Borderlands 4 Finally Gets Photo Mode in Today's Major Update

Borderlands 4 is getting a large update today, including, among different things, the summation of the long-awaited Photo Mode that was announced anterior to the game's launch, but was allegedly held owed to the request to prioritize polishing different elements.

The update was announced via the authoritative Borderlands 4 website, and it isn't conscionable a Photo Mode being added. Harlowe's Zero-Point Action accomplishment is getting a rework, and Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode levels volition present summation dedicated loot driblet levels.

But Photo Mode is the crown jewel here, and it's disposable present by restarting your crippled and downloading the update. Once the update is installed, you tin find Photo Mode successful the Pause paper portion you're playing. It'll fto you set the camera and use a assortment of ocular effects including Field of View and Depth of Field adjustments, filters, changing the clip of day, and adjacent toggling visibility of elements specified arsenic characters oregon adjacent harm numbers. Entering Photo Mode volition besides intermission the crippled wholly successful single-player mode (sorry multiplayer folks, conscionable doesn't enactment that way). There's a afloat usher to however to usage the Photo Mode and each its settings close here.

Photo Mode was promised for Borderlands 4 mode backmost successful June of 2025, with originative manager Graeme Timmins saying connected societal media that portion it was planned, the squad was prioritizing polishing different halfway elements, and Photo Mode frankincense wouldn't beryllium astir astatine launch.

I had america prioritize polishing immoderate different elements, much halfway to the moment-to-moment experience. We've ever planned for it, and had it tasked up, we conscionable needed to walk a spot much clip connected things that would straight interaction QoL of playing the game.

Below we've pasted the afloat spot notes, including each the different updates to Harlowe and Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode:

Contract Missions:

• Patrol: Order troops: Now progresses erstwhile sidesplitting enemies
• Trace: Scrap Core: The scrap halfway entity is capable to beryllium interacted with consistently and the declaration from Dominion tin present beryllium completed
• Convinced the Intrusive Thoughts Vile Ripper, Deep State Phalanx, and Breaux Chambeaux Phalanx bounties to amusement up erstwhile a subordinate has taken their contracts

Vault Card Challenges:

• “Loot oregon Purchase 10/15 legendaries” Vault Card play situation volition nary longer reset with a save/load
• “Loot oregon Purchase Ordnance” volition present summation erstwhile conditions are met
• “Kill enemies with Torgue guns and gear” volition present advancement erstwhile utilizing Torgue legendary grenade Firepot
• “Kill X enemies with Maliwan guns and gears” and the Maliwan Challenge “Last Wan Standing” volition present advancement arsenic intended

Challenges:

• Legendary Forsaken Chaos and Legendary Midnight Defiance person been removed from the Collect All Phosphene Challenge
• Updated Maliwan presumption effects to amended place what triggered the presumption effects, starring to amended tracking connected challenges

Progression and rewards

• Addressed a reported contented that was causing question to Dominion to beryllium locked by a subordinate leaving a modulation country successful multiplayer
• “Potty Mouth” Mission: Objectives are nary longer blocked erstwhile exiting to the main menu
• Addressed an contented causing unlocked DLC contented to beryllium unavailable portion offline
• True Mode is present capable to beryllium consistently enabled for recently created level 30 UVHM characters
• Added a tutorial for True Mode erstwhile the run is completed
• Players creating a caller quality successful multiplayer volition present person each intended rewards
• Addressed a reported contented causing each instrumentality to beryllium mislaid erstwhile quitting to the main paper during a countdown successful multiplayer erstwhile switching to solo play
• Addressed issues with the “Gourd Your Loins” cosmetic reward not being awarded with SHiFT code
  • If you were impacted by this contented the archetypal clip around, oregon you missed these gourd-geous heads during the Horrors of Kairos event, this SHiFT codification volition redeem your missing cosmetic! This codification volition not reward thing to those that successfully received their cosmetic rewards the archetypal time.
  • Redeem the SHiFT codification beneath (check retired our SHiFT User Guide if you don't already cognize how) to get the "Gourd Your Loins" Vault Hunter Head and the "Hex Appeal" Weapon Skin!*
  • THFB3-R9XKK-CFBJW-T33BB-9R3CC
  • *Requires a transcript of Borderlands 4, SHiFT Account, and Internet connection. Must redeem by December 31, 2030. One redemption per SHiFT Account. Terms apply.

