Borderlands 3
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Developers | |
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Gearbox Software | |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 13, 2019 |
macOS (OS X) | October 30, 2019 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 81 |
OpenCritic | 80 |
IGDB | 82 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack |
Microtransactions | Cosmetic, Time-limited |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Shooter, RPG |
Themes | Sci-fi, Comedy |
Series | Borderlands |
General information
- Developer support page
- Publisher support page
- Official forums - PC-specific tech support category
- Official Discord server for game series
- Borderlands 3 subreddit
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Limited to Standard Edition and only available in select countries. | |||
Publisher website | Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. Choice between Epic Games Store and Steam versions. |
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Epic Games Store | Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. | ||||
Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. |
- All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[1]
- Optional cross-play between Epic Games Store and Steam versions through a free SHiFT account.
Version differences
- Pre-orders included the Gold Weapon Skins Pack.
- Epic Games Store versions purchased before December 31, 2020 include the Psycho Bundle Pack for Fortnite.
- The Standard Edition contains the base game.
- The Deluxe Edition includes the Retro Cosmetic Pack, Neon Cosmetic Pack, Gearbox Cosmetic Pack, Toy Box Weapons Pack, equippable XP & loot drop boost mods.
- The Super Deluxe Edition includes all Deluxe Edition content and the Season Pass.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | Includes four planned campaign DLC and the Butt Stallion pack comprised of a weapon skin, weapon trinket, and grenade mod.[2] | |
Gold Weapon Skins Pack | Pre-purchase bonus content comprised of a gold weapon trinket and gold weapon skins applicable to all guns in the game. | |
Moxxi’s Heist of the Handsome Jackpot | Campaign add-on. | |
Guns, Love, and Tentacles | Campaign add-on. | |
Bounty of Blood | Campaign add-on. | |
Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck | Campaign add-on to be released on September 10. | |
Retro Cosmetic Pack | Vault Hunter head and skin, Echo Device skin, weapon skin. | |
Neon Cosmetic Pack | Vault Hunter head and skin, Echo Device skin, weapon skin. | |
Gearbox Cosmetic Pack | Weapon skin and trinket. | |
Toy Box Weapons Pack | Two toy guns, toy grenade mod, trinket. |
- Trinkets can be attached from the slot next to the desired equipped weapon in the inventory.
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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Cosmetic | Skins packs sold as DLC. |
Time-limited | Cosmetics, 12 golden keys and a weapon available exclusively to Twitch Prime subscribers.[3] |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos and splash screen
Use the -nostartupmovies command line argument to skip the intro videos[4]
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Remove the intro video files[5] |
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Remove the splash screen image file[5] |
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- A game update may restore the files.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands 3\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/397540/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands 3\Saved\SaveGames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/397540/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | See the related wiki section for more information. | |
Steam Cloud | Reportedly nonfunctional.[6][7][8] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | HUD is always spanned, cutscenes are 16:9 pillarboxed. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | 16:9 pillarboxed cutscenes. | ||
4K Ultra HD | [9] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | 70-110° sliders in increments of 1 for player and vehicle FOV.[5] | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Trilinear, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA or TAA, and SSAA through Resolution Scale up to 200% in 25% increments. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | [5] | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Multiple presets, custom from 15 to 300, or unlimited. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | Part of the Calibrate Display settings. HDR must be enabled in Windows. Max brightness and UI brightness adjustment sliders are available.[10] |
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Color blind mode | 4 color options for Friendly, Neutral and Hostile reticles.[5] |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
- The game also includes a benchmarking tool and a dedicated photo mode.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Certain actions and keys are not remappable.[11][12] See this wiki page for workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Acceleration and Smoothing toggles.[13] | |
Mouse sensitivity | Sliders of 1-100 in increments of 1 for look, ADS and vehicle. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | [14] | |
Controller remapping | [15] | |
Controller sensitivity | Sliders of 1-10 in increments of 1 for look, ADS and vehicle. Adjustable deadzones for each stick.[15] | |
Controller Y-axis inversion | Vertical and horizontal inversion for look and map menu.[15] |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | [15] | |
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Xbox button prompts | Automatic or manually selectable as Prompt Style 1.[15] | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | [citation needed] | |
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PlayStation button prompts | Automatic or manually selectable as Prompt Style 2 | |
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | [15] | |
Haptic feedback | Vibration toggle.[15] | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [15] |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Sound Effects, Music, Dialogue, Incoming Chat Volume. | |
Surround sound | [16] | |
Subtitles | Adjustable size and background opacity. | |
Closed captions | Critical sound effects captioning. | |
Mute on focus lost | Play in Background option within the Sound settings. | |
EAX support | Spatial Sound HRTF. |
Localizations
- Game language is defined by that of the OS but can be set manually with the noted command line arguments.[17]
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | -culture=en |
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Simplified Chinese | -culture=zh-Hans-CN |
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Traditional Chinese | -culture=zh-Hant-TW |
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French | -culture=fr Defaults to the AZERTY keyboard layout for key bindings. |
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German | -culture=de |
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Italian | -culture=it |
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Japanese | -culture=ja |
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Korean | -culture=ko |
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Brazilian Portuguese | -culture=pt-BR |
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Russian | -culture=ru |
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Spanish | -culture=es |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Co-op Use Nucleus Coop & Unofficial mod.[18] |
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LAN play | 4 | Co-op LAN server browser is available. |
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Online play | 4 | Co-op Campaign, Maliwan Takedown, Circle of Slaughter and Proving Grounds modes. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | Region choice between Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, or Automatic. | |
Dedicated | [19] | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 3478-3479, 5060, 5062, 6250, 12000-65000 |
UDP | 3478-3479, 5060, 5062, 6250, 12000-65000 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Borderlands 3. | ||
vorpX | G3D, Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported. See the vorpX game list. |
Issues unresolved
Loading issues in DirectX 12 mode
- The game may take longer to load or get stuck at the intro loading screen when the DirectX 12 mode is selected.[20][21][22]
Edit the config file to return to DirectX 11[5] |
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Stuttering on high-end hardware
- There have been multiple reports of the game stuttering on hardware exceeding the recommended system requirements.[23][24]
- Switching to DirectX 12 may result in better performance and reduction of stuttering, as well as better utilization of the CPU in combat on high-end hardware.[25][26]
Block all network connections from the game to potentially reduce stuttering[27] |
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Issues fixed
Progression loss
- Multiple players have reported character progression loss after game crashes or switching between computers.[28]
- A number of the players have chosen to overwrite local files at the Epic Games Launcher cloud saves conflict prompt,[29][30] which attributes at least some of the cases to user error.
