Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
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Developers | |
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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 |
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.
General information
- PC Report (Linux)
- Official Discord server for game series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Epic Games Store | As part of The Handsome Collection. | |||
GamersGate | Sold by Take-Two Interactive | |||
GamersGate | Sold by 2K Games | |||
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Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | The Handsome Collection is also available. | |||
Mac App Store (unavailable) |
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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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]
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This is outdated information. -Nostartupmovies works fine. You do not get stuck, at least in modern Steam versions. |
Edit configuration file[1] |
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[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]
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Turn off texture streaming
Edit Configuration File[citation needed] |
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[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 |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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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] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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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 |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
DualShock 4 controllers |
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Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | For DualShock, see Change controller prompts. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Occasionally changes button prompts |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | Official Steam Controller bindings only. | |
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Logitech GamePanel
- World map can be displayed on the smartphone application.[4]
Display | Notes |
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Arx Control application | Native support. Displays world map. |
G19 color screen | |
G15 monochrome screen |
Change controller prompts
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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FakePlatform=-1 |
Disable controller support
Use the -NoController command line argument[2]
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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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 |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Co-op Use SplitScreen PC Tool. |
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LAN play | 4 | Co-op |
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Online play | 4 | Co-op |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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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) |
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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 | |
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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] |
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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] |
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Add this command to the Launch Options...
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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]
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Segmentation Fault Error
- There are multiple methods of fixing this issue.
Run the game with -nomoviestartup or in Steam Native mode
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Compile 32-bit GlibC with -mstackrealign on
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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] |
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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 |
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Direct3D | 9.0c | |
OpenGL | 3.3 | OS X and Linux only. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | 32-bit only.[8] | ||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | |
Audio | Wwise | |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Cutscenes | Bink | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
Enable the console
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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[Engine.Console] ConsoleKey=Tilde TypeKey=Backslash Notes
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Disable PhysX
Configuration File Editing[citation needed] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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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) | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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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
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=122676733
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Verified by User:Marioysikax on July 24, 2016
- ↑ https://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=387114
- ↑ Support for Logitech ARX Control for smartphones and tablets has been added, Version 1.0.7 Update - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Reddit - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on 2020-05-04
- ↑ MacOS Catalina, 64-bit, 32-bit, and related Questions – Aspyr Support - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel - Aspyr