Difference between revisions of "Borderlands 2"

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Borderlands
Borderlands	2009
Borderlands 2	2012
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel	2014
Tales from the Borderlands (series)
Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced	2019
Borderlands 3	2019
Borderlands 2 VR	2019
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure	2021
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands	2022

Key points

Gearbox has delivered every single promised feature from Claptrap's love letter to PC gamers.

Reports indicate that the game is very well optimised for PCs.^[1]^[2]

General information

Steam Forum - for both Borderlands games.

Steam Community Discussions

BL2 PC Technical Support - official PC-specific tech forum.

/r/Borderlands - subreddit.

/r/Borderlands2 - subreddit.

Official Borderlands 2 Knowledge Database

Official knowledge base for the Mac version

Borderlands 2 Mac FAQ

Availability

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All versions other than the Mac App Store version require Steam, including retail.

Essential improvements

Disable Launcher

Instructions

Skip intro videos

The startup movies, while skippable, can get annoying some times. Luckily it is possible to disable them.

Tutorial Video on disabling Intro Videos for Borderlands 2

Instructions

Disable Outlines

Instructions

Disable Texture Fade-In

Instructions

Disable Controller

Instructions

In-Game Console

Enabling The Console

Instructions

The console should now be available for use, simply go in-game and press the tilde (~) key to open the console and the backslash key (\) to close it.

Available Commands

Parameter	Description
Stat FPS	Displays the current FPS in game.
ToggleHUD	Toggles the HUD on and off.
FOV	Allows you to adjust the FOV beyond the range available from the Video Options menu. Note that some rendering issue may occur with very large or very small FOV settings.
Exit	Allows you to quickly exit the game.
Quit	Allows you to quickly exit the game.
Gamma value	Allows you set the Gamma value (brightness) beyond the bounds of the Video Options menu. Value is a floating point number (for example, 2.5).
SetRes HxV	Allows you to set a custom screen resolution to a value other than what is offered in the Video Options menu. H is the horizontal resolution. V is the verical resolution (for example, "setres 1024x768").
Shot	Take a screen shot.
Screenshot	Take a screen shot.
TiledShot 6 128	Take an ultra resolution screen shot, more info HERE. To take a TiledShot you must turn the cell shade off, Disable Cel-Shading Outlines.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/49520/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/49520/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Syncs save games and settings.

Video settings

File:Borderlands 2 WSGF multimonitor.jpg

Multi-monitor screenshot from WSGF report.

File:Borderlands 2 video settings.jpg

Borderlands 2 video settings menu.

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PhysX

PhysX can be enabled by any Nvidia card past series 8. AMD/ATi cards can enable the option at a very large performance hit due to the fact that the PhysX would be CPU-bound.(High PhysX on an AMD card with a Intel CORE i5 3750K @ 3.40GHz, Example Video)^[3] For players with a primary AMD card but a secondary Nvidia card, the Nvidia card can be made to run Physx calculations.

Can cause low frame rate while enganging enemies. See Low Framerate while engaging enemies.

Can cause items to fall through the ground, resulting in permanently lost loot. Changing the setting to "low" effectively turns off PhysX, reducing the chances of this occurring.

Nvidia 3D vision fix

http://helixmod.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/borderlands-2-3d-vision-patch.html

Input settings

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Audio settings

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Network settings

Cross-platform multiplayer

Borderlands 2 supports cross platform between Mac and Windows versions of the game through Steam, but they both have to have the same version of the game. Mismatch issues might be caused by delayed Mac versions of the patches.^[4]

The Mac App Store version is fully separate and can only play with other Mac App Store players.

Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

Low Framerate while engaging enemies

Instructions

Low FPS

Instructions

Disable Dynamic Shadows

Dynamic Shadows are a big resource hog, causing computers that exceed the recommended specs to see big FPS drops. By disabling dynamic shadows, FPS gains of up to 40FPS have been reported. To disable Dynamic Shadows:

Instructions

Crash after "Preparing to launch" window

Instructions

Microsoft .NET Framework Client Profile Restarting Install

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Installing from disc is slow

Instructions

Co-op doesn't connect properly

Instructions

Game appears to run in slow motion

Using Gigabyte's OC Guru overclocking tool can cause the game to appear to run in slow motion, then jump forward in time every few seconds, especially after Alt+Tabbing

Instructions

Issues unresolved

AMD FX Chipset Restart After Launcher

Game resets when clicking on launcher.

Problem caused on AMD FX chipsets.^[5]

Fix: Some users have reported that update your BIOS to the latest version solves this and other problems for users with AMD FX chips.

Microstutter on Powerful Rigs

Game micro stutters on powerful rigs.

Problem occurs on wireless and wired connections.

Low FPS regardless of settings changes.

Fix: Some users have reported that playing on a wired connection fixes the microstutter, others report that updating NIC drivers alleviates the problem, and yet still others report that disconnecting from the internet solves the problem.^[6]^[7]^[8].
Fix: Changing MinDesiredFrameRate from 35 to 60 in WillowEngine.ini in the USERS folder may result in the expected performance from high-powered hardware.^[9]

Items Falling Through Floor

Dropped items, such as loot from enemies, can fall straight through the ground, often resulting in permanent loss of that item.

Fix: Disabling PhysX can drastically reduce the occurrence of this issue. Simply set PhysX to "Low" in the options.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	XP SP3, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor	2.3 GHz Quad Core Processor
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	13 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 8500 / ATI Radeon HD 2600	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / ATI Radeon HD 5850

Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7.5 (Lion), 10.8.2 (Mountain Lion)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.2 GHz	Intel Quad Core, 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	13 GB
Video card (GPU)	NVIDIA GeForce 8800, ATI Radeon HD 2600, or Intel HD 3000 with 256 MB of video memory	512MB of video memory

Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication.

Full list of supported video cards:^[10]

   NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800
   NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 120
   NVIDIA GEFORCE 320M
   NVIDIA GEFORCE 330M
   NVIDIA GEFORCE 650M
   ATI RADEON HD 2600
   ATI RADEON HD 3870
   ATI RADEON HD 4670
   ATI RADEON HD 4850
   ATI RADEON HD 5670
   ATI RADEON HD 5750
   ATI RADEON HD 5770
   ATI RADEON HD 5870
   ATI RADEON HD 6630
   ATI RADEON HD 6750
   ATI RADEON HD 6770
   ATI RADEON HD 6970
   Intel HD Graphics 3000
   Intel HD Graphics 4000

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>/49520/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (49520) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-3] 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>/49520/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (49520) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] ttp://www.reddit.com/r/Borderlands/comments/102ga2/this_game_is_very_optimized/

[2] ttps://twitter.com/Totalbiscuit/status/247922520332849152

[4] ttp://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2940243

[5] ttp://support.aspyr.com/entries/22467921-borderlands-2-pc-mac-cross-platform-version-mismatch

[6] ttp://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=148517&page=2

[7] ttp://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=149141

[8] ttp://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=148744&page=2

[9] ttp://forums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=149141

[10] ttp://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1711146&page=4

[11] ttp://support.aspyr.com/entries/22353786-borderlands-2-faq

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Developers
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	Gearbox Software
Publishers
	2K Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	September 18, 2012
macOS (OS X)	November 21, 2012