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Borderlands
Borderlands	2009
Borderlands 2	2012
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel	2014
Tales from the Borderlands	2014

Key points

Multiplayer for the Steam version has been transitioned to Steamworks as of September 15, 2014.^[2]

General information

Borderlands Wiki

Gearbox Forums - BL PC and Mac Technical Support

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

1 Availability
- 1.1 Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions
2 Essential improvements
3 Game data
4 Video settings
5 Input settings
6 Audio settings
- 6.1 Localizations
  - 6.1.1 Turkish
  - 6.1.2 Polish
7 Network
8 VR support
9 Issues fixed
10 Issues unresolved
- 10.1 Crashes on Startup (Windows XP)
11 Other information
12 System requirements
13 References

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		DRM: SecuROM DFA online activation. Retail product keys of the GOTY Edition can activate DLC on Steam.
Publisher website		GOTY Edition
Gamesplanet		GOTY Edition is also available.
Green Man Gaming		GOTY Edition
Humble Store		GOTY Edition is also available.
Mac App Store		GOTY Edition
Steam

All product keys activate on Steam; retail versions can be activated using the Borderlands Granting Tool under Tools in the Steam client.^[3]

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Name	Notes
The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned	Part of GOTY release.
Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot	Part of GOTY release.
The Secret Army of General Knoxx	Part of GOTY release.
Claptrap's Robot Revolution	Part of GOTY release.

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Use the Borderlands Config tool. See Mods.

Set -nostartupmovies as a launch option^{[citation needed]}

Manual fix^{[citation needed]}

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowEngine.ini.

Find:

StartupMovies=2K_logo
StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo
StartupMovies=NVidia
StartupMovies=Loading

Replace it with:

;StartupMovies=2K_logo
;StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo
;StartupMovies=NVidia
;StartupMovies=Loading

Save changes.

Skip new character movies^{[citation needed]}

This method disables the unskippable video sequence that plays every time you create a new character.

Go to <path-to-game>\Borderlands\WillowGame\Movies\
Delete or rename Prelude.bik, Attract.bik, and VoG_Transition_Movie.bik.

Borderlands Advanced Settings[edit]

The Borderlands Config Tool adds many essential video and gameplay options. See Mods.

Force Software PhysX[edit]

Edit configuration files^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open WillowGame.ini.
Add the following to the end of the file and set as read only:

bPhysXEnabled=False

Open willowengine.ini.
Add the following under [Engine.Engine]:

bDisablePhysXHardwareSupport=True

Turn Off Texture Streaming[edit]

Edit Configuration File^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration files location.
Open WillowEngine.ini.
Set the following lines to these options:

UseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False
MipFadeInSpeed0=0
MipFadeOutSpeed0=0
MipFadeInSpeed1=0
MipFadeOutSpeed1=0
OnlyStreamInTextures=True
PoolSize=0
LoadMapTimeLimit=999
LightmapStreamingFactor=0 
ShadowmapStreamingFactor=0
bAllowSwitchingStreamingSystem=False 
UseDynamicStreaming=False

Save as read-only.

Game data[edit]

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\SaveData\
macOS (OS X)

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings[edit]

In-game video/audio settings.

Graphics option	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Field of view (FOV).
Multi-monitor		See Field of view (FOV).
4K Ultra HD		See Field of view (FOV).
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` or add `-windowed` parameter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See GeDoSaTo.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)	See Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS
120+ FPS	No frame rate or refresh rate cap.^[4]

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Borderlands natively supports widescreen and ultra-wide resolutions through its options menu. Support is normally Vert- in all widescreen resolutions, but there is a quick solution for Hor+ widescreen gameplay in all resolutions.

Borderlands Configuration Editor^[5]

Download Borderlands Configuration Editor.
Run the tool and set your FOV in the middle-bottom section. You must set the FOV change to a key.
Hit apply and close the hack. Then run Borderlands as normal and press your set FOV changing key. The FOV will "snap" to the Hor+ value.

Notes

Using a vehicle or triggering a video in the game resets the FOV. Setting the FOV key to a movement key is recommended to instantly set the FOV again.

Alternative fixes^{[citation needed]}

Modify .ini file^{[citation needed]}

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowInput.ini.
Find under [WillowGame.WillowPlayerInput] the section: Bindings=(Name="F8",Command="shot").
Add the following: Bindings=(Name="F11",Command="FOV 90",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False).

