Veteran skins
Have a saved game file from the original Borderlands on your hard drive to unlock the Veteran skins for all four characters using the option found under the "Extras" menu.
Moxxi weapons
If you keep tipping Moxxi large amounts of money in Sanctuary (over
$10,000), she will eventually give you a weapon. Try to tip after she
stops talking. Once you get a weapon from her, you can fast travel to
another area and then back to Sanctuary. Keep tipping her again to get
another weapon. She only gives two types of weapons -- a fire elemental
submachine gun and corrosive elemental submachine gun, but they should
always have different stats. -From: Psychotic Elf
Carrying an extra item in inventory
This trick requires two class mods. Once your inventory is full,
switch your currently equipped class mod for another one in your
inventory (you can then re-equip your original class mod after you have
done this). Then, exit the inventory menu to be able to now pick up one
additional item, allowing you to have up to 28 items in your inventory
instead of the normal maximum of 27.
Getting Golden Keys
Golden Keys can be used to open the Golden Loot chest found in
Sanctuary near the Fast Travel terminal. Each time you open the chest,
it will use one key and give you rare weapon(s) or item(s) that are
scaled to the current level you are at when you open the chest. Thus,
make sure you do not open the cheat with a Golden Key until you want a
rare weapon for the current level you are at. There are multiple ways to
get a Golden Key. Certain retailers gave a DLC code to people who
pre-ordered the game that included a Golden Key. You can also sign-up
for the Gearbox Shift program that is found under the "Extras" menu
in-game to get a Golden Key. Gearbox has also stated they are planning
on giving away more Golden Keys through future promotions and events.
The news ticker at the Borderlands 2 menus will provide more information
about the Golden Key promotions and events.
Good loot farming chest
In the Vault Of The Warrior, you will reach a bridge to walk over the
lava (there is a lava fall to the right of the bridge) shortly after
entering the area. Jump down the lava hole to the left of the bridge.
Once you go down the hole, move forward to find a small cove with a red
loot chest on the right. The loot chest contains good items. Once you
grab the items, select the "Save and Quit" option to have the chest
refill. Repeat this as many times as desired.
Easy Badass tokens
To easily get Badass tokens early in the game, use the following methods:
Dueling: Defeat players 50 times while dueling to complete this
challenge and get 166 total Badass points. To easily do this, have two
players unequip any mods and shield from their character. Then, initiate
a duel by having one player melee the other player. Take turns
defeating each other until both players have 50 duel wins each. Reviving: Revive a downed player 50 times to complete this challenge
and get 166 total Badass points. To do easily do this, have two player
that can kill themselves. Find or purchase a Tediore weapon. These
weapons are thrown and explode when reloaded. Unequip any mods and
shield from your character. Then, stand in a corner, shoot the Tediore
gun once, and reload. You will throw the gun into the corner and hurt
your character when it blows up. Once you go down, have the other player
revive you. Then, have the other player do the same thing with their
character. Repeat this until both players have 50 revives each. Selling: Sell items 50 times to complete this challenge and get 166
total Badass points. To easily do this, go to any vending machine and
sell an item, then buy it back for the same price you sold it, and then
sell it again. Repeat this until you have completed the "Wholesale"
challenge. Trading: Trade with another player 50 times to complete this
challenge and get 166 total Badass points. To easily do this, have two
players keep activating a trade with each other by pressing B while
standing next to each other. Trades count whether you actually trade
anything or not. Simply activate "Trade" without actually offering
anything to still have it count as a trade. Do this 50 times to complete
the "Psst, Hey Buddy..." challenge.
