Borderlands GOTY Ultimate Tweak Guide

Config Files & Borderlands Folder

Config Files

All of your config files are located under;

Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\

Your folder should have the following files inside of it;

WillowCompat.ini

WillowEditor.ini

WillowEditorUserSettings.ini

WillowEngine.ini

WillowGame.ini

WillowGearboxLabs.ini

WillowInput.ini

WillowUI.ini

I really recommend backing up these files just in case.

I recommend using Notepad++[notepad-plus-plus.org] for editing these files as it makes it a lot easier.

Borderlands Folder

XXX\Steam\steamapps\common\borderlands

Depends on the location of your Steam folder.

Borderlands Advanced Settings

This little tool will make your life so much easier! It is available here[github.com]

Use at your own risk.

It will allow you to make all the tweaks within this guide in just a few clicks.

If you still prefer to tweak it manually, feel free to continue with the guide!

Borderlands Config Editor

Similar to the one above but it gives you a few more options. Download [community.pcgamingwiki.com]

Use at your own risk.

Controls

Disable Mouse SmoothingOpen up WillowInput.ini and find;

bEnableMouseSmoothing=True

Change True to False.

Throw Away Current WeaponOpen up WillowInput.ini and add this after the current binds;

Bindings=(Name="X",Command="ThrowWeapon",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)

X - Throws away current weapon.

Interface

Disabling Voice Chat

Open up WillowEngine.ini and find;

bHasVoiceEnabled=True

Change True to False.

Show FPS Open up WillowInput.ini and at the end of the binds add;

Bindings=(Name="F12",Command="stat fps",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftTrigger=False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

F12 - Shows FPS counter. ( Bind can be changed. )

Hide Heads Up Display ( HUD )Open up WillowInput.ini and at the end of the binds add;

Bindings=(Name="F11",Command="showhud",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftTrigger=False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

F11 - Shows/Hides HUD. ( Bind can be changed. )

Increasing the Max Distance for the Loot IconOpen WillowGame.ini and change;

PlayerInfoMaxDist=60000

Graphics

Disable OutlinesOpen up WillowEngine.ini and find;

[Engine.Engine]

Then find;

DefaultPostProcessName=WillowEngineMaterials.WillowScenePostProcess

And change it to;

DefaultPostProcessName=WillowEngineMaterials.WillowScenePostProcess_cinematic

Enable VSyncOpen up WillowEngine.ini and find;

UseVsync=False

Change it from False to True.

Lower Texture DetailsOpen WillowEngine.ini and look for;

TEXTUREGROUP_World=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_WorldNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_WorldSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_Character=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_Weapon=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_Vehicle=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_Cinematic=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_Effects=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_EffectsNotFiltered=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_Skybox=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_UI=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_LightAndShadowMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

TEXTUREGROUP_RenderTarget=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

Change the text in bold to 2048,1024, 512 or 256. Lower values will give higher performance.

Increasing Graphics DetailsOpen WillowEngine.ini and find the following;

MaxMultisamples=16

Bloom=True

UseHighQualityBloom=True

MotionBlur=True

DepthOfField=True

AmbientOcclusion=True

FogVolumes=True

AllowD3D10=True

You can change the values in bold.

Windowed Mode

To go into windowed mode press Alt and Enter. This may not work all the time.

Disabling Movies

Disable Startup MoviesOpen WillowEngine.ini and find;

[FullScreenMovie]

StartupMovies=2K_logo

StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo

StartupMovies=NVidia

StartupMovies=Loading

and add a semicolon ( ; ) before each StartupMovies

Disable Story Movies ( Starting, bus and guardian angel sequence. )Got to your Borderlands folder;

Borderlands\WillowGame\Movies

Rename the following files;

Attract.bik

Prelude.bik

VoG_Transition_Movie.bik

Disable All of the MoviesRight click on Borderlands in your Library and click Properties, then click on Set Launch Options and add "-nomoviestartup" to the text box.

Increasing The Difficulty

Open WillowGame.ini and find;

GameDifficulty=+1.0

Change it to;

GameDifficulty=+4.0

NOTE: This will ONLY work in Multiplayer LAN mode.

Increasing Ragdoll Duration

Open WillowGame.ini and find;

SecondsBeforeConsideringRagdollRemoval=600.0

SecondsBeforeVisibleRagdollRemoval=600.0

SecondsBetweenRagdollRemovalAttempts=1.0

SecondsBeforePhysicsShutsDown=8.0

Change them to;

SecondsBeforeConsideringRagdollRemoval=1200.0

SecondsBeforeVisibleRagdollRemoval=1600.0

SecondsBetweenRagdollRemovalAttempts=900.0

SecondsBeforePhysicsShutsDown=9000.0

( You can play around with these setting to your personal preference. )

Camera ( FOV, 3rd Person )

Field of ViewTo adjust your FOV open WillowInput.ini and find;

[WillowGame.WillowPlayerInput]

At the end of the binds list add;

Bindings=(Name="F10",Command="FOV 85",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)

Bindings=(Name="F11",Command="FOV 95",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)

( You can change the values in bold. FOV will be reset everytime you start the game, enter a vehicle. )

Third Person ViewOpen WillowInput.ini and find;

[WillowGame.WillowPlayerInput]

At the end of the binds list add;

Bindings=(Name="FirstPersonZoom",Command="advancedbutton bAdvancedButtonAux5",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftTrigger=False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Bindings=(Name="ThirdPersonZoom",Command="advancedbutton bAdvancedButtonAux5 | Camera FirstPerson | OnRelease Camera ThirdPerson",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftTrigger=False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Bindings=(Name="FirstPersonToggle",Command="Camera FirstPerson | setbind RightMouseButton FirstPersonZoom | setbind F1 ThirdPersonToggle",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftTrigger=False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Bindings=(Name="ThirdPersonToggle",Command="Camera ThirdPerson | setbind RightMouseButton ThirdPersonZoom | setbind F1 FirstPersonToggle",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftTrigger=False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Bindings=(Name="F1",Command="ThirdPersonToggle",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftTrigger=False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Bindings=(Name="MouseScrollDown",Command="ThirdPersonToggle",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftTrigger=False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Bindings=(Name="MouseScrollUp",Command="FirstPersonToggle",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftTrigger=False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

F1 - Changes betweed First and Third person. ( Bind can be changed. )

Scroll Wheel - Zomms in/out.

Source: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=342566285

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