FOV settings. |
Exit Quit |
Allows you to quickly exit the game. |
Gamma value | Allows you set the Gamma value (brightness) beyond the bounds of the Video Options menu. Value is a floating point number (for example, 2.5). |
SetRes HxV | Allows you to set a custom screen resolution to a value other than what is offered in the Video Options menu. H is the horizontal resolution. V is the verical resolution (for example, "setres 1024x768"). |
Shot Screenshot |
Take a screenshot. |
TiledShot 6 128 | Take an ultra resolution screen shot, more info here. To take a tiled screenshot you must turn the cell shade off, Disable black outlines. |
Enable the console
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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[Engine.Console] ConsoleKey=Tilde TypeKey=Backslash Notes
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Disable black outlines
Disable outlines[citation needed] |
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DefaultPostProcessName=WillowEngineMaterials.RyanScenePostProcess Notes
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Disable dynamic shadows
Disable dynamic shadows[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Disable reflections
Disabling reflections[citation needed] |
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Reduced particles
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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MaxParticleResize=512 |
Force Software PhysX
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | XP SP3, Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | 2.4 GHz Dual core | 2.3 GHz Quad core |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | 20 GB |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 2600 Nvidia GeForce 8500 256 MB of VRAM | ATI Radeon HD 5850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 512 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.7.5, 10.8.2, 10.9.5 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.2 GHz | Intel Quad Core, 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 2600 Nvidia GeForce 8800 256 MB of VRAM | ATI Radeon HD 5750 Nvidia GeForce GTX 650M 512 MB of VRAM |
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04, SteamOS | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 |
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System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 260 1 GB of VRAM |
References
- ↑ Borderlands 2 opens up September 18 - GameSpot - last accessed on 2015-10-15
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- ↑ Aspyr Mac FAQs: Borderlands 2 - last accessed on 2015-10-15
- "The Mac App version comes bundled with bonus content from Borderlands 2: Collector’s Edition:
- Fired Up skin for each original Vault Hunter
- Unique head for each original Vault Hunter
- Contraband Sky Rocket Grenade Mod
- "The Mac App version comes bundled with bonus content from Borderlands 2: Collector’s Edition:
- ↑ Verified by User:Soeb on 2015-10-15
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=122676733
- ↑ Borderlands 2: Profiles and save games are not saved cross-platform in the Steam Cloud. : Aspyr Support
- ↑ http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=387114
- ↑ Borderlands 2 FAQ (STEAM) : Aspyr Support
- ↑ borderlands 2 - How can I set up a LAN game over Hamachi? - Arqade
- ↑ restarts my PC after clicking play in the launcher. - The Gearbox Software Forums
- ↑ Can't connect to Borderlands 2? Potential fixes live here! - Reddit
- ↑ [PSA] .NET install issue fix for Steam // other launch issues and common questions addressed (PC) - Reddit
- ↑ Borderlands 2 keeps asking me to restart computer to complete .net installation? - GameShampoo
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Encountering a problem with install. .Net - The Gearbox Software Forums
- ↑ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1471427
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