Borderlands 2 release date confirmed ( Launch trailer also )

Marmot · 21 Sep 2012 at 03:00

So, just put this down after playing for the last 3 hours.

It's incredible.

All my gripes with the first game have been addressed, it's no longer a console port, it's a fluid fast paced fps which is a joy to play. Already at level 9 my friends and I are finding bucket loads of "OMG WOW" stuff. It's also absolutely hilarious, we've been in stitches.

We had an initial problem where some of us were "unable to connect to host". We ended up using Hamachi and joining a LAN game, food for thought if anyone else has a similar issue.

Psymonkee · 21 Sep 2012 at 03:26

Just stopped after blowing through the first section of the game Gunzerker stylee

Still grinning from ear to ear at the stupidest shotgun I've found yet!

Windle · 21 Sep 2012 at 04:34

Osprey said:
We had an initial problem where some of us were "unable to connect to host". We ended up using Hamachi and joining a LAN game, food for thought if anyone else has a similar issue.

Meh if that's the case, that was probably my biggest gripe with BL1. It was impossible to get multi going without Hamchi!

CaptainRAVE · 21 Sep 2012 at 06:45

Certainly are a lot of people playing it on Steam!

Evilsod · 21 Sep 2012 at 07:02

65,451 97,468 Borderlands 2

Not bad for a Friday morning at 7am

Guessing thats mostly caused by the west coast of America being 8 hours behind and the rest of europe being ahead though.

Lol, what was with the Watchmen, Rorshach reference?

robj20 · 21 Sep 2012 at 07:30

Enjoying it so far, just leaving the first town you get to. Runs well so far with everything set to Max.

Westie · 21 Sep 2012 at 07:34

downloading this now gonna play with a few BF3 mates

Evilsod · 21 Sep 2012 at 07:35

Slightly confused by the Season Pass DLC. Remembered I should've got the code from GMG, activated it on steam and it did work but at the same time had a popup box saying 'Hasn't been officially released and can't be activated' for some reason.

S7rider · 21 Sep 2012 at 07:45

Hey guys

never really gave BL1 a go, what sort of game is this? a diablo FPS? is it a linena story. harder modes ect? you can level up, then what happens at the highest level?

thanks

Aedus · 21 Sep 2012 at 08:02

Anyone up for playing some co-op later? Will be home at around 6.

Steam profile in signature.

Puppetmaster · 21 Sep 2012 at 08:02

Just played about 10 minutes of the game before work. Runs very well on my spec (2600K @ 4.7, 2x 6970, 8GB) seemed to run pretty much 130 - 170 fps, the lowest it dropped to was around 100 fps so nice to know for now atleast it runs well.

Fluffybob · 21 Sep 2012 at 08:23

Bogg off all of you............! ! only dispatched this morning, Thanks Amazon for ballsing up my Borderlands 2 weekender

Sleeve · 21 Sep 2012 at 08:23

I hate the fact I'm stuck at work!

Want to play nao!

LateX'Dog · 21 Sep 2012 at 08:34

Just a repost so you can all see again.

Here is how you enable SMAA

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost...postcount=4640

The Config file is Located here: "Documents\My Games\Borderlands 2\WillowGame\Config"

Open "WillowEngine.ini" with Notepad and Search for "[TextureStreaming]" Then replace the code below with this:

Code:

[TextureStreaming]
PoolSize=512
MemoryMargin=20
MemoryLoss=0
HysteresisLimit=40
DropMipLevelsLimit=34
StopIncreasingLimit=20
StopStreamingLimit=16
MinEvictSize=14
MinFudgeFactor=1
FudgeFactorIncreaseRateOfChange=0.5
FudgeFactorDecreaseRateOfChange=-0.4
MinRequestedMipsToConsider=11
MinTimeToGuaranteeMinMipCount=2
MaxTimeToGuaranteeMinMipCount=12
UseTextureFileCache=TRUE
LoadMapTimeLimit=0.1
LightmapStreamingFactor=0.02
ShadowmapStreamingFactor=0.2
TextureFileCacheBulkDataAlignment=1
UsePriorityStreaming=True
bAllowSwitchingStreamingSystem=True
UseDynamicStreaming=True
bEnableAsyncDefrag=False
bEnableAsyncReallocation=False
MaxDefragRelocations=256
MaxDefragDownShift=128
BoostPlayerTextures=3.0
TemporalAAMemoryReserve=4.0
EnableStats=true
HistoryDepth=50
DynamicStreaming=2
DynamicStreamingDistances=1250
DynamicStreamingDistances=200
DynamicStreamingDistances=9

