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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel cover
Developers
2K Australia
Gearbox Software
Publishers
2K Games
OS X, Linux Aspyr Media
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows October 14, 2014
macOS (OS X) October 14, 2014
Linux October 14, 2014
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel guide on StrategyWiki
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
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General information

PC Report (Linux)
Borderlands Wiki
Steam Community Discussions
Official website

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Published by 2K.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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Published by Aspyr.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All Windows and Linux versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Shock Drop Slaughter Pit Pre-order bonus
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack Part of the Season Pass
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack: The Holodome Onslaught Part of the Season Pass
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Lady Hammerlock the Baroness Pack Part of the Season Pass
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Claptastic Voyage and Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2 Part of the Season Pass
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the -nostartupmovies command line argument[citation needed]
This causes a bug where a cutscene doesn't play early on in the story line (Lost Legion Invasion) and the player is stuck in a container, unable to continue.

Disable the launcher

Use the -NoLauncher command line argument[1]

Disable controller support

Use the -NoController command line argument[1]

Turn Off Texture Streaming

Edit Configuration File[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location
  2. Open WillowEngine.ini.
  3. change these lines:
  4. bUseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False
    MipFadeInSpeed0=0
    MipFadeOutSpeed0=0
    MipFadeInSpeed1=0
    MipFadeOutSpeed1=0
    OnlyStreamInTextures=True
    PoolSize=0
    LoadMapTimeLimit=999
    LightmapStreamingFactor=0 
    ShadowmapStreamingFactor=0
    bAllowSwitchingStreamingSystem=False 
    UseDynamicStreaming=False
    
  5. Save as Read-Only.

Game data

Launcher.
Launcher.
General settings.
General settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%/Documents/My Games/Borderlands The Pre-Sequel/WillowGame/Config/
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Borderlands The Pre-Sequel/WillowGame/Config/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/borderlands the pre-sequel/willowgame/config/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%/Documents/My Games/Borderlands The Pre-Sequel/WillowGame/SaveData/
macOS (OS X) ~/Library/Application Support/Borderlands The Pre-Sequel/WillowGame/SaveData/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/borderlands the pre-sequel/willowgame/savedata/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Save games are cross-platform when saved by the same version, but require a manual transfer between systems.

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

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HBAO+ (Nvidia GPUs only)

Force HBAO+[2]
  1. Disable the in-game SSAO.
  2. Download and open Nvidia Profile Inspector.
  3. Under Profiles select Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
  4. Under Ambient Occlusion compatibility insert the compatibility code 0x0000002F.
  5. Under Ambient Occlusion setting select Performance,Quality or High Quality.
  6. Under Ambient Occlusion usage select Enabled.
  7. On the top right hand corner click on Apply changes.
  8. You now have HBAO+ enabled.

Notes

This setting can have a heavy impact on frame rate depending on your specs, if you get unplayable frame rates with High Quality try lowering this value progressively.

Input settings

Input settings.
Input settings.
Controller settings.
Controller settings.

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Change controller prompts

Edit configuration file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open WillowGame.ini.
  3. Find the following line and set it to 1 for an Xbox controller or 2 for a DualShock controller.
FakePlatform=-1

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op
Use SplitScreen PC Tool.
LAN play
4 Co-op
Online play
4 Co-op

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 27014-27050
UDP 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27031, 27036
This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

VR support

Issues fixed

Linux

Fix blocky text

Disable Steam overlay[3]
Some Linux distributions and GPUs may see blocky, unreadable, or corrupted-looking text on the in-game fonts. This can be fixed by disabling the Steam overlay.

SHiFT login issue

This happens due to the fact the game uses /usr/lib/ssl path to store the certificates in Ubuntu-based distros. Some other distros however uses /etc/ssl/ path instead.
Change the direction to store certificates[citation needed]

Add this command to the Launch Options... SSL_CERT_DIR=/etc/ssl/certs

Segmentation Fault Error

There are multiple methods of fixing this issue.
Run the game with -nomoviestartup or in Steam Native mode
Compile 32-bit GlibC with -mstackrealign on

1. Download the source code of glibc and run this command in terminal [1]

$ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/glibc/build \
     --host=i686-linux-gnu \
     --build=i686-linux-gnu \
     CC="gcc -m32" CXX="g++ -m32" \
     CFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mstackrealign" \
     CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=i686 -mstackrealign"

2. Copy the symlinked libc.so and libc.so.6 into the installation folder

Remove the libraries included with Steam[citation needed]

Run these commands in Terminal:

$ find ~/.steam/root/ \( -name "libgcc_s.so*" -o -name "libstdc++.so*" -o -name "libxcb.so*" -o -name "libgpg-error.so*" \) -print -delete

$ find ~/.local/share/Steam/ \( -name "libgcc_s.so*" -o -name "libstdc++.so*" -o -name "libxcb.so*" -o -name "libgpg-error.so*" \) -print -delete

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 3.3 OS X and Linux only.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX
Audio Wwise
Interface Scaleform
Cutscenes Bink
Multiplayer Steamworks

Enable the console

Edit configuration file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open WillowInput.ini.
  3. Find the following section and add these values.
[Engine.Console]
ConsoleKey=Tilde
TypeKey=Backslash

Notes

Open the console with Ctrl+~ or Ctrl+\.

Disable PhysX

Configuration File Editing[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Edit WillowGame.ini.
  3. At the end add bPhysXEnabled=False
  4. Edit WillowEngine.ini.
  5. under the [Engine.Engine] section add bDisablePhysXHardwareSupport=True
  6. Right Click on WillowGame.ini and select the Read Only checkbox located at the bottom then push OK.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Dual core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 13 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8500
ATI Radeon HD 2600
DirectX 9 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.9.5
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Dual core
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 13 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800
ATI Radeon HD 2600
Intel HD 4000
This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive).
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Quad
AMD Phenom II X4
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 13 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 260

References