Borderlands PS3 Cheats

Easy Levels and Money

To easily gain levels and money in the first scene when your getting a tour with the scrap robot, follow the robot to the campsite with the car up on the lift next to the burning tires. Collect all the loot and kill all of the enemies. After killing all enemies, pause the game and exit. The game will automatically save your character with all the loot you collected, and you will start at the beginning again. Repeat as desired.

Elemental Effects

The following are descriptions of the Elemental Effects:

Fire
When you use fire on an enemy they will take gradual damage until they die or it goes out. Fire damages enemies more if they don't have a shield. Enemies will become less accurate when being attacked with fire.

Shock
Shock damage deals an large amount of damage to an enemy's shield, but loses effectiveness once they're down to their health meter.

Acid
Acid damage eats through armored opponents and can spread to multiple enemies if they touch each other while panicking. However, some Acid-type enemies are mostly immune to it.

Explosive
Sometimes when you shoot an enemy from an explosion-type gun, the bullet will explode and deal extra damage. This is useful when attacking groups of enemies.

Eridian
If you find an Eridian weapon, try shooting an enemy. Extra effects may occur. The 10101 Cannon is a good example of a Shock/Explosion combination element.

"Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot" trophies

Berserker Speed Exploit

When your fighting multiple enemies and have low health, activate Berserker right before you enter Fight For Your Life! mode. Kill an enemy to gain a Second Wind. You should now be able to run as fast as Brick can in Berserker mode and can still use your weapons. To get out of Berserker mode, activate it again.

Quick Reload

To quickly reload your weapon, click the right stick(melee) as soon as your character removes the ammunition cartridge.

Treacher's Landing: Barrel scene

Go to Treacher's Landing, then the secret dock in the southeast. Shoot the yellow barrel to the right of the dock. Then, shoot the green barrel in the far trash pile to the east of the boat. Shoot one of the blue barrels on the boat. Finally, shoot the red barrel in the water to the left of the boat.

Shooting rounds challenges hint

Get into a vehicle spawned with a machine gun, and not the rocket launcher. Using a rubber band, get L2 + R2 held. Note: Make sure the controllers are connected to the port and not in wireless mode as this takes some time. Allow the game to idle for about 24 hours.

New Haven: Secret vendor

There is a hidden vendor behind the garage door acroos from the normal weapons vendor in New Haven. To get the door to open, try fast travelling to the gun machines in New Haven, Rust Commons West, and Middle of Nowhere. Return to New Haven and the garage door might be open.

Treacher's Landing: Easy weapons

Go southeast from the start of the map. You will need to take out a few bandits in a small gathering of huts, but keep to the south east. You will find a red weapons crate up on a ledge. This was intended to be obtained once you looped around the map and were on your way out. However, there is a way to get to the ledge. On the right side is a cabinet to open. Jump on top, then locate a post along the fence. Jump to the post. From here you can jump onto the ledge with the red weapons crate. Then, continue southeast. You will encounter a hut with two bandits. Keep moving southeast along the water's edge. Once you pass a large boulder, you will see a ship. There is another red weapons crate on the ship. You can repeat this by going back to the save point at the beginning of the map, exiting once, and restarting by loading your character again. The weapons crates will have respawned.

"Green Thumb" quest hint

To get the Green Thumb quest, fast travel to the Middle of Nowhere Bounty Board. Get a car from Scooter's and drive to the right. Go to the small shack with big plants around it and talk to the man leaning against the shack to get the quest.

Easy money and loot

To get easy money and loot, save the game near an area where there are multiple crates after collecting them. Then, reload the game and collect the loot again. Repeat as desired.

Easy experience hints

-To easily gain experience, at the start of the game, unlock the cars and then run everyone over. The rocket launcher car is recommended; if need be you can use the rockets to kill the flying things.

-Complete the game and be at level 40 with your first character. Start a split screen game with a new character that you want to level up quickly. Find a location with lots of enemies that are easy to kill (for example, the lost cave with the crabs and leveled up Skags). Make sure your high level character was saved in the area you wish to go to, and load them as the host with the other character as the second player. Leave them by the new-u station and go to town with your high level character. Your other character will gain levels almost instantly. This begins to slow down about the mid to high level 20s, but you will be able to level them up to about level 35 relatively quickly. When start a single player game with the lower character, you will start out with an extremely high level character and be able to play through the game easily and collect more loot. This is a great way to make many different characters.

