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Borderlands 4<\/a> developer Gearbox has released the first meaningful update for the looter shooter that it said improves stability and \u201csmooths out\u201d progression \u2014 but there are no balance changes yet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis update improves stability on PC, smooths out progression, and updates the Gilded Glory Pack loot and rewards for a more seamless experience,\u201d Gearbox said in a post on the 2K Borderlands website<\/a> alongside the patch notes, below. \u201cPlease restart your game to ensure that the update goes through and to prevent connection errors in matchmaking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Gearbox said Borderlands 4 will see weekly minor updates. These involve changes to which Weekly Big Encore Boss and Wildcard Mission is live. Maurice\u2019s Black Market Vending Machine is also on the move. The Weekly Big Encore Boss is a tougher variant of an existing boss with an even more rewarding loot pool. Weekly Wildcard Missions add challenging new traits to an existing mission. These missions feature a guaranteed Legendary drop that you can repeatedly earn to get your ideal roll.<\/p>\n

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And here\u2019s the official blurb on Maurice\u2019s Black Market Vending Machine:<\/p>\n

Go in search of where the Black Market Vending Machine has moved to and discover what\u2019s available in your game every week. Remember, while the location is the same, your vending machine items are different from other players, so ask around to see if someone has the item you\u2019re looking for!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Borderlands 4 is currently on a mixed Steam review rating, with most of the negative comments revolving around PC performance. The tech experts at Digital Foundry<\/u><\/a> have said their initial analysis of Borderlands 4 on PC<\/u><\/a> shows significant stutter problems, and have advised against running the game on its \u2018Badass\u2019 graphics setting, which suggests there are indeed problems with the Unreal Engine 5 title<\/u><\/a>. From the look of the patch notes, the focus here is on crashes, rather than performance issues. Gearbox recently said PC performance problems were its “top priority,”<\/a> so hopefully more to come on that front soon.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Gearbox has posted a Borderlands 4 Nvidia Optimization guide on Steam<\/u><\/a>, advising players how to optimize their graphics settings for \u201cbetter performance and framerates\u201d on PC with the Nvidia app, although users report mixed results.<\/p>\n

Gearbox has also issued a piece of advice to PC gamers that to me reads like an effort to prevent players from making knee-jerk reactions to the game’s performance as soon as they\u2019ve changed their settings<\/u><\/a>: \u201cPlease note that any time you change any of your graphics settings, your shaders will need to recompile. Please keep playing for at least 15 minutes to see how your PC’s performance has changed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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While this patch mentions the PC version, there\u2019s no word on improvements to the performance of Borderlands 4 on console. Console players have reported performance getting worse the longer they play<\/a>, suggesting Borderlands 4 suffers from a memory leak issue. Gearbox development chief Randy Pitchford has said Gearbox is looking into this one on PS5 Pro specifically, but it doesn\u2019t look like a fix is in place just yet.<\/p>\n

And there are no balance changes yet, which means those overpowered builds of yours are safe<\/a>\u2026 for now.<\/p>\n

Borderlands 4 September 18, 2025 update patch notes:<\/h2>\n

Stability <\/h3>\n
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  • Addressed crashes tied to animation states, audio, and collision checks<\/li>\n
  • Addressed various GPU-related crashes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Gameplay & Progression <\/h3>\n
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    • Resolved an issue where the Reward Center could stop working after claiming the Gilded Glory Pack rewards<\/li>\n
    • Addressed a progression blocker in the mission \u201cTalk to Zadra,\u201d where the objective could fail if players exited and relaunched mid-dialogue<\/li>\n
    • Corrected \u201cDoesn\u2019t own DLC\u201d warnings incorrectly showing up on non-DLC gear\n
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      • This will be fixed on consoles in the coming days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Loot & Items <\/h3>\n
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        • Updated loot pools so Gilded Glory Pack guns no longer appear in standard chests<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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