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{Infobox game
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{{Disambig|the 2019 GOTY Enhanced version|the original 2009 version|[[Borderlands]]}}
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|cover        =  
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{{Infobox game
 +
|cover        = Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Gearbox Software}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Gearbox Software|Original game}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Blind Squirrel Games|Remastered}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|2K Games}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 3, 2019}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 3, 2019}}
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|steam appid  =  
+
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|7526/borderlands-game-of-the-year-edition|77}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|borderlands-game-of-the-year-edition|81}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, FPS, RPG, Shooter }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Automobile, Off-roading }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cel-shaded, Comic book }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Borderlands }}
 +
|steam appid = 729040
 +
|steam appid side =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 +
|gogcom id side =
 +
|official site= https://www.gearboxsoftware.com/game/borderlands-goty/
 +
|hltb        = 1280
 +
|igdb        = borderlands-game-of-the-year-enhanced
 +
|lutris      = borderlands-goty-enhanced
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
−
|wikipedia    =  
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|mobygames    = 124511
 +
|wikipedia    = Borderlands_(video_game)#Remastered
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      = '''''Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced''''' is a remastered version of the 2009 game ''[[Borderlands]]'' featuring improved lighting, textures, character models, gameplay tweaks and all DLC from the original release. It was distributed for free to Steam owners of the original version, even if they did not own any of the original version's DLC.
 +
 
 +
This version lacks of some shadows and self shadowing on weapons presented in original version.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/729040/discussions/0/1813170373232861069/|title= Steam - Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced - General Discussions - No self shadows?|date=2021-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZl13vnNmt0&t=342s|title=Youtube - Borderlands Enhanced vs Original - Direct Comparison (weapon self shadowing)|date=2021-08-09}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZl13vnNmt0&t=85s|title=Youtube - Borderlands Enhanced vs Original - Direct Comparison (lack of shadows at the character choice screen)|date=2021-08-09}}</ref>
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
'''General information'''
 +
{{++}} Allows importing saves/characters from the original version.
 +
{{mm}} [https://discord.gg/borderlands Official Discord server] for game series
 +
{{mm}} [https://support.2k.com/hc/en-us/sections/200397637-Borderlands Official support knowledgebase]
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/729040/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 +
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | borderlands-game-of-the-year-enhanced | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 1290-7 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | borderlands-game-of-the-year-enhanced-pc | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | borderlands-game-of-the-year-enhanced | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 729040 | Steam | |  | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
{{ii}} All versions come bundled with the original version of [[Borderlands]].
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos and launcher===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use the in-game options|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Aemony|date=2019-04-03}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Launch the game.
 +
# In the main menu, navigate to '''Options''' followed by '''Game Options'''.
 +
# Go down to the bottom and set '''Disable Launcher''' and '''Disable Startup Movies''' to <code>ON</code>.
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Skip splash screen===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Whisper|date=2019-06-30}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# See [[Glossary:Command line arguments|Command line arguments]].
 +
# Use <code>-nosplash</code>.
 +
}}
 +
 +
===[https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands/mods/29 HQ Sound For Video]===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1703694540|title=HQ Sound For Video (EN-DE-FR-IT-ES) by fdeswor|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Download mod from the Nexus page.
 +
# Go to <code>{{P|game}}\WillowGame</code> and backup your original 'Movies' and 'DLC' folders if you want.
 +
# Unpack the mod files into <code>{{P|game}}</code> folder.
 +
{{++}} Replaces lossy compressed "remastered" audio streams for video with better sounding ones from the original 2009 game.
 +
}}
  
