A patch for Borderlands 4 has gone live on PC, which claims to address many of the crashes plaguing the game. Specifically, crashes related to animation states, audio, collision checks, and “various” GPU-related things. Basically everything, then.
The patch also irons out kinks affecting the Gilded Glory pre-order bonus pack, which was conflicting with the Reward Center in the game. This fix will also be coming to the console versions of Borderlands 4 in “the coming days” (I expect verification procedures have slowed its release down).
Borderlands 4 was released last week and, though popular, faced backlash for poor performance on PC. Boisterous Gearbox Software boss Randy Pitchford since spent the week defending against complaints on social media about it. There are fixes in the works, he confirmed, but he argued that Borderlands 4 was never designed to be a twitchy high-frame shooter like those in the competitive genre, so will never perform in that way – not unless you made graphical trade-offs to enable it.
Our Borderlands 4 review is in the works, by the way.
Change List:
Stability
- Addressed crashes tied to animation states, audio, and collision checks
- Addressed various GPU-related crashes
Gameplay & Progression
- Resolved an issue where the Reward Center could stop working after claiming the Gilded Glory Pack rewards
- Addressed a progression blocker in the mission “Talk to Zadra,” where the objective could fail if players exited and relaunched mid-dialogue
- Corrected “Doesn’t own DLC” warnings incorrectly showing up on non-DLC gear
- This will be fixed on consoles in the coming days.
Loot & Items
- Updated loot pools so Gilded Glory Pack guns no longer appear in standard chests
Weekly Minor Updates:
- Every week, we will see changes to which Weekly Big Encore Boss and Wildcard Mission is live! Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine is also on the move!
Weekly Big Encore Boss
- The Weekly Big Encore Boss is a tougher variant of an existing boss with an even more rewarding loot pool.
Weekly Wildcard Missions
- Weekly Wildcard Missions add challenging new traits to an existing mission. These missions feature a guaranteed Legendary drop that you can repeatedly earn to get your ideal roll.
Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine
- Go in search of where the Black Market Vending Machine has moved to and discover what’s available in your game every week. Remember, while the location is the same, your vending machine items are different from other players, so ask around to see if someone has the item you’re looking for!
