Test Guide. Challenge Guide Continuing our list of legendary weapon locations Submachine guns
Load and lock
Kill 10 Loaders.
- Vulnerability: corrosion
- Locations: Bloodshot Ramparts, Tundra Express, End of the Line, The Highlands, Lynchwood, Oppertunity, Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, Hero's Pass.
Bully the bullies
Kill 25 Bullymongs.
- Vulnerability: fire
- Locations: Shoutern Shelf, Three Horns, Eridium Blight.
Cruising for a Bruising
Kill 10 Bruisers.
- Vulnerability: fire
- Locations: Thousand Cuts, Bloodshot Rampart, Lynchwood.
Marauder? I Hardly Know "Er
Kill 20 Marauders.
- Vulnerability: fire
- Locations: everywhere
You dirty rat
Kill 20 rats.
- Vulnerability: fire
- Locations: Bloodshot Ramparts, The Dust, Tundra Express, The Fridge, Lynchwood, Sawtooth Cauldron
Mama "s Boys
Kill 50 Psychos.
- Vulnerability: fire
- Locations: everywhere
You (No) Mad, Bro?
Kill 10 Nomads.
- Vulnerability: fire
- Locations: Three Horns, Forstburn Canyon, Bloodshot Ramparts, Tundra Express, The Fridge, Thousand Cuts, Lynchwood, Sawtooth Cauldron
Short-chained
Shoot the chain to free the dwarf from the shield.
- An enemy named Nomad Torturer carries a huge shield to which a dwarf is attached. Aim to the right and left of the dwarf and shoot at the chains. When you hit the chain, you will hear the corresponding sound, and you will see how the dwarf is free from the shackles. If you find it difficult to hit the chain, come closer. Do not use elemental weapons, as you risk killing the dwarf.
Hurly burly
Shoot 10 projectiles thrown by bullymongs as they fly.
- This challenge can be completed early on. Kill a group of Bullymongs, leaving one Bullimong Slinger alive. He will throw ice fragments at you - shoot them.
Just a Moment of Your Time ...
Kill 10 Surveyors.
- Vulnerability: corrosion
- Locations: End of the Line, The Fridge, The Highlands, Wildlife Exploitation Preserve, The Bunker, Oppertunity, Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, Hero's Pass
WHY SO MICH HIRT ?!
Kill 10 Goliaths.
- Vulnerability: fire
- Locations: Frostburn Canyon, Bloodshot Ramparts, Tundra Express, The Fridge, Thousand Cuts, Lynchwood, Sawtooth Cauldron
Paigineering
Kill 10 Hyperion employees.
- Vulnerability: fire
Constructor Destructor
Kill 5 Constructors.
- Vulnerability: corrosion
- Locations: The Highlands, Oppertunity, Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, Hero's Pass
Another bug hunt
Kill 10 Varkids.
- Vulnerability: fire
Tentacle Obsession
Kill 10 Thresher's.
- Vulnerability: fire
- Locations: The Highlands, Caustic Caverns, Wildlife Exploitation Preserve, Sawtooth Cauldron
Pest control
Kill 10 Spiderants.
- Vulnerability: fire
- Locations: Frostburn Canyon, The Dust, Caustic Caverns
Crystals Are a Girl "s Best Friend
Kill 10 Crystalisks.
- Vulnerability: explosions (crystals on legs)
- Locations: The Fridge, Caustic Caverns, Hero's Pass
Pod pew pew
Destroy 10 Varkid cocoons before they hatch.
- If you are attacked by Varkids, do not kill them right away. Wait until they turn into large red cocoons. Now have time to destroy them before they hatch.
- Vulnerability: fire
- Locations: Tundra Express, Caustic Caverns
Die in the friendly skies
Kill 10 Buzzard "s.
- Vulnerability: Explosions
- Locations: Sawtooth Cauldron, Tundra Express, Thousand Cuts
You "re One Ugly Mother ...
Kill 10 Stalkers.
- Vulnerability: Electrical
- Locations: The Highlands, The Fridge, Wildlife Exploitation Preserve
Skags to Riches.
Kill 10 Skags
- Vulnerability: fire
- Locations: Three Horns, The Dust, Tundra Express, Wildlife Exploitation Preserve, Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus
Elemental Kills
Note:
- Elemental weapons have a special color and a special word in their description - they are fire, electric, corrosive, explosive and acidic. Such a weapon inflicts damage and, after some time, has a certain effect - burns, shocks, produces a corrosive effect, or throws acid at enemies.
Slag-Licked
Deal 5000 acid damage to enemies.
- Enemies affected by acid are covered with a purple film. Use acid elemental weapons to coat them with acid, then switch to another weapon to deal extra damage.
- The acid barrels are purple.
Boom.
Kill 20 enemies with an explosive weapon
- Use explosive weapons or bullets.
- The explosives are painted yellow.
Cowering Inferno
Set 25 enemies on fire.
- Watch the trial "I Just Want to Set the World on Fire.
Say "Watt" Again
Cause 5000 points of damage with electric weapons.