-Note: This trick requires a high level friend. Have your friend join your game and travel to high level places. As you stand back, watch your experience fly in the 8000s as your friend kills enemies because the game shares experience. You can also obtain high level items by doing this.

Faster Firing Rate

To reset the firing rate timer of a weapon with a slow firing rate, melee after each time shot; this allows you to instantly fire after each shot.

Easy Escape after Defeating Sledge

After you kill Sledge and collect the artifact, exit and save the game. Load the saved game to start at the very beginning of mission where you need to backtrack to after defeating Sledge.

Army Of Darkness easter egg

The Boomstick weapon's description is "Beyond groovy", a reference to Ashley's shotgun in Army Of Darkness.

Gem easter egg

The "Truly Outrageous" trophy's description is "Kill an enemy with Lilith's action skill"-- a reference to Gem, a cartoon from the 1980s.

Getting Eridian weapon early

Have a Siren character and return to Fyrestone in the Arid Badlands. After you kill the Mothrakk, an Eridian weapon will drop. You must search everywhere to find it. Note: To kill the Mothrakk easily, when it is low on health, shoot warning shots to draw it towards you. Kill it while it tries to get close. The weapon should be one of the following: Eridian Cannon (Berserker), Thunder Storm (Soldier) or Ball Blaster or Wave Blaster (Siren).

Mad Mel strategy

Once you enter the arena where Mad Mel is, bandits in vehicles will spawn. Get killed by them. If you passed the autosave point outside the arena, you will respawn there and Mad Mel and the bandits will still be inside the arena. You can then wait outside the arena and snipe Mad Mel and they will have a hard time hitting you. Use an explosive sniper rifle for more damage.

"Claptrap's New Robot Revolution" Trophies

Challenges

Complete the following challenges to earn the corresponding amounts of XP:

