Borderlands 3 carries on the series' tradition of pulse-pounding action, zany characters, and witty dialogue. The game has received 4 DLC's and numerous updates from Gearbox adding new content to the classic Shoot and Loot adventure. As well the new features added by the developers, Borderlands 3 also has a rich modding community for those who want to spice up their game even more.

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Most of the mods available for Borderlands 3 are downloadable save files that simply unlock existing high-level weapons and items. However, there are still a variety of more creative mods that will shake things up for veteran players by altering weapons, enemies, and loot drops throughout the game. There are even humorous joke mods that make the already bombastic world of Borderlands 3 even more hilariously surreal.

Updated By Beau Low on July 11th 2021: The Designer's Cut for Borderlands 3 added a range of new features, including the Arms Race mode. With this update came a wave of new mods, finding ways to tweak the new features and allow players to enjoy them even more. As well as creating new content, modders have also updated old mods to be compatible with the latest version of the game. Players can customize their experience not just by adding new skins or fresh challenges, but also downloading save files that include high-level characters and legendary gear. This now includes new mods, as well as tools for aspiring modders looking to create their own hotfixes for Borderlands 3.

13 The Borderlands 3 Hotfix Merger

There are only a handful of mods available for Borderlands 3 on Nexusmods. If players want to access more complicated content, they will need to download and install the hotfix merger.

The Borderlands 3 hotfix merger allows players to tweak and alter hotfixes added to the game by Gearbox. This tool has its own wiki page with useful instructions on how to install it.I It's an essential download for any player who wants to install mods or create their own for Borderlands 3.

How to Install Mods Using The Hotfix Manager

• First players, will need to locate the folder their game is installed in. For Epic Games users, go to Local Disk C:/ Program Files (x86)/ Epic Games/ Borderlands 3. Steam Users can simply right-click on the game in their library and select browse local files.
• In order for the Hotfix Manager to work, players will need to install this Plugin Loader. Download the D3D11.zip and copy the contents into  ...Borderlands 3/OakGame/Binaries/Win64.
• Download the B3HM.zip for the Hotfix Manager and copy the contents into the newly created Plugins folder.
• With the Hotfix Manager now installed, players can access it by booting up their game. The manager will appear in the hidden icons section of their taskbar.
• Adding mods is incredibly simple. For many of them, players will only need to find the Github page for their chosen mod and click on the B3HM- compatible link. This will open up a page of source code. Copy the link for this page.
• Opening up the Hotfix Manager, click on add URL and paste the link for the mod.
• When players next open up Borderlands 3, their chosen hotfix mod will be activated.

12 Edit Your Profile With Ease

While most of the mods available for Borderlands 3 have been rigorously playtested, problems can still occur. A frequent issue with downloadable save files is that they change the player's stats in their main profile, altering their guardian rank or other important achievements.

Should players need to restore their profile, or just want to fiddle with their stats to unlock new skins without grinding, they can use the BL3 Profile Editor. This tool does just what it says on the tin. It allows players to alter their Guardian rank, unlock new skins, and more.

11 A True Melee Build For Amara

There are no melee-only weapons in Borderlands 3; the game instead chooses to focus on adding awesome guns to blast enemies apart. Weapons with spikes on them will augment a player's melee attack, but hand-to-hand combat is still far from viable in the base game.

Amara is the best Vault Hunter for a melee build, and this mod makes her even better. With the cooldown on Blitz reduced to zero, and powers like Personal Space and Forceful Expression applied to all attacks, this mod makes true melee builds not only possible, but lots of fun to play.

10 Level Up All Vault Hunters

Normally in order to unlock Mayhem mode, players will need to have already completed the game once. One of the best things about having a level 72 Vault Hunter is that players can go back through the game in Mayhem or the new arms race mode, and test their skills against tougher enemies.

Some players don't want to keep replaying the game to max out all of the vault hunters. Thus, there is a mod for downloading save files where they are already leveled up. This mod, created by CaptainHappyTimePie, offers 8 saved games with each character at level 30, or at level 72, as well as instantly unlocking mayhem mode. No skill points have been allocated in any of the saves, allowing players to choose their own Max level build.

9 A Cheaper Eridium Economy

Borderlands 3 is like its predecessors in that most of the gameplay entails grinding to get the best loot. This isn't an inherently bad thing. The combat is fun, and the work put into getting legendary items makes them all the more special.

