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Borderlands 4 'Cricket Jumping' Lets Players Skip Huge Chunks of the Map — Gearbox Dev Says 'I've Got My Eye on This'
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 68643" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/09/15/ss-839e42450db5a80971c093ff81b3798f7a7b0dc3-1920x1080-1757953180919.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/games/borderlands-4" target="_blank">Borderlands 4</a> players have discovered a way to skip huge chunks of the map in a technique dubbed “cricket jumping” — but a developer at Gearbox has warned action may have to be taken to patch it out of the game if it starts causing issues.</p><p></p><p>As demonstrated by streamer Bahroo, Borderlands 4 players can propel themselves across the map by using a glitch at The Prospects’ Ripper Drill site. To do this, you stand on the top of the drill, line yourself up in the direction you want to travel, with your back towards the direction you want to travel, tab out of the game, then fire. Your character hurtles through the air, which, in combination with Borderlands 4’s glide ability, lets you pass over significant areas of the map.</p><p></p><p>As noted in a social media post, cricket jumping will play a crucial role in Borderlands 4 speedrunning. But will it last? Creative Director Graeme Timmins responded on social media to say “I’ve got my eye on this.”</p><p></p><p>But it sounds like cricket jumping is here to stay, at least for now.</p><p></p><p>“My only worry is streaming issues or if this introduces instability,” Timmins continued. “Not out to ruin people’s fun, but can’t have it cause tech issues. For now tho, not going to do anything until proven issues arise.”</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Timmins went on to address a complaint from one Borderlands 4 player at the lack of updates for the console version of the game compared to the PC version, which has seen two post-launch patches.</p><p></p><p>“Console testing and certification is more involved than pushing out PC builds,” <a href="https://x.com/ProdigyXL/status/1969830772908671047" target="_blank">Timmins explained</a>. “It just takes longer with 1st parties making sure we're sending out good quality patches. It's coming and we're doing everything we can to make it happen quickly.”</p><p></p><p>Borderlands 4 console players are keen for a patch to address <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-tech-experts-say-resetting-the-game-every-hour-should-really-not-be-an-expected-solution-for-players-patch-cannot-come-soon-enough" target="_blank">some glaring technical problems</a>. Last week, the tech experts at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/digitalfoundry" target="_blank"><u>Digital Foundry</u></a> confirmed a gradual worsening of framerate with continuous playtime, even on PlayStation 5 Pro and Xbox Series X.</p><p></p><p>As revealed in <a href="https://youtu.be/kRWW6qwjFBA?feature=shared" target="_blank"><u>a new video published to YouTube</u></a>, Digital Foundry found performance starts dipping after around 30 minutes to an hour, which it called "too intrusive on the overall experience, too regular an interruption." Even after a completely fresh boot, the game is still prone to framerate drops.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Gearbox development chief Randy Pitchford has acknowledged the problem on social media, promising incoming improvements. As a workaround, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-performance-gets-worse-the-longer-you-play-on-console-randy-pitchford-suggests-quitting-the-game-and-restarting-as-a-workaround" target="_blank"><u>Pitchford suggested console players quit Borderlands 4 and restart</u></a>. Digital Foundry’s Tom Morgan confirmed this does restore performance, but criticized the situation, saying “resetting the game every hour should really not be an expected solution for players.”</p><p></p><p>The PC version, meanwhile, is still on a mixed Steam review rating, with most of the negative comments revolving around PC performance. Digital Foundry has said its <a href="https://youtu.be/2v1ST5qMoaY?feature=shared" target="_blank"><u>initial analysis of Borderlands 4 on PC</u></a> shows significant stutter problems, and have advised against running the game on its ‘Badass’ graphics setting, <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/tech-experts-say-borderlands-4-on-pc-runs-worse-than-usual-for-an-unreal-engine-5-game-advise-against-badass-setting" target="_blank"><u>which suggests there are indeed problems with the Unreal Engine 5 title</u></a>.</p><p></p><p>Gearbox has said addressing PC performance is a “top priority” for the studio. In the meantime, the studio pointed to a Borderlands 4 Nvidia Optimization guide on <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1285190/view/679602429802577921" target="_blank"><u>Steam</u></a>, advising players how to optimize their graphics settings for “better performance and framerates” on PC with the Nvidia app, although users report mixed results.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Gearbox has also issued a piece of advice to PC gamers that <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-dev-gearbox-asks-pc-gamers-to-keep-playing-for-at-least-15-minutes-after-they-tweak-settings-to-see-how-performance-has-changed-as-negative-steam-reviews-pile-up" target="_blank"><u>to me reads like an effort to prevent players from making knee-jerk reactions to the game's performance as soon as they’ve changed their settings</u></a>: “Please note that any time you change any of your graphics settings, your shaders will need to recompile. Please keep playing for at least 15 minutes to see how your PC's performance has changed.”</p><p></p><p>If you are delving into Borderlands 4, don't go without updated hourly <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/borderlands-4/Borderlands_4_SHiFT_Codes" target="_blank"><u>SHiFT codes list</u></a>. We've also got a <a href="https://www.ign.com/maps/borderlands-4/kairos" target="_blank"><u>huge interactive map ready to go</u></a> and a badass <a href="https://maxroll.gg/borderlands-4/planner" target="_blank"><u>Borderlands 4 planner tool</u></a> courtesy of our buds at Maxroll. Plus check out our expert players' choices for <a href="https://www.ign.com/wikis/borderlands-4/Which_Character_Should_You_Choose_in_Borderlands_4" target="_blank"><u>which character to choose</u></a> (no one agreed).