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{{ii}} Online component of retail disc copies is not functional as of September 15, 2014. Retail owners who did not use the granting tool on Steam to convert their retail disc copies into a digital Steam copy before March 27, 2019 must purchase [[Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced]] to play online.<ref name="granting-tool">{{Refurl|url=https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/articles/202552173--PC-Borderlands-GameSpy-Shutdown-and-Conversion-Tool|title=2K Support - Borderlands GameSpy Shutdown and Conversion Tool|date=2019-03-30}}</ref> | {{ii}} Online component of retail disc copies is not functional as of September 15, 2014. Retail owners who did not use the granting tool on Steam to convert their retail disc copies into a digital Steam copy before March 27, 2019 must purchase [[Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced]] to play online.<ref name="granting-tool">{{Refurl|url=https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/articles/202552173--PC-Borderlands-GameSpy-Shutdown-and-Conversion-Tool|title=2K Support - Borderlands GameSpy Shutdown and Conversion Tool|date=2019-03-30}}</ref> | ||
+ | {{++}} Steam owners received all four DLCs for free for the original game following the release of [[Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced]].<ref name="dlc-released-for-free">{{Refsnip|url=[[Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced]]|title=Steam - Community Hub - Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced Out Now!|date=2019-04-04|snippet= ALL DLC: Didn’t own any Borderlands DLC? Now you got it all! On BOTH the original game and in Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced!}}</ref> | ||
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, activation | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} and release date check. {{DRM|SecuROM DFA}} for the DLC. Non-functional online mode following the shutdown of GameSpy. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | disc, activation | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} and release date check. {{DRM|SecuROM DFA}} for the DLC. Non-functional online mode following the shutdown of GameSpy. | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/borderlandsgoty/ | key, activation, actlimit, account | GOTY Edition. Five machines limit. | | OS X }} | {{Availability/row| developer | https://store.feralinteractive.com/en/mac-linux-games/borderlandsgoty/ | key, activation, actlimit, account | GOTY Edition. Five machines limit. | | OS X }} | ||
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{{Availability/row| Humble Store | borderlands | Steam | GOTY Edition is also available. | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Humble Store | borderlands | Steam | GOTY Edition is also available. | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id411888529 | MacApp | GOTY Edition | | OS X }} | {{Availability/row| MacApp | id411888529 | MacApp | GOTY Edition | | OS X }} | ||
{{Availability/row| Steam | 8980 | Steam | GOTY Edition, Bundled with [[Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced]] | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 8980 | Steam | GOTY Edition, Bundled with [[Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced]] | | Windows }} | ||
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{{mm}} From September 15, 2014 and up until March 27, 2019 owners of retail disc copies could use a granting tool on Steam to convert their retail disc copies into a digital Steam copy, as part of a multiplayer service transition to Steamworks following the shutdown of GameSpy. This tool was disabled shortly before the announcement of the remastered version of the Game of the Year Edition.<ref name="granting-tool"/> | {{mm}} From September 15, 2014 and up until March 27, 2019 owners of retail disc copies could use a granting tool on Steam to convert their retail disc copies into a digital Steam copy, as part of a multiplayer service transition to Steamworks following the shutdown of GameSpy. This tool was disabled shortly before the announcement of the remastered version of the Game of the Year Edition.<ref name="granting-tool"/> | ||
{{DLC| | {{DLC| | ||
− | {{DLC/row| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/65920/Borderlands_Claptraps_Robot_Revolution/ Claptrap's Robot Revolution] | Included in the Game of the Year Edition | + | {{++}} Steam owners received all four DLCs for free following the release of [[Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced]].<ref name="dlc-released-for-free"/> |
− | {{DLC/row| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/40940/Borderlands_Mad_Moxxis_Underdome_Riot/ Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot] | Included in the Game of the Year Edition | + | {{DLC/row| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/65920/Borderlands_Claptraps_Robot_Revolution/ Claptrap's Robot Revolution] | Included in the Game of the Year Edition. | Windows, OS X }} |
