Borderlands 4 developer Gearbox has launched the largest replace to the looter shooter since launch, including a Subject of View (FOV) slider on console, efficiency enhancements, and varied Vault Hunter and kit buffs.
The September 25, 2025 replace provides new Weekly Actions, stability and efficiency enhancements, changes to some rewards/development, and additional refinements throughout UI, audio, visuals, and kit. Take a look at the patch notes, from the Borderlands web site, beneath.
Of specific be aware is the addition of a FOV slider on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Sequence X and S, one thing gamers had requested for. Gearbox chief Randy Pitchford had responded to the complaints to recommend equity might need had one thing to do with the shortage of a FOV slider in Borderlands 4, though all that remark did was confuse followers given the PC model has it and there’s crossplay at launch. Whereas its arrival is welcome, Gearbox warned console gamers that growing the FOV previous the default may trigger some dips in efficiency.
Inventive director Graeme Timmins had flagged that Gearbox was extra interested by buffing than nerfing Borderlands 4 within the brief time period, leaving damaged builds alone in the intervening time. And at the moment’s replace reinforces that method, with no nerfs to talk of. Certainly, Timmins took to social media to say Gearbox had too many buffs to suit into at the moment’s replace, so it broke them up into their very own stability replace that’s due out early subsequent week.
The replace additionally contains fixes for the high-profile reminiscence leak concern for Borderlands 4 on console, which causes the framerate to degrade the longer you play. However there’s extra to return. “We consider we have made vital enhancements there, however we’re nonetheless investigating knowledge to ensure any remaining points proceed to be resolved,” Timmins defined. “We’re assured that at the moment’s replace makes an enormous distinction although, and we’re excited to get suggestions/knowledge on it.”
Efficiency enhancements on PC are additionally welcome. Borderlands 4 continues to be on a blended Steam evaluation ranking, with a lot of the adverse feedback revolving round PC efficiency. The tech specialists at Digital Foundry have mentioned their preliminary evaluation of Borderlands 4 on PC reveals vital stutter issues, and have suggested in opposition to operating the sport on its ‘Badass’ graphics setting, which suggests there are certainly issues with the Unreal Engine 5 title.
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Borderlands 4: All Vault Hunter Talent Bushes Ranked
Borderlands 4: All Vault Hunter Talent Bushes Ranked
Borderlands 4 September 25, 2025 replace patch notes:
Change Checklist:
Weekly Actions:
- Weekly Massive Encore Boss has switched to a more durable variant of a unique present boss with an much more rewarding loot pool for those who take it on.
- The Weekly Wildcard Mission has modified. These Missions function a assured Legendary drop that you may repeatedly earn to get your ultimate roll.
- Maurice’s Black Market Merchandising Machine has moved to a different location and adjusted its choices. Bear in mind, whereas the placement is similar, your merchandising machine objects are completely different from different gamers, so ask round to see if somebody has the merchandise you’re in search of!
Stability & Efficiency
- Enhancements to stability and efficiency.
- Addressed varied cases of hitching, low FPS, and crashes.
- We’re persevering with to analyze and can make additional enhancements to stability and efficiency.
- Up to date character animations for efficiency enhancements.
- Graphics Preset could possibly be set to Excessive or Very Excessive when utilizing Run Auto-Detect in Visible Menu.
- [Xbox] Corrected a difficulty the place gamers would get a black display after the Vault Image loading display.
- Addressed uncommon problems with infinite loading screens throughout crossplay.
- Improved loading of characters in menus to cut back seen delays when getting into character choose.
Rewards & Development
- Addressed a reported concern the place gamers may lose or be rewarded unintended additional Talent Factors in multiplayer.
- Addressed a difficulty that would stop Contract goal enemies from persistently spawning.
- Up to date Repkit lifesteal problem to trace lifesteal from any supply.
- Prevented area discovery trophies/achievements from unlocking earlier than discovering all areas.
- Prevented cases of unowned DLC content material showing in chests or in menus.
- Improved readability of DLC-related warnings and reward availability.
- Addressed a reported concern the place the Reward Middle may cease working after claiming the Gilded Glory Pack rewards.
- Rewards Middle popup now appropriately excludes already-claimed cosmetics.
- Diminished promote costs on Gilded Glory Pack gear in Merchandising Machines.
- Up to date the Break Free Pack reward bundle to redeem correctly in all cases.
- Problem timing has been up to date so gamers can correctly progress from Final Vault Hunter (UVH) 4 to UVH 5 after finishing the required Wildcard Mission.
- When rating up in multiplayer, gamers that aren’t the host won’t see the change to their UVH stage, however will be capable of swap to the upper stage. This will probably be addressed in an upcoming replace.
- Up to date Class Mods to forestall them from dropping with incorrect ability factors.
Vault Hunter Adjustments and Steadiness Changes
Harlowe the Gravitar
- Gravitar Floor State Capstone has been corrected to take away inaccurate verbiage about enemies taking diminished harm when they don’t.
- Gravitar Flux Generator not heals enemies with Potential Transference Capstone.
- Up to date Gravitar Accretion passive to persistently grant Lifesteal to allies.
- Addressed varied reported points with Gravitar Unstable Power Pocket created from CHROMA Accelerator Motion Talent.
