cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/12552760

> As a borderlands fan I see this as a W

Edit: there is a teaser with a trailer tomorrow.

Last time I checked, wonderlands endgame was terrible. Huge lack of dedicated drops, stupid rare drop chances for anything decent, and like 100 chaos chambers. Idk if anything has been fixed, but I do want to play the game. The gameplay and story imo were great, just the endgame sucked from what I remember. And also, are there any mods that fix the endgame problems if they are still a thing?

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/gaming/t/424756

> After many rumors and leaks , today it has finally been announced that Borderlands 3 will be coming to Switch this year. The official account of the game on

Fantastic value at 60USD

NOTE: Please backup your saves before attempting any of this as it involves modding your game files and that always poses a risk of data loss if things go wrong. Also, there may be some differences between original and remaster that I'll mention.

So the Knoxx DLC is notorious for being a driving simulator and BL1 DLC not having any fast travel stations except for the starting areas makes farming very tedious. Fortunately, there are ways around that on PC:

The "simple" way for Crawmerax and the Crimson Lance Armory

• Download the Essentials Mod by LegX

Remaster/Enhanced version: https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlandsgotyenhanced/mods/7

Original version: https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands/mods/34

• Extract the WillowGame folder into your installation directory with the same existing folder: eg. a default Steam install should be in \Steam\steamapps\common\BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\

• Go to save data location eg. \Documents\My games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config

• Open WillowEngine.ini. Search for DefaultGlobalsDefinitionName=gd_globals.General.Globals

• Replace it with DefaultGlobalsDefinitionName=gd_globals_custom.General.Globals

• Launch game

• Open Pause menu -> Options -> Mouse and Keyboard -> Keybindings -> Bind Fast travel to Craw/Knoxx Armory to whatever button

!

Notes: If you travel with the bind and are done with the area make sure you save quit instead of just traveling to it again as that will not save your current progress\

Also binding Fast Travel UI lets you fast travel from anywhere which is a big QoL improvement.

The manual way for Ajax (and Craw/Knoxx if needed)

• Go to \BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\CookedPC\DLC3\Maps

• Copy dlc3_gondola_p.umap

• Go to \BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\CookedPC\Maps\Arid

• Paste dlc3_gondola_p.umap

• Rename Arid_SkagGully_P.umap to something like Backup_Arid_SkagGully_P.umap for safekeeping

• Rename dlc3_gondola_p.umap to Arid_SkagGully_P.umap

• Launch game

• Fast travel to Skag Gully

• You should spawn within 1 minute of Ajax as shown here

!

• For Lance Armory and Crawmerax Repeat with dlc3_uberboss_p.umap for Crawmerax and dlc3_lancedepot_p.umap for Armory which can also in found in \BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\CookedPC\DLC3\Maps

Another map you can replace is 'Arid_Cave_P.umap' which corresponds to The Lost Cave. You can use any map as a replacement but those are just the ones I've used before.

Note: the gondola file for Ajax may only work for the remaster or there may be a better one to use for the original if you search the large .umap files for yourself and try each one you might be able to find one that spawns you right in front of his area in the original version of BL1

>Genvid Entertainment and Gearbox have announced Borderands EchoVision Live, an interactive streaming series. It's a community-led game where players decide how a story unfolds, similarly to something like Twitch Plays Pokemon.

Twitch does Tales I guess? Not sure who asked for this but who knows it could be cool

>Spotted by Gematsu, the Film and Publication Board of South Africa published its classified list of games for April 2023. It includes a listing of The Borderlands Compilation: Pandora's Box for PC and consoles.

BL2 remaster when?

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Sign in to your SHiFT account and you can redeem 3 Golden/Skeleton Keys in Borderlands 2, Borderlands 3 and Wonderlands (even if you don’t own them yet) on Steam and Epic.

Golden/Skeleton keys can be redeemed for golden chests that have purple or better gear in-game.

The wonders of pimperhabbing(burning in this case)

Meanwhile, OP10 Voracidous doesn't care about your glitches: https://files.catbox.moe/o446fn.mp4

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Sign in to your SHiFT account and you can redeem 3 Golden/Skeleton Keys in Borderlands 2, Borderlands 3 and Wonderlands (even if you don’t own them yet) on Steam and Epic.

