Development in Borderlands 4 is deeper than it is ever been, largely since you really unlock new objects and programs as you go, from extra weapon components to class mods, enhancements, and firmware. Successfully serving as gear set bonuses present in MMOs, firmware is essential to your endgame construct, although discovering what you want is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
You will begin getting occasional gear drops with firmware bonuses at round stage 25—this stuff could have a novel glow, regardless of the rarity. For those who’re fortunate, you may get the right firmware on your construct, and it will serve you nicely for fairly a while. Nevertheless, because it’s connected to your gear, you may inevitably swap it out for one thing increased stage quickly sufficient, tossing it within the trash like virtually every part else when you’re levelling. However you should not.
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Similar to the way you unlock specialisations after beating the marketing campaign, which makes ticking off all of the aspect content material and reaching stage 50 beforehand a foul transfer, you may additionally unlock the power to switch firmware bonuses. For those who’ve seen machines round settlements which you could’t work together with but, these are the switch machines.
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For a handful of money and eridium, you may strip any gear with firmware and apply that bonus to an merchandise of the identical class, regardless of the extent distinction. So, that outdated stage 27 Deadeye enhancement you bought, which massively boosts your crucial hit injury, might be utilized to your max stage enhancement in case you’ve acquired the unique merchandise at hand.
With firmware being inconceivable to particularly farm for, good luck getting what you are searching for if you want it. Frustratingly, the one method to get round that is to save lots of any gear that drops with firmware bonuses and chuck it within the financial institution for safekeeping. As soon as you’ve got completed the marketing campaign and have grinded for the right gear at stage 50, dive into your financial institution and switch over some firmware. In truth, it is good apply even when you’re max stage, simply in case you ever wish to swap issues round.
I am sorry to encourage hoarding, particularly with how irritating the UI typically is, however it’s the simplest and least disturbing method to get the firmware you need. Apart from that, I’d simply farm for legendary gear you need and look out for any gear with firmware that drops when you’re at it.
Since firmware cannot drop on weapons, you may have a most of 5 bonuses lively without delay. Most probably, this’ll be a three-piece and a two-piece, although you possibly can slot 5 one-piece bonuses in case you fancied it. That can assist you in your search, listed below are all of the firmware bonuses you’ll find:
Firmware Set
One-Piece Bonus
Two-Piece Bonus
Three-Piece Bonus
Row 0 – Cell 0 Row 0 – Cell 1 Row 0 – Cell 2 Row 0 – Cell 3
Motion Fist
Melee injury is elevated by 15%
Motion talent injury is elevated by 10%
On melee kill, motion talent injury is elevated by 25% for 8s
Airstrike
Splash radius is elevated by 20%
Splash injury is elevated by 20%
On kill, drop a missile strike on close by enemies
Atlas EX
Gun mode swap pace is elevated by 20%
Gun injury is elevated by 10% whereas an Atlas target-lock is lively
When killing an Atlas target-locked enemy, routinely lock one other close by enemy
Atlas Infinum
Gun hearth charge is elevated by 5% whereas an Atlas target-lock is lively
Weapons with Atlas-licensed components achieve 10% injury
Atlas target-locks are infinite, except you swap weapons
Baker
Defend capability is elevated by 10%
Repkit cooldown length is lowered by 15%
Most well being is elevated by 25%
Bullets To Spare
Hearth charge is elevated by 5%
Gun journal measurement is elevated by 20%
Gun hearth charge is elevated by 50% of the journal measurement
Daed-dy O’
Gun mode swap pace is elevated by 25%
Gun journal measurement is elevated by 15%
On mode swap, grants 20% injury and 20% hearth charge for 5 seconds
Deadeye
Gun accuracy is elevated by 30%
Gun crucial hit injury is elevated by 25%
Each crucial hit grants 15% crucial injury per stack (as much as 5 stacks) for ten seconds
Gadget Ahoy
Ordnance cooldown length is lowered by 15%
Ordnance injury is elevated by 20%
Ordnance kills grant 20% injury for 15 seconds
Get Throwin
Ordnance injury is elevated by 10%
Splash radius is elevated by 20%
Grenades and Tediore thrown weapons have a 50% probability to spawn homing missiles that assault close by enemies
God Killer
Injury dealt to badass enemies is elevated by 10%
Injury taken from badass enemies is lowered by 10%
On killing a badass enemy, injury dealt is elevated by 20% for 60 seconds
GOOJFC
Motion talent cooldown charge is elevated by 10%
Motion talent injury is elevated by 15%
Motion talent cooldown charge is elevated by a further 20%
Heating Up
Gun reload pace is elevated by 20%
The variety of overheated photographs earlier than breaking is elevated by 50% with CoV-licensed gun components
Gun injury is elevated by 25% whereas overheating with CoV-licensed gun components
Excessive Caliber
Projectile pace is elevated by 25%
Gun injury is elevated by 10%
Bullets pierce enemies
Jacked
Zoom-in pace is elevated by 20%
Hyperion gun protect capability is elevated by 25%
Hyperion gun shields have a 30% probability to ricochet projectiles again to the enemy
Lifeblood
Repkit therapeutic is elevated by 10%
Lifesteal is elevated by 5%
On kill, regenerate 10% of your most well being
Oscar Mike
Gun reload pace is elevated by 10%
Gun injury is elevated by as much as 20% primarily based on the vacancy of your gun’s journal
After reloading, hearth charge is elevated by 30% for 4 seconds
Reel Large Fist
Melee injury is elevated by 15%
Melee injury is elevated by a further 25%
Melee kills set off a nova explosion for 200% melee injury
Dangerous Boots
When well being is lower than 35%, injury taken is lowered by 30%
When well being is lower than 35%, motion pace is elevated by 35%
When well being is lower than 35%, injury dealt is elevated by 100% and lifesteal is elevated by 5%
Rubberband Man
Injury discount is elevated by 5%
Lifesteal is elevated by 5%
Bonuses granted by this firmware are doubled
Trickshot
Gun reload pace is elevated by 5%
Gun crucial hit injury is elevated by 10%
Vital hits have a 50% probability to refill one ammo to the at present outfitted gun’s journal