CHALLENGE - HOW TO COMPLETE/(XP)
Headhunter - Kill 50 human enemies (1,000 XP).
Not Really a People Person - Kill 250 human enemies (2,000 XP).
Misanthrope - Kill 1,000 human enemies (5,000 XP).
War Criminal - Kill 2,500 human enemies (20,000 XP).
Lucky Shot - Kill 100 enemies with critical hits (1,000 XP).
Crack Shot - Kill 250 enemies with critical hits (2,000 XP).
Don't You Ever Miss? - Kill 1,000 enemies with critical hits (5,000 XP).
Brain Surgeon - Kill 2,500 enemies with critical hits (20,000 XP).
Relentless - Kill 5 enemies in succession with no more than 7 seconds between each kill (500 XP).
Chain Killer - Kill 10 enemies in succession with no more than 7 seconds between each kill (1,000 XP).
Killing Spree - Kill 15 enemies in succession with no more than 7 seconds between each kill (2,000 XP).
Conveyor of Death - Kill 5 enemies in succession with no more than 7 seconds between each kill (5,000 XP).
Action Hero - Kill 50 enemies using your Action Skills (1,000 XP).
Beware! Mad Skills! - Kill 250 enemies using your Action Skills (2,000 XP).
Why Do You Even Carry a Gun? - Kill 1,000 enemies using your Action Skills (5,000 XP).
Your Kung Fu is Best - Kill 2,500 enemies using your Action Skills (20,000 XP).
Seasoned Killer - Kill 500 enemies (1,000 XP).
Numb to the Voice - Kill 1,000 enemies (2,000 XP).
Terror of Pandora - Kill 4,000 enemies (5,000 XP).
I am Become Death... - Kill 10,000 enemies (20,000 XP).
Pocket Change - Earn $10,000 (1,000 XP).
Money, it Buys Happiness - Earn $250,000 (2,000 XP).
The Rich Get Richer - Earn $1,000,000 (5,000 XP).
How Much For the Planet? - Earn $9,999,999 (20,000 XP).
Duelist - Win 10 Duels (500 XP).
Smack Down! - Win 50 Duels (1,000 XP).
Bragging Rights - Win 250 Duels (2,000 XP).
Invincible - Win 1,000 Duels (5,000 XP).
What is That Thing? - Kill 50 Guardians (1,000 XP).
The Vault is Mine - Kill 250 Guardians (2,000 XP).
Prelates Relict - Kill 1,000 Guardians (5,000 XP).
Dominant Species - Kill 2,500 Guardians (20,000 XP).
Rakk Slayer - Kill 50 Rakk (1,000 XP).
It if Flies, it dies - Kill 250 Rakk (2,000 XP).
Rakk Flak - Kill 1,000 Rakk (5,000 XP).
If I Can't Fly, No One Flies - Kill 2,500 Rakk (20,000 XP).
Skag Slayer - Kill 50 Skags (1,000 XP).
SIT! STAY! PLAY DEAD! - Kill 250 Skags (2,000 XP).
I Hate Dogs - Kill 1,000 Skags (5,000 XP).
You Are The Skagpocalypse - Kill 2500 Skags (20,000 XP).
Spiderant Slayer - Kill 50 Spiderants (1,000 XP).
Bug Crusher - Kill 250 Spiderants (2,000 XP).
I Hate Bugs - Kill 1,000 Spiderants (5,000 XP).
The Exterminator - Kill 2,500 Spiderants (20,000 XP).
Spray and Prey - Get 50 kills with the combat rifle (1,000 XP).
Size Matters - Get 250 kills with the combat rifle (2,000 XP).
Make Chunks - Get 1,000 kills with the combat rifle (5,000 XP).
One Man Army - Get 2,500 kills with the combat rifle (20,000 XP).
Draw! - Get 50 kills with Pistols (1,000 XP).
Size Matters - Get 250 kills with Pistols (2,000 XP).
Make Chunks - Get 1,000 kills with Pistols (5,000 XP).
One Man Army - Get 2,500 kills with Pistols (20,000 XP).
Get Off My Lawn! - Get 50 kills with Shotguns (1,000 XP).
Taste the Red Mist - Get 250 kills with Shotguns (2,000 XP).
Instant Autopsy - Get 1,000 kills with Shotguns (5,000 XP).
Buckshot Legend - Get 2,500 kills with Shotguns (20,000 XP).
Boom - Get 50 kills with Launchers (1,000 XP).
BOOM - Get 250 kills with Launchers (2,000 XP).
KaBOOM! - Get 1,000 kills with Launchers (5,000 XP).
KABOOOOOOOOM!!!! - Get 2,500 kills with Launchers (20,000 XP).
One Shot, One Kill - Get 50 kills with Sniper Rifles (1,000 XP).
I'll Wait Back Here... - Get 250 kills with Sniper Rifles (2,000 XP).
Brain Ventilator - Get 1,000 kills with Sniper Rifles (5,000 XP).
Finger of God - Get 2,500 kills with Sniper Rifles (20,000 XP).
Road Rage - Get 50 kills with a vehicle (1,000 XP).
Vehicular Manslaughter - Get 250 kills with a vehicle (2,000 XP).
School Bus Driver - Get 1,000 kills with a vehicle (5,000 XP).
Hell on Wheels - Get 2,500 kills with a vehicle (20,000 XP).
Punchy - Get 50 kills with Melee attacks (1,000 XP).
Brawler - Get 250 kills with Melee attacks (2,000 XP).
Boxer - Get 1,000 kills with Melee attacks (5,000 XP).
Heavyweight Champion - Get 2,500 kills with Melee attacks (20,000 XP).
Hot! Too Hot! - Get 50 kills with Incendiary attacks (1,000 XP).
Toasty! - Get 250 kills with Incendiary attacks (2,000 XP).
Plays with matches - Get 1,000 kills with Incendiary attacks (5,000 XP).
Pyromaniac - Get 2,500 kills with Incendiary attacks (20,000 XP).
Zap! - Get 50 kills with Shock attacks (1,000 XP).
Nikola is a friend of mine - Get 250 kills with Shock attacks (2,000 XP).
Put forks in sockets - Get 1,000 kills with Shock attacks (5,000 XP).
Shocker - Get 2,500 kills with Shock attacks (20,000 XP).
Chemistry Rocks! - Get 50 kills with Corrosive attacks (1,000 XP).
Why is the floor all gooey? - Get 250 kills with Corrosive attacks (2,000 XP).
Mixes household chemicals - Get 1,000 kills with Corrosive attacks (5,000 XP).
Chemist - Get 2,500 kills with Corrosive attacks (20,000 XP).
Boom Goes the Dynamite! - Get 50 kills with Explosive attacks (1,000 XP).
Too Bad About the Tinnitus - Get 250 kills with Explosive attacks (2,000 XP).
Crosses Border for fireworks - Get 1,000 kills with Explosive attacks (5,000 XP).
Demolitionist - Get 2,500 kills with Explosive attacks (20,000 XP).
What's in Here? - Open 50 lootable objects (1,000 XP).
Scavenger - Open 250 lootable objects (2,000 XP).
Wilderness Survivor - Open 1,000 lootable objects (5,000 XP).
Cachet Lucres - Open 5,000 lootable objects (20,000 XP).
Ooo! Shiney! - Open 5 chests (1,000 XP).
Treasure Hunter - Open 25 chests (2,000 XP).
Swag Master - Open 100 chests (5,000 XP).
Envy of Pirates - Open 500 chests (25,000 XP).
How Much For the Gun? - Sell 50 items (1,000 XP).
Gun Runner - Sell 100 items (2,000 XP).
Arms Dealer - Sell 400 items (5,000 XP).
Merchant of Death - Sell 2,000 items (20,000 XP).
Impulse Buyer - Buy 5 items (1,000 XP).
Good Consumer - Buy 50 items (2,000 XP).
I Want it All! - Buy 200 items (5,000 XP).
Self-contained Economy - Buy 500 items (20,000 XP).
Lots of Shots - Shoot 2,000 times (1,000 XP).
Keep Firing - Shoot 10,000 times (2,000 XP).
Who Made That Man Gunner? - Shoot 25,000 times (5,000 XP).
I Fired Every Bullet Ever - Shoot 100,000 times (20,000 XP).
Hang Time - Get two seconds of vehicle hang time (500 XP).
Airborne - Get three seconds of vehicle hang time (1,000 XP).
This is Not a Flight Simulator - Get four seconds of vehicle hang time (2,000 XP).
Orbit Achieved - Get five seconds of vehicle hang time (5,000 XP).
12 Days of Pandora - Master the technology of Pandora (12 assault rifle kills, 11 pistol kills, 10 shotgun kills, 9 smg kills, 8 sniper rifle kills, 7 melee kills, 6 critical hit kills, 5 explosive kills, 4 shock kills, 3 incendiary kills, 2 face melted kills, and 1 grenade kill) (5,000 XP). 