 +
===Remove Borderlands 3 advertisement===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mrharam|date=2023-03-02}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Go to {{folder|{{P|game}}\WillowGame\CookedPC\Packages\Interface}}.
 +
# Delete or rename {{file|ui_frontend_upsell_PC.upk}}.
 +
}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
−
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\Binaries\SaveData\}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{--}} Fails to save progress if Documents folder is moved from the default location.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=To fix this, add <code>-nohomedir</code> as a command line argument.|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/729040/discussions/0/1813170373214309823/|title=Steam - Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced - General Discussions - Game not saving progress/removing characters|date=2021-06-12}}</ref>|fix=See [[Glossary:Command line arguments|Command line arguments]].
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{Video settings
+
{{Save game cloud syncing
 +
|discord                  =
 +
|discord notes            =
 +
|epic games launcher      =
 +
|epic games launcher notes =
 +
|gog galaxy                =
 +
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                    =
 +
|origin notes              =
 +
|steam cloud              = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        = Approx. 10 MB available.<br/>Does not synchronize configuration files.
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =
 +
|xbox cloud                =
 +
|xbox cloud notes          =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Video==
 +
{{Image|Borderlands- Game of the Year Enhanced launcher.png|New launcher.}}
 +
{{Image|Borderlands- Game of the Year Enhanced video settings.png|Settings menu.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
−
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
−
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = hackable
−
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = {{term|Vert-}} by default. See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]].
−
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
−
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
−
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = true
−
|fov notes                  =  
+
|fov notes                  = 60-120°. Default is 75°.
−
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
−
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = true
−
|anisotropic notes          =  
+
|anisotropic notes          = Up to 16x.
−
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = true
−
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]]
−
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
−
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
−
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = true
−
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = Uncapped.
−
|hdr                        = unknown
+
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|ray tracing                = false
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
+
===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
−
{{Input settings
+
{{ii}} {{term|Vert-}} behavior can be fixed simply by increasing the FOV in-game. Alternatively, a modded .exe is available.
−
|key remap                = unknown
+
{{Fixbox|description=Use jackfuste's fixed .exe|ref=<ref>[https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=175886#p175886 View topic - Borderlands GOTY Remake 21:9 REQUEST | WSGF]</ref>|fix=
 +
# Download [https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=175886#p175886 BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced.7z].
 +
# Replace <code>BorderlandsGOTY.exe</code> in the game folder.
 +
 
 +
'''Notes'''
 +
{{++}} All supported resolutions unlocked in the game menu.
 +
{{++}} {{term|Hor+}} (set FOV to 70 to get the same FOV as in the non-enhanced version).
 +
{{ii}} If graphical issues occur with multi-monitors, disable in-game FXAA and use FXAA via driver or [[ReShade]].<ref name="jackfix"/>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Disable camera shake when sprinting===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use jackfuste's fixed .exe|ref=<ref name="jackfix">[https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=175930#p175930 View topic - Borderlands GOTY Remake 21:9 REQUEST | WSGF]</ref>|fix=
 +
# Download [https://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=175930#p175930 BorderlandsGOTY_no_shake.7z].
 +
# Replace <code>BorderlandsGOTY.exe</code> in the game folder.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
=== Disable Cell Shading (Black Outlines) ===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Modify config files|ref=<ref>https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlandsgotyenhanced/mods/6?tab=description</ref>|fix=
 +
# Launch the game once after installing in order to generate config files.
 +
# Navigate to your games config folder <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config\</code>
 +
# Open the file "WillowEngine.ini"
 +
# Change <code>DefaultPostProcessName=WillowEngineMaterials.WillowScenePostProcess</code> to <code>DefaultPostProcessName=WillowEngineMaterials.RyanScenePostProcess</code>
 +
# Save the file and start the game.
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Input==
 +
{{Input
 +
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
−
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
−
|acceleration option notes =  
+
|acceleration option notes = No mouse acceleration, although [[#Fix mouse smoothing and aiming|mouse smoothing]] is present but can be disabled through config files.
−
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
−
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
+
|mouse sensitivity notes  = Separate sensitivity sliders for non-scoped and scoped aim, as well as horizontal and vertical movements.
−
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
−
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
−
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
+
|invert mouse y-axis notes = Labeled '''Invert Look'''.
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
−
|controller support        = unknown
+
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
−
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = false
−
|full controller notes    =  
+
|full controller notes    = Game launcher requires a mouse to navigate, although the launcher can be turned off as an in-game option.
−
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = true
−
|controller remap notes    =  
+
|controller remap notes    = The D-Pad, View and Menu buttons cannot be remapped.
−
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
−
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = true
−
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
+
|invert controller y-axis notes= Labeled '''Invert Look'''.
−
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
−
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
−
|impulse triggers          = unknown
+
|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
−
|dualshock 4              = unknown
+
|playstation controllers  = false
−
|dualshock 4 notes         =  
+
|playstation controller models =  
−
|dualshock prompts         = unknown
+
|playstation controllers notes =  
−
|dualshock prompts notes   =  
+
|playstation prompts       = false
−
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|playstation prompts notes =  
 +
|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
−
|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
+
|dualsense adaptive trigger support = false
−
|dualshock 4 modes notes   =  
+
|dualsense adaptive trigger support notes =
−
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
+
|dualsense haptics support  = false
 +
|dualsense haptics support notes =
 +
|playstation connection modes =  
 +
|playstation connection modes notes =  
 +
|tracked motion controllers= false
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
−
|controller hotplug        = unknown
+
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
−
|haptic feedback          = unknown
+
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
−
|simultaneous input        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = true
−
|simultaneous input notes  =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  = Keyboard and mouse is prioritized over gamepad input.
−
|steam input api          = unknown
+
|steam input api          = false
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
−
|steam hook input          = unknown
+
|steam hook input          = true
 