Hidden QR code
If you look on Mad Moxxi's pizza boxes, there is a QR code. When you
scan the code, it says: "Wise man say, forgiveness is divine but never
pay full price for late pizza. -Captain Picard." -From: Psychotic Elf
Dark Souls Easter Egg
In Caustic Caverns, go to the far eastern area of the map. Once you
find the unique Crystalisk monster named Blue, run north across the
corrosive green waters to the small island with a lone tree out in the
distance. You must be at a high enough level to make it across, as you
will take a lot of damage while running across the water. If you are
using Salvador (the Gunzerker), you can activate his Gunzerk ability to
gain health. On the island, you will find a bonfire. Sitting nearby is a
Knight named Solitaire, a reference to the Knight Solaire in Dark Souls. You can also find a phantom spirit.
Dr. Tannis Easter Egg
Dr. Tannis, the Dahl Corporation scientist, could be found riding a
fish while a dramatic soundtrack played in Treacher's Landing in the
original Borderlands by shooting five barrels in a specific order. This can also be done in Borderlands 2.
Fast travel to Sawtooth Cauldron. Go forward, and jump off the cliff to
reach Sawtooth Stilts. Then, turn left, and go through Smoking Guano
Grotto. You will eventually reach the Main Street Reservoir area.
Continue until you are at the very edge of the map, on a beach
overlooking the reservoir. Scattered around the beach are five colored
barrels. Shoot them in the following order to activate the Easter Egg:
Blue barrel: Next to the arid plant-life near the water.
Red barrel: Turn around to face the huts; the barrel is at the left hut.
Green barrel: Turn around again, and look out at the reservoir.
Move closer to the edge of the water, and look out at one of the small
islands.
Yellow barrel: On the left, behind a wooden barricade.
Purple barrel: On the right, near a pile of tires.
Minecraft Easter Egg
Once you reach Sanctuary Hole after Chapter 9 (it can be accessed
from the northeast area of the map in Three Horns Divide), you will find
a cliff that drops off into a huge hole on your right behind a building
close to the end of the town you go through immediately after entering
Sanctuary Hole. It does not look like you can drop off the edge, but
there is an area you can drop onto. Drop down to this area to reach the
entrance to Caustic Caverns. You can also reach the entrance to Caustic
Caverns by progressing through Sanctuary Hole normally. Once you enter
Caustic Caverns, go to the "Guardian Ruins" at the northwest corner of
the map. Find the mine carts on the train tracks, and turn right just
before you reach the huge door at the end of the train tracks. Then, go
straight, jump over the two cube blocks, and immediately turn left to
enter a cave with a bunch of Minecraft blocks. Keep smashing the blocks
to enter a secret Minecraft area. There are Minecraft style enemies in
this area. You can fine a special Minecraft head and skin for your
character by defeating the enemies and smashing the blocks in this area.
There is a different head and skin dropped in this area for each
character. The enemies also drop rare loot. If you do not get the
desired head and skin for a character and/or do not like the loot you
got, you can choose to "Save and Quit", and then continue your game to
get different loot in this area.
Se7en Easter Egg
Whenever you open a box in The Dust, there is a small chance you will
get this special Easter Egg. Inside the box, you will find a gun called
"Neutralizing Gwen" and a female skull. Just as it is opened, Handsome
Jack will exclaim; "What's in the box? What's in the box?" In Se7en,
at the climax of the film, there is a famous scene where Brad Pitt
yells, "What's in the box?' when he is faced with a mysterious package.
The gun's name, "Neutralizing Gwen" is a reference to the actress
Gwyneth Paltrow who plays Brad Pitt's girlfriend.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Easter Eggs
Once you reach Sanctuary, talk to Dr. Tannis in the Crimson Raiders
HQ to unlock the "Splinter Group" Level 14 side-quest. The description
of the mission reads: "Patricia Tannis has hired you to find and kill
four dangerous mutated escapees from the Wildlife Exploitation Preserve.
