THE NO BS GUIDE TO FIX YOUR BORDERLANDS 3! Performance improvements/Stutter fix/Configurations - - (updated 3/26/26)

ADVANCED

Graphics Quality - Medium /Very Low (having it on low can see a decent improvement to fps, at a surprisingly zero loss in quality. Ik, crazy stuff right?)
Anti Aliasing - None (Personal preference)
Texture Streaming - Ultra
Material Quality - Medium
Anisotropic Filtering - 16x
Shadows - Medium
Draw Distance - Low
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=2
  sg.AntiAliasingQuality=3
  sg.ShadowQuality=0
  sg.PostProcessQuality=2
  sg.TextureQuality=2
  sg.EffectsQuality=1
  sg.FoliageQuality=1

  bUsePerformanceMode=True
  PreferredGraphicsAPI=DX12

  TextureStreamingViewBoostScale=10.000000
  TextureStreamingViewBoostScaleOverride=-10.000000
  TextureStreamingAdaptiveBoostScale=0.000000
  TextureStreamingAdaptiveBoostScaleOverride=-0.000000
  TextureStreamingPoolSizeMB=9000 (or 8000)
  TextureStreamingPoolSizeMBOverride=-1 (This priorities Streaming over fps)
  1(=priority to fps (no streaming boosts, way less stuttering, but noticeable texture quality refresh delay)
  0(Setting it to 0, will give you a mix of the two)

  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 --

  [SystemSettings]
  r.oneframethreadlag=1 (0 if you're frames are already good) - - - 0 = More responsive 1 = = More fps with a slight delay dependent on fps
  r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0
  r.LensFlareQuality=0
  r.DefaultFeature.LensFlare=0
  r.DefaultFeature.Bloom=0
  r.BloomQuality=0
  r.PostProcessAAQuality=0
  r.MotionBlur.Max=0
  r.MotionBlurQuality=0
  r.DefaultFeature.MotionBlur=0

• now set Engine.ini to read only(will ensure the game won't try and rewrite the settings)
  

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

4. Profit

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"

• -high -USEALLAVAILABLECORES (make sure there is no space in the beginning)
  
  You can also add -NOTEXTURESTREAMING - this pretty much eliminates all the stuttering.

  your load times will def feel it. I do like fast load times, so I personally don't use this(NOTEXTURESTREAMING)

• 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/309 - disable bloom/depth of field
  
• https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands3/mods/396 - fix radiation amp shot
  
• https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands3/mods/412 - Fps boost (might help, might not)

BLCM - HotFix Manager

Add mods through community made hotfixes

Link to Mod Library - https://github.com/BLCM/bl3mods/wiki/All-Mods
How to install mods - OpenHotfixLoader/B3HM

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.