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Borderlands 2

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Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2 cover
Developers
Gearbox Software
Publishers
2K Games
OS X, Linux Aspyr Media
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows September 18, 2012
macOS (OS X) November 21, 2012
Linux September 30, 2014
Borderlands 2 on Wikipedia
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel 2014
Tales from the Borderlands (series)
Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced 2019
Borderlands 3 2019
Borderlands 2 VR 2019
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A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure
2021
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 2022

Key points

A tool for split-screen co-op is available here. Alternatively, there is another hack available, a guide can be found here.
Features every menu option promised in Claptrap's love letter to PC gamers, including an FOV slider, Vsync, and controller support.
Some overall annoying micro-struttering issues along with a rather cumbersome interface.[citation needed]

General information

Borderlands Wiki
Steam Community Discussions
BL2 PC Technical Support - official PC-specific tech support forum
Official Borderlands 2 knowledge base
Official knowledge base for the OS X and Linux versions
PC Report: Borderlands 2 on Linux

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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GamersGate
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Green Man Gaming
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Mac App Store
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Separate multiplayer servers (cannot play with Steam players). Exclusive skins and rocket grenade mod.
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Steam
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All Windows and Linux versions require Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Psycho Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Sir Hammelock's Big Game Hunt
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mr. Trogue's Campaign of Carnage
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mechromancer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Captain Scarlett and her Pirate's Booty
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Creature Slaugherdome
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ultimate Vault Hunters Upgrade Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ultimate Vault Hunters Upgrade Pack 2
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Collector's Edition Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Headhunter 1: Bloody Harvest
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Headhunter 2: Wattle Gobbler
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Headhunter 3: Mercenary Day
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Headhunter 4: Wedding Day Massacre
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Headhunter 5: Son of Crawmerax
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Commando Madness Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Commando Supremacy Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Commando Domination Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Commando Devilish Good Looks Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Siren Madness Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Siren Supremacy Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Siren Domination Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Siren Glitter and Gore Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Siren Learned Warrior Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gunzerker Madness Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gunzerker Supremacy Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gunzerker Domination Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gunzerker Dapper Gent Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gunzerker Greasy Grunt Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mechromancer Madness Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mechromancer Supremacy Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mechromancer Domination Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mechromancer Steampunk Slayer Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mechromancer Beatmaster Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Assassin Madness Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Assassin Supremacy Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Assassin Domination Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Assassin Stinging Blade Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Assassin Cl0ckw0rk Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Psycho Madness Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Psycho Supremacy Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Psycho Domination Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Psycho Dark Psyche Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Psycho Party Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Shorter body decay

Instructions

Disable the launcher

Instructions

Disable controller support

Instructions

Enable the console

Instructions

Game data

General settings.

Configuration files location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/49520/pfx/[Note 1]
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/49520/pfx/[Note 1]
Saves are crossplatform.
Saves manually migrated from Windows to Linux must have all lowercase characters in the filename.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Cross-platform cloud syncing is disabled to prevent version mismatch in case the Linux or OS X versions of the game have their patch delayed.[1]

Video settings

Video settings.

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HBAO+(NVIDIA GPUs Only)

You can use Nvidia Inspector to force HBAO+ provided you disable in-game SSAO. [1]

Instructions

Input settings

Input settings.

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Change controller prompts

Instructions

Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Windows only.
Korean
Windows only.
Spanish
Traditional Chinese
Windows only.

Different text and audio languages

Instructions

Network

Windows, OS X and Linux players must have the same game version to play together. Mismatch issues might be caused by delayed OS X and Linux versions of the patches.[2]
Steam and Mac App Store players cannot play together.

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 27014-27050
UDP 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030, 14001 (LAN only), 7777 (LAN only)
This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
For LAN play, Borderlands 2 appears to use only UDP port 14001 (for discovery) and UDP port 7777 (for gameplay).

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Use Nvidia 3D Vision Patch for the best experience.

Issues unresolved

AMD FX Chipset Restart After Launcher

Game resets when clicking on launcher.[4]
  • Fix: Some users have reported that update your BIOS to the latest version solves this and other problems for users with AMD FX chips.

Items falling through the world

Once in a while dropped loot may fall through the world.

Issues fixed

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

Game Crashing On Hitting Continue

Symptom: Borderlands loads normally but no character is loaded. Once you try to continue your file the game crashes on loading screen. Solution: Make sure only one controller (360 only?) is plugged into your computer and restart borderlands.

Microsoft .NET Framework Client Profile Restarting Install

Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

Co-op doesn't connect properly

Instructions

Running in slow motion

Instructions
Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

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

Console 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 screenshot.
Screenshot Take a screenshot.
TiledShot 6 128 Take an ultra resolution screen shot, more info here. To take a tiled screenshot you must turn the cell shade off, Disable Cel-Shading Outlines.

Disable black outlines

Instructions

Disable dynamic shadows

Instructions

Disable reflections

Instructions

Reduced particles

Instructions

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) ATI Radeon HD 2600
NVIDIA GeForce 8500
256 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7.5, 10.8.2, 10.9.5
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 13 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2600
NVIDIA GeForce 8800
256 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad
2.4 GHz AMD Phenom II X4
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 13 GB
Video card (GPU) NVidia GeForce 260
1 GB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 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