Tenacious D easter egg

The "Master Exploder" trophy's name is a reference to the song of the same name by Tenacious D.

Easy weapons in "The Backdoor"

Another place to get infinite good weapons is in "The Backdoor", in the mission "Get some answers". It involves a short run with three weapon chests, seven ammunition crates, and about five collectible piles of gunk. As soon as you get to the ammo store located next to the two weapon crates, exit the game and reload. It is also a good area to level up a second character by starting a co-op or split screen mode game before each run-through. You can also use this area to get the challenge "How much for the planet" because you can receive anywhere from $80,000 to $200,000 in items. To maximize profits and experience, it is recommended that even if you are playing in single player mode, you should do this run-through in split-screen by signing in with another profile, and using any character desired. The person chosen does not matter because you will just leave him at the entrance. This will maximize profits since the enemies are harder, and there will be more of them. This will help maximize the possible experience and profit that can be received. Note: You will have to run through this several times to reach $9,999,999. Every once in a while you will receive an item, weapon, or mod that ends up being better than what you are currently using. For example, you may get a CR-B War Stomper Assault rifle with 166 damage, a ZPR15-B Terrible Shredder shotgun with 150 X11 damage, or a rocket launcher that does 336 x3 damage with a 500% burst rate.

Invincible jump hint

Any time you face an enemy that can jump or leap to attack you, simply jump when they jump and you won't take any damage.

Storing Items with Alternate Character

You can store extra items by creating an alternate character in co-op mode. Just give your alternate character any items you don't currently need. Then, when you need them log back in to your alternate character and give the item(s) back to your main character.

"Bandit Treasure" quest

Fast travel to Old Haven and follow the left wall after you get in to reach a pile of dead bandits. Notice the glowing bandit or glowing key nearby that starts the quest.

Pulp Fiction easter egg

The names of the ships in "That Sinking Feeling" mission are Righteous Man, Great Vengeance, and Furious Anger. All of those names are found in the biblical lines quoted by Samuel L. Jackson's character in Pulp Fiction.

Easy 20,00 EXP

To get 20,00 EXP, you must first get a vehicle. Find a safe area and use tape to hold down the PS3 controller button that is used to shoot from the vehicle. You will receive 20,000 EXP after firing 100,000 shots from the vehicle. This will take a few hours.

New Game +

To unlock New Game + mode, complete the game. In New Game + mode, some items will carry over from your previous game and the enemies will be harder.