They're hiding out in Bloodshot Stronghold, but be careful; they are
well-armed, and color-coordinated." If the mission is not available, try
completing some more story missions, and keep checking back after
completing each one until you are given the mission. To gain access to
their Sewer hideout, you must pretend to be a pizza deliveryman. Use the
intercom, and the sewer grate will open. After jumping down, you will
enter the Rat's Nest. Interact with the table ahead to place a pizza to
attract the mutants. Once they reveal themselves, you will see their
referential names: Lee, Dan, Mick, and Ralph. They are indeed
color-coordinated, have shells on their backs, and use the same weapons
as their corresponding turtle. Additionally, after turning the mission
in, the mission debrief says "References!" This entire mission is a
reference to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, who are four talking
turtles that starred in their own series of comics, movies, and
cartoons. Each has their own ninja weapon, are color-coordinated, and
named after classical Italian painters. You can also fight an enemy named Flinter by proceeding through the
Rat's Nest in Bloodshot Stronghold. Once you reach an area with multiple
objects that you can interact with, you must interact with each item a
certain number of times in a specific order. Turn the wheel two times,
press the button on the TV three times, pull the switch on the ground
three times, and then pull the lever on the wall to the right of the
switch on the ground three times. After a few seconds, Flinter will
appear. He will drop some rare loot once he has been defeated. Flinter
is a reference to Splinter from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He was
the four turtles martial arts teacher.
The Lord Of The Rings Easter Egg
To unlock this special event, you must first travel to the starting
area in the game; Claptrap's Place. Inside Claptrap's Place, pick up the
special hidden item in his fireplace. You must then travel to a special
enemy called Geary on the volcano in Eridium Blight. You cannot fast
travel to reach Geary or die on your way to him. You must follow a
specific path to reach him; you can use vehicles. To reach Geary with
the special item, starting from the fireplace where you obtained it, go
to each area in the following order: Claptrap's Place, Southern Shelf,
Three Horns – Divide, Three Horns – Valley, The Dust, and Eridium
Blight. You must then go to the volcano in the north-west area of the
map. Travel up the volcano using the ramps to jump over the lava flow to
reach Geary. Once you find Geary partially up the volcano, do not
attack him. Geary is a psycho bandit that will die with one hit, but
will also drop rare purple head items. Thus, you can keep returning and
killing Geary to farm rare heads for the characters, as he will always
respawn in the same area, even if you do not follow these specific steps
to reach him. Let Geary hit you once, but only once. If he hits you
more than once, this special event will reset, and you must start over
from the beginning. Additionally, Nova/Spike shields will kill Geary and
reset this special event. After Geary attacks, he will jump off the
cliff into the lava. Then, three Rakks will fly over near you and drop
three loot chests. One of the chests will always contain purple loot.
You can repeat this special event as many times as desired. This side
mission is a reference to The Lord Of The Rings series of books
by J.R. Tolkien, in which a hero takes a secret ring from a fireplace
and travels to a volcano to dispose of it —- until it is stolen by a
psychopath who falls into the lava anyway. The heroes are then rescued
by three birds from the erupting volcano.
Top Gun Easter Egg
To get a side mission with a lot of Top Gun references in it,
talk to Loggins at Ellie's Garage in The Dust. Loggins is a reference to
Kenny Loggins, the musician who recorded the song "Danger Zone", which
was the main theme in the Top Gun movie. In the side mission, Loggins wants revenge against his former flight squad of auto-gyro pilots. Top Gun
is all about Air Force pilots. To take revenge, you will need to burn
down the squad's volleyball court with a fire-element weapon. In the
movie, there is a famous scene in which the pilots play volleyball to
Kenny Loggins’ "Playing With The Boys" song. To reach the area with the
volleyball court, you will need to jump off a huge rock to arrive in
Goose's Roost. Goose is best friends with Tom Cruise's character in the
film.
Defeating The Warrior easily
When you begin the battle with The Warrior, let him immediately kill
you. You will then spawn behind a shielded barrier protecting The
Warrior. Climb up on the rocks to the left to get above the shielded
barrier, allowing you to shoot The Warrior from a distance without him
harming you. Note: After defeating The Warrior, leave the area, and return to the area for him to respawn.
Easy "Build Buster" achievement
There is a Constructor that always spawns in the Hyperion base in The
Highlands. Fight your way through this area until you reach a bridge.