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For those who don't want to grind, though, there are mods to make items, upgrades, and repairs cheaper. These may crash the Eridium economy; however, they are great for players who want to play or replay the game while minimizing the amount of grinding necessary to progress. This mod also lowers the price of all slot machines in the game.

8 The Infinite Slide Mod

For fans who have already finished Borderlands 3, joke mods are a great way to have fun with the familiar setting and play around with ridiculous features. This mod does what it says on the tin, and massively increases the length of the player character's slide animation.

There are plenty of vehicles that players can use to traverse the map in Borderlands 3, but this mod adds a new hilarious way for vault hunters to travel with speed. It should be noted that the mod does not make the player's slide actually infinite, just 4000x longer than it originally was.

7 A Mod For Making Enemies Fight Each Other

The wasteland of Borderlands 3 is a hostile place with plenty of vicious enemies and powerful boss fights. Monster infighting is a rare mechanic to find in games, especially in first-person shooters, as it tends to substantially reduce the game's difficulty.

The infighting mod sets all enemies in the game to the "enraged Goliath" team, which means that they will just as readily attack each other as they will the player. If players don't mind the lack of challenge, the mod is great for players who are curious about who would win between a Skag and a Spiderant. The mod even makes some of the DLC3 enemies attack their own mounts.

6 The Silences Sellout Pistol

The  Hazardous Sellout pistol is certainly one of the more unique weapons in Borderlands 3. This gun is obtained during the Sellout mission and will talk to the player, often in a very condescending tone, whenever it is equipped.

While for most fans the Sellout Pistol's mocking jibes are the main reason to use it, other players may find being constantly berated by their weapon slightly annoying. The silenced sellout mod removes the voice lines from the pistol and allows it to be used as a normal gun. It's great for players who love the Sellout but have heard its petty insults one too many times.

5 Changing The Size Of NPC's

Also available through the Borderlands 3 hotfix merger are the sizemods. These allow players to enlarge or shrink all friendly and hostile NPCs in the game.

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There are five variations of the sizemod, allowing players to choose between tiny, small, big, huge, and giant. This mod is purely for comedic effect, although taking on a giant raider that towers over the landscape is pretty epic. Even the game's charismatic, somewhat nonsensical, main villains Troy and Tyreen are much less intimidating when they barely come up to the player character's shins.

4 More Customisable Vehicles

There are three different vehicles players can find and control in Borderlands 3 and each one has a variety of skins as well as other customizable features.

The Vehicle Unlocks mod makes all skins and parts available for a vehicle as soon as it is unlocked, meaning players can customize their cars however they want much earlier in the game. This mod also affects enemy vehicles, randomizing the skins and accessories applied to them. This way, they no longer have a set design depending on the area they are found in.

3 Randomizers For Enemies, Weapons, And More

For those who have played and replayed Borderlands 3 multiple times, randomizers are a good way to keep the game fresh. These mods mix up locations of enemies, items, and more. The Hotfix Merger has a collection of randomizer mods that allow players to control which part of the game they want to change.

The main benefit of randomizers is that they can make the game unpredictable and more fun for players who have already beaten it. The only downside is that they have the chance of making the game incredibly easy as. With one of these mods, it's entirely possible to get one of the best weapons in the game right at the beginning.

2 A Mod For Making The Game Third Person

There are 4 vault hunters for players to choose from in Borderlands 3 and a variety of powerful builds available for each one. For players who want to admire their chosen character, there is a mod to make the game third person.

This third-person mode is more of a cheat than a mod. Still, players will find it useful if they want to try the gameplay in a different style or have a wider camera angle to appreciate the game's stylized landscapes and scenery. This mod is, like many of the others, only available on PC as it requires accessing the developer's console.

1 Borderlands 3 Redux Mod

Borderlands 3 is full of unique weapons, quirky characters, and weird side quests. However, this didn't stop a small group of dedicated fans from making a complete overhaul mod called Borderlands 3 Redux.

To try and list all of the changes this mod makes would take too long. That said, the main tweaks and alterations include the replacement of anointments with better weapons, a better Eridium economy, and the ability to land critical hits in melee. With all of these changes and many more, redux is the biggest mod currently available for Borderlands 3.

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