Borderlands 2
Developers | |
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Gearbox Software | |
macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media[1] |
Linux | Aspyr Media[2] |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
OS X, Linux | Aspyr Media |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 18, 2012[3] |
macOS (OS X) | November 21, 2012[1] |
Linux | September 30, 2014[2] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 89 |
IGDB | 81 |
Key points
- Solutions for split-screen co-op on Windows are available.
- Features every menu option promised in Claptrap's love letter to PC gamers, including an FOV slider, Vsync, and controller support.
- FPS drops affecting high-end hardware.[4][5][6]
- No support for cross-platform cloud saving. Manual intervention is required to load the save files from Windows on Linux.
General information
- Official Discord server for game series
- Official knowledge base - Windows
- Unofficial wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Amazon.com | ||||
Epic Games Store | The Handsome Collection is also available. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
Sold by 2K Games. | ||||
Sold by Aspyr Media. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Mac App Store | Separate multiplayer servers (cannot play with Steam players). Exclusive skins and rocket grenade mod.[7] | |||
Steam | The Handsome Collection, Game of the Year Edition also available. |
- All Linux versions require Steam DRM.
- Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (includes both Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel) released in 2018 contains all available DLCs for the two included games. This is the only way to receive all available DLCs as a package as the GOTY release of Borderlands 2 only includes a subset of all released DLCs for the game.[8]
DLC and expansion packs
Essential improvements
- A comprehensive tweak guide is available on the GeForce website.
Skip intro videos
Use -nomoviestartup command line argument[9]
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- The command line may cause cutscenes to be skipped in DLC Commander Lilith & the Fight for Sanctuary. Use a different method than the command line if the problem occurs.
Edit configuration file[10] |
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[FullScreenMovie] bForceNoMovies=FALSE //StartupMovies=2K_logo //StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo //StartupMovies=NVidia //StartupMovies=Loading SkippableMovies=2K_logo SkippableMovies=Gearbox_logo SkippableMovies=NVidia SkippableMovies=Attract SkippableMovies=MegaIntro //ConfirmSkipMovies=MegaIntro |
Delete or rename video files[citation needed] |
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Shorter body decay
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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SecondsBeforeConsideringRagdollRemoval=5.0 SecondsBeforeVisibleRagdollRemoval=15.0 SecondsBetweenRagdollRemovalAttempts=1.0 SecondsBeforePhysicsShutsDown=10.0 Notes
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Disable the launcher
Use -NoLauncher command line argument[9]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands 2\WillowGame\Config\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Borderlands 2/WillowGame/Config/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/borderlands 2/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 2\WillowGame\SaveData\ |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/Borderlands 2/WillowGame/SaveData/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/borderlands 2/willowgame/savedata/ |
- Saves are crossplatform.
- Saves manually migrated from Windows to Linux must have all lowercase characters in the filename.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | Can be disabled. [11] | |
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | Approx. 100 MB available. No cross-platform syncing to prevent version mismatch when patches are delayed for OS X or Linux.[12] |
Mods
Unofficial patches
- A community-created patch exists which resolves many of the game's outlying issues, as well as adjusts drop rates, adds cosmetic tweaks, and more. There also exists a mod manager, which allows you to turn off certain changes in the patch. It is highly recommended. The mod manager can be found here, and the Community Patch can be found here or here.
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Distant fog disappears while sprinting at 110° FOV. To fix, set FOV to 108°. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | 65-110°. Default is 90°. Does not scale weapon models[13] without a third party mod[14] | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA. Nvidia users can force SGSSAA using the compatibility bits 0x080000C1 in Nvidia Profile Inspector.[15] |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | High FPS causes the player/vehicle to get stuck on certain terrain, most notably the curb in front of Crimson HQ. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | Protanopia has problems; use deuteranopia for protanomaly or protanopia.[16] |
HBAO+ (Nvidia GPUs only)
Force HBAO+[17] |
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Notes
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Disable camera shake when sprinting
Use jackfuste's fixed .exe[18] |
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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 | ||
Full controller support | Steam version use launcher as a default, to bypass, type "-nolauncher" in set launch options. | |
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | For DualShock, see Change controller prompts. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Occasionally changes button prompts |
Logitech GamePanel
- Information such as mission log, friendlist, level, exprerience points, money and weapon proficiency stats can be displayed on the LCD panel or smartphone application[19].
