Battleborn
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Developers | |
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Gearbox Software | |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 3, 2016[1] |
Windows | June 15, 2023 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 69 |
IGDB | 73 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Free-to-play |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | FPS |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Battleborn is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person FPS game.
Servers were shut down on January 31, 2021 (delisted on June 10, 2022), making the game unplayable without modification.[2] The Battleborn Reborn project exists to allow the game to be accessed through a community server.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Unlocks game and Full Game Upgrade DLC | |||
Steam (unavailable) |
- All versions require Steam and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes.[3]
- Pulled from sale on Steam, but the Free Trial version can still be installed with
steam://install/394230
Version differences
- Free Trial grants unlimited access (no time limits or level caps) to the multiplayer of the game, with weekly rotations of the 30 available heroes.
- Standard Edition / Full Game Upgrade includes the story mode of the game.
- Deluxe Edition contained additional bonus cosmetic items.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Full Game Upgrade |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Run the game with the -nostartupmovies or -nomovies command line argument.
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Delete or rename video files |
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Manual fix |
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Skip splash screen
Run the game with the -nosplash command line argument.
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Delete or rename the splash file |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Battleborn\PoplarGame\Config\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/394230/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Battleborn\PoplarGame\SaveData\<user-id>\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/394230/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Up to 100°. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA On/Off. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | No frame rate cap. Optional cap or smoothing options. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | Limited support. Display colors for friendly and enemy teams can be changed.[4] |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Single binding per action. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | Separate for Y- and X-axis. | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput and at least DualShock 4.[5] | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | 4 preset and any two button places can be swapped between each other. | |
Controller sensitivity | Separate for Y- and X-axis. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | Player number indicator, static blue for player one, red for player two, etc. | |
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | XInput and DualShock 4. | |
Haptic feedback | XInput and DualShock 4. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound Effects, Dialogue, Player Alert, VOIP Chat. | |
Surround sound | 7.1. Speaker angles can be configured through the in-game settings. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | Console versions only.[4] | |||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 10 | 1 player in Story Mode 10 players in Incursion, Capture and Meltdown Official servers were shut down on January 31, 2021; see Battleborn Reborn. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Battleborn (DX11). |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | PhysX | [4] |
Audio | Wwise | |
Interface | Scaleform | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | |
Multiplayer | Steamworks |
Issues fixed
Cannot move with keyboard WASD
Disable or close Synergy[6] |
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System requirements
Windows[4] | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-750 AMD Phenom IIx4 945 |
Intel Core i5-750 AMD Phenom IIx4 945 |
System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | 50 GB |
Video card (GPU) | AMD Radeon HD 6870 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | AMD Radeon HD 7850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/394230/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (394230) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Battleborn Now Launches May 3, 2016 - Battleborn - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ 2K Support - An Important Announcement About Battleborn - last accessed on 2019-11-25
- ↑ Do I Need An Internet Connection To Play Battleborn? – 2K Support - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Battleborn Game Features Explained
- ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on July 25, 2016
- ↑ forums.gearboxsoftware.com - last accessed on 17 May 2023