- Electric weapons or barrels (painted blue) do damage over time.
Corroderate
Cause 2500 damage with Corrosive Weapons.
- See the "Acid Trip" challenge.
I Just Want to Set the World on Fire
Cause 5000 points of damage with fire weapons.
- Use fire weapons or barrels. When enemies catch fire, they receive additional damage over time.
Acid Trip
Kill 20 enemies with corrosive weapons.
- Use corrosive weapons or cartridges. When an enemy is exposed to corrosive damage, they take damage over time.
- Corrosion barrels are painted green.
LUT
Open Pandora "s Boxes
Open 50 boxes of loot, safes, lockers and other objects.
- Other objects include trash heaps, which can be scrapped to find loot. Including various objects that need to be broken - ice cubes, trash bins, feeders and so on.
The call of booty
Open 5 treasure chests.
- In the treasure boxes you will find nothing but equipment.
Nothing Rymes with Orange
Find or buy 1 orange item.
- The rarest loot (legendary) is marked orange. You must either be very lucky to find or be able to buy such loot in the store. The most likely chance of getting orange loot is loot drops from bosses (however, the chance is extremely low).
Purple reign
Find or buy 2 purple items.
- You can buy and then sell at any store / machine, or you can simply find such loot in the game itself.
I Like My Treasure Rare
Find or buy 5 blue items.
It "s Not Easy Looting Green
Find or buy 20 green items.
- Can be bought and then sold at any store / machine, or found in the game.
Another Man "s Treasure
Find or buy 50 white items.
- Can be bought and then sold at any store / machine, or found in the game.
Gun runner
Pick up or buy 10 guns.
- Can be bought and then sold at any store / machine, or found in the game.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE
Psst, Hey Buddy ...
Arrange a bid with another player.
Whaddaya Buyin "?
Buy 2 items with Eridium.
- Eridium is a sparkling purple item that can rarely be found in chests or from killed enemies, it can also be given for completing missions. It can only be used on the Black Market in the Sanctuary location. To buy two items, you will need 8 units of eridium.
Limited-Time Offer
Buy one item for the "day of the day".
- Each vending machine has its own item, which is sold under the "Item of the Day" promotion, which is displayed in the upper right corner of the purchase page. Buy such an item. Then you can sell it.
Wholesale
Sell \u200b\u200b10 items to vending machines.
- This takes into account absolutely all vending machines. Sell \u200b\u200bany 10 items you don't need.
For the Hoard!
Collect $ 10,000.
- You do not need to have $ 10,000 in your wallet at the same time, the game takes into account the overall game progress.
- It will also open if another player folds this amount to you.
Dolla Dolla Bills, Y "all
Collect 5,000 dollars in separate handfuls of money.
- Keep playing and picking up small guests of money and you will open this challenge.
TRANSPORT
Note:
- You need to get to the Three Horns location in order to get access to the Bandit Technical in the "Chapter 6: Dam Fine Rescue" quest, so you will get access to this category of challenges.
Passive Aggressive
Kill one enemy as a passenger on a vehicle.
- This can only be done while sitting in a bandit car, and you should not be driving it.
- Park it somewhere close to enemies, jump out of it, then approach the car from behind and sit inside. Now use your weapon to kill the enemy.
Turret syndrome
Kill 10 enemies with a turret or other weapon mounted on a vehicle.
- Everything is clear here and without explanation. Just kill 10 enemies with a turret or other weapon mounted on the vehicle.
Blue sparks
Kill 5 enemies using braking.
Hit-and-Fun
Shoot down five enemies to death.
- Just kill five enemies with your car.
... One Van Leaves
Destroy 5 vehicles while in a vehicle.
- Enemy vehicles can be found in the desert. You will be credited with destruction in any case, regardless of whether you are driving or in the passenger seat.
HEALTH & RECOVERY
I "ll Just Help Myself
Get "Second Winds" five times by killing an enemy while in a dying state.
This Is No Time for Lazy!
Raise a cooperative partner 5 times.
- Can be done on a split-screen.
Badass bingo
Get "Second Winds" once by killing a badass enemy while in a dying state.
- We do what is required in the description.
Heal Plz
Heal 1000 damage taken from wounds.
- All methods count - grenades, abilities and first aid kits.
Death, Wind, and Fire.
Receive "Second Winds" once by killing an enemy with fire damage, which they will receive over time.
Green meanie
Receive "Second Winds" once by killing an enemy with corrosive damage, which they will receive over time.
- You must kill him while in a dying state.
- You need to take either corrosive weapons or corrosive barrels. Now wait for the enemy to knock you down, and then inflict damage, just remember - you do not have to kill the enemy yourself, he must die from the effect of corrosion.
I "m Back! Shocked?
Receive "Second Winds" once by killing an enemy with electrical damage, which they will receive over time.
- You must kill him while in a dying state.
- You need to take either fire weapons or fire barrels. Now wait for the enemy to knock you down, and then inflict damage, just remember - you do not have to kill the enemy yourself, it must burn out.