Legendary weapons

The following is a list of special weapons in the game:

Tediore Gun Catalog
PRO4-A Wicked Predator: Pistol; generates its own ammunition.
EQ20-B Savage Equalizer: Revolver; generates its own ammunition, X2 Fire Element.
DEF900-B Genocide Defender: Shotgun; generates its own ammunition, X2 Shock Element.
GRD12-A War Guardian: Assault rifle; generates its own ammunition.
SV4-A Malevolent Savior: SMG; generates its own ammunition.

Dahl Gun Catalog
RF5D Wicked Hornet: Pistol; 2 shot corrosive burst, X2 Corrosive Element.
AX220 U Savage Anaconda: Revolver; very high damage and accuracy.
BA 100 War Bulldog: Shotgun; large magazine and fast reload.
CR38 Scoped Raven: Assault rifle; large magazine and five shot burst.
CR780 U Genocide Raven: Assault rifle; large magazine and five shot burst, X2 Shock Element.
TEK540D Malevolent Wildcat: Assault rifle; large magazine.
LBD Fearsome Penetrator: Sniper rifle; large magazine and high fire rate, X2 Fire Element.

Vladof Gun Catalog
TK6 Cruel Rebel: Pistol; large magazine and fast reload.
HRD6/V2 Wicked Rebel: Pistol; large magazine and fast reload.
TMP2 Stabilized Vengeance: SMG; high accuracy and ignore shields.
ZX330/V3 Fatal Hammer: Shotgun; large magazine and high damage, X3 Explosive Element.
RWL20/V3 Colossal Mongol: Rocket launcher; spawns a horde of additional rockets.

SES Munitions Gun Catalog
BLR4 Wicked Gemini: Pistol; large magazine and split shot burst.
HRD5.2 Wicked Gemini: Pistol; large magazine and split shot burst.
TMP88 Vile Thanatos: Pistol; large magazine and fast reload.
TMP88.3 Vile Thanatos: Pistol; large magazine and fast reload.
TMP88 Vile Thanatos: Pistol; large magazine and fast reload.
ZPR43 Fatal Crux: Shotgun; large magazine and special explosive pattern, X1-X4 Explosive.
PPZ470.3 Fearsome Orion: Sniper rifle; large magazine and shock projectiles, X3 Shock Element.
PPZ7 Fearsome Orion: Sniper rifle; large magazine and shock projectiles, X3 Shock Element.

Maliwan Gun Catalog
HRD C Wicked Firehawk: Pistol; powerful incendiary attack, X4 Fire Element.
TK4 Wicked Firehawk: Pistol; powerful incendiary attack, X4 Fire Element.
KLR300 B Pestilent Defiler: Pistol; powerful corrosive attack, X4 Corrosive Element.
MAL300 C Pestilent Defiler: Revolver; powerful corrosive attack, X4 Corrosive Element.
SPR630 B Fatal Plague: Shotgun; powerful corrosive attack, X4 Corrosive Element.
TD3 B Combustion Hellfire: SMG; powerful incendiary attack, X4 Fire Element.
DVL350 C Fearsome Volcano: Sniper rifle; powerful incendiary attack, X4 Fire Element.
GGN30 Solid Volcano: Sniper rifle; powerful incendiary attack, X4 Fire Element.
SPC260 C Colossal Rhino: Rocket launcher; powerful incendiary attack, X4 Fire Element.

Torgue Gun Catalog
RF4 Cruel Violator: Pistol; three shot burst.
ZX1 Friendly Fire: Shotgun; powerful incendiary attack in special pattern, X3 Fire Element.
KKA4 Malevolent Gasher: SMG; high damage and a burst of rounds.
LB570 Fearsome Cobra: Sniper rifle; powerful explosive attack but slow fire, X4 Explosive Element.
RPG21 Colossal Redemption: Rocket launcher, large rocket with big bang.

Jakobs Gun Catalog
RV21 XX Savage Unforgiven: Revolver; large critical but slow fire.
KLR330 ZZ Savage Unforgiven: Revolver; large critical but slow fire.
SG1 XX Genocide Striker: Shotgun; tight spread and large critical.
VRR29 ZZ Fearsome Skullmasher: Sniper rifle; multiple projectiles.
GGN20 Long Skullmasher: Sniper rifle; multiple projectiles.

