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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel cover
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: The Pre-Sequel on HowLongToBeat
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on IGDB
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel guide on StrategyWiki
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on MobyGames
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel on Wikipedia
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
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
As part of The Handsome Collection.
Windows
GamersGate
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Sold by Take-Two Interactive
Windows
GamersGate
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Sold by 2K Games
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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The Handsome Collection is also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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macOS (OS X)
All Linux versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Shock Drop Slaughter Pit Free with pre-orders.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack: The Holodome Onslaught
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Claptastic Voyage and Ultimate Vault Hunter Upgrade Pack 2
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Handsome Jack Doppelganger Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Lady Hammerlock the Baroness Pack
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Ultra HD Texture Pack Free.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
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[1]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open WillowEngine.ini.
  3. Find [FullScreenMovie]
  4. 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[2]

Turn off texture streaming

Edit Configuration File[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location
  2. Open WillowEngine.ini.
  3. change these lines:
  4. [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
    
  5. Save as Read-Only.

Game data

Launcher.
Launcher.
General settings.
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.
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+[3]
  1. Disable the in-game SSAO.
  2. Download and open Nvidia Profile Inspector.
  3. Under Profiles select Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
  4. Under Ambient Occlusion compatibility insert the compatibility code 0x0000002F.
  5. Under Ambient Occlusion setting select Performance,Quality or High Quality.
  6. Under Ambient Occlusion usage select Enabled.
  7. On the top right hand corner click on Apply changes.
  8. 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.
Input settings.
Controller settings.
Controller settings.

Logitech GamePanel

World map can be displayed on the smartphone application.[4]
Display Notes
Arx Control application Native support. Displays world map.
G19 color screen
G15 monochrome screen

Change controller prompts

Edit configuration file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open WillowGame.ini.
  3. 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[2]

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, sound, and dialog
Surround sound
Up to 5.0 output.[5]
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[6]
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[7]
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.[8]
Linux

Middleware

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

Enable the console

Edit configuration file[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration files location.
  2. Open WillowInput.ini.
  3. 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]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Edit WillowGame.ini.
  3. At the end add bPhysXEnabled=False
  4. Edit WillowEngine.ini.
  5. under the [Engine.Engine] section add bDisablePhysXHardwareSupport=True
  6. 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]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Edit WillowGame.ini.
  3. under the [FullScreenMovie] section change bForceNoMovies=FALSE to bForceNoMovies=TRUE
  4. 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
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3
Processor (CPU) Dual Core 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 13 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8500
ATI Radeon HD 2600
DirectX 9 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX Compliant
macOS (OS X)
Minimum[9]
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[9]
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.


References