During your first playthrough, the Constructor that spawns will be
around Level 20. The higher your own level, the easier it will be to
destroy it quickly. Shoot the Constructor with a rocket launcher, and
throw some grenades at it. If you are using Salvador (the Gunzerker),
activate the Gunzerk ability with two rocket launchers equipped to
destroy it very quickly. You can make the Constructor respawn by leaving
and re-entering The Highlands area, or quitting to the main menu and
then continuing.
Easy "Definitely An Italian Plumber" achievement
Once you reach Eridium Blight and are at a high enough level to
handle the enemies, go to the southwest corner of the map near the exit
to Hero's Pass (you will pass through a Hyperion gate on the way).
Immediately after going through the Hyperion gate, veer off the road to
the right, and go up the hill. There will be a lot of Bullymongs and
Rakts in this area. Kill them all, and there is a chance that a rare
Mong named Donkey Mong will randomly appear. He is a difficult Level 28
enemy that throws barrels. If he does not appear, simply choose to "Save
and Quit", and try again until he appears. Once he appears, kill him to
get the "Definitely An Italian Plumber" achievement. Note: There
is also a chance for another rare Mong to appear named King Mong. He is
Level 27 and also difficult to defeat. Both Donkey Mong and King Mong
drop good loot. Donkey Mong is a reference to Nintendo's Donkey Kong.
Easy "Feels Like The First Time" achievement
In Arid Nexus - Badlands, go to the northeast area on the map to find Fyrestone. This is the place where the original Borderlands
started. Look for a red building in the desert. Get on top of that
building to find a red chest. Open the chest to get some good loot and
the "Feels Like The First Time" achievement.
Easy "Goliath, Meet David" achievement
Low level Goliaths can be found in the Frostburn Canyon area. A good
place to find them is at the Blisterpus Camp in the north center area of
the map in Frostburn Canyon. You will discover this area automatically
by following the story missions. Use the Fast Travel station to quickly
reach this area. A Goliath is a humanoid looking enemy with a white,
burning mask. They spawn randomly, but there is a good chance to find a
bunch of them in Frostburn Canyon -- even if you have already completed
this area. To make enemies respawn, you can either leave the area and
re-enter it, or quit to the main menu and then choose to continue. Shoot
off the Goliath's mask, and he will enter rage mode. You must now
protect him so that he can kill enemies. Killing enemies is what gives
him XP and makes him level up. Kill the strong enemies that would cause
him a lot of harm, and weaken the small ones so he can get easy kills.
Once the Goliath reaches the rank of "Fatal God-Liath" (displayed below
his health bar), kill him to get the "Goliath, Meet David" achievement.
Note: It is recommended you do not attempt this until you at least reach Level 15.
Easy "So Much Blood!" achievement
You can only unlock this achievement with the Gunzerker class. You
must Gunzerk continuously for 90 seconds to get the "So Much Blood!"
achievement. To do this, max out "Filled To The Brim", "Lasts Longer",
and "Yippee Ki Yay" in the Gunzerker's Rampage skill tree. It also
really helps if you have a class mod that increases any of those three
skills. Then, find an area with lots of enemies to kill. A good place to
try this at is the Bandit's Circle Of Slaughter in The Fridge at Fink's
Slaughter Factory. It is recommended you try this once you can easily
kill the enemies in this area. All the Bandits in Round 1 are human, so
try using fire-based elemental weapons. A quick regenerating shield also
helps a lot since you will not have much time to run and hide for a
recharge. You must keep getting kills quickly to build and keep your
Gunzerker charge. If you are near the end of the round and do not think
you will get the achievement, choose to "Save and Quit", and then
continue to try again. If you complete Round 1, you will not be able to
play it again unless you enter someone else's game. Another good area to get the "So Much Blood!" achievement at that has
a lot of low level enemies is in Frostburn Canyon at the Blisterpus
Camp in the north center area of the map. Kill as many enemies as
possible in the starting area, then move into the cave with the
Spiderants.