GUNS AND CLOSE COMBAT
Pistols
Hard boiled
Get "Second Winds" twice by killing an enemy with a pistol.
- We do what is required in the description.
The killer
Kill 25 enemies with a pistol.
- We do what is required in the description.
Deadeye
Deal 25 critical hits with a pistol.
Quickdraw
Kill 10 enemies almost immediately after they hit your target.
- Hold the aim button and hit the enemy as quickly as possible.
- The easiest way to do this is when the enemy is already low on health.
Pistolero
Kill 10 enemies with critical hits.
- Critical hits can be obtained by hitting the enemy at the most vulnerable point.
- Each enemy has its own weak points.
- The easiest way to do this is on Kristalisks.
SMG
Hail of Bullets
Kill 25 enemies with an SMG.
- We do what is required in the description.
Constructive Criticism
Get 25 critical hits with an SMG.
- Critical hits can be obtained by hitting the enemy at the most vulnerable point.
- Each enemy has its own weak points.
- The easiest way to do this is on Kristalisks.
More Like Submachine FUN
Get "Second Winds" twice using SMG.
- We do what is required in the description.
High Rate of Ire
Kill 10 enemies with critical hits with the SMG.
- Critical hits can be obtained by hitting the enemy at the most vulnerable point.
- Each enemy has its own weak points.
- The easiest way to do this is on Kristalisks.
Automatic machines
Aggravated Assault
Kill 25 enemies with a machine gun.
- We do what is required in the description.
From My Cold, Dead Hands
Get "Second Winds" 5 times using the machine gun.
- We do what is required in the description.
This is My Rifle ...
Get 25 critical hits using the assault rifle.
- Critical hits can be obtained by hitting the enemy at the most vulnerable point.
- Each enemy has its own weak points.
- The easiest way to do this is on Kristalisks.
... This is My Gun
Kill 10 enemies with a critical hit with a machine gun.
- Critical hits can be obtained by hitting the enemy at the most vulnerable point.
- Each enemy has its own weak points.
- The easiest way to do this is on Kristalisks.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Assault Rifle
Kill 25 enemies while seated.
Shotguns
Faceful of buckshot
Get 50 critical hits with a shotgun.
- Critical hits can be obtained by hitting the enemy at the most vulnerable point.
- Each enemy has its own weak points.
- The easiest way to do this is on Kristalisks.
Shotgun!
Kill 25 enemies with a shotgun.
- We do what is required in the description.
Lock, Stock, and ...
Get "Second Winds" 2 times using the shotgun.
- We do what is required in the description.
Shotgun Surgeon
Kill 10 enemies with a critical hit using a shotgun.
- Critical hits can be obtained by hitting the enemy at the most vulnerable point.
- Each enemy has its own weak points.
- The easiest way to do this is on Kristalisks.
Open Wide!
Kill 750 enemies at close range with a shotgun.
- After completing the fifth level of this challenge, you will unlock the Shotgun Sniper challenge.
- To complete this challenge, you need to have completed the fifth level of the challenge.
- Get as close to the enemy as possible. The Challenge will not count if you are not close enough.
- The easiest way to farm this challenge is in the locations Bloodshot Stronghold, Southpaw Steam & Power or Tundra Express - Farmhouse.
Shotgun Sniper
Kill 10 enemies from a long distance.
- Opens after the opening of the fifth level of the Open Wide challenge!
- The opposite of the Open Wide challenge! Try to be at a distance, but at such a distance, at which you are still capable of killing enemies.
- Explosive rounds are the easiest to use, as their projectiles travel longer distances and do maximum damage.
SNIPER RIFLE
Longshot
Kill 20 enemies with a sniper rifle.
- We do what is required in the description.
Longshot headshot
Get 25 critical hits with a sniper rifle.
- Critical hits can be obtained by hitting the enemy at the most vulnerable point.
- Each enemy has its own weak points.
- The easiest way to do this is on Kristalisks.
Leaf on the Second Wind
Get Second Winds twice using the sniper rifle.
- We do what is required in the description.
Eviscerated
Kill 5 shielded enemies with one sniper shot.
- The enemy must have full health and shield.
- You need to make a critical hit.
- Better do it with enemies below your level.
No Scope, No Problem
Kill 5 enemies without aiming.
- After the first level, the "Surprise" challenge will open
Snipe hunting
Kill 10 enemies with a critical hit.
- Critical hits can be obtained by hitting the enemy at the most vulnerable point.
- Each enemy has its own weak points.
- The easiest way to do this is on Kristalisks.
Surprise!
Kill 5 unsuspecting enemies with a sniper rifle.
- Enemies shouldn't notice you.
- Don't run towards them, keep your distance and kill with one shot.
Rocket launchers
Rocket and roll
Kill 10 enemies with the rocket launcher.
- We do what is required in the description.
Gone with the Second Wind
Get the Second Winds twice using the Flare Launcher.
- We do what is required in the description.
Sky Rockets in Flight ...
