Borderlands 2 on Mac

About Borderlands 2

About This Content Increase the visual fidelity of Borderlands 2 and its DLC with upgraded and remastered environment, character, and weapon textures. Playing at 4K resolution will provide the greatest enhanced visuals, but improvements can be seen on lower resolution displays as well.
Ultra HD Texture Pack Includes:
Remastered 4K environment textures, including geometry and skyboxes
Remastered 4K characters and vehicles
Remastered 4K weapon meshes and textures
Improved Anti-Aliasing implementation, including improved edge line implementation
This includes improved ink line definition and framing/outline around character models
Improved Screen Space Ambient Occlusion
An improved SSAO method for more realistic ambient lighting.
Higher Resolution Dynamic Shadows
Improved quality and smoothness of shadows, especially during movement
*If you encounter performance issues after installing this texture pack please uninstall the DLC by quitting the game and then unchecking the texture pack in your DLC list in the Steam Library.

How to Run Borderlands 2 on Mac

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Option 1: Use Parallels

Parallels is the fastest, easiest, and most powerful option to run Windows on your Mac. Data can be shared between Mac and Windows and switching between the two is as simple as switching screens. Run it On Mac recommends Parallels as the #1 best way to run Borderlands 2 on your Mac desktop or laptop.

Pros: Very Cost-Effective; Easily transfer files; Easily switch between Windows & Mac.

Cons: May see a slight decrease in performance; Cost varies from $50-80 for a personal license.

Option 2: Use Bootcamp

Boot Camp is a boot utility included with most Apple desktop and laptop products that allows users to install a Windows operating system alongside the native macOS/OS X operating system. Using Bootcamp is a relatively technical process and should probably only be undertaken by someone who understands the process.

Pros: Free; Good option if you need high performance or are using an older machine.

Cons: Switching between operating systems requires a restart; difficult, technical installation process.

Borderlands 2 System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows® XP Service Pack 2, Windows® Vista
    • Processor: 1.8 GHz processor
    • Memory: 512 MB RAM
    • Hard Disk Space: 8GB available hard drive space
    • Video Card: 128 MB video RAM or greater, with DirectX 9 Vertex Shader / Pixel Shader 2.0 support (ATI 9600+, Nvidia 6200+)
    Recommended:
    • OS: Windows® XP Service Pack 2, Windows® Vista
    • Processor: 3.0 GHz Intel or equivalent AMD processor or better
    • Memory: 1 GB RAM or better
    • Hard Disk Space: 8GB available hard drive space
    • Video Card: 256 MB video RAM, with DirectX 9 Vertex Shader / Pixel Shader 2.0 support (Nvidia 6800 or better)