Borderlands 4 (BL4) Update 1.030 Patch Notes (Patch 1.30): New Photo Mode

Borderlands 4 update 1.030 (version 1.030.000) is now available to download on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X/S. According to the official Borderlands 4 1.30 patch notes, the latest update introduces Photo Mode, stabilizes mission and Vault Card progression, reworks Harlowe’s Zero-Point skill, improves world event and boss reliability, and implements extensive fixes across weapons, UI, visuals, audio, and overall performance. Additionally, Borderlands 4 patch 1.030 also includes stability fixes.

BL4 update 1.030 Patch Notes – January 29, 2026

BL4 update 1.020

BL4 Patch 1.30 Summary

Photo Mode

Photo Mode added for all players and accessible via Pause Menu during gameplay.
Camera position, FOV, depth of field, filters, time-of-day, and visibility toggles adjustable.
Action pauses in single-player; unavailable during cutscenes and console splitscreen.

Progression and Rewards

Contract Missions

Patrol: Order Troops now progresses on enemy kills.
Trace: Scrap Core now consistently interactable and completable.
Bounties for Intrusive Thoughts Vile Ripper, Deep State Phalanx, and Breaux Chambeaux Phalanx now appear correctly.

Vault Card Challenges

Legendary loot weekly challenge no longer resets on save/load.
Ordnance and manufacturer-specific kill challenges now track correctly.

Challenges

Removed Legendary Forsaken Chaos & Midnight Defiance from Collect All Phosphene.
Improved Maliwan status-effect identification for accurate challenge tracking.

General Progression Fixes

Dominion travel no longer locks in multiplayer.
“Potty Mouth” objectives no longer block after menu exit.
Offline DLC access restored.
True Mode now consistently available for new level-30 UVHM characters with added tutorial.
New multiplayer characters now receive proper rewards.
Fixed equipment loss when quitting during countdown.
SHiFT cosmetic reward issues corrected; code reissued for missing items.

Vault Hunters

General

Critical hits now apply proper critical damage.

Specializations

Daredevil: Cooldown rate set to 0.5%; added multiplicative Action Skill Damage bonus.
Runner: Melee bonus now multiplicative.

Harlowe – Zero-Point Rework

Zero-Point now includes prior Inertia behavior: Stasis kill resets and searches for new target with faster decay.
Inertia Augment now boosts Slam Damage, triggers Cryo/Radiation projectiles, and stacks Status Effect bonuses.

Amon

Cryonic Thrum bonus damage consistent in multiplayer.
Prevented unintended Vault Hunter bar segment increases.
Dragon’s Breath and Firewall interactions corrected.

Vex

Fixed Prismatic Ichors cooldown resets.
Corrected magazine reset, healing numbers, and Incarnate interactions.

General Gameplay:

Bloomreaper Boss Fight:

Falling into the fog will now consistently kill players instead of having them fall out of the map
The purple rift will now only appear after the boss is defeated
Addressed an instance of Bloomreaper keeping the Invincible health bar in the second phase
Addressed an exploit that would allow UVHM time trial rewards to be obtained while not in UVHM
Addressed an issue that would cause the chest for Platinum rewards to be empty after fulfilling the requirements
Disc-shooting heavy weapons will now damage Bloomreaper’s crystals
Vile Creeps should no longer get stuck in the air

World Events and Bosses:

Increased the spawn rate of world bosses in the Punitive Manufactorium area
Rewards will now reliably spawn when completing the Airship or The Goredello world events
Minister Screw is no longer able to be frozen
Toy Pinheads are now affected by singularity grenades
Idolator Sol now takes damage from Elemental Hazards created by skills while Bio Armor is broken
Vile Lictor’s limbs will now continue to respawn after freezing them
Gennifer will now remain inside the refugee even if the player is dying near the area
Lowered the amount of Badass enemies spawning in one spot by Electi Safe Collectable
Ensured that boss fights consistently reset when all players have died
Restored the ability to interact with Fortresses if travel was canceled by leaving a transition area in multiplayer

Loot and Stations:

UVH levels now increase dedicated loot drop levels. The higher the level, the higher the chance of dedicated loot dropping!
Changed the Respawn Station outside of Umbral Foundry to a Fast Travel station to allow for easier travel to the entrance
Prevented loot items from dropping into unintended areas after defeating The Oppressor or killing all enemies in Ripper Drill Site Saw’s Clench
Red Chest in Coastal Bonescape will only unlock when all enemies are killed

