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Revision as of 15:11, 17 September 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
Key points
- Online multiplayer has been transitioned to Steamworks. Operational as of September 15, 2014 with latest patch.[1]
General information
- Gearbox Forums - BL PC and Mac Technical Support
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Steam | ||||
Retail | DRM: SecuROM DFA online activation. Retail product keys of the GOTY Edition can activate DLC on Steam |
- All product keys activate on Steam; retail versions can be activated using the Borderlands Granting Tool under Tools in the Steam client.[2]
Version differences
- Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is a complete edition with all DLC.
- DLC cannot be mixed and matched between Steam and non-Steam versions.[3] 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:[4]
- 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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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) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-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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Enable scroll wheel in text boxes
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 | Add the target IP and port as a command line argument.[5] |
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
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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Some weapon stats are not visible
Instructions |
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Game freezes in Lockdown Palace (General Knoxx DLC)
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. There are no known solutions for this problem.
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) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI HD3000 series NVIDIA 7 series | ATI HD 4000 series Nvidia 9 series |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/8980/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (8980) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Borderlands multiplayer update released
- ↑ I Bought Borderlands in a Retail Game Box, how do I get the Steam Version? : Gearbox Software Support
- ↑ http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1403585
- ↑ PC Utility Borderlands Configuration Tool - The Gearbox Software Forums
- ↑ PC Connection Issues - Borderlands Wiki
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