Kill 25 enemies with a rocket launcher while at long range.
- We do what is required in the description.
Shield Basher
Kill 5 enemies with full health and shield in one hit.
- This means that you need to kill 5 individual enemies with full health and shield.
- Better find weak enemies.
Splish splash
Kill 200 enemies with explosion damage.
- At the fifth level, the Cateh-a-Rocket challenge will open. You must completely complete this challenge, not unlock level 5. Explosive damage is dealt to enemies in the missile's explosion zone. That is, you must not hit exactly the enemy, but near him for an explosion to occur.
- The easiest way to farm is in Caustic Caverns or Tundra Express.
Catech-a-Rocket
Kill 5 enemies with a direct missile hit.
- We do what is required in the description.
CLOSE FIGHT
Fisticuffs!
Kill 25 enemies with a melee attack.
- We do what is required in the description.
A Squall of Violence
Kill 20 enemies with a bayonet attached to a weapon.
- Some cannons have a bayonet on the barrel, which must be used to kill enemies.
EQUIPMENT
Grenades
Note:
Some grenades have several effects at once, but only grenades marked "Grenade" will count. For example, Sticky Lobbed Transfusion will disintegrate into small grenades and additionally will drain health from enemies. These grenades will not count towards a challenge like "EXPLOOOOOOSIONS!" But will go into the Health Vampire challenge statistics.
Most grenades will not be able to kill an enemy (your level) with one explosion. First, shoot the enemy, leaving him little health, and only then use the grenades.
Woah, Black Betty
Kill 10 enemies using the Bouncing Betty grenades.
- These must be DAHL grenades.
- As the name suggests, they first bounce, then spin and explode.
Health vampire
Kill 10 enemies with health drain grenades.
- These should be Maliwan grenades.
- Description must include "Steal Health" or the title must include the word "Transfusion". This grenade, when you damage the enemy, brings you part of his health.
Pull the pin
Kill 10 enemies with grenades.
- The description should state "Causes Standard Explosion". May have an elemental effect.
Chemical sprayer
Kill 10 enemies with "area of \u200b\u200beffect" grenades.
- The description should indicate "Area of \u200b\u200b..." These grenades create a marked area, stepping into which, the enemy takes damage.
EXPLOOOOOSIONS!
Kill 10 enemies with grenades that disintegrate into small projectiles.
- These should be Bandit or Tediore grenades.
- Description should include "Child Grenades". As soon as you throw it, it explodes. The explosion can damage the nearest enemy. Also after she releases several smaller grenades and they explode a second time.
Singled out
Kill 10 enemies with Singularity Grenades.
- They should be Hyperion grenades.
- Description must include "Pulls Enemies" or the title must include the word "Singularity". These grenades create black holes that attract enemies and then explode.
SHIELDS
Ammo eater
Absorb 20 rounds in the Absorbent Shield.
- Shields of the Vladof company.
- When you are shot with regular bullets, the shield absorbs them and adds them to your inventory. In this case, a blue bullet icon appears on the shield icon.
Roid rage
Kill 5 enemies while a Maylay type shield gives you a bonus.
- Bandit shields.
- When an enemy removes a shield from you, that shield increases the damage dealt to the enemy by melee attacks. Melee will appear on the shield icon.
Game of thorns
Kill 5 enemies while deflecting damage with your Spiked Shield.
- Shields of the Torgue company.
- The description should mention thorns. When you are attacked in melee, you will deal damage with spikes.
Amp it up
Kill 5 enemies while gaining the charged shield bonus.
- Hyperion shields.
- The description should be "AMP". When your shield is fully charged, it will give you a bonus that allows you to deal additional damage when firing your weapon. A red rim will appear around the shield icon - in this case, the shield will be charged. When using the bonus, the shield energy scale will be reset.
Super Novas
Kill 5 enemies using a Nova shield.
- Shields of the Torgue or Maliwan company.
- The description should be "Nova". When the energy of the shield drops, it will explode everything that is around you.
DIFFERENT
BATTLE TESTS
Knee-Deep in Brass
Shoot 1000 rounds.
- We do what is required in the description.
Afternoon Delight
Kill 50 enemies during the day.
- A day on Pandora lasts 33 minutes.
... To Pay the Bills
Kill 20 enemies using your skill.
- We do what is required in the description.
Critical Acclaim
Kill 25 enemies with critical hits.
- We do what is required in the description.
... I got to Boogie
Kill 10 enemies at night
- The night lasts 33 minutes on Pandora.
Boomerbang
Kill 5 enemies with the Tediore weapon reload.
- Read the achievement notes to learn more about this challenge. Elemental weapon effects added to cooldowns count towards getting what you want faster.
Gun slinger
Cause 5000 points of damage by reloading.
- Throw the reloaded Tediore weapons at enemies.
Not Full of Monkeys
Kill 10 enemies with exploding shops.
- Shoot the magazine, and if you dealt enough damage, or fired for too long, the magazine will explode and cause damage that will last for a while. It is this explosion that should kill the enemy.