|steam hook input notes    =  
 
|steam hook input notes    =  
−
|steam input presets      = unknown
+
|steam input presets      = false
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
−
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
+
|steam controller prompts  = false
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
−
==Audio settings==
+
===Fix mouse smoothing and aiming===
−
{{Audio settings
+
{{Fixbox|description=Modify config files|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/SeacrestSlayer/recommended/729040/|title=Steam - SeacrestSlayer - Reviews - Borderlands GOTY Enhanced|date=2019-04-04}}</ref>|fix=
−
|separate volume          = unknown
+
# Launch the game once after installing in order to generate config files.
−
|separate volume notes    =  
+
# Go to <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config\</code>
−
|surround sound          = unknown
+
# Open WillowInput.ini.
−
|surround sound notes    =  
+
# Change <code>bEnableMouseSmoothing=true</code> to <code>bEnableMouseSmoothing=false</code>
−
|subtitles                = unknown
+
# Change <code>LookUpScale=-250</code> to <code>LookUpScale=-300</code>
 +
# Open WillowEngine.ini.
 +
# Change <code>OneFrameThreadLag=True</code> to <code>OneFrameThreadLag=False</code>
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Audio==
 +
{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = true
 +
|separate volume notes    = Sound Effects, Music, Voice Over
 +
|surround sound          = true
 +
|surround sound notes    = 7.1
 +
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
−
|eax support notes        =  
+
|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
−
  |interface = unknown
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Simplified Chinese
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation.The host cannot be patched in Chinese. [https://pan.baidu.com/s/1Ae3QSBK6qH4VHDmchEl1WQ  password: u7hn]
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Japanese
 
  |language  = Japanese
−
  |interface = unknown
+
  |interface = true
−
  |audio    = unknown
+
  |audio    = true
−
  |subtitles = unknown
+
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =
 