• Addressed reported issues wherever captious deed harm sometimes wasn't being applied to captious hits

Specializations

• Daredevil: Action Skill Cooldown complaint has been adjusted to .5% and a multiplicative Action Skill Damage bonus has been added
• Runner: Melee Damage bonus is present a multiplicative alternatively of additive

Harlowe the Gravitar Skill Rework

Dev Note: We’re making respective changes to Zero-Point arsenic different measurement towards making this accomplishment histrion consciousness much satisfying and amended balanced comparative to Harlowe’s different trees. Because we're changing the cardinal behaviour of Zero-Point to see the aged Inertia Augment behaviour successful the basal skill, we privation to spot however these changes equilibrium retired earlier doing much enactment successful the remainder of the tree.

We person our oculus connected a fewer different passives that whitethorn beryllium candidates for immoderate buffs, but betwixt the caller passive buffs that were implemented respective weeks ago, combined with today’s changes, we’ll revisit those successful the aboriginal erstwhile we’ve gathered capable feedback connected the existent changes.

Long term, we privation to guarantee that each Vault Hunter has plentifulness of physique diversity, with each Action Skill having its ain pros and cons. If and erstwhile we spot 1 falling behind, we’ll proceed to research changes similar today’s.

• Zero-Point (Base Skill): Now includes the benefits of the erstwhile "Inertia" Augment. Killing an force successful Stasis present resets the duration, searches for a caller target, and makes the duration alteration faster
• Inertia Augment (Changed): Updated to summation Harlowe’s Slam Damage. Whenever she slams an enemy, make Mini Unstable Energy Pocket projectiles that randomly woody Cryo oregon Radiation damage. Additionally, she besides gains accrued Status Effect Damage and Status Effect Chance. This effect stacks.

Amon the Forgeknight

• Amon present consistently deals bonus Cryo Damage erstwhile equipping Cryonic Thrum Augment successful multiplayer
• Prevented unintended increases successful the fig of segments successful the Vault Hunter barroom erstwhile Amon activates his Action Skill
• Dragon’s Breath present applies decently to Ripper Heavy Weapons with beams
• Firewall Forgeskill volition present artifact Moon-Maddened Callis projectile attacks

Vex the Siren

• Addressed the cooldown for Prismatic Ichors sometimes resetting erstwhile applying a presumption effect
• Phase Pocket Passive nary longer resets the Taser underbarrel mag erstwhile utilizing a Vladof Enhancement
• Healing numbers present contiguous correctly erstwhile Specters are utilizing Ripper Legendary Sniper Rifle Tankbuster
• Addressed Incarnate Action Skill behaviour truthful that it continues to enactment portion utilizing the Vibe Check Capstone with the Legendary Class Mod Technomancer

Bloomreaper Boss Fight:

• Falling into the fog volition present consistently termination players alternatively of having them autumn retired of the map
• The purple rift volition present lone look aft the brag is defeated
• Addressed an lawsuit of Bloomreaper keeping the Invincible wellness barroom successful the 2nd phase
• Addressed an exploit that would let UVHM clip proceedings rewards to beryllium obtained portion not successful UVHM
• Addressed an contented that would origin the thorax for Platinum rewards to beryllium bare aft fulfilling the requirements
• Disc-shooting dense weapons volition present harm Bloomreaper’s crystals
• Vile Creeps should nary longer get stuck successful the air

World Events and Bosses:

• Increased the spawn complaint of satellite bosses successful the Punitive Manufactorium area
• Rewards volition present reliably spawn erstwhile completing the Airship oregon The Goredello satellite events
• Minister Screw is nary longer capable to beryllium frozen
• Toy Pinheads are present affected by singularity grenades
• Idolator Sol present takes harm from Elemental Hazards created by skills portion Bio Armor is broken
• Vile Lictor’s limbs volition present proceed to respawn aft freezing them
• Gennifer volition present stay wrong the exile adjacent if the subordinate is dying adjacent the area
• Lowered the magnitude of Badass enemies spawning successful 1 spot by Electi Safe Collectable
• Ensured that brag fights consistently reset erstwhile each players person died
• Restored the quality to interact with Fortresses if question was canceled by leaving a modulation country successful multiplayer

Loot and Stations:

• UVH levels present summation dedicated loot driblet levels. The higher the level, the higher the accidental of dedicated loot dropping!
• Changed the Respawn Station extracurricular of Umbral Foundry to a Fast Travel presumption to let for easier question to the entrance
• Prevented loot items from dropping into unintended areas aft defeating The Oppressor oregon sidesplitting each enemies successful Ripper Drill Site Saw’s Clench
• Red Chest successful Coastal Bonescape volition lone unlock erstwhile each enemies are killed

Mission, Enemy and ECHO Location Updates:

• Guns Blazing: Arjay volition present consistently prosecute successful combat against enemies
• The Power Ballad of Rodd Vomit: Addressed force pathing to scope the player
• Missions volition nary longer advancement unexpectedly successful multiplayer erstwhile switching from splitscreen to solo play
• Radioactive Rail Liner volition present onslaught if players are adjacent to it
• ECHO Location guidance improvements
• Rift Champion icon removed from the Compass, with cleaned-up functionality for those icons successful the Map

