Template:Infobox game/row/osxporterWarnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- Multiplayer for the Steam version has been transitioned to Steamworks as of September 15, 2014.[2]
General information
- Borderlands Wiki
- Gearbox Forums - Borderlands Tech Support
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All product keys activate on Steam; retail versions can be activated using the Borderlands Granting Tool under Tools in the Steam client.[3]
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned |
Part of GOTY release. |
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Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot |
Part of GOTY release. |
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The Secret Army of General Knoxx |
Part of GOTY release. |
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Claptrap's Robot Revolution |
Part of GOTY release. |
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Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename video files[5]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Borderlands\WillowGame\Movies
- Delete or rename
2K_logo.bik , Gearbox_logo.bik , and NVidia.bik .
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Manual fix[6]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\
- Open
WillowEngine.ini .
- Find:
StartupMovies=2K_logo
StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo
StartupMovies=NVidia
StartupMovies=Loading
- Replace it with:
;StartupMovies=2K_logo
;StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo
;StartupMovies=NVidia
;StartupMovies=Loading
- Save changes.
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Skip splash screen
Delete or rename the splash file[4]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\WillowGame\Splash\PC in the installation folder.
- Delete or rename
Splash.bmp
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Skip new character movies
Delete or rename video files[citation needed]
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- This method disables the unskippable video sequence that plays every time you create a new character.
- Go to
<path-to-game>\Borderlands\WillowGame\Movies\
- Delete or rename
Prelude.bik , Attract.bik , and VoG_Transition_Movie.bik .
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Improved mouse aiming
Edit configuration files[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration files location.
- Open
WillowInput.ini .
- Change
LookUpScale=250 to LookUpScale=300
- Open
WillowEngine.ini .
- Change
OneFrameThreadLag=true to OneFrameThreadLag=false
Notes
- Feel free to adjust the mouse sensitivity as needed. This can be done with the in-game slider or by changing
MouseSensitivity=100.0 (WillowInput.ini ) to your desired value
- See also disable mouse smoothing
- Setting
OneFrameThreadLag to False may cause a drop in FPS.
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Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
In-game video/audio settings.
Template:Video settings
- Borderlands natively supports widescreen and ultra-wide resolutions through its options menu. Support is normally Vert- in all widescreen resolutions, but there is a quick solution for Hor+ widescreen gameplay in all resolutions.
Borderlands Configuration Editor[7]
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- Download Borderlands Configuration Editor.
- Run the tool and set your FOV in the middle-bottom section. You must set the FOV change to a key.
- Hit apply and close the hack. Then run Borderlands as normal and press your set FOV changing key. The FOV will "snap" to the Hor+ value.
Notes
- Using a vehicle or triggering a video in the game resets the FOV. Setting the FOV key to a movement key is recommended to instantly set the FOV again.
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Alternative fixes[citation needed]
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Modify .ini file[citation needed]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\
- Open
WillowInput.ini .
- Find under
[WillowGame.WillowPlayerInput] the section: Bindings=(Name="F8",Command="shot") .
- Add the following:
Bindings=(Name="F11",Command="FOV 90",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False) .
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Anti-Aliasing[citation needed]
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- Use the Borderlands Config Tool.
- Force AA through the graphics control panel.
- Force AA through a third party utility such as nHancer for Nvidia-cards or RadeonPro for AMD. This may cause large performance drops.
- Use an FXAA-injector such as this one.
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V-Sync[citation needed]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\
- Open
WillowEngine.ini .
- Change
UseVsync=False to UseVsync=True .
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Edit configuration file[citation needed]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\
- Open
WillowEngine.ini .
- Change
bSmoothFrameRate=TRUE to bSmoothFrameRate=FALSE or change MaxSmoothedFramerate=62 to your choosing.
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Input settings
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game general gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings.
Template:Input settings
Disable mouse smoothing[citation needed]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\
- Open
WillowInput.ini .
- Change
bEnableMouseSmoothing=true to bEnableMouseSmoothing=false
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Enable scroll wheel in text boxes
Enable scroll wheel[citation needed]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\
- Open
WillowInput.ini .
- Search for all instances of
InputKeyName="MouseScrollUp",ModifierKeyFlags=42 and change them to InputKeyName="MouseScrollUp" .
- Search for all instances of
InputKeyName="MouseScrollDown",ModifierKeyFlags=42 and change them to InputKeyName="MouseScrollDown" .
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Enable Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 controller UI
Modify .ini file[citation needed]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\
- Open
WillowGame.ini .
- Change the
FakePlatform= value to one of the values listed below:
-1 - disabled/auto
0 - PC
1 - Xbox 360
2 - PlayStation 3
- If this fix works, the "Online Game" and "LAN Game" main menu options will change to "Xbox LIVE" and "System Link."
- The loading tips and training tooltips will still show keyboard bindings.