Golden/Skeleton keys can be redeemed for golden chests that have purple or better gear in-game.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286680/Tiny_Tinas_Wonderlands/

Base game is 67% off [20USD]

Price History: https://steamdb.info/sub/575436/

Chaotic Great Edition is 67% [27USD]: Includes all 4 (notoriously short) DLCs

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Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/397540/Borderlands_3/

• Base game is 85% off [9USD]: No DLCs

Price history: https://steamdb.info/sub/76737/

• Super Deluxe Edition is 75% off [20USD]: DLC1-4 containing the major story DLCs

Price history: https://steamdb.info/sub/427289/

• Ultimate Edition is 89% off [29USD]: Contains all DLC (1-6)

Price history: https://steamdb.info/bundle/30424/

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/729040/Borderlands_Game_of_the_Year_Enhanced/

Comes with the Enhanced/remaster and the original game.

Price history: https://steamdb.info/app/729040/

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/8133/Borderlands_The_Handsome_Collection

Doesn't include the Commander Lilith Fight for Sanctuary DLC (Released in 2019) but includes all other DLCs for both games. The DLC is available separately for another 5USD at 67% off: https://store.steampowered.com/app/872280/Borderlands_2_Commander_Lilith__the_Fight_for_Sanctuary

Price history: https://steamdb.info/bundle/8133/

Hey guys, I've been trying to find the ideal playthrough order for Borderlands 2 to also maximize the fun my partner and I have and the advice on the internet is all over the place but the important part seems to be just don't over level yourself in TVHM. We just beat the main game and then went directly to Tiny Tina's DLC because we needed a break from just doing the story again so decided to do the extra content. I chose that one because I heard there's good equipment in it. So would this order work?

1. Normal game
2. Start TVHM
3. Play Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon keep <--- we're here (level 36)
4. Catch up in the main story until the levels of the missions catch up (not sure if we over-leveled ourself in the main story by playing this DLC so that's why I put this here) playing only the main story to avoid too much experience (maybe the occasional side mission with an item I or my partner enjoyed, like Lilith's shield or the hilarious talking robot shield?)
5. Play some other DLC (probably Torgue's because now that I met him in Tiny Tina's, he seems hilarious)
6. Rush through rest of the main story and hope we get to the end of TVHM close to level 50.
7. Start UVHM
8. Play all the DLC we didn't play before now that it will automatically scale with us
9. I doubt we'll have the patience to play the whole main story again at this point, so we'll probably move on to the The Pre-Sequel. We've got 3 more Borderlands games to play after all.

Does that seem like a good plan?

Thanks!

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Golden/Skeleton keys can be redeemed for golden chests that have purple or better gear in-game.

Facial expressions are hard. I know.

Borderlands 1 is punishing when you're underleveled and you need to be diligent with sidequests to avoid being underleveled at all times. Abusing a glitch with the Merchant of Death challenge allows you to get 20k XP on demand which is a significant chunk until the late game and can be used throughout the playthrough if done properly.

Steps:

1. Have at least 150k (Guide for early money) and the Merchant of Death challenge not yet completed (Sell 1200 items)

2. Empty your inventory as much as possible (ideally all minus your equipped slots)

3. Go to a health vending machine

4. Purchase as many 'Minor Healing Kits' as you can

5. Sell the kits (Do not buy them back)

6. Repeat until 1199 items have been sold (Check the challenge progress in menu under Cassette icon -> Challenges/Medal tab)

7. Purchase 1 more kit

8. Sell the kit

9. Buy it back (Otherwise you won't be able to repeat the challenge)

10. Pause menu -> Exit (quitting to main menu while saving progress)

11. Re-enter game and repeat steps 7-10

[Note: when you load into the game you need to wait at least 30 seconds before you save quit for the game to force a save. Otherwise, your progress won't be saved if you quit out again too early]

When you buy back the last item needed to complete the challenge, the challenge itself goes back to being at 1199/1200 after you have already gotten the 20k XP which is what allows you to do this over and over again each time you save quit and re-enter.