Display | Notes |
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Arx Control application | |
G19 color screen | Native support. Displays mission log, friendlist, level, exprerience points, money and weapon proficiency stats. |
G15 monochrome screen | Native support. Displays mission log. |
Change controller prompts
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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FakePlatform=-1 If the above does not work, try the following. credits go to Echo127
Alternatively to the method indicated in Step 4, you could instead find the portions of the Set="PC-360" lines that reference the icon type and change the reference from the X360 button to the PS3 button (for example, MappedText="<IMG src='xbox360_B' becomes MappedText="<IMG src='ps3_Circle'). |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects and dialogue. | |
Surround sound | Auto configures up to 5.0 output.[20] Horizontal HRTF with DSOAL | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Enable HRTF
- The game uses Wwise audio API but still supports DirectSound output
Use DSOAL |
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | Windows only. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | Windows only. | |||
Korean | Windows only. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Russian users get two versions of the game on Steam. The Russian version is only for Windows and multiplayer incompatible with the base version. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Polish | Fan translation. Download |
Network
- Windows, OS X and Linux players sometimes need the same game version to play together. Mismatch issues might be caused by delayed OS X and Linux versions of the patches.[21] Currently, cross-play between Linux and Windows or Mac is temporarily disabled.[22]
- Steam and Mac App Store players cannot play together.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 4 | Co-op Use either this tool or follow this Steam Users' Forums Guide on hacking splitscreen into the game. |
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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.[23] |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 27014-27050 |
UDP | 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030, 14001 (LAN only), 7777 (LAN only) |
- This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Borderlands 2 3D Vision Patch New Version for the best experience. | ||
vorpX | G3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues unresolved
AMD FX chipset restart after launcher
- Game resets when clicking on launcher.[24]
- Some users have reported that updating your BIOS to the latest version solves this and other problems for users with AMD FX chips.
Items falling through the world
- Once in a while dropped loot may fall through the world.
- Setting PhysX to Low or Disabled is reported to help.
Issues fixed
Co-op doesn't connect properly
Check the ports[25] |
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Disable your firewall or add an exception[citation needed] |
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Use the -tcp command line argument[citation needed]
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Check integrity of game cache on Steam[citation needed] |
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Reboot Steam[citation needed] |
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Run Steam or the game as an adminstrator[citation needed] |
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Windows
Running in slow motion
Shutdown Gigabyte's OC Guru overlay[citation needed] |
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Remove all devices that tether to your PC via USB (a mobile phone with USB tethering enabled, for example)[citation needed] |
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Bridge USB tethered internet connections with physical ethernet connections when using internet via tethered devices such as mobile phones[26][27] |
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Disable Borderlands 3 Banner Advertisement
Delete or rename the following file in the game's folder: Borderlands 2\WillowGame\CookedPCConsole\UI_Frontend_Upsell_SF.upk (Will not remove the Borderlands 3 menu item however.)[28] |
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High-end Nvidia cards FPS drops
Update PhysX[citation needed] |
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Download NVidia PhysX installer. Unpack it. |
Microsoft .NET Framework Client Profile Restarting Install
Make installation folder writable[29] |
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Click 'No' To Allow Changes[30] |
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Fix value in registry[31] |
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Ultimate editing steps[31] |
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Linux
Game crashes instantly
- This is caused by one symbol having a different size in shared object.
Use LD_PRELOAD to use libraries from your system |
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Run the game with |
Run the game in Steam Native Mode |
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- If you have core dumps enabled and the game crashed once, it won't start anymore.
Delete core file from the games folder |
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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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Create a symbolic link to directory:
ln -s /etc/ssl /usr/lib/ssl
Or add this command to the Launch Options...