DIFFERENT
JEEEEENKINSSSSSS !!!
Kill Jimmy Jenkins once.
- Jenkins is a loot-hiding robot. Examine different boxes and chests. Most often appears in Wildlife Preservation, Opportunity, Thousand Cuts (Hyperion Expansion) and Hero's Pass locations.
Sidejacked
Complete 5 side quests.
- Side quests are marked with an exclamation mark.
- You will receive a challenge by completing the game.
Compl33tionist
Complete 10 side missions.
- In some missions you will be asked to complete additional objectives, which will be marked with a plus sign.
Haters Gonna Hate
Win 1 duel.
- Can be done in split screen. Both players must look at each other and punch each other in close combat. This will activate the duel.
Yo Dawg I Herd You Like Challenges
Complete 5 Challenges.
- You must complete level 5 of five different challenges.
Translation - Roberta. Editing - Madnfs
The founder of the company is Montgomery Jacobs (grandfather of the current leader of this company). The Jacobs Corporation does not rely on things like automation, recoil reduction, and elemental damage. But the usual damage done by their guns is truly enormous. The weapon is made in the old "cowboy" style. Wooden parts, rusty parts, old (even for our time) gates - all this is a distinctive feature of this company. The Jacobs Company is a big family, and you go there too if you use their awesome weapons.
In the DLC The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned Jacobs is the main contributor to the events. The sawmill located on the island is used to harvest wood, which is used in the manufacture of Jacobs weapons. In the course of events, the player learns that the corporation does not care too much about its employees (like any weapons company on Pandora).
Hyperion
Weapons from this manufacturer are easily identified by their gray colors and very large weapon designs, which are very different from those of other manufacturers. Often Torrg weapons are painted in a cage. Torrg's weapon quality is above average and is more common than Atlas or Hyperion. The Torrg weapon has good power, but is inferior in accuracy to the Jacobs weapon. Also, Torrg never makes elemental damage weapons.
During the assignment Firepower: Difficulties of the intermediary, in the first part of the game it became known that Torrg was supplying weapons to the bandits, which greatly pissed off Marcus.
Torrg Corporation plays an important role in the Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage. The player learns that the company is currently run by the eccentric Mr. Torrg, and will also visit the Torrg Forge and the Torrg Arena.
In Borderlands 2, Torrg makes pistols, shotguns, assault rifles, rocket launchers, class modifiers and grenades, as well as spiked shields and "Wave" shields. The weapon is made by casting (receiver) stamping with riveting (stock, forend, handle, grenade launcher bodies) milling (barrels, drum and pistol trigger) Also, sights are installed on the weapon in the manner of aviation
Firearm Torrg shoots explosive rounds. They are slower but deal additional explosive damage.
Torrg's Rocket Launchers have a small clip capacity, but they have the highest damage and explosion radius.
Torrg grenades, when detonated, split into several small grenades that explode after colliding with targets.
Wave shields at zero shield charge or health level, unleash an explosive Wave.
Spiked Shields deal additional explosive damage on melee attacks.
Examples.
| Developer | Gearbox Software |
| Publisher | 2K Games |
| Official site | www.borderlands2.com |
| release date | September 2012 |
| Localizer | 1C-SoftKlab |
| Genre | Shooter, Role-playing game (RPG) |
The first part of Borderlands was originally planned as a serious project about the post-apocalyptic world with mutants and gangs. Not a very original topic, pretty much exploited in the gaming industry. And after the successful revival of Fallout, the commercial success of the upcoming game from Gearbox was completely under big question... Therefore, a dramatic decision was made to globally transform Borderlands. The gloomy world became crazy and funny, and the old graphics were hidden behind an unusual visual style, reminiscent of a drawn comic book with carefully drawn outlines of objects. But the main "trick" was the copying of Diablo, which in itself is not an outstanding comparison. Indeed, the game had an obsessive constant respawn of enemies and a lot of unnecessary running around. In fact, it all boiled down to the very process of shooting and hunting for new "guns", of which there were simply countless numbers. Only the cooperative saved from boredom due to the monotony of tasks and a weak plot. So a certain success of the game even came as a surprise to the developers themselves. Many add-ons were released and the production process for a full-fledged sequel started. Since now the authors followed one previously developed strategy, and did not rush from side to side, they had the opportunity to bring to mind all the ideas contained in the original. And it gave the most positive results: Borderlands 2 is bigger, more varied, more thoughtful and much more interesting.
From the first seconds, Borderlands 2 shows us that there is more drive and madness in it. And even a sane plot with charismatic heroes appeared! If in the first part all the advertised humor ended with a few opening phrases of a funny robot, now Claptrap (in the domestic version called Zhelezyaka) takes a much more impressive role in the narrative. On only one accompanying mission, this chatterbox will have to spend a decent amount of time, listening to his jokes and watching them funny rushing about in panic, waving their hands, when the bandits attack. And then they will not forget about him, from time to time our paths will intersect. One of the side missions is even organizing a party for his birthday.
