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Key points
- A hack enabling split-screen co-op is 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.
- Reports indicate that the game is well-optimised on PC.[1][2]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
- 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 OS X version
Availability
- All Windows versions require Steam.
Essential improvements
Disable Launcher
Skip intro videos
Disable Outlines
Disable Texture Fade-In
- In-game toggle added in patch 1.1.3.
Disable Controller
In-Game Console
Enabling The Console
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
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Stat FPS |
Displays the current FPS in game.
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ToggleHUD |
Toggles the HUD on and off.
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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.
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Quit |
Allows you to quickly exit the game.
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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).
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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").
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Shot |
Take a screen shot.
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Screenshot |
Take a screen shot.
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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.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
- Saves are crossplatform, but require manual movement between systems.
Crossplatform cloud syncing
Windows and OS X versions can be out of sync. For example, if a patch is updated on Windows, it may be some time before the OS X version is updated. Therefore crossplatform syncing is disabled.[3][4]
Video settings
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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 Glossary:PhysX would be CPU-bound.(High PhysX on an AMD card with a Intel CORE i5 3750K @ 3.40GHz, Example Video)[5] 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 engaging enemies. See Low frame rate 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.com/2012/09/borderlands-2-3d-vision-patch.html
Input settings
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Audio settings
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Independent UI and dubbing/captioning
Network
- Windows and OS X players must have the same game version to play together. Mismatch issues might be caused by delayed OS X versions of the patches.[6]
- 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 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
Low frame rate while engaging enemies
Low FPS
Reducing PhysX particles
Reducing visual particles of bullets, fire, slag, fire enemy, damage numbers of enemys when you fire him...reducing is good for performance.
WillowEngine.ini
Find under [Engine.Engine]:
MaxParticleResize=0
Replace "0" (Infinte) with the desired number of particles processed in real-time, for example:
MaxParticleResize=3
value 1 no visual Particles, more particles less fps.
Enable/Disable Reflections
You can turn reflections in water and other surfaces on and off independently of your other graphics settings if you choose.
In WillowEngine.ini, find these lines:
AllowImageReflections
AllowImageReflectionShadowing
Just switch the True/False value to turn them on or off.
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:
Crash after "Preparing to launch" window
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
Installing from disc is slow
Co-op doesn't connect properly
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
Issues unresolved
AMD FX Chipset Restart After Launcher
- Game resets when clicking on launcher.
- Problem caused on AMD FX chipsets.[8]
- 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.[9][10].
- Fix: Changing MinDesiredFrameRate from 35 to 60 in
WillowEngine.ini
may result in the expected performance from high-powered hardware.[11]
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) |
2 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon HD 2600 NVIDIA GeForce 8500
| ATI Radeon HD 5850 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 |
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) |
4 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon HD 2600 NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Intel HD 3000 256 MB of VRAM
| 512 MB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References