Hyperion Gun Catalog
RF5.W Wicked Invader: Pistol; large scope with continued burst while zoomed.
TMP2 Vile Reaper: Pistol; massive melee and steals life.
BA 630.W Fatal Butcher: Shotgun; Five shot burst.
ZX330.W Fatal Butcher: Shotgun; Five shot burst.
AR300.W Genocide Destroyer: Assault rifle; Continuous burst while zoomed.
CR320 Genocide Destroyer: Assault rifle; Continuous burst while zoomed, X3 Shock Element.
RF200.G Malevolent Bitch: SMG; large critical.
PPZ1270.G Fearsome Executioner: Sniper rifle; large magazine and five shot burst while zoomed.
LB1170.G Fearsome Executioner: Sniper rifle; large magazine and five shot burst zoomed, X3 Fire Element.
RPG720.W Colossal Nidhogg: Rocket launcher; Fast reload and rains additional rockets.

Atlas Gun Catalog
BLR Wicked Troll: Pistol; regenerates health.
AX Savage Chimera: Revolver; fires random elements, X3 Fire/Corrosive/Explosive/Shock Element.
SG1100 Genocide Hydra: Shotgun; high damage and special spread.
SG340 Genocide Hydra: Shotgun; high damage and special spread.
CVL25 Fearsome Cyclops: Sniper rifle; high damage and explosive attack, X3 Explosive Element.

Infinite pistol ammo

The pistol that regenerates ammunition can be use to gain ammo for any pistol. Equip the regenerating pistol to build up ammunition, then switch to any other pistol.

Critical hits

To score a critical hit on a human, shoot their head. With a sniper rifle this usually kills instantly For a Skag, shoot it in the face when its mouth is open. This varies depending on the type. For the pups, shoot them while they roar at you. For adults, shoot them while they jump at you. For the spitters, shoot their mouths while they fire their poison projectile at you. Critical hits are easiest at close range with a shotgun or scattergun.

How to defeat "The Destroyer" Boss

This creature is from another dimension and is has a large health level. This creature is a made up of flesh with multiple tentacles that can re-spawn as the battle progresses. It has a blue-lighted cave that appears to be its eye. Most of the tentacles have large glowing orbs about halfway down their length. Shooting the orbs will destroy the tentacles. Start the battle by running toward the creature and then hiding behind a pillar that is located to the right or left just out of range for the tentacle's reach. From here, take out all but one tentacle that you can see easily from that point. Destroy the ones you cannot see easily by peeking around and taking shots at the orbs, but return to your hiding point. This pillar will shield you from missile-like attacks, and later from the eye that shoots a beam weapon. If you get reduced to zero health, you can take out one of the orbs on the tentacle that you can see easily to be revived before you get killed and have to respawn. It is like killing another enemy. This is the reason why you must keep one tentacle. If you do get killed, the creature recovers all health but you will respawn in front of the creature. Once again, you can run to your pillar of protection hiding place. A few times in the battle, the tentacles will spawn and you have to take them out again. The tentacles are the source for the missile-type weapon it attacks with. As you reduce the number of tentacles it also reduces the about of missiles flying at you. With the tentacles nearly gone, you can now focus your attack at the mouth/tongue and its eye for the critical shot. Continue this process when the tentacles respawn. Having weapons that have unlimited ammunition or having ones that create ammo is very useful with the large amount of health level that this Boss has.

Barrel scene in "Treacher's Landing"

Go to Treacher's Landing and to the secret dock in the southeast. Shoot the yellow barrel to the right of the dock, then shoot the green barrel in the far trash pile to the east of the boat. Shoot one of the blue barrels on the boat, then shoot the red barrel in the water to the left of the boat.

Lonely Island song easter egg

The "You're On A Boat" trophy's description is "Bet you never thought you'd be here"; a Lonely Island song reference.

Easy experience and weapon proficiency

This trick allows you to gain experience and weapons proficiency by selling loot from dead enemies. In order for this to work, leave one enemy alive, otherwise the quest ends. Exit out after killing almost all of the enemies and collecting all the sellable items desired. Reload your game and re-rampage in the arena. When you exit, the game saves all your information. Reload your game. Once you are in "the middle of nowhere" you will eventually get a Thunderdome/Arena type quest called "Circle Of Slaughter". You can go into the game, enter the arena, and slaughter everyone except one enemy. Note: There are three rounds, with the last one called" Final Round". Do not finish it if you want to repeat your work. You will earn easy experience, weapons proficiency, find loot, and can earn money from selling items.

General George Patton easter egg

The Patton weapon's description is "May God have mercy on my enemies, because I won't,"--a quote from General George Patton.