− | {{DLC/row| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/50110/Borderlands_The_Secret_Armory_of_General_Knoxx/ The Secret Army of General Knoxx] | Included in the Game of the Year Edition | + | {{DLC/row| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/40940/Borderlands_Mad_Moxxis_Underdome_Riot/ Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot] | Included in the Game of the Year Edition. | Windows, OS X }} |
− | {{DLC/row| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/8990/Borderlands_The_Zombie_Island_of_Dr_Ned/ The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned] | Included in the Game of the Year Edition | + | {{DLC/row| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/50110/Borderlands_The_Secret_Armory_of_General_Knoxx/ The Secret Army of General Knoxx] | Included in the Game of the Year Edition. | Windows, OS X }} |
+ | {{DLC/row| [https://store.steampowered.com/app/8990/Borderlands_The_Zombie_Island_of_Dr_Ned/ The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned] | Included in the Game of the Year Edition. | Windows, OS X }} | ||
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+ | ===Version differences=== | ||
+ | ====Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition==== | ||
+ | {{ii}} ''Not to be confused with [[Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced]] released in 2019.'' | ||
+ | {{ii}} Complete edition released October 12, 2010 which included the base game as well as the four DLCs. | ||
+ | {{mm}} Also included '''Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club Code''' that granted early access to the demo of [[Duke Nukem Forever]]. | ||
+ | {{mm}} From September 15, 2014 and up until March 27, 2019 owners of retail disc copies could use a granting tool on Steam to convert their retail disc copies into a digital Steam copy, as part of a multiplayer service transition to Steamworks following the shutdown of GameSpy. This tool was disabled shortly before the announcement of [[Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced]].<ref name="granting-tool"/> | ||
+ | {{mm}} While the granting tool only unlocked the base game on Steam, the included GOTY product key in the retail copy could be used to unlock the four DLCs. | ||
==Essential improvements== | ==Essential improvements== |
Revision as of 09:57, 4 April 2019
This page is for the original 2009 version. For the 2019 GOTY Enhanced version, see Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced.
Developers | |
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Gearbox Software | |
Demiurge Studios[1] | |
Shadows in Darkness | |
Darkside Games | |
macOS (OS X) | Feral Interactive |
Publishers | |
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 component of retail disc copies is not functional as of September 15, 2014. Retail owners who did not use the granting tool on Steam to convert their retail disc copies into a digital Steam copy before March 27, 2019 must purchase Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced to play online.[2]
- Steam owners received all four DLCs for free for the original game following the release of Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced.[3]
General information
- Official website
- Developer minisite
- Manual
- Borderlands Wiki
- Gearbox Forums - Borderlands Tech Support
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM 7 DRM and release date check. SecuROM DFA DRM for the DLC. Non-functional online mode following the shutdown of GameSpy. | |||
Developer website | GOTY Edition. Five machines limit. | |||
Humble Store | GOTY Edition is also available. | |||
Mac App Store | GOTY Edition | |||
Steam | GOTY Edition, Bundled with Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced |
- From September 15, 2014 and up until March 27, 2019 owners of retail disc copies could use a granting tool on Steam to convert their retail disc copies into a digital Steam copy, as part of a multiplayer service transition to Steamworks following the shutdown of GameSpy. This tool was disabled shortly before the announcement of the remastered version of the Game of the Year Edition.[2]
DLC and expansion packs
- Steam owners received all four DLCs for free following the release of Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced.[3]
Name | Notes | |
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Claptrap's Robot Revolution | Included in the Game of the Year Edition. | |
Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot | Included in the Game of the Year Edition. | |
The Secret Army of General Knoxx | Included in the Game of the Year Edition. | |
The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned | Included in the Game of the Year Edition. |
Version differences
Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition
- Not to be confused with Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced released in 2019.
- Complete edition released October 12, 2010 which included the base game as well as the four DLCs.
