Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Developers
	2K Australia
	Gearbox Software
macOS (OS X)	Aspyr Media
Linux	Aspyr Media
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
Reception
Metacritic	75
OpenCritic	74
IGDB	75
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
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

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

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.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS, RPG and shooter game in the Borderlands series.

General information

PC Report (Linux)

Official Discord server for game series

Official support knowledgebase

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
Epic Games Store		As part of The Handsome Collection.
GamersGate		Sold by Take-Two Interactive
GamersGate		Sold by 2K Games
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		The Handsome Collection is also available.
Mac App Store (unavailable)

All Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass
Shock Drop Slaughter Pit	Free with pre-orders.
Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack: The Holodome Onslaught
Claptastic Voyage and Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2
Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack
Lady Hammerlock the Baroness Pack
Ultra HD Texture Pack	Free.

A list of all redeemable SHiFT code is available here.

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. This is outdated information. -Nostartupmovies works fine. You do not get stuck, at least in modern Steam versions. Do not use -nomovies. That will still cause the bug described above.

Edit configuration file

Go to the configuration files location. Open WillowEngine.ini. Find [FullScreenMovie] Change values to: [FullScreenMovie] bForceNoMovies=FALSE ;StartupMovies=2K_logo ;StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo ;StartupMovies=Loading SkippableMovies=2K_logo SkippableMovies=Gearbox_logo SkippableMovies=2k_Australia_logo SkippableMovies=NVidia SkippableMovies=Attract SkippableMovies=MegaIntro ;ConfirmSkipMovies=MegaIntro

Disable the launcher

Use the -NoLauncher command line argument

Turn off texture streaming

Edit Configuration File[citation needed]

Go to the configuration files location Open WillowEngine.ini. change these lines: [Engine.Engine] bUseBackgroundLevelStreaming=False MipFadeInSpeed0=0 MipFadeOutSpeed0=0 MipFadeInSpeed1=0 MipFadeOutSpeed1=0 [SystemSettings] OnlyStreamInTextures=True [TextureStreaming] PoolSize=0 LoadMapTimeLimit=999 LightmapStreamingFactor=0 ShadowmapStreamingFactor=0 bAllowSwitchingStreamingSystem=False UseDynamicStreaming=False Save as Read-Only.

Game data

Launcher.

General settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands The Pre-Sequel\WillowGame\Config\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/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)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Borderlands The Pre-Sequel/WillowGame/SaveData/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/borderlands the pre-sequel/willowgame/savedata/ ~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/aspyr-media/borderlands the pre-sequel/willowgame/savedata/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud		Approx. 100 MB available.

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

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		70-110°, in 2° increments.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		2x, 4x, 8x, 16x
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA with on/off toggle only.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Optional frame rate cap or smoothing.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia

HBAO+ (Nvidia GPUs only)

Force HBAO+

Disable the in-game SSAO. Download and open Nvidia Profile Inspector. Under Profiles select Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Under Ambient Occlusion compatibility insert the compatibility code 0x0000002F. Under Ambient Occlusion setting select Performance,Quality or High Quality. Under Ambient Occlusion usage select Enabled. On the top right hand corner click on Apply changes. 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

Input settings.

Controller settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		To set sensitivity lower than 10, use this application
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Presets only.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Button prompts		For DualShock, see Change controller prompts.
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Occasionally changes button prompts

Logitech GamePanel

World map can be displayed on the smartphone application.

Display	Notes
Arx Control application	Native support. Displays world map.
G19 color screen
G15 monochrome screen

Change controller prompts

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

Disable controller support

Use the -NoController command line argument

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, sound, and dialog
Surround sound		Up to 5.0 output.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation, download.
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

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Add the IP address as a command line argument.

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

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Borderlands : The Pre-Sequel 3D Vision Patch.
vorpX		G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Linux

Fix blocky text

Disable Steam overlay
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

Windows

Disable Borderlands 3/Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Banner Advertisement

Delete or rename the following file: <path-to-game>\WillowGame\CookedPCConsole\UI_Frontend_Upsell_SF.upk Doesn't remove the Borderlands 3/Tiny Tina's Wonderlands menu item.

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 [2] $ ./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	9.0c
OpenGL	3.3	OS X and Linux only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			32-bit only.
Linux

Middleware

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

Enable the console

Edit configuration file[citation needed]
Go to the configuration files location. Open WillowInput.ini. 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]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Edit WillowGame.ini. At the end add bPhysXEnabled=False Edit WillowEngine.ini. under the [Engine.Engine] section add bDisablePhysXHardwareSupport=True Right Click on WillowGame.ini and select the Read Only checkbox located at the bottom then push OK.

Skip cutscenes

Configuration File Editing[citation needed]

Go to the configuration file(s) location. Edit WillowGame.ini. under the [FullScreenMovie] section change bForceNoMovies=FALSE to bForceNoMovies=TRUE Save & exit the file. This will skip all cutscenes in the game, very useful after multiple playthroughs or when replaying the game with different characters. This is mainly intended for people who are familiarized with the story. This also causes a bug at the beginning of the game when meeting Janey Springs where the player won't be able to leave their launchpod, to resolve this, it's mandatory to use this method to skip cutscenes after this event in the story.

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.4 GHz	Quad Core 2.3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	13 GB	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8500 ATI Radeon HD 2600 DirectX 9 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 ATI Radeon HD 5850 DirectX 10 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX Compliant

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.9.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	13 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2600 Intel HD Graphics 4000 256 MB of VRAM

This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive).

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04, SteamOS
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	13 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 1 GB of VRAM

ATI/AMD and Intel video cards are officially unsupported on Linux.