Men In Black easter egg

The description of one of the alien guns reads, "I feel like I'm gonna break this thing", which is the same thing Will Smith says when he receives the "Noisy Cricket" gun in Men In Black.

Easy weapons in "Treacher's Landing"

Go southeast from the start of the map. You must take out a couple bandits in a small gathering of huts, but keep to the south east. You will find a red weapons crate up on a ledge. This was intended to be obtained once you looped around the map and were on your way out. However, there is a way to reach the ledge. On the right side is a cabinet to open. Jump on top and locate a post along the fence. Jump to the post. From here you can jump onto the ledge with the red weapons crate. Then, continue southeast. You will encounter a hut with two bandits. Continue southeast along the water's edge. Once you pass a large boulder, you will see a ship. There is another red weapons crate on the ship. You can repeat this by going back to the save point at the start of the map, exiting once, and restarting by loading your character again. The weapons crates will have respawned.

Unlimited guns and money

• Find a respawning weapons case. For example, in New Haven, there are five weapon crates that respawn every time you load the game. Three are on the roofs above the truck stop, west staircase over the bar, and above the west gate; jump from canopy to reach it. The repaired claptrap opens another crate behind some steel plates, and there is another weapon crate north east behind a junk hill under a large canvas canopy. Note: There are a few bandits and aliens that spawn here. Collect the contents of the crates, quit the game, resume and collect them again. Sell the guns to make money. Repeat as desired.

• During the mission "Looking for answers" and "Reactivate the Echo comm. System", there are five weapon caches toget, and the majority of enemies drop items. It is possible to get over $300,000 in items reach time you run through this mission. Search for the chests, but when you get to the final room before you transition to the next area, exit game and reload. This is a very easy way to complete the "How much for the planet" challenge.

• During the first scene while getting the tour with the scrap robot, follow him until you reach the small campsite with the car up on the lift next to the burning tires. Collect all the guns and money along the way, then kill the enemies. Once everything is dead, pause game play and choose "Exit". This will save your character's level and items, then resume the game at the very start. Repeat this process as many times as desired.

The Zombie Island Of Dr. Ned: Unlimited experience

After activating the three turrets in Jacobs Cove, one of them will be down and not be scanning the area for zombies. Attack this turret to make the shield go down and damage it. If you damage it enough, the turret will explode but not disappear, giving you 1,296 experience points, a random level 48 shield item, and some experience for whatever weapon you where using to attack the turret (on your second playthrough). It has a very large amount of health. Note: Using a weapon with acid damage is best for the increasing bonus damage. This can be repeated an desired your second playthrough.

"Green Thumb" quest

To get the Green Thumb quest, fast travel to the Middle of Nowhere Bounty Board. Get a car from Scooter's and drive to the right. Notice the small shack with big plants around it. Talk to the man leaning against the shack tp get the quest.

Critical hits

Performing a Critical Hit on an enemy will inflict more damage and give you more XP. Perform a critical hit on the following enemies be performing the corresponding actions:

ENEMY - CRITICAL HIT
Adults - Shoot them while they are jumping at you.
Human - Shoot them in the head(sniper rifle works best).
Pups - Shoot them while they roar at you.
Skag - Shoot it in the face when it opens its mouth.
Spitters - Shoot their mouths while they are firing their poison at you.

Back To The Future easter egg

The "1.21 Gigawatts" trophy name is a reference to Back to the Future.

Diablo 2 easter egg

In the Rust Commons West area, near Journal 224 (Hidden Journal quest), a unique Rakk will appear. Its name is Rakkinishu, named after a unique Carver from Diablo 2. Rakkinishu will also drop a shield named the "Cracked Sash", which is also a type of item in Diablo 2.

"Bandit Treasure" quest hint

Fast travel to Old Haven and follow the left wall after you get in to reach a pile of dead bandits. Go to the glowing bandit or glowing key nearby that starts the quest.

Extra item space hint

Create a new "bank" character for use in Co-op mode. When you want to store an item, start a Co-op game with your main character and the "bank" character, then transfer the items to be stored to the "bank" character until you need them. Transfer them back.

"The Secret Armory Of General Knoxx" trophies

Duplicate Items

You can make a copy of any item with a partner in multiplayer mode. Drop the item that you want to duplicate and exit the game without saving. Have your partner pick up the item you dropped. When you return to the game you will still have the item. Have your partner give you the other.