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
OpenGL | 3.3 | OS X and Linux only. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX[32] | 2.8.4.6 (2.8.4.9 with updated PSS). Linux version is not GPU accelerated. |
Audio | Wwise, OpenAL | OpenAL is Linux only. |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Input | SDL2 | Linux only. |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Epic Online Services, Steamworks |
Console commands
Parameter | Description |
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Stat FPS | Displays the current FPS in game. |
ToggleHUD | Toggles the HUD on and off. |
FOV | Allows you to adjust the FOV beyond the range available from the Video Options menu. Note that some rendering issue may occur with very large or very small FOV settings. |
Exit Quit |
Allows you to quickly exit the game. |
Gamma value | Allows you set the Gamma value (brightness) beyond the bounds of the Video Options menu. Value is a floating point number (for example, 2.5). |
SetRes HxV | Allows you to set a custom screen resolution to a value other than what is offered in the Video Options menu. H is the horizontal resolution. V is the verical resolution (for example, "setres 1024x768"). |
Shot Screenshot |
Take a screenshot. |
TiledShot 6 128 | Take an ultra resolution screen shot, more info here. To take a tiled screenshot you must turn the cell shade off, Disable black outlines. |
Enable the console
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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ConsoleKey=Tilde TypeKey=Backslash Notes
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Engine tweaks to reduce lag
Tweaks to increase frame rate and reduce lag[6] |
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[MemoryBudgets] AnimationMB=5000 AudioMB=5000 CodeMB=5000 LevelObjectsMB=5000 TerrainMB=5000 GameDataMB=5000 MaterialMB=5000 ParticleMB=5000 PhysicsMB=5000 ScaleformMB=5000 ShadersMB=5000 SkelMeshMB=5000 StaticMeshMB=5000 TextureMB=1000 and DefaultPostProcessName=WillowEngineMaterials.CinematicScenePostProcess as well as: [Engine.Engine] MaxParticleResize=128 PhysXGpuHeapSize=512 PhysXMeshCacheSize=256 |
Disable black outlines
Disable outlines[citation needed] |
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DefaultPostProcessName=WillowEngineMaterials.RyanScenePostProcess Notes
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Disable dynamic shadows
Disable dynamic shadows[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Disable reflections
Disabling reflections[citation needed] |
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Reduced particles
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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MaxParticleResize=512 |
Enable Software PhysX
Edit configuration file[citation needed] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | Vista, 7 |
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) | ATI Radeon HD 2600 Nvidia GeForce 8500 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | ATI Radeon HD 5850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 512 MB of VRAM |
- The game is quite CPU dependent and as such it is recommended to use a CPU with at least two logical cores.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.12 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz | Intel Quad Core 2.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 2600 Nvidia GeForce 8800 Intel HD Graphics 3000 256 MB of VRAM | ATI Radeon HD 5750 Nvidia GeForce GTX 650M Intel HD Graphics 4000 512 MB of VRAM |
Controller | Xbox 360 wired gamepad PlayStation 3 DualShock 3 Wireless Controller |
- The game is quite CPU dependent and as such it is recommended to use a CPU with at least two logical cores.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | ||
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 260 1 GB of VRAM |
- ATI/AMD and Intel video cards are officially unsupported on Linux.[33]
- The game is quite CPU dependent and as such it is recommended to use a CPU with at least two logical cores.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Borderlands 2 coming to Mac this month - Eurogamer.net - last accessed on 2015-10-15
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Borderlands 2 Heading To Linux - IGN - last accessed on 2015-10-15
- ↑ Borderlands 2 opens up September 18 - GameSpot - last accessed on 2015-10-15
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on August 6, 2020
- ↑ [2] - last accessed on January 12, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 [3] - last accessed on January 12, 2019
- ↑ Aspyr Mac FAQs: Borderlands 2 - last accessed on 2015-10-15
- "The Mac App version comes bundled with bonus content from Borderlands 2: Collector’s Edition:
- Fired Up skin for each original Vault Hunter
- Unique head for each original Vault Hunter
- Contraband Sky Rocket Grenade Mod
- "The Mac App version comes bundled with bonus content from Borderlands 2: Collector’s Edition:
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-11-13
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Verified by User:Rose on 2018-01-10
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=122676733
- ↑ Verified by User:Ultragamer2004 on 2020-05-29
- ↑ Borderlands 2: Profiles and save games are not saved cross-platform in the Steam Cloud. : Aspyr Support
- ↑ Borderlands 2: Detailed widescreen report | WSGF
- ↑ https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands2/mods/69
- ↑ NVidia Anti-Aliasing Guide (updated)
- ↑ Inside the Box: Adding a Colorblind Mode to Borderlands 2 - Gearbox Software
- ↑ http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=387114
- ↑ View topic - Borderlands 2 Remaster - Request | WSGF
- ↑ Logitech G's albums - Borderlands GamePanel Support
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ Borderlands 2 FAQ (STEAM) : Aspyr Support
- ↑ Aspyr Support - Borderlands Co-op is not working! (Incompatible Version Error)
- ↑ borderlands 2 - How can I set up a LAN game over Hamachi? - Arqade
- ↑ restarts my PC after clicking play in the launcher. - The Gearbox Software Forums
- ↑ Can't connect to Borderlands 2? Potential fixes live here! - Reddit
- ↑ [4] - last accessed on 2020-03-17
- ↑ [5] - last accessed on 2020-03-17
- ↑ [6] - last accessed on 2020-05-04
- ↑ [PSA] .NET install issue fix for Steam // other launch issues and common questions addressed (PC) - Reddit
- ↑ Borderlands 2 keeps asking me to restart computer to complete .net installation? - GameShampoo
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Encountering a problem with install. .Net - The Gearbox Software Forums
- ↑ Borderlands 2 & Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Tweak Guide | GeForce (retrieved)
- ↑ Borderlands 2 - Aspyr