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Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Polish |
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A Polish patch made by distributor is available here. Note that this patch requires at least game version 1.41, and DLCs are not included. |
Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
7777, 28900, 28902, 28910 |
UDP |
7777, 27900, 28902 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
Issues fixed
Activating DLC
Activating DLC[citation needed]
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- Some users struggle to activate Borderlands DLC as the activation window requires you to minimize the game and then maximize. However sometimes it won't let you maximize the game and therefore not letting you to access the activation window.
- While playing the game press Alt+↵ Enter and it will put the game into windowed mode for you.
- Now when you need to minimize the game to access the activation window you should not have any problems doing so.
- Alternatively, you can go into Borderlands/Binaries/DLCSetup and run the .exe file found within. DLCSetup activates The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned and Mad Moxxi and DLCSetup2 activates Knoxx and Robot Revolution.
- Some users may also experience a crash on startup when using multiple monitors. Disabling one or more monitors will fix this problem.
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General Protection Fault / R6025 runtime error
General Protection Fault / R6025 runtime error[citation needed]
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- Some users are experiencing a General Protection Fault, followed by an R6025 runtime error.
- One fix is to run Windows Update and install the KB2600217 update also found here.
- A collection of additional troubleshooting steps can be found on the Steam Users' Forums
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Fixing performance issues
Fixing Performance Issues[citation needed]
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Some systems, despite exceeding the recommended specs, simply do not run Borderlands well. Even after turning down graphical options, the frame rates can be much lower than would be expected. Taking these steps can help make the game much more responsive and raise frame rates significantly. If Borderlands is running poorly on an otherwise stout system, try the following:
- Add -dx9 to the command line (helps fps)
- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\
- Open
WillowEngine.ini .
- Find UseVsync and set it to True (helps with tearing).
Another known issue has been with the inclusion of Dynamic Shadows, for some users having this graphical setting turned on causes huge drops in frame rate, no matter the specs of the computer. Turning off this setting can greatly improve performance.
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Progress not being saved
Progress Not Being Saved[citation needed]
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- Sometimes Borderlands will not save your progress when you exit. To fix this there are two methods:
First Method:
- Add
-nohomedir to the command line arguments; this is less than ideal as it will start you over from the beginning as it causes the game to create a new save folder.
Second method
- This fix worked for some people, is to ensure that your
SaveData folder (located in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands ) and all its contents are NOT set to Hidden and/or Read Only.
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Some weapon stats are not visible
Weapon stats visibility fix[citation needed]
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- The default font size allows for only 4 lines of stats to be visible, while weapons can have up to 5 stats.
- Locate your Borderlands installation folder.
- Go to
Borderlands\WillowGame\Localization\INT
- Find
gd_globals.INT and create a backup copy.
- Open
gd_globals.INT with a text editor.
- Search for:
AttributePresentationTranslation="$NUMBER$ $CONSTRAINT$ $DESCRIPTION$"
- Replace it with:
AttributePresentationTranslation=<font size="14">$NUMBER$ $CONSTRAINT$ $DESCRIPTION$</font>
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Game freezes in Lockdown Palace (General Knoxx DLC)
Lockdown Palace crash fix[citation needed]
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- The problem lies with the grass rendering inside the Prison and affects no other part of the game.
- Locate your Borderlands installation folder.
- Go to
Borderlands\WillowGame\Config
- Find
WillowEngine.ini and create a backup copy.
- Open
WillowEngine.ini .
- Search for:
FoliageDrawRadiusMultiplier=1.000000
- Replace it with:
FoliageDrawRadiusMultiplier=0.000000
Do not alter Foliage Quality within the game settings as that will reset the edit. However, as this problem only affects Lockdown Palace, it is fine to allow it to reset for any game session that you don't plan to go to that zone.
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No sound through headphones on laptops
- Some laptop users struggle to make the game sound through headphones when they have laptops with built in microphones.
No Sound through headphones on laptops[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Open
WillowEngine.ini .
- Change
bHasVoiceEnabled=True to bHasVoiceEnabled=False
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Disable Microphone Array[citation needed]
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Go to the sound options (Control Panel/Sound and Hardware/Sound) go into the recording tab and disable Microphone Array.
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Issues unresolved
Crashes on startup (Windows XP)
Some users, after having installed and successfully played the game on Windows XP, experience a standard "Borderlands has encountered an error and needs to close" message after some time. There are no known solutions for this problem.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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OpenGL |
2.0 |
OS X only. |
Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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Middleware
Mods
Borderlands Config Tool[10]
Borderlands Config Tool unlocks a number of settings not available in the in-game menu.
- Run the game and change a keybind in the options menu at least once before using this tool. This will create the necessary.ini files and should fix options being disabled in the tool.
- This tool unlocks many options including the following:
- Disable startup movies
- Disable story introduction movies
- Disable mouse smoothing
- Disable in-game voice chat
- Windowed mode
- V-sync
- Change FOV
- Increase Difficulty (LAN only)
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz
| 2.4 GHz Dual-core |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon HD 3000 series Nvidia GeForce 7000 series 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
| ATI Radeon HD 4000 series Nvidia GeForce 9000 series |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References