Enhancement:

• Adjusted the Underdog enhancement to lone use to Vladof underbarrel weapons arsenic intended. This volition region an unintended harm bonus that was happening erstwhile immoderate guns switched their ammo oregon constituent types. We besides updated Wombo Combo rockets truthful they present correctly number arsenic underbarrel harm and person this boost

Tediore:

• Tediore Legendary Assault Rifle Chuck present throws decently erstwhile the subordinate has implicit 120% weapon reload speed
• Addressed a behaviour that prevented homing connected the 3rd weapon spawned by Tediore reloads erstwhile circumstantial conditions were met
• Removed other weapon from Tediore shotguns with Ripper magazines

Maliwan:

• Maliwan Legendary SMG Ohm I Got volition nary longer devour Energy Shield erstwhile Overshield is active
• Only progressive constituent Status Effects volition dispersed erstwhile sidesplitting an force with a Maliwan-licensed portion with Maliwan Enhancement and Transfuser Core
• Singularities present spawn correctly connected Maliwan Sniper Rifles with Singularity Grenade Launcher underbarrels

Jakobs:

• Addressed Jakobs ricochet harm to use the intended magnitude of harm connected Jakobs weapons

Torgue:

• Torgue Legendary Pistol Hardpoint volition occurrence arsenic intended with Tediore licensed-part “Shooting”
• Torgue Legendary Shield Compleation present decently triggers Segment Break armor shield augments

Order:

• Order Legendary Sniper Rifle Rooker needle projectiles volition consistently location successful connected enemies astatine a region with the Callous augment. It volition besides nary longer spawn unintended underbarrel projectiles with Jakobs licensed parts and a Jakob enhancement with Leaper and Bounce Pass

Ripper:

• Ripper Legendary Shield Watts 4 Dinner volition present consistently springiness the overshield successful multiplayer from Overshield drops

CoV:

• Weapons with CoV magazines present proceed to occurrence erstwhile utilizing Bullets to Spare firmware level 3 with the Ventilator enhancement

Daedalus:

• Daedalus SMGs with the Overcharge attachment and a Ripper Magazine volition present inherit the Ripper mag charge-up time

Atlas:

• Atlas Sure Shot perk is nary longer triggered by Rafa Peacebreaker Cannons Action Skill portion equipping a limb with Atlas licensed parts and the Sure Shot enhancement
• Updated Tracker Antenna and Trauma Bond to nary longer incorrectly use to cogwheel without Atlas-licensed parts

Ordnance

• Heavy Weapons present origin harm to BoomBoom Drones during the Callis brag fight

Firmware:

• Skillcraft volition present person the due magnitude of stacks erstwhile dealing accomplishment harm to enemies
• Deadeye 2-piece present functions arsenic intended with intended projectiles
• High Caliber 3-piece present functions arsenic intended with Atlas Tracker Grenade
• Get Throwin’ present decently increases Heavy Weapon Ordnance damage

Visual, Audio, and Animation updates to Guns and Gear:

• Restored prefixes to Tediore Legendary Grenade UAV
• Order Legendary Pistol Bully with Hyperion Shield enhancement present show with each parts connected the point card
• Repkit volition nary longer vanish erstwhile trying to heal aft climbing
• Corrected animations for Daedalus SMGs with Atlas Underbarrel attachments erstwhile switching
• Corrected audio connected the Daedalus Legendary Shotgun Missilaser
• Maliwan Legendary Shotgun Mantra present shows the Amara Phase Fist erstwhile fired
• Adjusted effects connected Maliwan Legendary SMG Ohm I Got and Daedalus Legendary Shotgun Missilaser to beryllium accordant passim gameplay
• Adjusted animation connected Tediore Shotguns to forestall ammunition cases from appearing erstwhile utilizing secondary fire
• Tediore weapons nary longer detonate erstwhile thrown if they overlap with water
• Tediore Assault Rifles and Pistols person accordant laser sights connected gear
• Effects for Vladof Legendary Assault Rifle Whiskey Foxtrot volition present expire arsenic intended
• Adjusted reload animation for Ripper Shotguns with CoV magazines
• Adjusted Ripper effects erstwhile shooting Ripper guns with Maliwan-licensed underbarrel parts
• Ripper Grenade Transmitter effects person been restored erstwhile they are despawning
• Adjusted missing effects of needles erstwhile utilizing the Order Legendary Sniper Rifle Rooker

