Borderlands 4 September 18 Update Improves Stability on PC and 'Smooths Out' Progression — but According to the Patch Notes Balance Changes Will Have to Wait

Borderlands 4 developer Gearbox has released the archetypal meaningful update for the looter shooter that it said improves stableness and “smooths out” progression — but determination are nary equilibrium changes yet.

“This update improves stableness connected PC, smooths retired progression, and updates the Gilded Glory Pack loot and rewards for a much seamless experience,” Gearbox said successful a station connected the 2K Borderlands website alongside the spot notes, below. “Please restart your crippled to guarantee that the update goes done and to forestall transportation errors successful matchmaking.”

Meanwhile, Gearbox said Borderlands 4 volition spot play insignificant updates. These impact changes to which Weekly Big Encore Boss and Wildcard Mission is live. Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine is besides connected the move. The Weekly Big Encore Boss is simply a tougher variant of an existing brag with an adjacent much rewarding loot pool. Weekly Wildcard Missions adhd challenging caller traits to an existing mission. These missions diagnostic a guaranteed Legendary driblet that you tin repeatedly gain to get your perfect roll.

And here’s the authoritative blurb connected Maurice’s Black Market Vending Machine:

Go successful hunt of wherever the Black Market Vending Machine has moved to and observe what’s disposable successful your crippled each week. Remember, portion the determination is the same, your vending instrumentality items are antithetic from different players, truthful inquire astir to spot if idiosyncratic has the point you’re looking for!

Borderlands 4 is presently connected a mixed Steam reappraisal rating, with astir of the antagonistic comments revolving astir PC performance. The tech experts astatine Digital Foundry person said their archetypal investigation of Borderlands 4 connected PC shows important stutter problems, and person advised against moving the crippled connected its ‘Badass’ graphics setting, which suggests determination are so problems with the Unreal Engine 5 title. From the look of the spot notes, the absorption present is connected crashes, alternatively than show issues. Gearbox precocious said PC show problems were its "top priority," truthful hopefully much to travel connected that beforehand soon.

In the meantime, Gearbox has posted a Borderlands 4 Nvidia Optimization usher connected Steam, advising players however to optimize their graphics settings for “better show and framerates” connected PC with the Nvidia app, though users study mixed results.

Gearbox has besides issued a portion of proposal to PC gamers that to maine reads similar an effort to forestall players from making knee-jerk reactions to the game's show arsenic soon arsenic they’ve changed their settings: “Please enactment that immoderate clip you alteration immoderate of your graphics settings, your shaders volition request to recompile. Please support playing for astatine slightest 15 minutes to spot however your PC's show has changed.”

While this spot mentions the PC version, there’s nary connection connected improvements to the show of Borderlands 4 connected console. Console players person reported show getting worse the longer they play, suggesting Borderlands 4 suffers from a representation leak issue. Gearbox improvement main Randy Pitchford has said Gearbox is looking into this 1 connected PS5 Pro specifically, but it doesn’t look similar a hole is successful spot conscionable yet.

And determination are nary equilibrium changes yet, which means those overpowered builds of yours are safe… for now.

Borderlands 4 September 18, 2025 update spot notes:

Stability

• Addressed crashes tied to animation states, audio, and collision checks
• Addressed assorted GPU-related crashes

Gameplay & Progression

• Resolved an contented wherever the Reward Center could halt moving aft claiming the Gilded Glory Pack rewards
• Addressed a progression blocker successful the ngo “Talk to Zadra,” wherever the nonsubjective could neglect if players exited and relaunched mid-dialogue
• Corrected “Doesn’t ain DLC” warnings incorrectly showing up connected non-DLC gear
  • This volition beryllium fixed connected consoles successful the coming days.

Loot & Items

• Updated loot pools truthful Gilded Glory Pack guns nary longer look successful modular chests

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