Might give a boost in fps (some games benefit from this, bl3 being one of them
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• 1. Open game folder (right-click Borderlands 3 in Steam -> local files -> browse local files. Then go into the OakGame/Binaries/Win64 folder)
  
• 2. Right click Borderlands3.exe and under properties, open the Compatibility tab
  
• 3. Check "Disable full-screen optimizations"
  

Graphics API - DirectX 12 (11 if you're running into issues)
Display mode - this is personal preference, so I use Windowed Borderless
Vertical Sync - Off
Limit Frame Rate - 200/360

ADVANCED

Graphics Quality - Medium
Anti Aliasing - None (Personal preference)
Texture Streaming - Ultra (MUST)
Material Quality - Medium
Anisotropic Filtering - 16x
Shadows - Low
Draw Distance - Medium
Clutter - Low
Terrain Detail - Medium
Foliage - Low
Volumetric Fog - Off
Screen Space Reflections - Off

Character Detail - High

Ambient Occlusion - Off
Camera Motion Blur - Off
Object Motion Blur - Off
FidelityFX Sharpening - On

SAVE YOUR IN GAME SETTINGS FIRST BEFORE MOVING ONTO THE NEXT STEP

I do wanna note. These are all personal preference, so use what you desire, depending on your rig.

• Locate PC/documents/my games/borderlands 3/saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor
  
  GameUserSettings -- Apply the following configurations --
  
  Change/add the following
  [ScalabilityGroups]
  sg.ResolutionQuality=100.000000
  sg.ViewDistanceQuality=3
  sg.AntiAliasingQuality=1
  sg.ShadowQuality=0
  sg.PostProcessQuality=3
  sg.TextureQuality=3
  sg.EffectsQuality=3
  sg.FoliageQuality=1
  sg.GrassDrawDistanceQuality=2
  sg.CharacterTextureDetailQuality=3
  sg.WorldTextureDetailQuality=0
  sg.WorldLODQuality=0
  sg.CharacterLODQuality=2
  
  
  bUsePerformanceMode=True
  PreferredGraphicsAPI=DX12
  
  TextureStreamingViewBoostScale=10.000000
  TextureStreamingViewBoostScaleOverride=-10.000000
  TextureStreamingAdaptiveBoostScale=0.000000
  TextureStreamingAdaptiveBoostScaleOverride=-0.000000
  TextureStreamingPoolSizeMB=9000
  TextureStreamingPoolSizeMBOverride=1
  [/script/engine.renderersettings]
  r.SimpleForwardShading=1
  r.AOAsyncBuildQueue=1
  r.MeshDrawCommands.AllowOnDemandShaderCreation=1
  r.MeshDrawCommands.DynamicInstancing==1
  r.ForceAllCoresForShaderCompiling=1
  r.Shaders.FastMath=1
  r.UseShaderPredraw=1
  r.RDG.AsyncCompute=2
  r.UseAsyncShaderPrecompilation=1
  r.AmbientOcclusion.AsyncComputeBudget=4
  r.AsyncCreateLightPrimitiveInteractions=1
  r.Streaming.Boost=0.5
  r.Streaming.PoolSize=0
  r.Streaming.MaxTempMemoryAllowed=512
  r.Streaming.CheckBuildStatus=1
  r.Streaming.DefragDynamicBounds=1
  r.CreateShadersOnLoad=1
  r.UseShaderCaching=1
  r.MultithreadedShadowmapEncode=1
  r.MultithreadedLightmapEncode=1
  
  
  
  EdgeDetectionTexelOffset=1.3
  will reduce the black lines just a tad. Less fps consuming
  
  UseDynamicStreaming=True
  Add under [/script/oakgame.oakgameusersettings]
  
• now set gameusersettings.ini to read only(will ensure the game won't try and rewrite the settings)
  
  Engine -- Add the following configurations to the bottom --
  
  
  
  [TextureStreaming]
  UseDynamicStreaming=True
  
  [SystemSettings]
  r.oneframethreadlag=0
  r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0
  r.LensFlareQuality=0
  r.DefaultFeature.LensFlare=0
  r.DefaultFeature.Bloom=0
  r.BloomQuality=0
  r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0
  r.PostProcessAAQuality=0
  r.MotionBlur.Max=0
  r.MotionBlurQuality=0
  r.DefaultFeature.MotionBlur=0
  
  spaces in between each configuration!
  
  
• now set Engine.ini to read only(will ensure the game won't try and rewrite the settings)
  

-- Will fix minor stuttering (works for other games too)

1. Windows search "Exploit Protection" - or alternatively go to windows security > app & browser control > exploit protection > exploit protection settings

2. Under Program settings///// Add program to customize - then simply locate your borderlands3.exe and select it.
3. In the editing sceen scroll down to Control Flow Guard(CFG), check "override system settings" and toggle it to "off" and then hit apply

4. Profit

• Under program settings, locate the .exe as previously
  
  I'm too lazy to type these, so here's some imgur links instead. Of the settings I use
  
  
• https://i.imgur.com/x2RpvST.png (Sharpen is on 20% for Image Scaling)
  
  
• https://i.imgur.com/a0VZDBW.png
  
  
• https://i.imgur.com/VK5v3oR.png
  
  
  
  NOTE: Also change - Texture filtering - "Anisotropic sample option" to on

Download Nvidia Profile Inspector -
https://github.com/Orbmu2k/nvidiaProfileInspector/releases

Extract it's contents

Run the exe

Locate your Borderlands 3 in the top left section under "Profiles"

change this setting


and hit "Apply Changes"

simply copy the following lines of commands to your launch option for bl3

• -high -USEALLAVAILABLECORES -maxMem=13000 (make sure there is no space in the beginning)
  
  You can also add -NOTEXTURESTREAMING - this pretty much eliminates all the stuttering.
  
  if you have a high end pc, your load times will def feel it. I do like fast load times, so I personally don't use this
  
  
  

I will now link the following mods I run for my bl3, these include some QOL (quality of life) and some fps boost nonsense(idk if those actually do anything LOL)

• https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands3/mods/376 - less visual pollution
  
• https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands3/mods/371 - vendor crash fix
  
• https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands3/mods/370 - clear inspect screen
  
• https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands3/mods/368 - faster travels
  
• https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands3/mods/365 - small crit sprites
  
• https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands3/mods/362 - unreal 4 upsampling
  
• https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands3/mods/309 - disable bloom/depth of field
  
• https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands3/mods/396 - fix radiation amp shot
  
• https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands3/mods/412 - small fixes

Tutorials on how to install these mods, can be found in the descriptions


BLCM - HotFix Manager

Add mods through community made hotfixes (requires internet connection)

Link to Mod Library - https://github.com/BLCM/bl3mods/wiki/All-Mods

How to install mods -
I recommend installing B3HM to your "Plugins" folder located in steamapps\common\Borderlands 3\OakGame\Binaries\Win64\Plugins
-That way when launching the game, it'll automatically run the exe, thus loading all your mods

Did you know bl3 had PythonSDK? Well now you do! It's essentially a tool to allow creators to create their own mods and post them publicly.

Link - https://bl-sdk.github.io/oak-mod-db/
Tutorials can be found there!

-REMOVE THEM BEGINNING MOVIES-

Are you tired of hearing the gearbox logo earrape you each time you launch the game? Let's fix that.

• Locate SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Borderlands 3\OakGame\Content\Movies
  and delete the following.
  

You've now successfully perfected your game!! (well hopefully lol, this worked for me after months of trial and error XD)



If this guide helped you. Do feel free to let me know in the comments!