Borderlands 3 Update 5 Patch Notes | Moxxi DLC

The Borderlands 3 Patch 5 is due out today, and the latest update brings with it support for the Moxxi DLC. Along with a selection of other fixes and improvements, today’s Borderlands 3 update notably offers stability improvements from everything to the game’s user interface to mission-specific fixes and more. Catch all the details below with our full list of Borderlands 3 Update 5 patch notes.

Borderlands 3 Patch 5 | Update 5 Highlights

Borderlands 3 update 5 patch notes Moxxi DLC

The biggest point of interest in the Borderlands 3 Update 5 patch notes is the addition of the Moxxi DLC, more formally known as Moxxi’s Heist of the Handsome Jackpot. This new content-based expansion follows the story of the Vault Hunters as they seek out a new score with the help of fan-favorite character Moxxi.

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Borderlands 3 Update 5 also serves up a host of various bug fixes and balance adjustments. Improved UI menu performance is among new fixes, as well as improvements to general stability and a few tweaks to specific missions. A slew of general bug fixes help round out the update.

Borderlands 3 Patch 5 | Full Update 5 Patch Notes

Borderlands 3 update 5 patch notes list Moxxi DLC

Here’s the full list of Borderlands 3 Update 5 patch notes as provided by the team at Gearbox. Do note that while the update goes live as of 3 p.m. Pacific time today, the Borderlands 3 Moxxi DLC is still slated for release on December 19, 2019.

New Content

Added support for Borderlands 3 DLC: Moxxi’s Heist of The Handsome Jackpot. Live on December 19.

Stability

Addressed a reported concern related to the Grenade Indicator widget
Addressed a reported concern related to the Minimap widget
Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when exiting the ECHO menu
Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when a user attempted to load in the game after experiencing a network error
[Console] Fixed a rare crash that sometimes occurred in split screen when players leave the party
Fixed a rare crash that sometimes occurred after idling for ten minutes
[Xbox] Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred in split screen on Xbox One
[PC] Improved network performance on PC to prevent hitching related to friends or networked games

UI

Improved Inventory Menu performance
Improved performance when opening Guardian Rank Menu
[PC] Added support to immediately swap between glyph types when using Auto-Detect
Added numbered icons to the Mayhem Mode icon on the HUD
Added missing Japanese characters
Addressed an issue where all functionality could sometimes be lost when pressing the Options button within the Mode menu before starting a game
Addressed an issue where Mayhem Mode icons on the HUD would sometimes become inconsistent when adjusting difficulty
Addressed an issue where thumbnails and locked state could sometimes become incorrect when viewed in the inventory menu
Addressed an issue where vending machine thumbnails could sometimes be incorrect
Addressed an issue where the Photo Mode settings could sometimes scroll off the screen
[PC] Addressed an issue where the PC text chat UI would sometimes disappear after being opened for the second time during a cinematic
Addressed an issue where Friend Profile icons were sometimes not showing up correctly on the ECHO menu
Addressed an issue where the character icon sometimes failed to be present when viewing the Friends Mail prompt in the Mail Menu
Addressed an issue where clients could sometimes lose functionality when opening the ECHO menu after exiting a vehicle
[Console] Addressed an issue where item cards would sometimes appear cut off when viewing items in chests in split screen
[Console] Addressed issue where small item cards would sometimes be displayed on the wrong player’s screen in split screen
Addressed an issue where clients who late joined the Takedown at the Maliwan Blacksite would sometimes not have Spectator Mode button prompts
Addressed an issue where performance could sometimes be negatively impacted by pressing inputs from two different sources while spectating during the Takedown at the Maliwan Blacksite
Addressed an issue where primary and secondary stats could sometimes overlap on Legendary Artifact item cards
Addressed an issue where multiple notifications were sometimes being triggered after having completed a Challenge

Missions

Addressed a perceived progression blocker that sometimes occurred if the player jumped before Chadd did during the mission “Swamp Bro”
Addressed a perceived progression blocker where the objective “Kill Ratch” sometimes wouldn’t update during the mission “The Family Jewel”
Addressed a perceived progression blocker during the mission “In the Shadow of the Starlight”
Addressed perceived progression blockers related to traveling between environments on Promethea
Addressed a reported concern where waypoints would sometimes fail to appear when obtaining a mission for an environment that hadn’t been unlocked yet
Addressed a reported concern where players were sometimes unable to complete Fast Travel Station Zone Progress when exploring Cathedral of the Twin Gods
Addressed multiple issues with ECHO dialog not playing

