Here are all the guides, tips, and strategies to enjoy playing Borderlands with cheats and unlockables.
Cheats (PC)
On your local machine, open File Explorer and copy/paste the path:
- My Documents\My Games\Borderlands\WillowGame\Config\
- Open WillowGame.ini. Search for a term below and change it.
| Effect | Code |
|---|---|
| Cap Weapon Slots | WeaponReadyMax (2 to 4) |
| Demigod Mode (Invincibility) | bDemiGodMode true |
| Raise Max Inventory | InventorySlotMax_Misc [choose number] |
| Resurrect All Players (true) | bResurrectAllPlayersWhenOneDies [true/false] |
| Toggle Friendly Fire (set false) | bIgnoreFriendlyFire [true/false] |
| Toggle NPC Friendly Fire (set false) | bIgnoreNPCFriendlyFire [true/false] |
Unlockables
New Game Plus (+)
Complete the game once. You will retain your level and weapons. Enemies are much tougher in this playthrough.
Tips & Tricks
Duplicating Items and Weapons
Start a co-op game with at least one other player. Drop the item(s) and/or weapon(s) you want to duplicate. Then, leave the game through a non-saving method, such as signing out of your profile, going to the dashboard, or resetting the system.
Since the game did not save after you dropped the item(s) and/or weapon(s), you will still have them, and the other player(s) who picked them up will also have them.
Easy Experience and Weapon Proficiency
Use the following trick to get easy experience and weapon proficiencies, as well as good weapons and money by selling loot from all the dead enemies. Once you reach “The Middle Of Nowhere” area, you will eventually get the “Circle Of Slaughter” quest. When do you do the quest, enter the arena, and kill all but one enemy (preferably a little one).
Do not kill all enemies or the quest will end. Also, do not die or you will potentially lose a lot of money. After killing all but one enemy and collecting all items desired, exit out, and the game will save automatically. Reload your saved game, sell all desired items through one of the nearby machines, and repeat the quest as many times as desired.
Note: There are three rounds; the last one is called” Final Round”. Do not finish it if you want to repeat this trick.
Easy Loot and Money
Every time you load a saved game, the chests and lootable objects restock. Save the game near a place where there are multiple weapon chests, such as in the town of New Haven. Collect all the loot in them, then save the game.
Reload the saved game, and collect all the loot again. Keep the loot you want, and sell the loot you do not want. Repeat this as many times as desired.
Note: You get more money and better loot when there is more than one player. This is best done with four players.
Easy Rare Weapons
Save the game near a location with multiple weapon chests, such as in the town of New Haven. Then, host a game, and have three other players join.
Collect all the weapons in the chests, then exit out of the game, and host a new game at the same spot. Repeat this process as many times as desired. You should get quite a few rare weapons using this method.
Extra Item Space
Create a second character for use in Co-op mode. When you want to store an item, start a Co-op game with your main character and secondary character. Transfer the items you want to store to the secondary character until you need them, then transfer them back.
Quick Reloads
While reloading, click Right Analog-stick to melee as soon as the cartridge is removed or new rounds are being inserted, and the gun will reload instantly.
Borderlands is a first-person shooter developed by Gearbox Software and initially released in 2009 for PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3. It was later ported to Mac in 2010, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2019, Nintendo Switch in 2020, and PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2023.