Borderlands 3
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Gearbox Software | |
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2K Games | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 13, 2019 |
macOS (OS X) | October 30, 2019 |
General information
- Official website
- Developer support page
- Publisher support page
- Official forums - PC-specific tech support category
- Official Discord server for game series
- Borderlands 3 subreddit
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Limited to Standard Edition and only available in select countries. | |||
Official website | Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Epic Games Store | 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. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Edition also available. |
- All versions require Epic Games Launcher and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[1]
- Exclusive to the Epic Games Launcher until April 2020.[2]
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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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. | |
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. | |
Season Pass | Includes four planned campaign DLC and the Butt Stallion pack comprised of a weapon skin, weapon trinket, and grenade mod.[3] |
- Trinkets can be attached from the slot next to the desired equipped weapon in the inventory.
Version differences
- Pre-orders included the Gold Weapon Skins Pack.
- All 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.
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\ |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands 3\Saved\SaveGames\ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | See the related wiki section for more information. |
Video settings
- The game also includes a benchmarking tool and a dedicated photo mode.
Input settings
Audio settings
- The Spatial Sound setting toggles Windows Sonic, Dolby Atmos[6], or DTS Headphone:X 2.0[7] as set in Windows 10.
Localizations
- Game language is defined by that of the OS but can be set manually with the noted command line arguments.[8]
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 | [9] | |||
LAN play | LAN server browser is available. | |||
Online play | 4 | Co-op Campaign, 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 | [10] | |
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 game, see official 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.[11][12][13]
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.[14][15]
- 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.[16][17]
Block all network connections from the game to potentially reduce stuttering[18] |
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Cropping at 32:9 and wider resolutions
- The game has cropping issues affecting the UI at super ultrawide and multi-monitor resolutions.[19]
- At first game launch, the Brightness and Subtitles screen is vertically cropped, resulting in hidden elements.
Press ↵ Enter or the controller equivalent at the Brightness and Subtitles setup screen to skip it and configure through main menu Options.[5] |
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Issues fixed
Progression loss
- Multiple players have reported character progression loss after game crashes or switching between computers.[20]
- A number of the players have chosen to overwrite local files at the Epic Games Launcher cloud saves conflict prompt,[21][22] 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.[23] - In the event of save corruption for reasons unrelated to cloud saving, backups created by the game may be found in the save folder.[24]
Restore corrupt save files from backup[25] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11, 12 | DirectX 12 support is in beta stage.[13] |
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[26] |
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Remove black outlines from the game objects with a DLL injection[27] |
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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.[28]
References
- ↑ Denuvo Support Page - last accessed on 2019-09-12
- ↑ Borderlands 3 PC is releasing exclusively on the Epic Store in September - last accessed on 2019-09-12
- ↑ Borderlands.com - Borderlands 3 - Season Pass - last accessed on 2019-04-03
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-09-13
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-09-12
- ↑ Borderlands 3 w/ Dolby Atmos
- ↑ Borderlands 3 Spatial Audio With DTS Headphone:X
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 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
- ↑ Bug: Screen Resolution cutting stuff off cut scenes and messages on top of the screen - last accessed on 2019-09-14
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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