Battleborn

This product is no longer playable in any capacity. It is covered here for historical reference.

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Key points

Servers were shut down on January 31, 2021 (delisted on June 10th, 2022), making the game unplayable^[2]

General information

Official forum

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Unlocks game and Full Game Upgrade DLC
Steam (unavailable)

All versions require Steam and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.^[3]

Pulled from sale on Steam, but the Free Trial version can still be installed with steam://install/394230

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Full Game Upgrade

Version differences

Free Trial grants unlimited access (no time limits or level caps) to the multiplayer of the game, with weekly rotations of the 30 available heroes.

Standard Edition / Full Game Upgrade includes the story mode of the game.

Deluxe Edition contained additional bonus cosmetic items.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions
See Command line arguments. Use `-nostartupmovies` or `-nomovies`

Delete or rename video files
Go to `<path-to-game>\PoplarGame\Movies` Delete or rename `2K_logo.bk2` and `Gearbox_logo.bk2`.

Manual fix
Go to `%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\PoplarGame\Config\` Open `PoplarEngine.ini`. Find: StartupMovies=2K_logo StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo StartupMovies=Loading Replace it with: ;StartupMovies=2K_logo ;StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo ;StartupMovies=Loading Save changes.

Skip splash screen

Instructions
See Command line arguments. Use `-nosplash`

Delete or rename the splash file
Go to `<path-to-game>\PoplarGame\Splash\PC` in the installation folder. Delete or rename `Splash.bmp`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Battleborn\PoplarGame\Config\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/394230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Battleborn\PoplarGame\SaveData\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/394230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Up to 100°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA On/Off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		No frame rate cap. Optional cap or smoothing options.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		Limited support. Display colors for friendly and enemy teams can be changed.^[4]

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Single binding per action.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Separate for Y- and X-axis.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput and at least DualShock 4.^[5]
Full controller support
Controller remapping		4 preset and any two button places can be swapped between each other.
Controller sensitivity		Separate for Y- and X-axis.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support		Player number indicator, static blue for player one, red for player two, etc.
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		XInput and DualShock 4.
Haptic feedback		XInput and DualShock 4.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

General settings.
Input settings.
Keyboard rebinding.
Controller settings.
Controller rebinding.

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects, Dialogue, Player Alert, VOIP Chat.
Surround sound		7.1. Speaker angles can be configured through the in-game settings.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Network settings.

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	Console versions only.^[4]
LAN play
Online play	10	1 player in Story Mode 10 players in Incursion, Capture and Meltdown Official servers were shut down in 31 January 2021.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Battleborn (DX11).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX	^[4]
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Steamworks

Issues fixed

Cannot move with keyboard WASD

Disable or close Synergy^[6]

System requirements

Windows^[4]
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-750 AMD Phenom IIx4 945	Intel Core i5-750 AMD Phenom IIx4 945
System memory (RAM)	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 GB	50 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 6870 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	AMD Radeon HD 7850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/394230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (394230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Battleborn Now Launches May 3, 2016 - Battleborn - last accessed on 17 May 2023
↑ 2K Support - An Important Announcement About Battleborn - last accessed on 2019-11-25
↑ Do I Need An Internet Connection To Play Battleborn? – 2K Support - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Battleborn Game Features Explained
↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on July 25, 2016
↑ forums.gearboxsoftware.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/394230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (394230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Battleborn Now Launches May 3, 2016 - Battleborn - last accessed on 17 May 2023

[2] 2K Support - An Important Announcement About Battleborn - last accessed on 2019-11-25

[3] Do I Need An Internet Connection To Play Battleborn? – 2K Support - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[features-5] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 Battleborn Game Features Explained

[6] Verified by User:Marioysikax on July 25, 2016

[7] rums.gearboxsoftware.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023

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Developers

	Gearbox Software
Publishers
	2K Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows	May 3, 2016^[1]