Borderlands 3

Quartz · 19 Sep 2019 at 16:51

I don't have a BL3.Exe. I do have two instances of Borderlands3.exe. Which one should I change?

Code:

D:\Data\Games\Epic\Borderlands3>dir borderlands3.exe /s
 Volume in drive D is Data
 Volume Serial Number is BCF1-1B06
 Directory of D:\Data\Games\Epic\Borderlands3
12/09/2019  23:30           223,376 Borderlands3.exe
               1 File(s)        223,376 bytes
 Directory of D:\Data\Games\Epic\Borderlands3\OakGame\Binaries\Win64
12/09/2019  23:31       625,574,032 Borderlands3.exe
               1 File(s)    625,574,032 bytes
     Total Files Listed:
               2 File(s)    625,797,408 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  406,164,750,336 bytes free

Yaayuh! · 19 Sep 2019 at 16:52

Steampunk said:
I want massive skill trees that you can actually work towards filling up completely. They did this in Kingdoms of Amalur and Middle Earth Shadow Of War, and it's awesome. For a loot and level game, it's great to "collect" all the skills and powers and become a totally overpowered character with all the bells and whistles as the game progresses. Don't make me choose a certain skill set, just let me choose in what order all these skill are assembled. Let me have 'em all!

Is this your first Borderlands game?

Phixsator · 19 Sep 2019 at 16:56

Quartz said:

I don't have a BL3.Exe. I do have two instances of Borderlands3.exe. Which one should I change?

Code:

D:\Data\Games\Epic\Borderlands3>dir borderlands3.exe /s
 Volume in drive D is Data
 Volume Serial Number is BCF1-1B06
 Directory of D:\Data\Games\Epic\Borderlands3
12/09/2019  23:30           223,376 Borderlands3.exe
               1 File(s)        223,376 bytes
 Directory of D:\Data\Games\Epic\Borderlands3\OakGame\Binaries\Win64
12/09/2019  23:31       625,574,032 Borderlands3.exe
               1 File(s)    625,574,032 bytes
     Total Files Listed:
               2 File(s)    625,797,408 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  406,164,750,336 bytes free

Same i'm wondering which it is. Btw 600mb exe file is a new one for me. Cant recall any other game or app having such a large exe. Wonder if its due to denuvo ****.

Phixsator · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:00

Rossi~ said:
Is this your first Borderlands game?

I personally feel that the action skills themselves should always be available so you can see which one fits your style without constant respec. This could easily be balanced by making them weak without further points invested. Took me 5 respecs before I found a skill that I actually liked on the siren.

Steampunk · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:06

Rossi~ said:
Is this your first Borderlands game?

Of course not, but that doesn't mean I can't wish.

Tombstone · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:06

Phixsator said:
Same i'm wondering which it is. Btw 600mb exe file is a new one for me. Cant recall any other game or app having such a large exe. Wonder if its due to denuvo ****.

Its pretty large, although AC:Odysseys exe is about 300mb and Anno 1800 exe is something like 400mb, so I'm guessing these titles use a different build method than other titles.

Moothead2 · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:09

Tombstone said:
Its pretty large, although AC:Odysseys exe is about 300mb and Anno 1800 exe is something like 400mb, so I'm guessing these titles use a different build method than other titles.

Pretty sure they're all Denuvo but BL3 is using a newer version of it.

Tombstone · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:13

Moothead2 said:
Pretty sure they're all Denuvo but BL3 is using a newer version of it.

Could well be then

Steampunk · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:16

Phixsator said:
Same i'm wondering which it is. Btw 600mb exe file is a new one for me. Cant recall any other game or app having such a large exe. Wonder if its due to denuvo ****.

Yes, it's basically running inside an encrypted virtual machine, hence all the issues some people have with it, especially with regards to performance. Without Denuvo it's probably ten times smaller.

imginy · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:29

Quartz said:

I don't have a BL3.Exe. I do have two instances of Borderlands3.exe. Which one should I change?

Code:

D:\Data\Games\Epic\Borderlands3>dir borderlands3.exe /s
 Volume in drive D is Data
 Volume Serial Number is BCF1-1B06
 Directory of D:\Data\Games\Epic\Borderlands3
12/09/2019  23:30           223,376 Borderlands3.exe
               1 File(s)        223,376 bytes
 Directory of D:\Data\Games\Epic\Borderlands3\OakGame\Binaries\Win64
12/09/2019  23:31       625,574,032 Borderlands3.exe
               1 File(s)    625,574,032 bytes
     Total Files Listed:
               2 File(s)    625,797,408 bytes
               0 Dir(s)  406,164,750,336 bytes free

Phixsator said:
Same i'm wondering which it is. Btw 600mb exe file is a new one for me. Cant recall any other game or app having such a large exe. Wonder if its due to denuvo ****.