Other characters are no less colorful. Here you have a hunter with cyber-prostheses, who plays the role of a sheriff, and a massive lady mechanic, and a slightly nutty girl, a lover of explosives. Each of the key NPCs in the game differs in an unusual way and character. The tasks they give out also fit perfectly into the overall crazy style. For example, the above-mentioned bomber Tina will ask you to organize a tea party for her with dolls, a victim in an electric chair and a notable firefight.
The four characters familiar from the first part play an important role in the narration. Moreover, their characters are revealed much more fully than in the original game. Initially, there were also four new characters. Newbie specialization is reminiscent of old classes. Special Forces Exton is a versatile fighter with the ability to call a turret. There is a berserker Salvador, trained to shoot with two hands. Instead of a sniper, the assassin Zero appeared, who, in addition to skillfully handling rifles, knows how to summon his ghost himself, becoming invisible. Maya has taken the traditional place of a lady with paranormal abilities - she raises enemies above the ground in special spheres, making them an excellent target for companions. A fifth character was added in a recent DLC. This is a girl who calls for help from a combat robot.
And there was also a villain named Handsome Jack, who, becoming the head of the Hyperion corporation, began a mass terror against the local population. The personality is no less bright than all the other characters. And while it all starts with a simple search for a new alien vault, it is interesting to follow developments in Borderlands 2.
The role-playing system has changed a bit. Each character has three branches with different skills and bonuses to characteristics that are important for their class. And since experience began to accumulate more slowly, it will not be possible to pump all directions. So development needs to be approached more deliberately. There is also a cool rating. He runs into almost any action. Killed a thousand enemies - get an increase in rank in this category, inflicted a certain amount of damage with fire or acid - get another plus sign in the corresponding list. As a result, for all this we are given medals, which can be spent on small upgrades in the form of increasing the lethality of weapons and accuracy, reloading speed, shield power, and more. Such improvements are calculated at best by one percent (often less). But with a large number of medals earned, important characteristics can be improved quite well.
The world of Borderlands 2 still lives by the laws of Diablo. Enemies are reborn in the same places, you just have to leave the location and return to it again. Bandits run out strictly from the same doors, monsters jump out of the same caves and nests. At the same time, many side missions can return to familiar places, and we will have to fight our way through the same clusters of monsters. However, the monsters on the maps are limited to a certain level. Once you get strong, dealing with this bestiary will become much easier. At a certain moment, random creatures at the first locations will completely stop fixing obstacles - a couple of shots and everything is clean. But the opening of new territories will always be accompanied by long raids and heavy battles with representatives of aggressive fauna, the level of which will approximately correspond to yours.
The game is thought out in the sense that even with the respawn of all living creatures, the player experiences real difficulties only when exploring new locations. Even experience for slain low-level creatures will no longer be credited over time, which only stimulates confrontation in new territories. It even comes to the point that the first bosses (they also respawn), on which you previously had to spend a lot of time, will then be killed in one hit even before they have time to inflict any damage on you. Exceptions are possible only in assignments. For example, returning to one of the first locations during a side mission, it is quite possible to face high-level enemies at a certain base, although all other creatures around will be much weaker.
And the world came out so well-developed and rich that for the first visit to explore all the nooks and crannies of a location simply will not work. Re-acquaintance always allows you to find some new hiding places, which also adds a certain interest. The only pity is that, like monsters, the level of generated items in caches does not rise above a certain level at each location.
As for the tasks themselves, they have become more diverse. Missions to destroy a certain number of monsters and clear bases have not gone anywhere, but they are furnished more interesting and varied. There are a lot of secondary tasks that are not inferior to the main quests in terms of elaboration.
There are still a lot of weapons in the game. Even a lot. Loot hunting is an important part of the gameplay. The complexity is constantly growing and the weapons are becoming more and more diverse. All pistols, rifles, machine guns and grenade launchers are unique in their own way. They differ not only in accuracy, accuracy, rate of fire and magazine capacity. There are many options for combining main damage with additional effects from electricity, fire or acid. Some combinations are especially effective against certain types of enemies. Living beings do not like fireballs, robots are more willing to fall from electric bullets. So different situations may require different weapons. And due to the constant growth of complexity, you will have to periodically update the arsenal and look for something more relevant. There are also such exotic features as the use of a weapon instead of a grenade: at the moment of reloading, the hero throws an exploding pistol at the enemy, and then it materializes again in his hand. Even simple grenades can differ not only in damage and radius, but cause damage using a special effect or explode into smaller projectiles. Shields also have many variations in the combination of power, recovery rate and additional damage when destroying defenses. Bonuses to class characteristics are given by relics. There are wide settings for the appearance of each character and the colors of his clothes. New skins are unlocked as you progress.