Anti-aliasing (AA)[edit]

Anti-Aliasing^{[citation needed]}

Use the Borderlands Config Tool.
Force AA through the graphics control panel.
Force AA through a third party utility such as nHancer for Nvidia-cards or RadeonPro for AMD. This may cause large performance drops.
Use an FXAA-injector such as this one.

Vertical sync (Vsync)[edit]

V-Sync^{[citation needed]}

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowEngine.ini.
Change UseVsync=False to UseVsync=True.

Split Screen[edit]

Refer to this guide for split screen support.

Input settings[edit]

In-game keyboard/mouse settings.

In-game key map settings.

In-game general gamepad settings.

In-game gamepad layout settings.

Keyboard and mouse	Native	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		See Mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput controllers only. Infinite spin occurs with other controllers.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Presets only.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Additional information
Button prompts
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback

Mouse acceleration[edit]

Disable Mouse Smoothing^{[citation needed]}

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowInput.ini.
Change bEnableMouseSmoothing=true to bEnableMouseSmoothing=false

Enable scroll wheel in text boxes[edit]

Enable scroll wheel^{[citation needed]}

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowInput.ini.
Search for all instances of InputKeyName="MouseScrollUp",ModifierKeyFlags=42 and change them to InputKeyName="MouseScrollUp".
Search for all instances of InputKeyName="MouseScrollDown",ModifierKeyFlags=42 and change them to InputKeyName="MouseScrollDown".

Enable Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 controller UI[edit]

Modify .ini file^{[citation needed]}

Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowGame.ini.
Change the FakePlatform= value. Refer to the table below to find the value your controller corresponds to.

If this fix works, the "Online Game" and "LAN Game" main menu options will change to "Xbox LIVE" and "System Link."

The loading tips and training tooltips will still show keyboard bindings.

Possible values for FakePlatform=.

Value	Effect
-1	disabled/auto
0	PC
1	Xbox 360
2	PlayStation 3

Audio settings[edit]

Audio options	Native	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX, and microphone volume.
Surround sound		Auto configures up to 7.1 output.^[7]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	CC	Notes
English
French
Spanish
German
Italian
Turkish				Fan translation, see Turkish.
Polish				Fan translation, see Polish.

Turkish[edit]

A Turkish fan patch is available here. Note that this patch requires at least game version 1.41, and DLCs are not included.

Polish[edit]

A Polish patch is available here. Note that this patch requires at least game version 1.41, and DLCs are not included.

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Co-op See this Steam Users' Forums Guide on hacking splitscreen into the game.
LAN play	4	Co-op
Online play	4	Co-op Needs conversion tools for non-Steam versions, including retail copies. Go to 2K support page for more details.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Add the target IP and port as a command line argument.^[8]

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP (outbound)	7777, 28900, 28902, 28910
UDP (outbound)	7777, 27900, 28902

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Borderlands 1.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D
Devices	Native	Notes
3RD Space Gaming Vest

Issues fixed[edit]

Activating DLC[edit]

Activating DLC^{[citation needed]}

Some users struggle to activate Borderlands DLC as the activation window requires you to minimize the game and then maximize. However sometimes it won't let you maximize the game and therefore not letting you to access the activation window.

While playing the game press Alt+↵ Enter and it will put the game into windowed mode for you.
Now when you need to minimize the game to access the activation window you should not have any problems doing so.

Alternatively, you can go into Borderlands/Binaries/DLCSetup and run the .exe file found within. DLCSetup activates The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned and Mad Moxxi and DLCSetup2 activates Knoxx and Robot Revolution.
Some users may also experience a crash on startup when using multiple monitors. Disabling one or more monitors will fix this problem.

General Protection Fault / R6025 runtime error[edit]

General Protection Fault / R6025 runtime error^{[citation needed]}

Some users are experiencing a General Protection Fault, followed by an R6025 runtime error.

One fix is to run Windows Update and install the KB2600217 update also found here.
A collection of additional troubleshooting steps can be found on the Steam Users' Forums

Fixing Performance Issues[edit]

Fixing Performance Issues^{[citation needed]}

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:

Add -dx9 to the command line (helps fps)
Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\willowengine.ini
Find UseVsync and set it to True (helps with tearing).

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[edit]

Progress Not Being Saved^{[citation needed]}

Sometimes Borderlands will not save your progress when you exit. To fix this there are two methods:

First Method:

Add -nohomedir to the command line arguments; 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

This fix worked for some people, is to ensure that your SaveData folder (located in %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands) and all its contents are NOT set to Hidden and/or Read Only.