- Also included Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club Code that granted early access to the demo of Duke Nukem Forever.
- From September 15, 2014 and up until March 27, 2019 owners of retail disc copies could use a granting tool on Steam to convert their retail disc copies into a digital Steam copy, as part of a multiplayer service transition to Steamworks following the shutdown of GameSpy. This tool was disabled shortly before the announcement of Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced.[2]
- While the granting tool only unlocked the base game on Steam, the included GOTY product key in the retail copy could be used to unlock the four DLCs.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Instructions[4] |
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Delete or rename video files[5] |
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Manual fix[6] |
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Skip splash screen
Instructions[4] |
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Delete or rename the splash file[4] |
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Improved mouse aiming
Edit configuration files[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\SaveData\ |
macOS (OS X) | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | Approx. 100 MB available. |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Borderlands Configuration Editor[7] |
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Notes
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Alternative fixes[citation needed] |
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Modify .ini file[citation needed] |
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Anti-aliasing (AA)
Anti-Aliasing[citation needed] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync)
V-Sync[citation needed] |
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High frame rate
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Mouse acceleration
Disable mouse smoothing[citation needed] |
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Enable scroll wheel in text boxes
Enable scroll wheel[citation needed] |
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Enable Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 controller UI
Modify .ini file[citation needed] |
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Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation, download. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | 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 | ||||
Turkish | Fan translation. Details missing—please edit this page and add it. | |||
Russian | Official localization by 1C-Softclub retail only. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «Dimon485 / TTL T.Community». |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Co-op See 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 Original retail version used GameSpy, but was migrated over to Steamworks on September 15, 2014.[9] Retail owners who did not use the granting tool on Steam to convert their retail disc copies into a digital Steam copy before March 27, 2019 must purchase Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced to play online.[2] |
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.[10] |
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.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Borderlands 1. |
Devices | |||
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3RD Space Gaming Vest |
Issues fixed
General Protection Fault / R6025 runtime error
General Protection Fault / R6025 runtime error[citation needed] |
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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:
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. |
Progress not being saved
Progress Not Being Saved[citation needed] |
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First Method:
Second method
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Some weapon stats are not visible
Weapon stats visibility fix[citation needed] |
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Game freezes in Lockdown Palace (General Knoxx DLC)
Lockdown Palace crash fix[citation needed] |
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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. |
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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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. |
Tweaks
Skip new character movies
Delete or rename video files[citation needed] |
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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 |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
OpenGL | 2.0 | OS X only. |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | |
Audio | FMOD, SpeechFX | |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | GameSpy, Steamworks | Original retail version used GameSpy, but was migrated over to Steamworks on September 15, 2014.[9] Retail owners who did not use the granting tool on Steam to convert their retail disc copies into a digital Steam copy before March 27, 2019 must purchase Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced to play online.[2] |
Mods
- 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 |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.4 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 1.4 GHz | Intel 2.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM | 512 MB of VRAM |
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
- ↑ Demiurge Studios - last accessed on 2018-05-02
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2K Support - Borderlands GameSpy Shutdown and Conversion Tool - last accessed on 2019-03-30
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 [[[Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced]] Steam - Community Hub - Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced Out Now!] - last accessed on 2019-04-04
- "ALL DLC: Didn’t own any Borderlands DLC? Now you got it all! On BOTH the original game and in Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced!"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Verified by User:Diskersen on 2018-05-02
- ↑ is there a way to skip the logos when you start borderlands? :: Borderlands Message Board for PC - GameFAQs - last accessed on 2018-05-02
- ↑ How to Skip Intro? (Read) :: Borderlands General Discussions - last accessed on 2018-04-02
- ↑ Borderlands - WSGF - last accessed on December 2, 2016
- ↑ Alice: Madness Returns - last accessed on December 2, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Borderlands multiplayer update released
- ↑ PC Connection Issues - Borderlands Wiki
- ↑ PC Utility Borderlands Configuration Tool - The Gearbox Software Forums
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