  |notes    =
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation. [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1959661446 Download]
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation, available [https://modeland.ru/mods/1124-rusifikator-borderlands-goty-enhanced.html here].
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = false
 +
|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = false
 +
|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      = It is possible to use the [https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator Goldberg Emulator] to play LAN. It is a "Steam emulator that emulates steam online features. Lets you play games that use the steam multiplayer apis on a LAN without steam or an internet connection". This can also be used with VPN tunneling software to This, however, only works if the DRM has been removed from the game.
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        = false
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Network/Connections
 +
|matchmaking        = true
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                = true
 +
|p2p notes          =
 +
|dedicated          = false
 +
|dedicated notes    =
 +
|self-hosting      = false
 +
|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          = false
 +
|direct ip notes    =
 +
}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 +
}}
 +
 +
=== Modify tickrate ===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Modify config files|ref=|fix=
 +
{{ii}}Will affect CPU usage
 +
# Launch the game once after installing in order to generate config files.
 +
# Navigate to your games config folder <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config\</code>
 +
# Open the file "WillowEngine.ini"
 +
# Change in [IpDrv.TcpNetDriver] <code>NetServerMaxTickRate=30,LanServerMaxTickRate=30</code> to <code>NetServerMaxTickRate=60,LanServerMaxTickRate=60</code>
 +
}}
 +
 +
==VR support==
 +
{{VR support
 +
|gg3d name                  =
 +
|native 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision gg3d award =
 +
|tridef 3d gg3d award        =
 +
|iz3d gg3d award            =
 +
|native 3d                  =
 +
|native 3d notes            =
 +
|nvidia 3d vision            = hackable
 +
|nvidia 3d vision notes      = See [https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2019/10/borderlands-game-of-year-enhanced.html Helix Mod: Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced Edition].
 +
|tridef 3d                  =
 +
|tridef 3d notes            =
 +
|iz3d                        =
 +
|iz3d notes                  =
 +
|vorpx                      = true
 +
|vorpx modes                = G3D,Z3D,DirectVR
 +
|vorpx notes                = Officially supported game, see [https://www.vorpx.com/supported-games/ official vorpx game list].
 +
|htc vive                    =
 +
|htc vive notes              =
 +
|oculus rift                =
 +
|oculus rift notes          =
 +
|osvr                        =
 +
|osvr notes                  =
 +
|windows mixed reality      =
 +
|windows mixed reality notes =
 +
|keyboard-mouse              =
 +
|keyboard-mouse notes        =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest      =
 +
|3rd space gaming vest notes =
 +
|novint falcon              =
 +
|novint falcon notes        =
 +
|trackir                    =
 +
|trackir notes              =
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 +
|play area seated            =
 +
|play area seated notes      =
 +
|play area standing          =
 +
|play area standing notes    =
 +
|play area room-scale        =
 +
|play area room-scale notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Lag experienced in co-op===
 +
{{ii}} The below two fixes should help alleviate some lag experienced while playing with other people.
 +
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Lock the frame rate to the same as those you are playing with|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=SmashingEmeraldz|date=2019-04-05}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Launch the game.
 +
# In the main menu, navigate to '''Options''' followed by '''Video'''.
 +
# Set '''Framerate Locking''' to the same as the other users you are playing with
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{--}} Voice-over-IP sends a lot of packets even when turned off in game unless disabled through the config files.
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Turn off VOIP|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://old.reddit.com/r/Borderlands/comments/b9xip7/possible_fix_for_coop_play_pc/|title=Reddit - /r/Borderlands - Possible "fix" for co-op play (PC)|date=2019-04-06}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Launch the game once after installing in order to generate config files.
 +
# Open <code>{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config\WillowEngine.ini</code>
 +
# Change <code>bHasVoiceEnabled=True</code> to <code>bHasVoiceEnabled=False</code>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
−
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
−
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
−
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
 +
|minOS    = 7
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz
 +
|minCPU2  = AMD Phenom X4 9950 2.6 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 +
|minHD    = 25 GB
 +
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
 +
|minGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 6970
 +
|minDX    = 11
 +
|minaudio = DirectX 9.0c compatible
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  = Intel Core i3-2105 3.1 GHz
 +
|recCPU2  = AMD FX-4100 3.6 GHz
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
 +
|recGPU2  = AMD Radeon HD 7850
 +
|recaudio =
 +
|recDX    =
 +
|notes    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 23:52, 29 April 2024

This page is for the 2019 GOTY Enhanced version. For the original 2009 version, see Borderlands.

Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced
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Developers
Original game Gearbox Software
Remastered Blind Squirrel Games
Publishers
2K Games
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows April 3, 2019
Reception
OpenCritic 77
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, RPG, Shooter
Vehicles Automobile, Off-roading
Art styles Cel-shaded, Comic book
Themes Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi
Series Borderlands
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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

Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced is a remastered version of the 2009 game Borderlands featuring improved lighting, textures, character models, gameplay tweaks and all DLC from the original release. It was distributed for free to Steam owners of the original version, even if they did not own any of the original version's DLC.

This version lacks of some shadows and self shadowing on weapons presented in original version.[1][2][3]

General information

Allows importing saves/characters from the original version.
Official Discord server for game series
Official support knowledgebase
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions come bundled with the original version of Borderlands.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos and launcher

Use the in-game options[4]
  1. Launch the game.
  2. In the main menu, navigate to Options followed by Game Options.
  3. Go down to the bottom and set Disable Launcher and Disable Startup Movies to ON.

Skip splash screen

Instructions[5]
  1. See Command line arguments.
  2. Use -nosplash.

HQ Sound For Video

Instructions[6]
  1. Download mod from the Nexus page.
  2. Go to <path-to-game>\WillowGame and backup your original 'Movies' and 'DLC' folders if you want.
  3. Unpack the mod files into <path-to-game> folder.
Replaces lossy compressed "remastered" audio streams for video with better sounding ones from the original 2009 game.

