Borderlands 3 has had some major technical issues since launch, but now Gearbox Software is releasing a substantial patch for the game that will address many of the problems, make some balance changes, and more. The new Borderlands 3 patch should be available between now and 3pm PT on September 26, so if players can't download the patch already, they should be able to sooner rather than later.
One of the most significant changes in the new Borderlands 3 patch is the Porcelain Pipebomb nerf. The Porcelain Pipebomb, for the uninitiated, was arguably the most powerful weapon in the entire game. In its original state, the Porcelain Pipebomb would set off multiple explosions when it collided with objects, but that was never Gearbox's intent. The new patch will make it so the Porcelain Pipebomb doesn't let off multiple explosions, which means some players may have to switch up their boss-melting strategies.
Another big change in the new Borderlands 3 patch is the split-screen lag fix. As those that have played Borderlands 3 in split-screen can attest, the game's split-screen performance has been far from ideal, with severe lag whenever a co-op partner opens up the menu. This new patch claims to fix the Borderlands 3 split-screen lag problem in addition to some other performance issues, but the developers acknowledge in the patch notes that more improvements will be necessary down the line.
Overall, this Borderlands 3 patch is a major step in the right direction and seems to go a long way in addressing fan concerns. After the Borderlands 3 hot fix basically only made loot drops worse, this patch should go a long way to reassure the game's community that Gearbox is serious about supporting it for the long-term.
In future, Borderlands 3 fans can expect more patches to fix lingering issues, in addition to more exciting content updates. We know that the Bloody Harvest event will kick off in October, and the first DLC story episode is expected to launch by the end of the year.
In the meantime, here are the full Borderlands 3 patch notes for September 26, 2019:
Performance
- [PC Only] Reduced the amount of texture streaming that was occurring when aiming down sights.
- Addressed a reported concern where certain users with a lot of people in their friend’s list saw more frequent hitching.
- Implementing General stability improvements.
General Fixes and Improvements
- Addressed a reported issue where KillaVolt’s Shield Storm attack does not disable the tiles around KillaVolt, resulting in the entire floor being activated (oops).
- Addressed a potential progression blocker in the mission “Footsteps of Giants”.
- Addressed a reported issue where Guardian Rank had the potential to become non-functional and/or the player could potentially lose Guardian Rank tokens into the negatives.
- Modified vending machines so it will now sort items by rarity.
- Console FOV is now set to 75 by default. This will not affect players who have already started the game.
- Special prompts for particle text (Tediore guns, “critical”, “immune”) are now properly localized.
- Addressed a reported concern that certain players experienced where their vehicle’s boost could continue into the next map.
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Addressed a reported concern with “Porcelain Pipe Bomb” where it set off multiple explosions when colliding with objects.
This grenade was never meant to explode multiple times. All enemies in the Borderlands universe are now safe from being instantly melted by radioactive poop.
UI
- Adjusted the verbiage for “left stick” and “right stick” inside the Russian localized version of the control options screen.
- Addressed a reported issue where certain users experienced a failure of the audio to play when spending skill points in the UI.
- The text is now correctly marked “invalid” when you enter an invalid e-mail address on the SHiFT account creation page.
- Addressed a reported issue where the item of the day item card would flash briefly before displaying on vending machines.
- Addressed a reported concern that certain players were served an unread mail icon when they didn’t have mail to read.
- Iron Bear button prompts will now correctly update if you re-bind your controls.
- Modified various features and elements of Crazy Earl’s store.
- Addressed a reported issue where subtitles wouldn’t display until after the initial cutscene.
- Addressed an issue experienced by certain players that social notifications could become stuck on-screen.
- Addressed a player concern that certain item preview images were failing to load inside the player bank.
- [PC Only] Addressed an issue reported by certain PC players where the focus from the mouse’s last known location was sticking around even when playing with a gamepad.
- Addressed an issue reported by certain players where the cursor would snap to an unintended location in the UI.
Splitscreen and Online Multiplayer
- Addressed a concern reported by certain players that the dialog volume faded too low before switching to ECHO audio during split-screen gameplay.
- Addressed a concern reported by certain players that sounds were quiet or missing for the second split-screen player if they move too far from player one.
- Addressed a concern reported by certain players that 3-player groups were having trouble matchmaking with an additional solo player.
- Addressed a reported concerned experienced by certain players that in split-screen one player’s sprinting animation could be interrupted by the other player opening the ECHO menu.
- Addressed a concern reported by certain players that in split-screen where one player’s aiming down sights could be interrupted by the other player opening the ECHO menu.
- Addressed a handful of reported client replication issues:- Addressed Tina’s pizza bomb so it displays correctly for clients.- Modified certain audio elements that were reportedly looping for clients.- Addressed a reported player concern so the Guardian Skill “Dead Man’s Hand” now functions property.
- Player icons are now pinned to the side of the mini-map when playing in any kind of multiplayer.
Borderlands 3 is out now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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