Code:

[SystemSettings]
ResX=1920
ResY=1080
bUseMaxQualityMode=false
StaticDecals=True
DynamicDecals=True
UnbatchedDecals=True
DecalCullDistanceScale=1.000000
DynamicLights=True
DynamicShadows=True
LightEnvironmentShadows=True
CompositeDynamicLights=False
SHSecondaryLighting=True
DirectionalLightmaps=True
MotionBlur=False
MotionBlurPause=True
MotionBlurSkinning=1
DepthOfField=True
AmbientOcclusion=True
Bloom=True
UseHighQualityBloom=True
bAllowLightShafts=True
Distortion=True
FilteredDistortion=True
DropParticleDistortion=False
bAllowDownsampledTranslucency=False
NVParticleDownsamplingThreshold=100.000000
SpeedTreeLeaves=True
SpeedTreeFronds=True
OnlyStreamInTextures=False
LensFlares=True
FogVolumes=True
FloatingPointRenderTargets=True
OneFrameThreadLag=True
UseVsync=True
UpscaleScreenPercentage=True
Fullscreen=True
WindowedFullscreen=False
AllowD3D11=True
AllowOpenGL=False
AllowRadialBlur=True
AllowSubsurfaceScattering=True
AllowImageReflections=False
AllowImageReflectionShadowing=False
bAllowSeparateTranslucency=True
SkeletalMeshLODBias=0
ParticleLODBias=0
DetailMode=2
MaxDrawDistanceScale=1.000000
ShadowFilterQualityBias=0
MaxAnisotropy=16
MaxMultiSamples=16
bAllowD3D9MSAA=True
bAllowTemporalAA=False
TemporalAA_MinDepth=500.000000
TemporalAA_StartDepthVelocityScale=100.000000
FXAA=false
MinShadowResolution=1024
MinPreShadowResolution=8
MaxShadowResolution=1024
MaxWholeSceneDominantShadowResolution=2048
ShadowFadeResolution=128
PreShadowFadeResolution=16
ShadowFadeExponent=0.250000
ScreenPercentage=100.000000
SceneCaptureStreamingMultiplier=1.000000
FoliageDrawRadiusMultiplier=1.000000
ShadowTexelsPerPixel=1.273240
PreShadowResolutionFactor=0.500000
bEnableVSMShadows=False
bEnableBranchingPCFShadows=False
bAllowHardwareShadowFiltering=True
TessellationFactorMultiplier=1.000000
bEnableForegroundShadowsOnWorld=True
bEnableForegroundSelfShadowing=False
bAllowWholeSceneDominantShadows=True
bUseConservativeShadowBounds=False
ShadowFilterRadius=2.000000
SystemShadowDepthBias=0.012000
PerObjectShadowTransition=60.000000
CSMSplitPenumbraScale=0.500000
CSMSplitSoftTransitionDistanceScale=4.000000
CSMSplitDepthBiasScale=0.500000
CSMMinimumFOV=40.000000
CSMFOVRoundFactor=4.000000
UnbuiltWholeSceneDynamicShadowRadius=20000.000000
UnbuiltNumWholeSceneDynamicShadowCascades=3
WholeSceneShadowUnbuiltInteractionThreshold=50
bAllowFracturedDamage=True
NumFracturedPartsScale=0.000000
FractureDirectSpawnChanceScale=1.000000
FractureRadialSpawnChanceScale=1.000000
FractureCullDistanceScale=1.000000
bForceCPUAccessToGPUSkinVerts=false
bDisableSkeletalInstanceWeights=false
HighPrecisionGBuffers=False
MobileFeatureLevel=0
MobileFog=True
MobileSpecular=True
MobileBumpOffset=True
MobileNormalMapping=True
MobileEnvMapping=True
MobileRimLighting=True
MobileColorBlending=True
MobileVertexMovement=True
MobileLODBias=-0.5
MobileBoneCount=75
MobileBoneWeightCount=2
MobileUsePreprocessedShaders=True
MobileFlashRedForUncachedShaders=False
MobileWarmUpPreprocessedShaders=True
MobileCachePreprocessedShaders=False
MobileProfilePreprocessedShaders=False
MobileUseCPreprocessorOnShaders=True
MobileLoadCPreprocessedShaders=True
MobileSharePixelShaders=True
MobileShareVertexShaders=True
MobileShareShaderPrograms=True
MobileEnableMSAA=False
MobileContentScaleFactor=1.0
MobileVertexScratchBufferSize=150
MobileIndexScratchBufferSize=10
ApexLODResourceBudget=1000000000000000000000.0
ApexDestructionMaxChunkIslandCount=2147483647
ApexDestructionMaxChunkSeparationLOD=1.0
bEnableParallelAPEXClothingFetch=False
TEXTUREGROUP_World=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,IgnoreTextureLODBias,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_WorldNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_WorldSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Character=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,IgnoreTextureLODBias,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Weapon=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,IgnoreTextureLODBias,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Vehicle=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Cinematic=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Effects=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Linear,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_EffectsNotFiltered=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Skybox=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_UI=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Lightmap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Shadowmap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,NumStreamedMips=1,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_RenderTarget=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_MobileFlattened=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_ProcBuilding_Face=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_ProcBuilding_LightMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Terrain_Heightmap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Terrain_Weightmap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_ImageBasedReflection=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_Blur5,NumStreamedMips=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Bokeh=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Linear,MipFilter=Linear,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)
ShadowDistanceMultiplier=1.000000
ShadowCascades=3
ShadowSplit=0.0
ShadowSplit=0.16
ShadowSplit=0.48
ShadowSplit=1.0
bAllowSeparateModulatedTranslucency=False
ShadowCast_Near=3000.000000
ShadowCast_Far=6000.000000
bNVIDIA3d=False
PopulationAdjustment=0
TextureQuality=0
ViewDistance=3
ViewDistanceLowScale=0.500000
ViewDistanceMediumScale=0.800000
ViewDistanceHighScale=1.000000
ViewDistanceUltraHighScale=2.000000
ViewDistanceConsoleScale=1.000000
NumberOfDecals=2
FramerateLocking=0
PhysXLevel=0
MaxDrawDistanceScaleSplitScreen=1.000000
bAutoDetectSettings=False
TEXTUREGROUP_ColorLookupTable=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=Aniso,MipFilter=Point,MipGenSettings=TMGS_SimpleAverage,NumStreamedMips=0)

