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+ | {{ii}} Retail versions of Borderlands can be activated on Steam via the Borderlands Granting Tool, found in the Steam Tools section. | ||
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− | {{ii}} DLC cannot be mixed and matched between Steam and non-Steam versions.<ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1403585</ref> | + | {{ii}} DLC cannot be mixed and matched between Steam and non-Steam versions.<ref>http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1403585</ref> DLC from other sources can however be activated on Steam. |
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== |
Revision as of 22:33, 28 July 2014
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Developers | |
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Gearbox Software | |
Publishers | |
Windows | 2K Games |
OS X | Feral Interactive |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 26, 2009 |
macOS (OS X) | December 3, 2010 |
Warnings
General information
- Gearbox Forums - BL PC and Mac Technical Support
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
- Retail versions of Borderlands can be activated on Steam via the Borderlands Granting Tool, found in the Steam Tools section.
Game of the Year Edition
- The most complete version is Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition which contains the base game and all of the expansions.
Downloadable content (DLC)
- DLC cannot be mixed and matched between Steam and non-Steam versions.[1] DLC from other sources can however be activated on Steam.
Essential improvements
Borderlands Config Tool
Borderlands Config Tool tool allows you to do the following and more:[2]
- 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)
NOTE: Make sure to run the game and change a keybind in the options at least once before running the tool. This will create the necessary .ini files and should fix options being disabled in the tool.
Skip intro videos
Instructions |
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Split Screen
There is a helpful guide to getting split screen working here: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2455302
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Widescreen resolution
Instructions |
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Field of view (FOV)
Instructions |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
Instructions |
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
Instructions |
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
Instructions |
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Turning on Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 controller UI
- Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowGame.ini
- Change
FakePlatform=
to one of the following:
Value | Effect |
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-1 | disabled/auto |
0 | PC |
1 | Xbox 360 |
2 | PlayStation 3 |
- You'll also notice in the main menu "Online Game" and "LAN Game" will change to "Xbox LIVE" and "System Link"
- The loading tips and training tooltips will still show keyboard bindings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
Spanish | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Polish |
Turkish
- A Turkish fan patch is available here. Note that this patch requires at least game version 1.41, and DLCs are not included.
Polish
- A Polish patch is available here. Note that this patch requires at least game version 1.41, and DLCs are not included.
Network
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 7777, 28900, 28902, 28910 |
UDP | 7777, 27900, 28902 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Quest Bugs
Instructions |
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Activating DLC
Instructions |
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General Protection Fault / R6025 runtime error
Instructions |
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Fixing Performance Issues
Instructions |
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Progress Not Being Saved
Instructions |
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Can't Log Into GameSpy
Instructions |
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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. No known solutions for this problem are known, but the matter is currently being investigated.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.4 GHz P4 | 2.4 GHz Dual-core |
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI HD3000 series or NVIDIA 7 series | ATI HD 4000 series or Nvidia 9 series |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/8980/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (8980) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- Pages needing cover images
- Windows
- OS X
- Games
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- Pages with broken file links
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- Self-hosting
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