• Vault Hunter voices present instrumentality to mean aft unequipping the Kittycopter caput customization
• Marcus present talks astatine the due time
• The 2nd circular of the Goredello volition present denote the force type
• Updated assorted dependable effects to play portion warring Bloomreaper
• Updates to assorted incorrect oregon missing VO lines
• Damage numbers person been removed erstwhile continuing to sprout Arjay erstwhile the combat has ended
• Corrected ECHO-4 quality erstwhile utilizing the ECHO-IVIV framework and Nurple paintjob customization
• Ensured Vex the Siren's tattoos glow arsenic intended with each skins
• Melee animations for Rafa the Exo-Soldier volition present play correctly successful multiplayer
• Characters tin present ascent aft treble jumping astatine the Abandoned Post Safehouse successful the Coastal Bonescape
• Resolved climbing animations not syncing successful multiplayer
• Using the grapple constituent by the propaganda talker successful The Howl volition present instrumentality the subordinate to the extortion of the house
• Adjusted Idolator Sol animations erstwhile buying Boss replay successful multiplayer
• Reduced the brightness of Seeker Witness’ laser effects
• Ripsaw’s rotating leaf effect volition present vanish aft death
• Minister Screw's triangle effects present vanish aft death
• Ensured Bruce’s caput consistently disappeared successful multiplayer during Angry Mob mission
• Addressed reported instances of NPCs performing their animations aboriginal oregon successful the incorrect locations
• Adjusted effects connected powerfulness cores during the “Powerdrop” Mission
• Carried items volition nary longer go attached to a limb aft firing and reloading quickly
• Adjusted fading region successful the intro
• Addressed hitching with Vault Hunter saves successful the main menu
• Reduced the fig of unused materials passim the game
• Prevented Shield Boosters from blocking the screen
• Trees wrong buildings nary longer stroke successful the wind
• Missing animations erstwhile destroying the grate adjacent the Vault Fragment successful Tonnage Peel person been restored
• Unintended modulation effects volition nary longer look connected players extracurricular of Vile Lictor brag arena
• Fire nary longer starts popping erstwhile getting person to Dominion
• Prevented flickering aft opening an Electi Safe
• Haybales successful The Howl nary longer amusement solid VFX erstwhile hit
• House present displays decently during Breeding Daisies
• The lights connected the Candlelight Catastrophe tegument present flash consistently
• Ensured the motorboat pad successful Cuspid Climb is accordant with different motorboat pad areas
• The Black Market Vending Machine volition nary longer person an obstructed presumption if spawned successful Tonnage Peel
• Lowered respective floating items
• Addressed aggregate cases of lootables not being capable to beryllium opened
• Updated assorted cinematics for consistency
• Addressed clipping, missing collision, out-of-bounds access, stuck spots, and ocular errors successful assorted areas of the game

• Sorting successful the Customization Menu present defaults to amusement Unlocked Customizations first
• Corrected an contented causing the Backpack to look bare aft filtering
• Repkits present look arsenic intended successful Inventory
• Addressed a reported contented causing Vault Cards to not update oregon advancement successful multiplayer
• Addressed a reported contented causing Vault Card advancement to reset oregon vanish aft a disconnect
• Vault Cards volition nary longer transportation implicit advancement if the aforesaid situation reappears aft the regular reset
• Updates to Vault Card UI
• Various optimization updates to UI
• Addressed assorted reported issues with scroll bar, sorting, and paper UI
• Updated localization, assorted substance descriptions, subtitle timings, icon visibility, and alignment crossed the crippled
• Material thumbnails successful the Customization paper present look correctly
• Updated Credits

Splitscreen

• “Flip Card” functionality has been restored aft level transitions
• Corrected assorted scrolling issues successful the Vault Cards Menu during splitscreen
• Corrected a lawsuit of a persistent “Logging in” connection erstwhile a secondary subordinate joins splitscreen
• The Golden Chest volition nary longer get stuck with the “Transaction successful Progress” connection erstwhile the secondary subordinate leaves aft opening
• Both splitscreen players volition present spot each ngo items during “Breeding Daisies” mission
• Resolved an contented with Recent Friends not functioning arsenic intended erstwhile a subordinate is added to splitscreen during gameplay
• Adjusted Vault Card UI to forestall overlapping oregon not displaying the full Item Card
• Vehicle FOV volition present alteration for some players
• Adjusted nameplate substance sizes to standard correctly successful splitscreen
• Updated assorted UI elements for close placement and to forestall overlapping

Player Experience

• [Console Only] Several instances of incorrect cogwheel meshes person been corrected connected consoles
• [PC Only] Adjusted default rodent sensitivity and added a mounting enactment to disable rodent smoothing
• Blended facial animations for amended optimization
• Visual optimizations for Jakobs Legendary Shotgun Rainbow Vomit
• Optimizations to Mission Menu
• Various improvements to stableness and optimization

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