The above settings should remove streaming, increase reflections and general overall graphics improvement. I would suggest a decent rig for this though, just in case or until anyone tells me it runs fine on lower end systems.

Also to Enable PhysX on ATI cards just change this line

Code:

PhysXLevel= 

0 - Disabled
1 - Low
2 - High

I have a 3gb 7970 and i have it on high (2) without any fps issues.

Bleek · 21 Sep 2012 at 08:43

I can't say it's been smooth for me, there are certainly parts of the game that make my 7850 chug!

Or should I say, there are certain parts of the game that simply don't make use of CPU and GPU.

Hopefully a patch will sort this.

agnes · 21 Sep 2012 at 08:45

I am playing with EVERYTHING on max,have a 560ti 448 core @ 1920x1080 last night.

Only time I got even a slight bit of slowdown when I had maybe 10+ enemy bodies in the floor infront of me. Think this is to do with the physx, but the game runs shockingly well!!! Looks stunning as well. I won't be tinkering, I am perfectly happy with it.

As for the game, wow... Just wow, I am truly sucked into this, was up until far too late last night, playing Zer0. Got to level 7, feel a little weak, but judging by the talents, I will be for a while, playing the assassin skill tree. Absolutely awsome lol.

Bleek · 21 Sep 2012 at 08:47

Yeah well I'm not the only one and I've not had problems before... it does look great though!

StriderX · 21 Sep 2012 at 08:52

Weapons seem a bit naff, but its early in the game.

Enjoying it so far.

Snaggle · 21 Sep 2012 at 08:57

great looking game .. runs a treat and the phys-x adds a lot to the feeling of being very polished .

If you are used to BL1 though its hard . Mobs hit harder and more of them . guns seem weaker (im only lvl 10) and ammo upgrade slots require that rare purple stuff which is pretty rare so for me atm ammo is to be used sparingly !!

Dont like the new inventory menus and the quests are not always clear but other than that i am enjoying it .

The Asgard · 21 Sep 2012 at 09:15

Just had a quick 30 mins before I start work and what a blast. The first Borderlands was my favorite game and I am glad to say they have not wrecked it. My No.1 game just got better!

I'm running 2560x1600 with physics on low and looks like everything else on high, default settings. Runs just like the first.