</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-cricket-jumping-lets-players-skip-huge-chunks-of-the-map-gearbox-dev-says-ive-got-my-eye-on-this" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 68643, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2025/09/15/ss-839e42450db5a80971c093ff81b3798f7a7b0dc3-1920x1080-1757953180919.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/borderlands-4']Borderlands 4[/URL] players have discovered a way to skip huge chunks of the map in a technique dubbed “cricket jumping” — but a developer at Gearbox has warned action may have to be taken to patch it out of the game if it starts causing issues. As demonstrated by streamer Bahroo, Borderlands 4 players can propel themselves across the map by using a glitch at The Prospects’ Ripper Drill site. To do this, you stand on the top of the drill, line yourself up in the direction you want to travel, with your back towards the direction you want to travel, tab out of the game, then fire. Your character hurtles through the air, which, in combination with Borderlands 4’s glide ability, lets you pass over significant areas of the map. As noted in a social media post, cricket jumping will play a crucial role in Borderlands 4 speedrunning. But will it last? Creative Director Graeme Timmins responded on social media to say “I’ve got my eye on this.” But it sounds like cricket jumping is here to stay, at least for now. “My only worry is streaming issues or if this introduces instability,” Timmins continued. “Not out to ruin people’s fun, but can’t have it cause tech issues. For now tho, not going to do anything until proven issues arise.” Timmins went on to address a complaint from one Borderlands 4 player at the lack of updates for the console version of the game compared to the PC version, which has seen two post-launch patches. “Console testing and certification is more involved than pushing out PC builds,” [URL='https://x.com/ProdigyXL/status/1969830772908671047']Timmins explained[/URL]. “It just takes longer with 1st parties making sure we're sending out good quality patches. It's coming and we're doing everything we can to make it happen quickly.” Borderlands 4 console players are keen for a patch to address [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-tech-experts-say-resetting-the-game-every-hour-should-really-not-be-an-expected-solution-for-players-patch-cannot-come-soon-enough']some glaring technical problems[/URL]. Last week, the tech experts at [URL='https://www.patreon.com/digitalfoundry'][U]Digital Foundry[/U][/URL] confirmed a gradual worsening of framerate with continuous playtime, even on PlayStation 5 Pro and Xbox Series X. As revealed in [URL='https://youtu.be/kRWW6qwjFBA?feature=shared'][U]a new video published to YouTube[/U][/URL], Digital Foundry found performance starts dipping after around 30 minutes to an hour, which it called "too intrusive on the overall experience, too regular an interruption." Even after a completely fresh boot, the game is still prone to framerate drops. Gearbox development chief Randy Pitchford has acknowledged the problem on social media, promising incoming improvements. As a workaround, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-performance-gets-worse-the-longer-you-play-on-console-randy-pitchford-suggests-quitting-the-game-and-restarting-as-a-workaround'][U]Pitchford suggested console players quit Borderlands 4 and restart[/U][/URL]. Digital Foundry’s Tom Morgan confirmed this does restore performance, but criticized the situation, saying “resetting the game every hour should really not be an expected solution for players.” The PC version, meanwhile, is still on a mixed Steam review rating, with most of the negative comments revolving around PC performance. Digital Foundry has said its [URL='https://youtu.be/2v1ST5qMoaY?feature=shared'][U]initial analysis of Borderlands 4 on PC[/U][/URL] shows significant stutter problems, and have advised against running the game on its ‘Badass’ graphics setting, [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/tech-experts-say-borderlands-4-on-pc-runs-worse-than-usual-for-an-unreal-engine-5-game-advise-against-badass-setting'][U]which suggests there are indeed problems with the Unreal Engine 5 title[/U][/URL]. Gearbox has said addressing PC performance is a “top priority” for the studio. In the meantime, the studio pointed to a Borderlands 4 Nvidia Optimization guide on [URL='https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1285190/view/679602429802577921'][U]Steam[/U][/URL], advising players how to optimize their graphics settings for “better performance and framerates” on PC with the Nvidia app, although users report mixed results. Gearbox has also issued a piece of advice to PC gamers that [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-dev-gearbox-asks-pc-gamers-to-keep-playing-for-at-least-15-minutes-after-they-tweak-settings-to-see-how-performance-has-changed-as-negative-steam-reviews-pile-up'][U]to me reads like an effort to prevent players from making knee-jerk reactions to the game's performance as soon as they’ve changed their settings[/U][/URL]: “Please note that any time you change any of your graphics settings, your shaders will need to recompile. Please keep playing for at least 15 minutes to see how your PC's performance has changed.” If you are delving into Borderlands 4, don't go without updated hourly [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/borderlands-4/Borderlands_4_SHiFT_Codes'][U]SHiFT codes list[/U][/URL]. We've also got a [URL='https://www.ign.com/maps/borderlands-4/kairos'][U]huge interactive map ready to go[/U][/URL] and a badass [URL='https://maxroll.gg/borderlands-4/planner'][U]Borderlands 4 planner tool[/U][/URL] courtesy of our buds at Maxroll. Plus check out our expert players' choices for [URL='https://www.ign.com/wikis/borderlands-4/Which_Character_Should_You_Choose_in_Borderlands_4'][U]which character to choose[/U][/URL] (no one agreed). [I]Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/borderlands-4-cricket-jumping-lets-players-skip-huge-chunks-of-the-map-gearbox-dev-says-ive-got-my-eye-on-this"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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