Gameplay

Updated weapons wielded by CoV Badass enemies to use bullet-based variations to cut down on FX spam
Fixed a reported concern where Guardian Rank Perks would sometimes be disabled for users that had already unlocked them
Addressed a reported concern where enemies would sometimes deal excessive damage to vehicles in True Vault Hunter Mode
Addressed a reported concern where the Spiderant King enemy sometimes failed to launch the sticky projectile from his tail when performing a Web Pull attack
Addressed a reported concern that enemies might not spawn from Warp Anchors and Dropships
Addressed a reported concern that Zane’s “Quick Breather” skill was sometimes not functioning
Addressed a reported concern that Zane’s “Schadenfreude” skill would sometimes not award the player Shield restoration
Addressed a reported concern that Zane’s “Praemunitus” skill would sometimes not award the proper size clip on the first clip of the weapon the Digiclone is spawned with
Addressed a reported concern that Moze’s “Stainless Steel Bear” skill would sometimes not award the damage bonus to Iron Bear
Addressed a reported concern that Moze would occasionally be ejected from Iron Bear immediately after entering it
Addressed a reported concern where a client’s camera would sometimes occasionally stutter and lose functionality after performing Amara’s “Downfall” skill when jumping off a ledge and dying
Addressed a reported concern that Amara’s “Indiscriminate” skill could sometimes create lots of ricochet bullets when firing the Legendary Maliwan Shotgun “Projectile Recursion”
Addressed a reported concern where “Invulnerable” shields would sometimes fail to block rounds fired from the Legendary Maliwan Shotgun “Projectile Recursion”

General

Added functionality to skip the intro movie once the video has fully loaded
Added vending machines to Skywell-27
Disabled access to Photo Mode during Fight for Your Life
Changed the default send mail error message to encompass additional issues
[PC] Adjusted volume and attenuation to bring music volume up while playing in HiFi mode on PC
Crew Quarter Room decorations now correctly use the rotation of the hook
Optimized Challenges to prevent hitching when saving
Optimized Challenge Completion percentage computation to occur over multiple frames to prevent hitching
Fixed a reported concern where save game could sometimes get bloated with duplicate Challenge data
Fixed a reported concern where save game data could sometimes have a minor leak
Fixed a reported concern where the game would not start up in correct resolution sometimes when using Fullscreen mode and display scaling
Fixed a reported concern where the player could sometimes remain invisible after respawning
Fixed a reported concern where clients would sometimes not see Sanctuary III Fast Travel Stations until they were already in the map
Fixed a reported concern where the D-Pad would sometimes not change selections in the Sanctuary III Fast Travel list
Fixed a reported concern where clients might not unlock Fast Travel Stations after using the Fast-Forward feature
Fixed a reported concern where environments could sometimes appear unnaturally bright due Time of Day errors
Fixed a reported concern where vehicle boost FX could sometimes appear black
Fixed a typo for the spelling of the “IMMUNE” text pop in German
Fixed a reported concern where some strings for the Key Binding Menu were not localized
Fixed a reported concern where the Badass Event icon could sometimes show up when the event had been deactivated when using the ECHOcast Twitch Extension
Fixed a reported concern where Cryo destructible pose sometimes did not match character when in ragdoll
[Console] Fixed a reported concern where the Custom Waypoint hint text would sometimes appear in the Zone Map in non-current environments on consoles
[Console] Fixed a reported concern where Photo Mode filters sometimes weren’t working properly with HDR
[Console] Fixed a reported concern where Vault Hunter profile cards sometimes didn’t pull from local data for split screen players, causing a mismatch in presentation
Fixed a reported concern where the client would sometimes see an unresponsive black screen after accepting an invite during the intro movie
[PC] Fixed a reported concern where the Vault Hunter profile cards on Epic Game Store were sometimes not showing correctly