On September 16, 2019, Epic Games stated that the conflict prompt screen has not appeared in every case of conflict between local and cloud saves, and a hotfix has been deployed.[31] - In the event of save corruption for reasons unrelated to cloud saving, backups created by the game may be found in the save folder.[32]
Restore corrupt save files from backup[33] |
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Menu cropping
- The cropping issues affecting the menu screens at resolutions other than 16:9 have been addressed as of the latest game version.[34][35]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11, 12 | |
OpenGL | Only on macOS.[citation needed] | |
Metal support | Only on macOS.[citation needed] |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Black outlines thickness and removal
Adjust the thickness of the game objects' black outlines through a config file[36] |
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Remove black outlines from the game objects with a DLL injection[37] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | AMD FX-8350 Intel Core i5-3570 |
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Intel Core i7-4770 |
System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 75 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 7970 Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2 GB of VRAM | AMD Radeon RX 590 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB of VRAM |
- 64-bit OS and processor are required.
- Independent benchmarks indicate that meeting the recommended system requirements is not enough for 60 FPS at 1080p at the High and Ultra graphics presets.[38]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (397540) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Denuvo Support Page - last accessed on 2019-09-12
- ↑ Borderlands.com - Borderlands 3 - Season Pass - last accessed on 2019-04-03
- ↑ Borderlands 3 Twitch Prime - last accessed on 2020-05-22
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-09-13
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-09-12
- ↑ Cloud Saves Not Working - last accessed on 2020-03-15
- ↑ syncing Saves - last accessed on 2020-03-15
- ↑ Cloud Saves Not syncing - last accessed on 2020-03-15
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-09-13
- Tested at 3840x2160 custom resolution, reflected in much lower than normal FPS.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-07-06
- Tested on an HDR TV.
- ↑ Bugs and Glitches Mega Thread (SPOILERS) 2 - last accessed on 2019-09-13
- ↑ Bugs and Glitches Mega Thread (SPOILERS) 3 - last accessed on 2019-09-13
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-09-13
- With smoothing enabled, the reticle always failed to reach the starting position when moving the mouse back quicker.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-09-13
- Right after game launch, each menu was navigated and the game was briefly played with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-09-13
- Tested with an Xbox 360 Razer Onza controller.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-09-13
- The rear speakers were used for positional audio on the 5.1 system.
- ↑ Borderlands 3 - Changing the Language on Epic - last accessed on 2019-09-13
- ↑ Gearbox producer Patrick Fenn on Twitter - last accessed on 2019-09-12
- "split screen shall be a console exclusive feature"
- ↑ No dedicated servers mean this is practically a single player game. - last accessed on 2019-09-13
- ↑ So i changed to dx12. And yeah i cant get the game to start - last accessed on 2019-09-13
- ↑ FPS Lag/Loading issues on DirectX11/DirectX12 (benchmark results), plus other bugs - last accessed on 2019-09-19
- "I’ve waited 30 minutes for loading on the claptrap screen on DirectX12, it didn’t work."
- ↑ Gearbox Official on DX12 - last accessed on 2019-09-13
- ↑ Bugs and Glitches Mega Thread (SPOILERS) 1 - last accessed on 2019-09-13
- ↑ Horrible FPS Drops/Stuttering - last accessed on 2019-09-13
- ↑ Borderlands 3 performance issues - last accessed on 2019-09-22
- ↑ Borderlands 3 performance issues - last accessed on 2019-09-22
- ↑ Holy s**t i mightv'e found a fix for us having stuttering issues!! - last accessed on 2019-09-15
- ↑ Completely Lost Save File - last accessed on 2019-09-15
- ↑ Played from 14 to 18 this morning. Logged on and back to 16... - last accessed on 2019-09-15
- ↑ My character just got reset, possible bug. Please help! - last accessed on 2019-09-15
- ↑ Epic Games store tweet - last accessed on 2019-09-16
- ↑ Level 47 Siren got corrupted - last accessed on 2019-09-15
- ↑ How To Fix Corrupt Character Save In Borderlands 3 PC - last accessed on 2019-09-15
- ↑ Borderlands 3 in 2560x1080 is AWESOME - last accessed on 2020-08-24
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2020-08-24
- ↑ Remove Cel Shading(PC) - last accessed on 2019-09-17
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-11-05
- Screenshots taken and compared.
- ↑ Borderlands 3 system requirements, settings, benchmarks, and performance analysis - last accessed on 2019-09-12