Borderlands 3
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Developers | |
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Gearbox Software | |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 13, 2019[1] |
General information
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.[2]
- Exclusive to the Epic Games Launcher until April 2020.[3]
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 DLCs and the Butt Stallion pack comprised of a weapon skin, weapon trinket, and grenade mod.[4] |
Version differences
- Pre-orders include 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
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 |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
- Game language is defined by that of the OS but can be set manually with the noted command line arguments.[6]
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 |
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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 | [7] | |||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 4 | Co-op [8] |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | Region choice between Europe, North America, Asia, Australia, or Automatic. |
Issues unresolved
Inability to load in DirectX 12 mode
- The game may get stuck at the intro loading screen when the DirectX 12 mode is selected.[9]
Edit the config file to return to DirectX 11[5] |
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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. |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
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.[10]
References
- ↑ Twitter - @Borderlands - last accessed on 2019-04-03
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Verified by User:Rose on 2019-09-12
- ↑ 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"
- ↑ Borderlands 3 review: third time’s a chore - last accessed on 2019-09-09
- ↑ So i changed to dx12. And yeah i cant get the game to start - last accessed on 2019-09-13
- ↑ Borderlands 3 system requirements, settings, benchmarks, and performance analysis - last accessed on 2019-09-12