Some weapon stats are not visible[edit]

Weapon stats visibility fix^{[citation needed]}

The default font size allows for only 4 lines of stats to be visible, while weapons can have up to 5 stats.

Locate your Borderlands install directory.
Go to Borderlands\WillowGame\Localization\INT
Find gd_globals.INT and create a backup copy.
Open gd_globals.INT with a text editor.

Search for:

AttributePresentationTranslation="$NUMBER$ $CONSTRAINT$ $DESCRIPTION$"

Replace it with:

AttributePresentationTranslation=<font size="14">$NUMBER$ $CONSTRAINT$ $DESCRIPTION$</font>

Game freezes in Lockdown Palace (General Knoxx DLC)[edit]

Lockdown Palace crash fix^{[citation needed]}

The problem lies with the grass rendering inside the Prison and affects no other part of the game.

Locate your Borderlands install directory.
Go to Borderlands\WillowGame\Config
Find WillowEngine.ini and create a backup copy.
Open WillowEngine.ini.
Search for:
```
FoliageDrawRadiusMultiplier=1.000000
```
Replace it with:
```
FoliageDrawRadiusMultiplier=0.000000
```

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[edit]

No Sound through headphones on laptops^{[citation needed]}

Some laptop users struggle to make the game sound through headphones when they have laptops with built in microphones.

Search for WillowEngine.ini
copy the file to make a backup.
Edit the file with notepad
search for the string:
```
bHasVoiceEnabled
```
change true to false.

Alternatively, you can go to the sound options (Control Panel/Sound and Hardware/Sound) go into the recording tab and disable Microphone Array.

Issues unresolved[edit]

Crashes on Startup (Windows XP)[edit]

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[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL	2.0	OS X only.
Shader Model support	3
64-bit executable

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	FMOD, SpeechFX
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	GameSpy, Steamworks

Mods[edit]

Borderlands Config Tool^[9]

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

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[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 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

References

↑ [1] - last accessed on 2016-8-16
↑ Borderlands multiplayer update released
↑ I Bought Borderlands in a Retail Game Box, how do I get the Steam Version? : Gearbox Software Support
↑ New 120Hz Games Report
↑ Borderlands - WSGF - last accessed on December 2, 2016
↑ Alice: Madness Returns - last accessed on December 2, 2016
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
↑ PC Connection Issues - Borderlands Wiki
↑ PC Utility Borderlands Configuration Tool - The Gearbox Software Forums

[1] [1] - last accessed on 2016-8-16

[2] Borderlands multiplayer update released

[3] I Bought Borderlands in a Retail Game Box, how do I get the Steam Version? : Gearbox Software Support

[4] New 120Hz Games Report

[5] Borderlands - WSGF - last accessed on December 2, 2016

[6] Alice: Madness Returns - last accessed on December 2, 2016

[7] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up

[8] PC Connection Issues - Borderlands Wiki

[9] PC Utility Borderlands Configuration Tool - The Gearbox Software Forums

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Developers

	Gearbox Software
	Demiurge Studios^[1]
macOS (OS X)	Feral Interactive
Publishers
	2K Games
OS X	Feral Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	October 26, 2009
OS X	December 3, 2010

Borderlands

Contents

Availability[edit]

Downloadable content (DLC) and expansions

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Borderlands Advanced Settings[edit]

Force Software PhysX[edit]

Turn Off Texture Streaming[edit]

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

Save game data location[edit]

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

Video settings[edit]

Field of view (FOV)[edit]

Anti-aliasing (AA)[edit]

Vertical sync (Vsync)[edit]

Split Screen[edit]

Input settings[edit]

Mouse acceleration[edit]

Enable scroll wheel in text boxes[edit]

Enable Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 controller UI[edit]

Audio settings[edit]

Localizations

Turkish[edit]

Polish[edit]

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Ports

VR support[edit]

Issues fixed[edit]

Activating DLC[edit]

General Protection Fault / R6025 runtime error[edit]

Fixing Performance Issues[edit]

Progress Not Being Saved[edit]

Some weapon stats are not visible[edit]

Game freezes in Lockdown Palace (General Knoxx DLC)[edit]

No Sound through headphones on laptops[edit]

Issues unresolved[edit]

Crashes on Startup (Windows XP)[edit]

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Middleware[edit]

Mods[edit]

System requirements[edit]

References