Borderlands PC 1.4.2 BTest Update Patch Notes (Steam Only)
- Implemented new opt-in stat-tracking service, BTest, for Steam players.
- The result of ongoing work within Gearbox Labs, BTest is a limited-time experiment that offers you the chance to help us tune and improve our games.
- By choosing to participate in BTest, you help us learn more about the world of Borderlands (what guns are the most popular and effective, what areas are being played the most, etc.) just by playing the game!
- You will be able to compare your characters to your friends and other players throughout the world through the Gearbox Labs site.
- For more information on BTest, visit http://labs.gearboxsoftware.com
- Added new EULA and opt-in / opt-out menu choices for BTest functionality.
- Save games now sync with Steam Cloud for remote backup.
Detailed during our panel at PAX Prime, BTest is the code-name for an experimental update coming to the Steam version of Borderlands PC on September 9.
The result of ongoing work within Gearbox Labs, BTest offers you the chance to help us tune and improve our games. By choosing to participate in BTest, you can help us learn more about your favorite parts of Borderlands ...just by playing the game! For example, what guns are the most popular and effective, what areas are being played the most, and exactly how many times your cat walks across the keyboard.
As an added bonus, BTest also brings Steam Cloud support to Borderlands PC, so you'll never have to worry about a corrupted save or losing your character so long as you have an active internet connection!
Ready for your first peek of Borderlands 2 in motion? The teaser trailer is here! Meet Salvador the Gunzerker and get a glimpse of the exciting new locations and enemies that await on Pandora…
2K Games and Gearbox Software Announce Borderlands™ 2 in DevelopmentFans can get their first glimpse of the bold evolution of the Role-Playing Shooter at Gamescom and PAX Prime 2011 this month
New York, NY – August 3, 2011 – 2K Games and Gearbox Software announced today that the sequel to the extravasplosive breakout hit, Borderlands™, is currently in development at world-renowned developer Gearbox Software. Coming to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC during Take-Two’s fiscal year 2013 beginning on April 1, 2012, Borderlands 2 is the epic sequel to the ultimate four-player Role-Playing Shooter loot fest. Combining invention and evolution, Borderlands 2 features all new characters, skills, environments, enemies, weapons and equipment, which come together in an ambitiously crafted story. Players will reveal secrets, and escalate mysteries of the Borderlands universe as they adventure across the unexplored new areas of Pandora.
2K Games and Gearbox Software are taking this show on the road, and fans and media will be able to get their first look at the game at Gamescom 2011 from August 17 – August 21, and at PAX Prime (Booth #3417) from August 26 – August 28. Eager gamers can learn more about Borderlands 2 right now by picking up the latest issue of Game Informer Magazine, which has the worldwide exclusive cover story on the title. Readers will find many game details inside the issue, including the first reveal of one of the several new character classes being introduced in Borderlands 2.
About Borderlands
Taking the gaming world by storm, Borderlands delivered its unique flavor of humorous and lovable characters and addictive non-stop collaborative loot-hunting gameplay on an unsuspecting populace. The critically acclaimed and best-selling Role-Playing-Shooter, as well as its four downloadable expansion packs, captured the imagination and attention of single-player and cooperative gamers around the world.Borderlands 2 is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information on Borderlands 2 please visit www.borderlandsthegame.com.
Borderlands Game Of The Year Edition is now available through the Mac App Store!
Bloodthirsty bandits. Vicious monsters. Tons of loot. Lock, load and face the madness. Gearbox Software’s acclaimed sci-fi hit comes to the Mac App Store, complete with all four Add-On packs. Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition is a unique hybrid of first person shooter and role-playing game with a super sharp visual style and a compelling four player co-op mode.
Planet Pandora is a sparsely populated wasteland where the rule of law gets rewritten daily in the smoke of the last gun battle. Civilization consists of small outposts on the fringe of human influence, in an area called the Borderlands. Pandora’s one claim to fame is a mythical Vault supposedly packed with fantastic riches.
Fortune hunters, corrupt corporate mercenaries and lowlife hoodlums roam the landscape, searching under every grain of sand for the treasure. Since most intelligent life on Pandora has the occupation of Vault Hunter, society has gone to hell – making the outposts and outback areas more than just a little dangerous.
• Unique hybrid role playing shooter that combines frantic first-person shooting action with accessible role-playing character progression.
• Super sharp graphics style gives Borderlands a unique comic book come-to-life look.
• Co-op Frenzy – drop in and out with up to 4 player co-operative for a maniacal multiplayer experience.
• Millions of randomly generated guns! Choose your weapon from rocket-launching shotguns, enemy-torching revolvers, and tons more.
• Huge single-player game with four playable characters and serious replayability.
• Includes all four Add-On packs – The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, and Claptrap’s New Robot Revolution.★★★★★ MacFormat Choice Award “A stunning game that pulls off role-playing with first-person shooting.” – MacFormat
★★★★★ “Borderlands has become a cult hit on PC and console systems since its release, and for good reason” – iCreate
The following graphics cards are NOT supported: ATI X1xxx series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and Intel GMA series. Full system requirements are available on our Borderlands mini-site at http://www.feralinteractive.com/borderlands
The Borderlands Game of the Year package comes complete with the best-selling Borderlands stand-alone game, its entire game add-on library, and a bonus fold out map of Pandora.
“We are absolutely thrilled that Mac gamers will now be able to join in on the world of Pandora in Borderlands.” said Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software.“The best part is that every Mac gamer gets to experience the game plus all the ass-kicking add-on packs for Borderlands! They are getting the full complete package, and this is the best way to enjoy such an extravasplosive game like Borderlands.”
Minimum system requirements call for a 1.8 GHz Intel Mac with at least 2 GB RAM, 128 MB or better graphics card, DVD drive, and Mac OS X v10.6.4 or later. The following cards are NOT supported: ATI X1xxx series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and Intel GMA series.
Title Update 1.41 Notes:
* Level cap increase of 8 levels for all players.
[-]Original Borderlands players will now be able to achieve level 58.
[-]Owners of The Secret Armory of General Knoxx can achieve a record setting increase to a maximum level of 69.
* Enemies now scale to new level caps throughout the whole game as long as playthrough 2 has been completed.
* Item drops (with the exception of COM Decks) will now scale to new enemy level caps.
* DLC4 Achievement/Trophy glitches that have affected some users will now properly award players for obtaining these achievements.
Borderlands fans, new and old, will now be able to hunt and kill more in Pandora than ever before with this new free Title Update for Borderlands! Players with the original Borderlands will now be able to achieve Level 58 on all their characters, up from Level 50, while owners of The Secret Armory of General Knoxx can achieve a record setting maximum level of 69, up from 61! Players who have also completed playthrough 2 will now be able to challenge themselves in every place in Pandora! Every enemy and boss will scale to the players level, giving players the chance to enjoy past zones all over again.
Claptrap Episode 4 has also been released! A big cast for this episode and lots of laughs. Check it out in the link below!
Buy Borderlands GOTY at GameStop
Buy Borderlands GOTY at Amazon
Claptrap Episode 4 - YouTube
The new level cap will be 69 for General Knoxx owners, and 58 for all owners that have not purchased Knoxx. The game will also be rescaled for all end game users so they may go back to any location within the game or in any of the DLCs and take advantage of enemies that will be equivalent to the players level. Players will now have even more great opportunities hunting for loot no matter where they are in Pandora!
Check out some more info about the update here!
Joystiq - Free Borderlands update will raise level cap, rebalance main game
Kotaku - Borderlands Level Cap Going Up, For Free
