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{{Fixbox/fix|Skip intro videos}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Skip intro videos}}
 
This unskippable intro movie can get annoying some times, but it is possible to disable it. The easiest way to do this is to use the [[#Borderlands Config Tool|Borderlands Config Tool]], but it can also be done manually:
 
This unskippable intro movie can get annoying some times, but it is possible to disable it. The easiest way to do this is to use the [[#Borderlands Config Tool|Borderlands Config Tool]], but it can also be done manually:
# Open <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowEngine.ini</code>
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# Open <code>%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowEngine.ini</code>
 
# Change <code>StartupMovies=2K_logo</code> to <code>;StartupMovies=2K_logo</code>
 
# Change <code>StartupMovies=2K_logo</code> to <code>;StartupMovies=2K_logo</code>
 
# Change <code>StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo</code> to <code>;StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo</code>
 
# Change <code>StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo</code> to <code>;StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo</code>
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Borderlands\SaveData\}}
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{{Game data/row|Windows|%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\SaveData\}}
 
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===Turning on Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 controller UI===
 
===Turning on Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 controller UI===
*Open <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowGame.ini</code>
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*Open <code>%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowGame.ini</code>
*Find the line '''FakePlatform=-1''' with CTRL+F
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*Change <code>FakePlatform=</code> to one of the following:
*Change the -1 to 1 for Xbox 360 UI
 
  
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
 
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# Add '''-dx9''' to the command line (helps fps)
 
# Add '''-dx9''' to the command line (helps fps)
# Open <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\willowengine.ini</code>
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# Open <code>%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\willowengine.ini</code>
 
# Find '''UseVsync''' and set it to '''True''' (helps with tearing).
 
# Find '''UseVsync''' and set it to '''True''' (helps with tearing).
  
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* Alter your launch options to include the line "-nohomedir" (without the quotation marks); 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.
 
* Alter your launch options to include the line "-nohomedir" (without the quotation marks); 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'''
 
'''Second method'''
* This fix worked for some people, is to ensure that your <code>SaveData</code> folder (located in <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Borderlands</code>) and all its contents are NOT set to Hidden and/or Read Only.
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* This fix worked for some people, is to ensure that your <code>SaveData</code> folder (located in <code>%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands</code>) and all its contents are NOT set to Hidden and/or Read Only.
 
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{{Fixbox/fix|Can't Log Into GameSpy}}
 
{{Fixbox/fix|Can't Log Into GameSpy}}
 
{{ii}} Sometimes the game will just stop letting a player log onto the GameSpy servers. An error message appears that says GameSpy is "unavailable."   
 
{{ii}} Sometimes the game will just stop letting a player log onto the GameSpy servers. An error message appears that says GameSpy is "unavailable."   
# Go to <code>%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Games\Borderlands\SaveData</code>
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# Go to <code>%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\SaveData</code>
 
# Delete <code>player.wsg</code>. This file stores the log-in data and has been known to become corrupted. It will be recreated when the game starts up next.
 
# Delete <code>player.wsg</code>. This file stores the log-in data and has been known to become corrupted. It will be recreated when the game starts up next.
 
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Revision as of 10:23, 13 April 2014

Borderlands
Cover image missing, please upload it
Developers
Gearbox Software
Publishers
2K Games
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows October 26, 2009
Borderlands on Wikipedia

Warnings

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
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Key points

There are several potential issues a user can run into when playing Borderlands, ranging from performance issues to annoyances such as unskippable intros and low field of view.

General information

Gearbox Forums - BL PC and Mac Technical Support
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Template:Availability Table

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]

Essential improvements

Borderlands Config Tool

Borderlands Config Tool unlocks a number of settings not available in the in-game menu.

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

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

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8980/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/8980/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

File:Borderlands Video settings.jpg
Borderlands video settings menu.

Template:Video settings

Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Instructions

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Instructions

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Mouse acceleration

Instructions

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
-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

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Spanish
German
Italian
Turkish

Turkish

A Turkish fan 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
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting

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.

Issues fixed

Quest Bugs

Instructions

Activating DLC

Instructions

General Protection Fault / R6025 runtime error

Instructions

Fixing Performance Issues

Instructions

Progress Not Being Saved

Instructions

Can't Log Into GameSpy

Instructions

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
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz P4
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI HD3000 series or NVIDIA 7 series

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References