Borderlands 3 was updated today to version 1.19. In addition to the Designer’s Cut, there are various fixes in this update as mentioned in the patch notes.
Gearbox Software is adding Designer’s Cut to Borderlands 3. This is a part of the new update in addition to Designer’s Cut that adds Arms Race and a fourth skill tree for the Vault Hunters, and Mayhem 11, there are some adjustments to character balance and other bug fixes.
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Here is a description of the Arms Race which is a part of the Designer’s Cut.
Arms Race sees you running rampant across the Stormblind Complex, a decommissioned DAHL military base located on a wintry island that’s crawling with enemies and perpetually ravaged by calamitous weather called the Murdercane – short for ‘murder hurricane,’ naturally. The show begins the moment you’re stripped of your gear and dropped onto a random location in the complex, frantically fending off attackers using whatever weapons and gear you can find. Everyone starts Arms Race on equal footing, but only the best will be able to weather the encroaching storm, defeat the final boss, and claim coveted new Legendary weapons and items for keeps.
For the full patch notes for Borderlands 3 1.19 update, you can have a look below.
Borderlands 3 Update 1.19 Patch Notes
GENERAL
- Removed Mayhem Level Gear from enemies
- Added support Final Form character cosmetics to New-U stations
- Updated some loading screen tips for added clarity
- Modified audio priority system for player gunshots
- Optimized audio memory
- Optimized animation memory
- Prevented the Countdown at the start of Takedowns from flashing on the screen too quickly
- Updated the ECHO device to show the correct character portrait when characters spoke
- Addressed a reported concern where the Photo Mode would not activate when accessing it through the Quick Menu
- Resetting the camera using the Reset Camera function in Photo Mode will no longer reset to a random location
- Loading screens no longer appear zoomed in when in non-standard aspect ratios
- Optimized UI performance
- Prevented the ECHO Map from rotating unexpectedly
- Updated the Citizen Science Machine to prevent it from occasionally not functioning
- Addressed a reported concern where enemies did not spawn during the “Defend BALEX” objective during the mission “The Family Jewel” in Voracious Canopy
- Addressed a reported concern where the Eridium deposit failed to appear during the “Break Eridium Deposit” objective during the mission “Beneath the Meridian” in The Forgotten Basilica
- Nativized Hotfixes
STABILITY
- Fixed a reported concern where the host could crash when a client ended the Iron Bear Action Skill
- Fixed a reported concern where the game could crash when viewing Fast Travel Stations on the ECHO Map
MATCHMAKING
- Added Arms Race to Matchmaking
- Combined Trials and Circle of Slaughters into a single matchmaking pool
- Addressed issue where players matching from a Takedown map would be put into a separate matchmaking pool
- Updated matchmaking pools to only consider whether Mayhem Mode is enabled or disabled, instead of creating a pool for each Mayhem Level
CHARACTERS
ZANE, THE OPERATIVE
SKILL TREE CHANGES
Hitman Tree
- Swapped the positions of Death Follows Close and Seein’ Red on the Skill Tree
- Added Kill Skill Bonus +15% to Seein’ Red
Under Cover Tree
- Swapped the positions of Confident Competence and Distributed Denial on the Skill Tree
- Buffed Gun Damage from Confident Competence
Double Agent Tree
- Duct Tape Mod now grants Zane immunity to damage from his weapons and grenades
CLASS MODS
Infiltrator
- Reworked the ability to allow the shield to refill before it is broken whenever an Action Skill is activated
Seein’ Dead
- Lowered the Kill Skill Damage bonus
AMARA, THE SIREN
- Updated Ties that Bind to only pass weapon and melee damage to enemies
- Weapon Anointments that increase weapon or melee damage after Phaseslam now properly increases damage
- Updated Muse Class Mod to prevent double-dipping on damage modifiers
FL4K, THE BEASTMASTER
- Pets will now receive damage buffs from the global grenade anointment
- Addressed a reported concern that when dealing critical hits in rapid succession while using the Rakk Attack Action Skill and Headcount Passive, Rakk Attack charges would not be gained properly, and the cooldown timer was reset
ECHOCAST UPDATE
- Added support for next-gen consoles, Microsoft Xbox S/X and the Sony PlayStation 5.
- Added support for 4th Skill Trees to Twitch ECHOcast
- Added support for Arms Race to Twitch ECHOcast
- When watching a streamer using the ECHOcast during Arms Race, the inventory, skill trees, and Guardian Rank tabs are hidden. The Rare Chest Event is also deactivated and replaced with the Extractor Breach Event
- When in Arms Race, a new Map Tab is shown, which renders the in-game map along with points of interest. Points of interest are:
– Player location
– Respawn locations
– Extractor locations
– Boss area
– Death circle size, location, and time between states
- Added a new Arms Race event to the ECHOcast: Extractor Breach!
HOTFIXES
- Enabled purple E-Tech pistols to drop in-game
- Increased the resolution of the images on Zer0’s Bounty Board in Sanctuary III
- Addressed a previous change that was causing some PC users to be unable to drop equipped gear
WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS
Faisor
- Increased weapon damage
ION LASER
- Increased weapon damage
- Increased number of projectiles that are released when the laser stops
Shredifier
- Increased weapon damage
Trevanator
- Increased weapon damage
Tunguska
- Increased weapon damage
Linc
- Increased weapon damage
Rebel Yell
- Increased weapon damage
Hornet
- Increased weapon damage
- Increased splash damage radius
Nemesis
- Increased weapon damage
Flakker
- Increased weapon damage
Borderlands 3 is available now for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. It is also confirmed to get a free next-generation upgrade for PS5 and Xbox Series X.
