Borderlands 2

Template:Infobox Borderlands (series) Key Points

Gearbox has delivered every single promised feature from Claptrap's love letter to PC gamers.

Reports indicate that the game is very well optimised for PCs.

General Information

Steam Forum - for both Borderlands games.

Steam Game Hub

BL2 PC Technical Support - official PC-specific tech forum.

/r/Borderlands - subreddit.

/r/Borderlands2 - subreddit.

Availability

Borderlands 2 is a Steamworks game so all versions activates and requires Steam.

Improvements

Instructions

Instructions

Video Settings

File:Borderlands 2 WSGF multimonitor.jpg

Multi-monitor screenshot from WSGF report.

File:Borderlands 2 video settings.jpg

Borderlands 2 video settings menu.

PhysX

PhysX can be enabled by any Nvidia card past series 8. AMD/ATi cards can enable the option at a very large performance hit due to the fact that the PhysX would be CPU-bound.(High PhysX on an AMD card with a Intel CORE i5 3750K @ 3.40GHz, Example Video) For players with a primary AMD card but a secondary Nvidia card, the Nvidia card can be made to run Physx calculations.

It is possible to run the game on high graphics and high PhysX with atleast a Nvidia GTX 460 without the framerate dropping below 30 fps.

Graphical Tweaks

Disabling Intro Movies

The startup movies, while skippable, can get annoying some times. Luckily it is possible to disable them.

Tutorial Video on disabling Intro Videos for Borderlands 2

To disable the startup videos open WillowEngine.ini located in: <br\> C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands 2\WillowGame\Config\<br\>

Find the following entries:

[FullScreenMovie]
StartupMovies=2K_logo
StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo
StartupMovies=NVidia
StartupMovies=Loading
SkippableMovies=2K_logo
SkippableMovies=Gearbox_logo
SkippableMovies=Attract
SkippableMovies=NVidia

Replace them with:

[FullScreenMovie]
;StartupMovies=2K_logo
;StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo
;StartupMovies=NVidia
;StartupMovies=Loading
SkippableMovies=2K_logo
SkippableMovies=Gearbox_logo
SkippableMovies=Attract
SkippableMovies=NVidia

Disable Dynamic Shadows

Dynamic Shadows are a big resource hog, causing computers that exceed the recommended specs to see big FPS drops. By disabling dynamic shadows, FPS gains of up to 40FPS have been reported. To disable Dynamic Shadows:

Open WillowEngine.ini located in:<br\> C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Documents\My Games\Borderlands 2\WillowGame\Config\

Find the following entry under [SystemSettings]:

DynamicShadows=True

and set it to

DynamicShadows=False

Disable Cel-Shading Outlines

If you want a slightly more realistic look, you can disable the cel-shading outline on everything in game, without performance penalty. Simply open your WillowEngine.ini file and find the following line:
DefaultPostProcessName=WillowEngineMaterials.WillowScenePostProcess

and change it to:
DefaultPostProcessName=WillowEngineMaterials.RyanScenePostProcess

Disable Texture Fade-In

Borderlands 2 will fade textures onto surfaces as they load. You can disable this fading effect by modifying the following lines in the WillowEngine.ini file:
MipFadeInSpeed0=0
MipFadeInSpeed1=0
A higher value will increase the fade speed; a lower value (such as 0, shown above) will decrease or remove the fade speed completely.

Nvidia 3D vision fix

http://helixmod.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/borderlands-2-3d-vision-patch.html

Issues Fixed

Crash after "Preparing to launch" window

Instructions

Microsoft .NET Framework Client Profile Restarting Install

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Instructions

Co-op doesn't connect properly

Instructions

In-Game Console

Enabling The Console

Instructions

The console should now be available for use, simply go in-game and press the tilde (~) key to open the console and the backslash key (\) to close it.

Available Commands

• 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 - Allows you to quickly exit the game.

• 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 - Take a screen shot.

• Screenshot - Take a screen shot.

• TiledShot 6 128 - Take an ultra resolution screen shot, more info HERE. To take a TiledShot you must turn the cell shade off, click here to learn how.

Tiledshot with Cell Shading Picture here Tiledshot without Cell Shading Picture here

Issues Unresolved

AMD FX Chipset Restart After Launcher

Game resets when clicking on launcher.

Problem caused on AMD FX chipsets.

• Fix: Some users have reported that update your BIOS to the latest version solves this and other problems for users with AMD FX chips.

Microstutter on Powerful Rigs

Game micro stutters on powerful rigs.

Problem occurs on wireless and wired connections.

Low FPS regardless of settings changes.

• Fix: Some users have reported that playing on a wired connection fixes the microstutter, others report that updating NIC drivers alleviates the problem, and yet still others report that disconnecting from the internet solves the problem..
• Fix: Changing MinDesiredFrameRate from 35 to 60 in WillowEngine.ini in the USERS directory may result in the expected performance from high-powered hardware.

System Requirements

Initial installation requires one-time internet connection for Steam authentication.