Guys I went.

s: drive (my spare ssd)
Games Folder (where is installed to)
Borderlands3 Folder

Then right clicked the borderlands3 application (size 219kb).

compatibility section
click change high dpi settings
then tick box. override hdi scaling behaviour

This fixed my resolution changing each time. Found info on another forum.

Psymonkee · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:40

Moothead2 said:
Pretty sure they're all Denuvo but BL3 is using a newer version of it.

Tombstone said:
Could well be then

Yep. Supposedly Denuvo Version 6 or something. I'd wager it's largely the reason for the crap performance.

ic1male · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:41

Phixsator said:
Been very disappointed with the first 13-15 levels of the game however now that more interesting guns are dropping and talent points are plenty enough to make an impact (around 17+) things start to get very crazy and i'm finally enjoying myself a bit.

I was the same but now I'm in the 20s level wise, it's getting to be a lot of fun. The firefights with all the elements flying around is total mayhem and often dazzling due to all the bright neon effects.

Jonny2284 · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:43

Quartz said:
Well, it seems I can't go back. Well, I can get the ship back to Pandora but I can't get back to the surface. Or can I?

It's a little unintuitive in that regard. Outside of the initial jump and drop into an area you do the rest via fast travel stations. At work so I'm working off memory, but IIRC when your in the transit menu it's X to zoom out, then you can pick the other planets and go back to whatever fast travel stations you have unlocked there.

Quartz · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:48

Jonny2284 said:
It's a little unintuitive in that regard. Outside of the initial jump and drop into an area you do the rest via fast travel stations. At work so I'm working off memory, but IIRC when your in the transit menu it's X to zoom out, then you can pick the other planets and go back to whatever fast travel stations you have unlocked there.

That doesn't appear to be the case for me. When I'm on Promethea all I get is the trip to Sanctuary, and while I can take the Sanctuary back to Pandora I don't appear to have the ability to travel back to the surface.

ic1male · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:54

Quartz said:
That doesn't appear to be the case for me. When I'm on Promethea all I get is the trip to Sanctuary, and while I can take the Sanctuary back to Pandora I don't appear to have the ability to travel back to the surface.

I think you can? Can you not select one of the regions to view and then use the fast travel to get to it? Use the fast travel and galaxy map, not the Sanctuary III bridge controls.

Jonny2284 · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:57

Quartz said:
That doesn't appear to be the case for me. When I'm on Promethea all I get is the trip to Sanctuary, and while I can take the Sanctuary back to Pandora I don't appear to have the ability to travel back to the surface.

You have to mouse over the station on the map and hold E down until it circles the whole box(which is honestly sometimes cumbersome since there's catch-a-rides and vendor machines next to them stopping it being a clean select).

Rust In Peace · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:57

I got a pistol with a really cool reload animation but the gun sucked. I think my favourite manufacturer at the moment is Dahl but I love most of the Vladof guns I get and I'm in love with the Atlas rocket launchers.

imginy · 19 Sep 2019 at 17:57

I really wanna play this game but can't. Im still getting a ton of input lag and loads of stutter even if I play at 1080p 100fps. Still unplayble for me I dont know what I can do about it accept wait for patch. 100fps feels like 20fps.

I tried again tonight. Really looking forward to playing but still sad it's so broken and I don't now what to do.

I think this video sums up the optimization for me.
https://youtu.be/L6Dz5SpDqNQ

HRL · 19 Sep 2019 at 18:04

imginy said:
I really wanna play this game but can't. Im still getting a ton of input lag and loads of stutter even if I play at 1080p 100fps. Still unplayble for me I dont know what I can do about it accept wait for patch. 100fps feels like 20fps.

I tried again tonight. Really looking forward to playing but still sad it's so broken and I don't now what to do.

I think this video sums up the optimization for me.
https://youtu.be/L6Dz5SpDqNQ

Got it installed on an SSD? Or HDD?

Really can’t see what else could cause you such problems.

ic1male · 19 Sep 2019 at 18:07

@imginy Hell that's a long time to start the game up. Are you using DirectX 11 or 12?