Easy "Sugar Daddy" achievement
Once you have $10,000 or more, go to Moxxi at the bar in Sanctuary.
Put $10,000 in her tip jar to get the "Sugar Daddy" achievement. Then,
quit the game without saving by signing out of your profile, going to
the dashboard, or resetting the system. When you continue your saved
game, you will still have all the money you tipped Moxxi.
Easy "Thresher Thrashed" achievement
Terramorphous is an enemy that you have to kill during a side mission
called "You. Will. Die. (Seriously.)". This missions becomes available
after competing the game for the first time. Talk to Tannis in the
Crimson Raiders HQ (Sanctuary) to start the quest. Then, travel to
Thousand Cuts to enter Terramorphous Peak. Entering this area costs four
Eridium. Before starting the fight with Terramorphous, it is
recommended you are at Level 50 with all SDU's from the black market
purchased to carry more ammunition. It helps to have a high Badass rank
and some good Level 50 equipment. Try this in Normal mode, and not in
Vault Hunter mode. It is much easier to do this in a four player Co-Op
game because if you die in solo mode, Terramorphous' health will
completely be refilled. It is recommended if you do this in solo mode
that you use a Level 50 Gunzerker with two rocket launchers equipped
while in Gunzerk mode. Shotguns and slag weapons are also very helpful,
especially slag grenades. Since Terramorphous deals heavy damage, you
will probably go down a few times. Kill one of the tentacles while in
Last Stand mode to automatically get revived. When he comes out of the
ground, quickly throw a bunch of slag grenades, and attack him with your
strongest weapons. His weak spots are shown as yellow glowing dots.
Attack them for critical hits. Jump around a lot to dodge incoming
attacks from other tentacles. When you stay behind Terramorphous, he
will not be able to attack you. Always walk in big circles around him
while keeping some distance. Defeat him to get the "Thresher Thrashed"
achievement, along with some really good loot, including the legendary
(orange) "Slayer Of Terramorphous Class Mod".
Easy "Token Gesture" achievement
Use the "Easy Badass tokens" cheat to quickly get the "Token Gesture" achievement.
Easy "Tribute To A Vault Hunter" achievement
Once you reach Sanctuary, you can find Michael Mamaril hanging around
some of the town's major landmarks. He can be found inside the Crimson
Raider's HQ and near the News Stand, Claptrap's Corner, Zed's Clinic,
and other random locations around the city. Once you find him, talk to
him, and take the weapon he offers to get the "Tribute To A Vault
Hunter" achievement. You can only get one weapon per visit, but he will
reappear after story missions. Try to keep finding him around Sanctuary
to get more rewards from him.
Easy "Well That Was Easy" achievement
In Thousand Cuts, go to the northwest area on the map to find a crazy
bandit named Face McShooty (he should appear as "!" on the map) pacing
around near the edge of a cliff asking you to shoot him in the face.
Accept the "Shoot This Guy In The Face" mission from him, and then shoot
him in the face to get the "Well That Was Easy" achievement. The
commentary from the bandit is also probably a reference to the "In the
face" line from The Hangover movie.
Easy "What Does It Mean?" achievement
In The Highlands, go to the industrial complex in the southwest area
of the map. The entrance is to the north of the "Highlands - Outwash"
map exit. There is also a Catch-A-Ride station infront of the camp, and
turrets at the top of the entrance. From there, go straight until you
reach a cliff, then go right and up and around the building. Proceed
straight until you reach another cliff after going over a bridge. Before
going over the bridge, you must fight a Constructor enemy. At the edge
of the cliff, look down, and you should see a tent. Get near the tent,
and move around it to trigger a double rainbow and get the "What Does It
Mean?" achievement along with some funny commentary by either Claptrap
or Jack. This achievement is a reference to the Double Rainbow viral
YouTube video. -From: deathmule
Achievements
Accomplish the indicated achievement to get the corresponding number of Gamerscore points:
Challenge Accepted (30 points): Completed level 1 of all non-level-specific challenges with a single character.