Remove Borderlands 3 advertisement

Instructions[7]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\WillowGame\CookedPC\Packages\Interface.
  2. Delete or rename ui_frontend_upsell_PC.upk.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/729040/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\Binaries\SaveData\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/729040/pfx/[Note 1]
Fails to save progress if Documents folder is moved from the default location.
To fix this, add -nohomedir as a command line argument.[8]

See Command line arguments.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud
Approx. 10 MB available.
Does not synchronize configuration files.

Video

New launcher.
New launcher.
Settings menu.
Settings menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Vert- by default. See Ultra-widescreen.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
60-120°. Default is 75°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Uncapped.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Ultra-widescreen

Vert- behavior can be fixed simply by increasing the FOV in-game. Alternatively, a modded .exe is available.
Use jackfuste's fixed .exe[9]
  1. Download BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced.7z.
  2. Replace BorderlandsGOTY.exe in the game folder.

Notes

All supported resolutions unlocked in the game menu.
Hor+ (set FOV to 70 to get the same FOV as in the non-enhanced version).
If graphical issues occur with multi-monitors, disable in-game FXAA and use FXAA via driver or ReShade.[10]

Disable camera shake when sprinting

Use jackfuste's fixed .exe[10]
  1. Download BorderlandsGOTY_no_shake.7z.
  2. Replace BorderlandsGOTY.exe in the game folder.

Disable Cell Shading (Black Outlines)

Modify config files[11]
  1. Launch the game once after installing in order to generate config files.
  2. Navigate to your games config folder %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config\
  3. Open the file "WillowEngine.ini"
  4. Change DefaultPostProcessName=WillowEngineMaterials.WillowScenePostProcess to DefaultPostProcessName=WillowEngineMaterials.RyanScenePostProcess
  5. Save the file and start the game.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
No mouse acceleration, although mouse smoothing is present but can be disabled through config files.
Mouse sensitivity
Separate sensitivity sliders for non-scoped and scoped aim, as well as horizontal and vertical movements.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Labeled Invert Look.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Game launcher requires a mouse to navigate, although the launcher can be turned off as an in-game option.
Controller remapping
The D-Pad, View and Menu buttons cannot be remapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Labeled Invert Look.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Keyboard and mouse is prioritized over gamepad input.
Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Fix mouse smoothing and aiming

Modify config files[12]
  1. Launch the game once after installing in order to generate config files.
  2. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config\
  3. Open WillowInput.ini.
  4. Change bEnableMouseSmoothing=true to bEnableMouseSmoothing=false
  5. Change LookUpScale=-250 to LookUpScale=-300
  6. Open WillowEngine.ini.
  7. Change OneFrameThreadLag=True to OneFrameThreadLag=False

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound Effects, Music, Voice Over
Surround sound
7.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Fan translation.The host cannot be patched in Chinese. password: u7hn
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Fan translation. Download
Russian
Fan translation, available here.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
It is possible to use the Goldberg Emulator to play LAN. It is a "Steam emulator that emulates steam online features. Lets you play games that use the steam multiplayer apis on a LAN without steam or an internet connection". This can also be used with VPN tunneling software to This, however, only works if the DRM has been removed from the game.
Online play
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Modify tickrate

Modify config files
Will affect CPU usage
  1. Launch the game once after installing in order to generate config files.
  2. Navigate to your games config folder %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config\
  3. Open the file "WillowEngine.ini"
  4. Change in [IpDrv.TcpNetDriver] NetServerMaxTickRate=30,LanServerMaxTickRate=30 to NetServerMaxTickRate=60,LanServerMaxTickRate=60

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced Edition.
vorpX
G3D, Z3D, DirectVR
Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Lag experienced in co-op

The below two fixes should help alleviate some lag experienced while playing with other people.
Lock the frame rate to the same as those you are playing with[13]
  1. Launch the game.
  2. In the main menu, navigate to Options followed by Video.
  3. Set Framerate Locking to the same as the other users you are playing with
Voice-over-IP sends a lot of packets even when turned off in game unless disabled through the config files.
Turn off VOIP[14]
  1. Launch the game once after installing in order to generate config files.
  2. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config\WillowEngine.ini
  3. Change bHasVoiceEnabled=True to bHasVoiceEnabled=False

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz
AMD Phenom X4 9950 2.6 GHz		 Intel Core i3-2105 3.1 GHz
AMD FX-4100 3.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 25 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 660
AMD Radeon HD 6970
DirectX 11 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon HD 7850
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

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

References