Borderlands 2 — Steam Launch Options
19 community-verified launch options for Borderlands 2 on Steam ↗.
DeveloperGearbox Software
Publisher2K
Released2012-09-17
EngineUnreal Engine
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-nomoviestartupProton/Wine compatibility option.ProtonDB -
-sm4Forces Shader Model 4 (DirectX 10). Significant performance improvement in UE games.Epic Games Documentation✅ Verified -
DXVK_HUD=fullProton/Wine compatibility option.ProtonDB -
-NoLauncherProton/Wine compatibility option.ProtonDB -
-windowedRun the game in windowed mode instead of fullscreenmanual_curation✅ Verified -
PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1Proton/Wine compatibility option.ProtonDB -
-dx11Force DirectX 11 renderingmanual_curation✅ Verified -
-dx12Force DirectX 12 renderingmanual_curation✅ Verified -
-vulkanUse Vulkan renderermanual_curation✅ Verified -
-fullscreenForce fullscreen mode on startupmanual_curation✅ Verified -
gamemodeProton/Wine compatibility option.ProtonDB -
-ResX=Set horizontal resolution (e.g., -ResX=1920)Unreal Engine -
-ResY=Set vertical resolution (e.g., -ResY=1080)Unreal Engine -
-USEALLAVAILABLECORESUses all available CPU cores in Unreal Engine games.Epic Games Documentation✅ Verified -
PROTON_USE_D9VK=1Proton/Wine compatibility option.ProtonDB -
PROTON_FORCE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE=1Proton/Wine compatibility option.ProtonDB -
-malloc=systemUse system memory allocator for better performanceUnreal Engine -
-NoSplashProton/Wine compatibility option.ProtonDB -
-tcpUse the -tcpPCGamingWiki