Borderlands (PC) - 3rd person availability

[ATiC3]

If all of you are frustrated with the first person offered in Borderlands... guess what... 3rd person view is available! All you have to do is enter a simple 2 lines in one of the game's configuration files...

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Within WillowInput.ini:

Search for [WillowGame.WillowPlayerInput]. Below the chunk of bindings, add the following:

Bindings=(Name="F3",Command="Camera ThirdPerson",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
Bindings=(Name="F4",Command="Camera FirstPerson",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
For Better 3rd Person View... add this after the F3&F4 code...

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Bindings=(Name="F10",Command="FOV 90",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
Bindings=(Name="F11",Command="FOV 110",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)
For this to work, go to third person then press F10 or F11... I prefer F10... F11 is way too far away...

By the way, you have to go ALL THE WAY DOWN THE PAGE THROUGH THE BINDINGS UNDER [WillowGame.WillowPlayerInput].

To search for WillowInput.ini, just run a search for the game's main folder... In vista and 7 it's easier, just go to the start menu and run the search there for "willowinput.ini". It's what I did.

Cheers!
Post Merge: October 30, 2009, 10:29:56 PMBy the way, when you're in 3rd person view... since it isn't official yet... you have to aim a little higher than where the target is... but it's definitely worth it.. Here's some screens:

[DEMONKAI]

very cool sh*t man.too bad im not a PC gamer very much. But this does look hella sweet though

[ATiC3]

Yeah, I just wish it was made official, because the option's there.. they just haven't activated it fully yet.... Note: Only zoom when you go back to 1st person.. it's F3 & F4 to toggle it...

[xPreatorianx]

Yup only downside to messing with config files for games. If it is not officially supported then it creates minor bugs. I think borderlands runs on the unreal 3 engine (don't quote me on it tho) so its natively supported. (Gears of war anyone?)

[DEMONKAI]

aw d@mn

well thats a Mod for ya. but im sure it will get better with time. too many techies out there for it not to be perfected sooner er later

[ATiC3]

Updated first post. F9 is recommended, but you may need to put both just lines of code just in case.