Bonus: How not to wreck your hands doing this

If you're on PC, you can avoid spamming the enter key 2400 times by installing AutoHotkey and using this script:

``` #NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases. ; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors. SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability. SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.

Shift:: Send {enter 15} return

``` This makes your Shift key do 15 instant Enter presses (you can adjust that number to match your free inventory space). Doing this can let you get to 1199 much faster than manual and takes less effort.

You can use the DLC Fast Travel station in Fyrestone to go to the T-Bone Junction map, farm the 2 accessible chests and sell the loot to buy the max SDUs for each weapon type and start the game with max ammo. This also helps you set up for the Merchant of Death glitch which lets you get a lot of XP on demand throughout the playthrough.

For me it has to be Felicity in the PreSequel because of all the build up to it and the sense of hopelessness of it all. Can't think of one that gets me as invested in the outcome as that one. Maybe the Nakayama in BL2 DLC but for different reasons.

Resource that has guides and links to other resources for installing or creation of Borderlands mods such as the Unofficial Community Patch for Borderlands 2 and Pre-Sequel.

The latest Wonderlands Redux major mod isn't included there yet so linking that separately: https://www.nexusmods.com/tinytinaswonderlands/mods/47

Copy of a post from old GB forums that outlines the order by which you should tackle DLCs and Playthroughs so that you're as appropriately leveled for each section:

>tl;dr: |Main Game PT 1| --> |Main Game PT 2| --> |Moxxie PT 2| --> |Knoxx PT 2| --> |ZI PT 2| --> |Robolution PT 2| --> |scaled PT 2.5 free-play everywhere!|

The ideal playthrough:

Playthrough 1:

The only thing you need to worry about here is keeping an eye on the level of the story mission.

Arid Badlands:

In general, do all or most of the side-missions until you defeat Sledge, and then move-on into the Dah Headlands. Level 18-20 by the Headlands.

New Haven/Rust Commons:

Once at New Haven, head out to find Tannis. Be sparing with your side-missions, and only do them if you need to level-up. 23 - 25 by the time you Seek out Tannis, 26 - 27 by the time you make the Secret Rendezvous at Jaynistown.

The goal here is to be done with PT 1 at about level 32 - 35, depending on how many Lance and Guardians you can skirt past at the end.

Playthrough 2:

Playthrough 2 is really the keystone to everything subsequent. Think of PT 1 as the introduction, and PT 2 as the real meat of the game. You’ll get a better feel for your character, and start to specialize and make your build distinct. Plus, completing PT 2 enables the global scaling for the main game, DLC1 and DLC 4.

The same formula used in PT 1 applies here, except that we have Knoxx sitting out there with a hard starting point of level 51.

Dahl Headlands:

I usually do most of the side-missions here, but I try to reach New Haven around level 42.

New Haven/Rust Commons:

I like to reach New Haven at 42, and then make-sure I’m at Jaynistown in Rust Commons East at about level 46 (basically as soon as I’ve killed Krom and handed that piece to Tannis, I head over to do the “Secret Rendezvous” mission.) Rakk Hive and Taylor Kobb are about 47. Old Haven - Salt Flats and beyond will be around 48-50.

The goal, then, will be to finish PT 2 as close to level 50 as possible.

My last run left me at level 52 after defeating the Destroyer. I skipped nearly all side-missions after the Headlands, and dodged as many fights in the Descent and Eridian Promontory as I could, since Lance and Guardians give a ton of XP.

This actually put me at a good level for the bosses and encounters along the way. I was matched-level with the Rakk Hive and nearly everything afterward, and the Destroyer fight was long despite the 2 level difference. Update: Since the real-time scaling for the Main Game now kicks in when you reach the Vault, the Destroyer will adjust relative to your level, and due to the way this adjustment works, he will actually be two levels above you, now, rather than being stuck at 50 like the olden days.

Moxxie PT 2

The way Moxxie acts toward you and some of the things she says in Knoxx imply that the player has gone through her trials prior to starting Knoxx. This also gives a little reprieve from the story-focused structure, and awards a free skill point.

I actually leveled-up from my run of the Prove Yourself mission, leaving me at level 53 going into Knoxx. This was mostly due to challenges I completed while in the arenas. Leveling up from this a rare occurrence.

