Template:Infobox game/row/osxporterWarnings
- GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Key points
- Online multiplayer has been transitioned to Steamworks. Operational as of September 15, 2014 with latest patch.[1]
General information
- Borderlands Wiki
- Gearbox Forums - BL PC and Mac Technical Support
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Retail |
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DRM: SecuROM DFA online activation. Retail product keys of the GOTY Edition can activate DLC on Steam |
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- All product keys activate on Steam; retail versions can be activated using the Borderlands Granting Tool under Tools in the Steam client.[2]
Version differences
- Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is a complete edition with all DLC.
- DLC cannot be mixed and matched between Steam and non-Steam versions.[3] DLC from other sources can however be activated on Steam.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
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The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned |
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Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot |
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The Secret Army of General Knoxx |
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Claptrap's Robot Revolution |
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Essential improvements
Borderlands Config Tool
Borderlands Config Tool unlocks a number of settings not available in the in-game menu.
Borderlands Config Tool tool allows you to do the following and more:[4]
- Disable Startup Movies
- Disable story introduction movies
- Disable mouse smoothing
- Disable in-game voice chat
- Windowed mode
- V-sync
- Change FOV
- Increase Difficulty (LAN only)
NOTE: Make sure to run the game and change a keybind in the options at least once before running the tool. This will create the necessary .ini files and should fix options being disabled in the tool.
Skip intro videos
Split Screen
There is a helpful guide to getting split screen working here:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2455302
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
Template:Video settings
Input settings
Template:Input settings
Enable scroll wheel in text boxes
Turning on Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 controller UI
- Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\WillowGame.ini
- Change
FakePlatform=
to one of the following:
Value |
Effect
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-1 |
disabled/auto
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0 |
PC
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1 |
Xbox 360
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2 |
PlayStation 3
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- You'll also notice in the main menu "Online Game" and "LAN Game" will change to "Xbox LIVE" and "System Link"
- The loading tips and training tooltips will still show keyboard bindings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
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Sub |
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English |
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French |
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Spanish |
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German |
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Italian |
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Turkish |
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Polish |
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Turkish
- A Turkish fan patch is available here. Note that this patch requires at least game version 1.41, and DLCs are not included.
Polish
- A Polish patch is available here. Note that this patch requires at least game version 1.41, and DLCs are not included.
Network
Connection types
Ports
Protocol |
Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
TCP |
7777, 28900, 28902, 28910 |
UDP |
7777, 27900, 28902 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues fixed
Activating DLC
General Protection Fault / R6025 runtime error
Fixing Performance Issues
Progress Not Being Saved
Some weapon stats are not visible
Game freezes in Lockdown Palace (General Knoxx DLC)
Issues unresolved
Crashes on Startup (Windows XP)
Some users, after having installed and successfully played the game on Windows XP, experience a standard "Borderlands has encountered an error and needs to close" message after some time. There are no known solutions for this problem.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
2.4 GHz P4
| 2.4 GHz Dual-core |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
8 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI HD3000 series NVIDIA 7 series
| ATI HD 4000 series Nvidia 9 series |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References