Goliath, Meet David (15 points): Allowed a Goliath to level up four times before killing him.
Went Five Rounds (25 points): Completed Round 5 of any Circle of Slaughter.
Not Quite Dead (5 points): Reached level 5.
Better Than You Were (10 points): Reached level 10.
Always Improving (25 points): Reached level 25.
Capped Out...For Now (50 points): Reached level 50.
Arctic Explorer (15 points): Discovered all named locations in Three Horns, Tundra Express, and Frostburn Canyon.
Urban Explorer (15 points): Discovered all named locations in Sanctuary, Opportunity, and Lynchwood.
Highlands Explorer (15 points): Discovered all named locations
in The Highlands, Thousand Cuts, and Wildlife Exploitation Preserve.
Blight Explorer (15 points): Discovered all named locations in Eridium Blight, Arid Nexus, and Sawtooth Cauldron.
World Traveler (50 points): Discovered all named locations.
Sugar Daddy (10 points): Tipped Moxxi $10,000.
Decked Out (25 points): Had Purple-rated gear or better equipped in every slot.
Sabre Rattler (20 points): Killed 100 enemies with the Sabre turret.
Phased and Confused (20 points): Phaselocked 100 enemies.
So Much Blood! (20 points): Gunzerked continuously for 90 seconds.
Cute Loot (15 points): Killed a Chubby.
Tribute To A Vault Hunter (15 points): Got an item from Michael Mamaril.
Definitely An Italian Plumber (15 points): Killed Donkey Mong.
High-Flying Hurler (10 points): Killed a flying enemy with a thrown Tediore weapon.
Token Gesture (20 points): Redeemed 25 tokens.
Unseen Predator (20 points): Remained in Zero's Deception mode for ten seconds straight.
Build Buster (20 points): Killed a Constructor without it ever building another bot.
How Do I Look? (25 points): Unlocked 10 customization items.
Friendship Rules (10 points): Revived someone from "Fight for Your Life!" that is on your friends list.
Better Than Money (15 points): Purchased 5 items from the black market.
Up High, Down Low (15 points): Gave Claptrap a high five.
Bounty Hunter (25 points): Completed 20 side missions.
Did It All (40 points): Completed all side missions.
Additionally, there are 20 secret achievements:
First One's Free (10 points): Completed the mission "My First Gun".
Dragon Slayer (20 points): Completed the mission "Best Minion Ever".
A Road Less Traveled (20 points): Completed the mission "The Road To Sanctuary".
New In Town (20 points): Completed the mission "Plan B".
An Old Flame (20 points): Completed the mission "Hunting The Firehawk".
No Man Left Behind (20 points): Completed the mission "A Dam Fine Rescue".
Wilhelm Screamed (20 points): Completed the mission "A Train To Catch".
Sky's The Limit (20 points): Completed the mission "Rising Action".
Can See My House From Here (20 points): Completed the mission "Bright Lights, Flying City".
Farewell, Old Girl (20 points): Completed the mission "Wildlife Preservation".
Got The Band Back Together (20 points): Completed the mission "The Once and Future Slab".
Identity Theft (20 points): Completed the mission "The Man Who Would Be Jack".
An Angel's Wish (25 points): Completed the mission "Where Angels Fear To Tread".
Bombs Away (20 points): Completed the mission "Toil And Trouble".
Knowing Is Half The Battle (20 points): Completed the mission "Data Mining".
Cool Story, Bro (30 points): Defeated Jack.
What does it mean? (15 points): I can't even capture it on my camera.
Well That Was Easy (10 points): Completed the mission "Shoot This Guy in the Face".
Thresher Thrashed (30 points): Defeated Terramorphous the Invincible.
Feels Like The First Time (10 points): Opened the chest at the bus stop in Fyrestone.