Enemies are also very, very diverse. And all with their own characteristics. Some big man can only wield a club, but because of the large strip of life, he will easily have time to come close to you and hit you with a couple of blows into the ground. There are arrows and flamethrowers covered with armor. These need to be aimed at the head or in the balloons on the back. A giant with a shield is vulnerable only from the back or into a gap in this very shield. If a bogeyman named "Goliath" takes off his head, he will start to scamper madly around and bludgeon everyone who comes to hand. The constructor who creates the robots is most vulnerable to hitting the glowing eye. The huge, stone-skinned monster is an easier target if you shoot at the glowing nodes in its legs. Taking into account the characteristics of each enemy and their large number, you need to be as active and accurate as possible - dodge attacks, leave the line of fire and use shelters, not forgetting to fire accurate fire at vulnerable spots. Therefore, almost every shootout in Borderlands 2 takes place at a frenzied pace. In terms of dynamics and madness, the game is often not inferior to Serious Sam. Only there is still a huge arsenal, pumping and transport trips. The latter is simply indispensable in large locations.
It should be noted the cooperative mode. It doesn't make the game much easier. With a full team, the enemies act more aggressively, and their number itself increases. Then what is happening turns into real madness: something constantly explodes, around a spark, and enemies jump out from all sides. Although, with well-coordinated work, it is still easier to defeat a big boss. And if you are dying, you are more likely to return to the ranks thanks to the helping hand of your companions. If you play alone, then death can only be avoided by killing someone. Then a second chance and partially restored health are given after reviving. If you could not avoid death, then recover in special points, having lost part of the funds from your virtual account. Multiplayer loot is richer. And players can trade weapons among themselves. And the sensations from the joint passage can be completely different depending on the chosen company. There may be constant rivalry and tomfoolery, if completely random people have come up, or a more or less well-coordinated team may emerge.
You can turn on public mode at any time so that third-party players can join your game. This is very convenient and useful if a rendezvous with a huge boss is expected or if you are simply tired of arranging cleansing of alien living creatures alone.
The game has also been improved visually. The textures are not clearer, but the level design is more interesting and rich. The planet Pandora is now not only a combination of deserts and bare mountain ranges. There are snow-capped mountains with frozen waterfalls and ice caves, mountain plateaus and tundra with cunning relief, industrial facilities and pretty panoramas. The drawing range has also grown. Borderlands 2 works slightly better with lighting.
But in general, it would be the same game based on Unreal Engine 3, if not for the support of NVIDIA PhysX technology. The use of advanced physical effects does not in any way change the basic physics of the interaction of objects, there are no destructible buildings and objects. General level interactivity of the environment at the same weak level as before. But all the same, the inclusion of the maximum PhysX effects transforms the game. From shots on any surface, many fragments appear. The explosion of a grenade turns into a fireworks display of sparks and someone's bloody fragments. The corresponding liquid flows from the exploded barrels with poisonous substances. And all these objects do not disappear at once, so after a massive firefight everything around is covered with crumbling and puddles. different color... Shrapnel and liquids react to explosions and shots, scattering to the sides. Some powerful mechanism or pump also sets all this in motion - the fragments tremble and roll down inclined planes. Any shot becomes more spectacular. And if this is a weapon with additional damage from fire or corrosive liquid, then what is happening is completely perceived differently. The carcass of the affected enemy is covered with green slime, which flows down from him in large drops and whips to the sides from hits. Without PhysX, there is none of this, only modest green bubbles are drawn at the moment of impact and there is no feeling of the impact of such a weapon. Well, the effect of using a powerful bazooka or a shared grenade is absolutely amazing. There is also a bunch of little things that are not particularly noticeable at first glance, like flags and banners dangling in the wind, which behave more naturally and beautifully tear apart when hit. Fiery beings leave behind a spreading trail of a fiery mass. Robots are destroyed more beautifully.
PhysX effects perfectly complemented the general style of the game, making gunfights much more spectacular and crazier. After playing a little with PhysX, you will absolutely not want to return to the simpler mode. But the system requirements with such "physics" increase significantly. You need not only a powerful NVIDIA graphics card, but also a powerful processor. PhysX is also initially blocked from enabling on systems with AMD graphics cards. It's unpleasant, because from the experience of other games with PhysX support, we can say that overclocked top-end Intel processors would have pulled, if not the maximum, then the average quality of effects. But there is a method for activating PhysX on any configuration. Find the WillowEngine.ini file in the following path C: \\ Users \\ USERNAME \\ Documents \\ My Games \\ Borderlands 2 \\ WillowGame \\ Config \\ and in the line PhysXLevel \u003d 0 change the value to 1 (medium PhysX quality) or 2 (high quality).
As a supplement, we attach a comparison of the performance of different video cards in this game. All tests were performed on the following test bench:
- processor: Intel Core i7-3930K (3, [email protected], 4 GHz, 12 MB);
- cooler: Thermalright Venomous X;
- motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Formula / Battlefield 3 (Intel X79 Express);
- memory: Kingston KHX2133C11D3K4 / 16GX (4x4 GB, [email protected] MHz, 10-11-10-28-1T);
- hard drive: Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 (1 TB, SATA2, 7200 rpm);
- power supply unit: Seasonic SS-750KM (750 W);
- operating system: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64;
- radeon driver: ATI Catalyst 12.8;
- geForce driver: NVIDIA GeForce 306.23.