Mission, Enemy and ECHO Location Updates:

Guns Blazing: Arjay will now consistently engage in combat against enemies
The Power Ballad of Rodd Vomit: Addressed enemy pathing to reach the player
Missions will no longer progress unexpectedly in multiplayer when switching from splitscreen to solo play
Radioactive Rail Liner will now attack if players are close to it
ECHO Location guidance improvements
Rift Champion icon removed from the Compass, with cleaned-up functionality for those icons in the Map

Guns & Gear

Enhancement:

Adjusted the Underdog enhancement to only apply to Vladof underbarrel weapons as intended. This will remove an unintended damage bonus that was happening when some guns switched their ammo or element types. We also updated Wombo Combo rockets so they now correctly count as underbarrel damage and receive this boost

Tediore:

Tediore Legendary Assault Rifle Chuck now throws properly when the player has over 120% gun reload speed
Addressed a behavior that prevented homing on the third gun spawned by Tediore reloads when specific conditions were met
Removed extra gun from Tediore shotguns with Ripper magazines

Maliwan:

Maliwan Legendary SMG Ohm I Got will no longer consume Energy Shield when Overshield is active
Only active element Status Effects will spread when killing an enemy with a Maliwan-licensed part with Maliwan Enhancement and Transfuser Core
Singularities now spawn correctly on Maliwan Sniper Rifles with Singularity Grenade Launcher underbarrels

Jakobs:

Addressed Jakobs ricochet damage to apply the intended amount of damage on Jakobs weapons

Torgue:

Torgue Legendary Pistol Hardpoint will fire as intended with Tediore licensed-part “Shooting”
Torgue Legendary Shield Compleation now properly triggers Segment Break armor shield augments

Order:

Order Legendary Sniper Rifle Rooker needle projectiles will consistently home in on enemies at a distance with the Callous augment. It will also no longer spawn unintended underbarrel projectiles with Jakobs licensed parts and a Jakob enhancement with Leaper and Bounce Pass

Ripper:

Ripper Legendary Shield Watts 4 Dinner will now consistently give the overshield in multiplayer from Overshield drops

CoV:

Weapons with CoV magazines now continue to fire when using Bullets to Spare firmware level 3 with the Ventilator enhancement

Daedalus:

Daedalus SMGs with the Overcharge attachment and a Ripper Magazine will now inherit the Ripper magazine charge-up time

Atlas:

Atlas Sure Shot perk is no longer triggered by Rafa Peacebreaker Cannons Action Skill while equipping a weapon with Atlas licensed parts and the Sure Shot enhancement
Updated Tracker Antenna and Trauma Bond to no longer incorrectly apply to gear without Atlas-licensed parts

Ordnance

Heavy Weapons now cause damage to BoomBoom Drones during the Callis boss fight

Firmware:

Skillcraft will now receive the proper amount of stacks when dealing skill damage to enemies
Deadeye 2-piece now functions as intended with intended projectiles
High Caliber 3-piece now functions as intended with Atlas Tracker Grenade
Get Throwin’ now properly increases Heavy Weapon Ordnance damage

Visual, Audio, and Animation updates to Guns and Gear:

Restored prefixes to Tediore Legendary Grenade UAV
Order Legendary Pistol Bully with Hyperion Shield enhancement now display with all parts on the item card
Repkit will no longer disappear when trying to heal after climbing
Corrected animations for Daedalus SMGs with Atlas Underbarrel attachments when switching
Corrected audio on the Daedalus Legendary Shotgun Missilaser
Maliwan Legendary Shotgun Mantra now shows the Amara Phase Fist when fired
Adjusted effects on Maliwan Legendary SMG Ohm I Got and Daedalus Legendary Shotgun Missilaser to be consistent throughout gameplay
Adjusted animation on Tediore Shotguns to prevent shell cases from appearing when using secondary fire
Tediore weapons no longer explode when thrown if they overlap with water
Tediore Assault Rifles and Pistols have consistent laser sights on gear
Effects for Vladof Legendary Assault Rifle Whiskey Foxtrot will now expire as intended
Adjusted reload animation for Ripper Shotguns with CoV magazines
Adjusted Ripper effects when shooting Ripper guns with Maliwan-licensed underbarrel parts
Ripper Grenade Transmitter effects have been restored when they are despawning
Adjusted missing effects of needles when using the Order Legendary Sniper Rifle Rooker

