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The Official Borderlands Thread of Loot Whoring a Bajillion Guns
http://kotaku.com/5335184/borderl...-your-mind
I took this off the official Bordlands forums so here's the source thread authored by Kantham [gearboxsoftware.com].
trouble with connecting [gearboxsoftware.com] for co-op games on PC.
Some very easy tweaks on PC [gearboxsoftware.com] that'll make your life easier.
I took this off the official Bordlands forums so here's the source thread authored by Kantham [gearboxsoftware.com].
trouble with connecting [gearboxsoftware.com] for co-op games on PC.
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Quote from HousePlant Borderlands, like many other online multiplayer games, requires that you forward a few ports if you plan on hosting a game. This basically means that if you want people to join your game you need to open up a path in your internet connection for them to get there, otherwise you'll be left to loot all by your lonesome.  :But don't worry! This is a pretty easy thing to do! First, determine whether or not these ports are already open There are some cases where port forwarding is unnecessary, such as when you connect directly to a single port cable or DSL modem. To test for this just click each of the following links, it will tell you if the port is open or not. [this section is broken, it'll say closed even if they're open right now, I'll fix later] 7777 [utorrent.com] 28900 [utorrent.com] 27900 [utorrent.com] 28910 [utorrent.com] 28902 - seems like this needs to be open too. If the ports were closed, we need to determine what kind of router you're using You'll need to find the model name of the router or router/modem combo you're using. This shouldn't be too hard. Usually, the internet comes in through your modem (box connecting to the wall either through phone line or cable line) and is then passed to a router which sorts and distributes your internet connection to the computers in your house. Go find the latter, turn it over, and look for a brand name and some kind of model number (Ex.: Linksys wrt54g, D-link DI-804). Once you have that go to this link and locate your model: http://portforward.com/ Follow the instructions provided. The ports you need to open are: 7777 [utorrent.com] (TCP/UDP) 28900 [utorrent.com] (TCP) 27900 [utorrent.com] (UDP) 28910 [utorrent.com] (TCP) 28902 - not in the readme, but opening this port helped alot of people Once you're done click each port to test if it's really forwarded. Bear in mind that sometimes it takes a minute for the router settings to apply (occasionally you'll even need to reset it before the settings take effect). Forgot to mention!!!: You'll need to either add an exception to the windows firewall or disable it altogether. I disabled mine; it's all but useless. I'll write up a guide when I'm done with class. There you have it! Now people can join your games. If you have any problems feel free to ask questions here or PM me. I think this might be useful as a sticky. |
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Quote : Here's a few tweaks I've come across and found that might help people with 'deconsolizing' Borderlands. I'm going to assume you all know where the location of these INI files are (Usually in USER NAME\Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config in Vista). To disable the startup movies: ----------------------------- Within WillowEngine.ini: Find: [FullScreenMovie] StartupMovies=2K_logo StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo StartupMovies=NVidia StartupMovies=Loading SkippableMovies=2K_logo SkippableMovies=Gearbox_logo SkippableMovies=Attract SkippableMovies=NVidia and comment out lines like so: [FullScreenMovie] //StartupMovies=2K_logo //StartupMovies=Gearbox_logo //StartupMovies=NVidia //StartupMovies=Loading //SkippableMovies=2K_logo //SkippableMovies=Gearbox_logo //SkippableMovies=Attract //SkippableMovies=NVidia If that doesn't work, replace the // with ; To adjust FOV (Field of View): ----------------------------- Within WillowInput.ini: Search for "WillowGame.WillowPlayerInput". Below the chunk of bindings, add the following: Bindings=(Name="F10",Command="FOV 90",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False) Bindings=(Name="F11",Command="FOV 110",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False) You can change the keys (F10 and F11) to whatever you'd like, as well as the FOV values. To disable mouse smoothing: ---------------------------- Within WillowInput.ini: Search for "bEnableMouseSmoothing" and you should come across the following line: bEnableMouseSmoothing=True Change to FALSE. This tremendously improves the feel of the mouse when looking around in-game and navigating the UI. To disable/adjust weapon view bob: ---------------------------------- Within WillowGame.ini: Search for "bWeaponBob" and you should come across the following lines: bWeaponBob=TRUE Bob=0.005 They should be pretty self explanatory. I can confirm the Bob numerical adjustment does work. To enable VSync: ----------------- Within WillowEngine.ini: Search for "UseVsync" and you should come across the following line: UseVsync=False Change to TRUE. To disable voice chat: --------------------- Within WillowEngine.ini: Search for "bHasVoiceEnabled" and you should come across the following line: bHasVoiceEnabled=True Change to FALSE. To enable console: ------------------ *NOTE: This currently doesn't work correctly, it outputs all commands as 'SAY' commands* Within WillowInput.ini: Search for "ConsoleKey" and you should come across the following line: ConsoleKey= Add 'Tilde' after the equal sign to enable the console (should look like ConsoleKey=Tilde) Enable Drop Weapon Key: ------------------------- Within WillowInput.ini: Search for "WillowGame.WillowPlayerInput". Within that section, search for "ThrowWeapon". By default, it's bound to "Underscore" - I changed mine to V, so it looks like: Bindings=(Name="V",Command="ThrowWeapon",Control=F alse,Shift=False,Alt=False) To make zoom a toggle (courtesy of Miker): -------------------------------------------------- Within WillowInput.ini: Add the text below under [WillowGame.WillowPlayerInput] Bindings=(Name="ZoomIn",Command="StartAltFire | setbind RightMouseButton ZoomOut",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftT rigger=False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False, bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False) Bindings=(Name="ZoomOut",Command="StopAltFire | setbind RightMouseButton ZoomIn",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftTr igger=False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,b IgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False) Then, edit the preexisting RightMouseButton binding to reflect the change: Bindings=(Name="RightMouseButton",Command="advance dbutton bAdvancedButtonAux5",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt =False,LeftTrigger= False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnore Shift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False) to Bindings=(Name="RightMouseButton",Command="ZoomIn" ,Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,LeftTrigger= False,RightTrigger=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnore Shift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False) To enable scroll wheel in text boxes: ----------------------------------- Within WillowInput.ini Search for all instances of the following (there should only be two instances): InputKeyName="MouseScrollUp",ModifierKeyFlags=42 InputKeyName="MouseScrollDown",ModifierKeyFlags=42 remove the ",ModifierKeyFlags=42" so they look like: InputKeyName="MouseScrollUp" InputKeyName="MouseScrollDown" |
Last edited by thermoelectron; 10-27-2009 at 07:46 AM..
the gun engine and massiveness of the game is what i was looking forward too until they turned it into a cartoon