What the battlefield looks like at the end of our test with PhysX enabled and without "physics" is perfectly illustrated by the next two screenshots.
First, let's take a look at the test results for NVIDIA video cards with physical effects enabled.
The game is dynamic, so drawdowns below 30 fps will be a big problem. So GeForce GTX 570 is the minimum option for playing in Full HD resolution with maximum PhysX quality. But this is subject to the use of a powerful processor. Large drawdowns are possible with a weak CPU. I was pleasantly surprised by the GeForce GTX 660 Ti, which demonstrated the performance level of the GeForce GTX 580.
And here are the results of testing in a simpler mode without PhysX effects.
Without PhysX, graphics cards like GeForce GTX 460 or Radeon HD 6850 will provide comfortable frame rates at 1920x1080. In general, NVIDIA solutions in this game are slightly faster than their AMD counterparts.
Borderlands 2 is more interesting than its predecessor. A coherent, well-developed plot and charismatic characters appeared, humor and madness increased. The pumping is more thoughtful. A huge number of different types of weapons and enemies with their own characteristics. A frantic pace of firefights is constantly maintained, and their entertainment has increased thanks to PhysX. An excellent hybrid of a shooter and role-playing hack and slash. Of course, not everything is perfect. The menu has become less convenient, long scrollbars in the inventory require a lot of unnecessary actions. From the category of unpleasant little things: sometimes the game pleases with impenetrable cracks in objects and the hero clings to small sills, overcoming them only in a jump. Persistent respawning is a bit annoying, although for Diablo fans this is not an argument at all. Frequent arrivals in the same locations and in the same bandit bases in the course of different missions is already a more weighty nagging. But here the cooperative saves. So you won't be bored. A good playful game that will appeal not only to fans of the first part, but also to all fans of shooters with role-playing elements.
A game | Genre | Localization | Year of issue | Payment |
Borderlands 2 | co-op. shooter RPG | Russian | 2012 | Paid |
After playing for the new 5th playable class, we decided to write a small guide on pumping skills for the Mechromant class in the game.
Each player should understand that when pumping the skill tree, the player can either improve the heroine herself or improve her robot. Deathrap... If you pump skills for the robot, then you need to understand that the robot uses all the skills on its own without your help, and as practice has shown, it uses them quite well.
Note that the robot is called for one minute, and he fights for you until he is killed or until the time of his call runs out. The cooldown between Deathrap calls is also one minute, so the robot can be called almost constantly.
Like all other characters in the game Borderlands 2, Mechromancer has 3 branches of skills:
- Best Friends Forever... This branch of talents is designed to increase the survivability of both the heroine herself and her robot. This branch is considered the best for solo play.
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Today's guide Borderlands 2 we dedicated the skill tree Ordered Chaos.
2. Next, we study the skill Smaller lighter faster or Less Lighter Faster... This skill with each endowment allows us to reload 6% faster, but at the same time the magazine volume in the weapon is reduced by 1%.
4. The fourth skill is " Preshrunk cyberpunk"or Nanomicrocyberpunk, will increase the number of tags by 50 units for each level. True, accuracy will suffer in proportion to the damage.
5. Fifth skill Discord or Discord, will help us to get rid of the waste of anarchy during the recharge and will spend it gradually, this skill will also give us the opportunity to slightly raise our heroine's accuracy by 65%, the rate of fire by 25% and health regeneration by 3% per second. It should be remembered that Discord will turn off in two cases: after the second reload of the weapon, or after all the anarchy has been spent.
7. The seventh skill is learning Rational Anarchist or Rational anarchist... This skill will give us 25 levels of anarchy, but only if we did not have marks before.
8. With the eighth skill we develop Death from Above or Winged death, which will allow mechromancer to shoot in a jump, explosive bullets. However, it should be remembered that jumping shots at the maximum level will consume 5 units of anarchy.
10. By the tenth skill we learn With Claws, with the help of which for 1 unit of anarchy the Mechromancer will deal an additional 0.6% of the base damage. Also, all punches will begin to restore life to your hero, but it should be said that if you die, then your combat effectiveness drops by half, as your anarchy will simply burn out.
REMAINING SKILLS
Since we still have talent points, it would be better to spend them on strengthening the robot, that is, invest in the skill tree Best Friends Forever:
2. Buck Up or Livelier, will allow the robot to restore 33% of the shield to any character in the group.
3. The better half or Best Half, will increase the rate of fire of the heroine's weapon, provided that less than half of the bullets remain in the store.
4. Upshot Robot or Robot in action... This skill will extend the life of our robot by 5 seconds for each kill, and will also increase melee damage by 4% per stack.
6. The last three points are assigned to the skill Potent as a Pony, which will give 4% to the lives of the mechromancer and 2% to the lives of the robot with each endowment.
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The official website of the game - http://www.borderlands2.com