Audio & Visuals

Vault Hunter voices now return to normal after unequipping the Kittycopter head customization
Marcus now talks at the proper time
The second round of the Goredello will now announce the enemy type
Updated various sound effects to play while fighting Bloomreaper
Updates to various incorrect or missing VO lines
Damage numbers have been removed when continuing to shoot Arjay when the fight has ended
Corrected ECHO-4 appearance when using the ECHO-IVIV frame and Nurple paintjob customization
Ensured Vex the Siren’s tattoos glow as intended with all skins
Melee animations for Rafa the Exo-Soldier will now play correctly in multiplayer
Characters can now climb after double jumping at the Abandoned Post Safehouse in the Coastal Bonescape
Resolved climbing animations not syncing in multiplayer
Using the grapple point by the propaganda speaker in The Howl will now take the player to the roof of the house
Adjusted Idolator Sol animations when buying Boss replay in multiplayer
Reduced the brightness of Seeker Witness’ laser effects
Ripsaw’s rotating blade effect will now disappear after death
Minister Screw’s triangle effects now disappear after death
Ensured Bruce’s head consistently disappeared in multiplayer during Angry Mob mission
Addressed reported instances of NPCs performing their animations early or in the wrong locations
Adjusted effects on power cores during the “Powerdrop” Mission
Carried items will no longer become attached to a weapon after firing and reloading quickly
Adjusted fading distance in the intro
Addressed hitching with Vault Hunter saves in the main menu
Reduced the number of unused materials throughout the game
Prevented Shield Boosters from blocking the screen
Trees inside buildings no longer blow in the wind
Missing animations when destroying the grate near the Vault Fragment in Tonnage Peel have been restored
Unintended transition effects will no longer appear on players outside of Vile Lictor boss arena
Fire no longer starts popping when getting closer to Dominion
Prevented flickering after opening an Electi Safe
Haybales in The Howl no longer show glass VFX when hit
House now displays properly during Breeding Daisies
The lights on the Candlelight Catastrophe skin now flash consistently
Ensured the launch pad in Cuspid Climb is consistent with other launch pad areas
The Black Market Vending Machine will no longer have an obstructed view if spawned in Tonnage Peel
Lowered several floating items
Addressed multiple cases of lootables not being able to be opened
Updated various cinematics for consistency
Addressed clipping, missing collision, out-of-bounds access, stuck spots, and visual errors in various areas of the game

UI, Text, Localization

Sorting in the Customization Menu now defaults to show Unlocked Customizations first
Corrected an issue causing the Backpack to appear empty after filtering
Repkits now appear as intended in Inventory
Addressed a reported issue causing Vault Cards to not update or progress in multiplayer
Addressed a reported issue causing Vault Card progress to reset or disappear after a disconnect
Vault Cards will no longer carry over progress if the same challenge reappears after the daily reset
Updates to Vault Card UI
Various optimization updates to UI
Addressed various reported issues with scroll bar, sorting, and menu UI
Updated localization, various text descriptions, subtitle timings, icon visibility, and alignment across the game
Material thumbnails in the Customization menu now appear correctly
Updated Credits

Splitscreen

“Flip Card” functionality has been restored after level transitions
Corrected various scrolling issues in the Vault Cards Menu during splitscreen
Corrected a case of a persistent “Logging in” message when a secondary player joins splitscreen
The Golden Chest will no longer get stuck with the “Transaction in Progress” message when the secondary player leaves after opening
Both splitscreen players will now see all mission items during “Breeding Daisies” mission
Resolved an issue with Recent Friends not functioning as intended when a player is added to splitscreen during gameplay
Adjusted Vault Card UI to prevent overlapping or not displaying the entire Item Card
Vehicle FOV will now change for both players
Adjusted nameplate text sizes to scale correctly in splitscreen
Updated various UI elements for correct placement and to prevent overlapping

Player Experience

[Console Only] Several instances of incorrect gear meshes have been corrected on consoles
[PC Only] Adjusted default mouse sensitivity and added a setting option to disable mouse smoothing
Blended facial animations for better optimization
Visual optimizations for Jakobs Legendary Shotgun Rainbow Vomit
Optimizations to Mission Menu
Various improvements to stability and optimization

Previously, a BL4 update 1 added quality of life changes. Unfortunately, many players are still facing issues while playing the game. Today’s BL4 patch 1.030 will fix a few of these issues. More fixes are coming with Borderlands 4 update 1.040.

Download free BL4 update 1.030.000 on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X/S.