Knoxx PT 2

Knoxx PT 2 hard-starts at 50-51, and the initial stages can be very challenging for a level 50 player. Being a level or two above will leave it interesting without it being punishingly difficult for a player who still has the largely hodge-podge gear that comes from minimal farming.

I entered at 53 and found I was on-level for nearly all of the key areas. I may have been a level above the first shock-trooper barricade, but that fight is ridiculous when you’re proper level, so the difficulty felt about normal.

I was 54-55 going through Lockdown, which is on-par with the enemies there, and 56 when I got to General Knoxx, which was on-par with him.

The Gen. Knoxx fight was a good challenge with my mediocre gear, and the level I was at. I should note that I sharply avoided doing almost any side-missions.

Killing Knoxx leveled me up to 57.

Loot Larceny

With the main story mission of Knoxx done, (and the patch 1.41 in effect) there are no more hard level starts left to worry about.

The only concern now is that there are elements of DLC 4 that reference DLC 1, so to keep the story consistent, do Zombie Island PT 2 before you do Robolution PT 2.

My first playthrough post-scaling-patch left me at level 66 when the last Clap Trap had fallen and all was said and done.

Robolution gives us a nice bookend to stop on, and from here we have the entire main game and all DLCs in real-time scaling, and we can go back and do all the side-missions we left behind, and have fun farming for uber-1337 gear, as well as return to PT 1 for skillpoints and backpack SDUs.

Check the post link for extra details on missions etc..

Contains Borderlands 1, 2 and The Pre-Sequel + all DLC (excluding Commander Lilith for BL2). Can't find better value than this for the series if you own a Switch.

Historic low price: https://www.dekudeals.com/items/borderlands-the-handsome-collection

• https://vaulthunterhub.com/ : A general hub with a lot of useful links and info from the now-gone Gearbox forums
• https://www.lootlemon.com/: The definitive place for Gear info including drop sources, optimal parts/card values (shown in each image) as well as character skill point builders
• http://blstats.com/gbx_forum/ : Partial backup of the Gearbox forums
• Album dump of selected guides from the forums:

Borderlands 1:

Parts visual guide: https://i.imgur.com/S3j19zC.jpeg

Borderlands 2:

Parts and prefix guide: https://imgur.com/a/mSURxRm

Top Gear for Maya: https://imgur.com/a/pUblIf2

Top Gear for Axton: https://imgur.com/a/9H6sJ2w

Top Gear for Salvador: https://imgur.com/a/QReD0h0

Top Gear for Zer0: https://imgur.com/a/MeuI4yw

Top Gear for Gaige: https://imgur.com/a/nA2LVN5

Top Gear for Krieg: https://imgur.com/a/JPFLNKH

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel:

Parts and prefix guide: https://imgur.com/a/mSURxRm

Top Gear for Athena: https://imgur.com/a/SWXDwNJ

Top Gear for Wilhelm: https://imgur.com/a/0vL0KDj

Top Gear for Nisha: https://imgur.com/a/523U36R

Top Gear for Claptrap: https://imgur.com/a/X7PbTv6

Top Gear for Aurelia: https://imgur.com/a/7trrLBL

Top Gear for Timothy/Jack: https://imgur.com/a/NumNBbQ

Borderlands 3:

Passive Gear Bonuses Guide: https://imgur.com/a/Ae7BXTK

List of All Splash Weapons: https://imgur.com/a/VSRYfsd

Top Gear of Borderlands 3 : https://imgur.com/a/mbMLSwN

Top Gear for Amara: https://imgur.com/a/1E0Jz7V

Top Gear for Zane: https://imgur.com/a/TD8nBt0

Top Gear for Moze: https://imgur.com/a/r4GrsIO

Top Gear for FL4K: https://imgur.com/a/D3GL6S7

Wonderlands:

Damage Formulas: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HC1NuT2SOeMtOQra1zWwtBIcP8z3oBg5e_yQuvQXNrw/mobilebasic#h.990kjc7w6ldi

Interactive map for collectibles: https://mapgenie.io/tiny-tinas-wonderlands/maps/world