- Consists of cases the place it might not disappear correctly, convert to Cryo Injury, or break up as supposed with sure ability tree mixtures. Expertise that noticed updates: Particular Goal Magnets Increase, The Shattering Gentle Capstone, QED passive, Break the Ice passive, Containment Breach Increase, and Eureka! Passive.
Amon the Forgeknight
- Forgeknight Primal Surge passive now correctly restores Defend and Ammo.
- Forgeknight Firewall Motion Talent has been adjusted so Vengeance can’t be saved by Firewall earlier than Scourge is energetic, as supposed.
- Forgeknight Onslaughter Rocket Punch now connects extra reliably with shielded enemies.
- Addressed a reported concern with Forgeknight Forgeaxe not persistently searching for close by enemies.
Vex the Siren
- Addressed a reported concern with Siren Grave Harvest Increase being triggered whereas Incarnate will not be energetic.
- Addressed a reported concern the place Siren Blight Attunement passive may often fail to wreck the Timekeeper.
- Injury attributable to Siren Spirit Bomb passive now counts correctly as Companion Injury and modifications its shade to match attuned component.
Rafa the Exo-Soldier
- Addressed a reported concern stopping Exo-Soldier Blowout passive from stacking correctly when repeating Motion Expertise.
Gameplay
- Addressed a reported concern within the “Overwriting a Incorrect” Facet Mission the place nodes wouldn’t spawn persistently.
- Addressed a reported concern within the “Speak to Zadra” Mission the place the target may fail if gamers exited and relaunched mid-dialogue.
- Up to date beam hit detection, because it was inflicting beams to not be blocked correctly. Eg: Forgeknight Forgeshield.
- Repkits now persistently devour the correct quantity of expenses after activating Forgeknight Scourge motion ability.
- Prevented Forgeknight from sliding on the finish of Molten Slam.
- Addressed varied reported cases of enemies getting caught.
- Impacted Missions: throughout “Kill Order Forces” within the Fadefields, “His Vile Sanctum” Mission, and “A Lot to Course of” Mission.
- Addressed reported desync points noticed with Light-weight Armature enemy motion in multiplayer.
- Up to date Zadra’s Lab Quick Journey unlock to after discovery.
Gear
- Vladof Atling Gun Heavy Weapon Ordnance now correctly targets Primordial Guardian Inceptus.
- Queen’s Relaxation Pistols with Daedalus Ammoswitcher licensed underbarrel now shoot the right projectiles.
- Gear with the Brief Circuit Increase now traces correctly towards enemies as a substitute of random instructions.
- Addressed reported edge instances the place interrupting reload may trigger ammo desyncs that will stop ammo from firing.
Gear Steadiness Adjustments:
- Hellwalker: now at all times spawns with Hearth component.
- Tediore weapons: +10% Injury and +10% journal dimension.
- Order Pistol Fortunate Clover (Rocket Reload): elevated fireplace fee.
- Order Sniper Rifle Fisheye: elevated Injury.
UI & UX
- Up to date gear thumbnails in instances the place they didn’t show correctly, and ensured stand-in thumbnails load correctly.
- Up to date varied UI visuals for alignment, consistency, and readability.
- Adjusted stock dropdown menus to forestall unintended chosen modifications.
- Added D-pad navigation help to the Reward Middle and improved dealing with of the Stock Overflow message.
- Prevented Matchmaking Menu trace bar from displaying incorrect prompts when becoming a member of one other participant’s sport.
- Addressed compass often displaying incorrect location title after teleporting.
- Up to date localization and varied textual content descriptions throughout the sport.
- Added varied enhancements to compass, customized waypoint placement, and ECHO location.
Visuals
- Addressed carryable objects disappearing or showing within the mistaken location after being picked up; contains instances in Able to Blow, Misplaced Capsules, and Hangover Helper Missions.
- Improved triggering of Armor Section breaks VFX when Defend Capability results expire.
- Up to date NPC and enemy pathing.
- Addressed VFX issues with varied weapons, automobiles, and elemental states.
- Numerous animation updates.
- Numerous visible updates and enhancements.
- Adjusted rift portal impact to corrected visuals.
- Up to date ECHO-4 to have appropriate positioning when viewing varied menus, and to forestall clipping.
- Ambient critters have a extra pure spawn conduct.
Audio
- DJs in Carcadia Burn and Fadefields now play their VO when beginning or finishing Contracts.
- Adjusted radio music combine for improved audibility.
- Added lacking audio for a number of weapon varieties, customization, and menu navigation.
- Diminished cases of voiceover slicing out throughout Missions.
- Up to date startup films to have appropriate audio.
Settings & Accessibility
- [Xbox/PlayStation] Enabled Subject of View (FOV) slider on console.
- Be aware: Rising the FOV previous the default may trigger some dips in efficiency.
- Car Subject of View settings will now be modified for each customers when enjoying in splitscreen.
Misc
- Addressed reported cases of incorrect or deleted characters showing in Menu or Lobbies.
- Enabled Tab key in SHiFT UI.
- Added haptic suggestions for controllers to Exo-Soldier Unmissable Missiles Increase.
- Up to date Credit itemizing.
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