Easy Money and Items

To easily get money and items, in "New Haven", go to the save/transport post near "Scooter" and save the game. There are two red chests and three silvers chests in town. After looting all of them, save the game and then exit. Reload the game and repeat the process. The following are the locations of the chests:

Red Chest #1 - On the roof of the building right of the save post. Go to the side with the yellow barrel, and jump few times.

Silver Chest #1 - From the save post, turn left and go upstairs. Continue in the same direction, cross the wood plank and then jump the railing to the other building. Turn right around the corner.

Red Chest #2 - Starting from Silver Chest #1's location, jump on the red tarp hanging over a small platform. Turn around and you will see the chest.

Silver Chest #2 - After completing the Claptrap Rescue this Chest will be in a little shed across the courtyard from the Bounty Board.

Silver Chest #3 - From the save post, go forward and upstairs where the dollar sign and arrow are. Jump on top of the washing machine, then on top of the roof with the antenna. The Silver Chest is located behind it.

Mario series easter egg

The "My Brother Was An Italian Plumber" trophy's description is "Kill an enemy by stomping on them"; a reference to Mario.

Gauntlet (NES) easter egg

The title of the mission "Earl needs food... badly" is a reference to the classic NES game Gauntlet. When your character's health dropped low, a voice would say "Blue Elf needs food badly!"

Get Eridian weapon early

To get the Eridian weapon early on, have a Siren character. Return to Fyrestone in the Arid Badlands. After killing the Mothrakk, a Eridian weapon will drop. You must search everywhere to find it. Note: To kill the Mothrakk easily, when it is low on health, shoot warning shots to lure it towards you. Kill it while it tries to get close. The weapon should be Eridian Cannon (Berserker), Thunder Storm (Soldier) or Ball Blaster or Wave Blaster (Siren).

A Christmas Story easter egg

In New Haven you can find a secret room which can be only be accessed during "Another Piece of the Puzzle." Inside is a Christmas tree, a leg lamp (made from a real leg) and a rifle called "Rider," with a caption that reads, "Careful... you might put someone's eye out."

Hidden weapon chests and money crates

When you get off the bus at the start of the game, look to your left past the claptrap. You will see a broken down gas station. When you can move, inspect the building for a couple money crates. Jump on top of the building to find a weapon chest.

How to defeat the final Boss

To defeat the final boss, have a shotgun with full ammunition. Destroy the purple tentacles by shooting the spheres to get rid of the missiles it launches. Next, jump behind the red tentacles at the very back of the map. You will end up next to a wall and two of the large tentacles. You can do this on either side. The eye that shoots the beam will not be able to hit you. The only thing time that you may get hit is if the purple tentacles with the spheres come back or it does the "energy wave". Get behind it and shoot at the red tentacles. You should be able to kill the destroyer in under two minutes.

Monty Python And The Holy Grail easter egg

The trophy "There some who call me... Tim" is a reference to the strange, fire spreading Scottish wizard that King Arthur and the knights of the round table meet.

Hidden house with Rider gun in New Haven"

When you receive (do not complete) the quest "Another Piece Of The Puzzle", you can enter a blue house in New Haven. An elevator door opens up, leading to random loot, level 30 Raider Mutants, and one of the weapons is always a gun named "Rider". Its stats usually vary slightly each time you get one. The weapon is only located in this house and its "manufacturer" is "Gearbox" (the game's developer), as opposed to an in-game company such as Dahl, Hyperion, etc. Note: When this location is used with the others in New Haven for the "Unlimited guns and money" trick, it really pays off.

"Sucker Born Every Minute" trophy hint

Go to the large bullet and find the closest building to it. There should be arrows pointing to a box with a "$" sign on it. Activate the prompt here to unlock the trophy.

Solo Crawmerax the Invincible with any character

Crawmerax is the secret final boss you fight during the mission "You. Will. Die.",which is unlocked from the bounty board after completing the main story. If your character is not strong enough to survive Crawmerax's powerful attacks, there is an easy method to defeating him. After the elevator brings you up, you will see Crawmerax appear in front of you. Run to the left side of the area and drop down onto a small ledge and make your way up to the corner against the high wall and the step up to the main area. From here, Crawmerax and his minions cannot attack you. Instead, they will all turn to face you and roar, allowing you to easily target the bright purple weak spots and kill him. Use a powerful sniper rifle and have a method of regenerating ammunition. Also, it is absolutely necessary to have a rocket launcher with you because the weak point on Crawmerax's back won't be visible from this angle. You will have to aim your rockets at the spikes on his shell so that the weak spot is caught in the explosion. This is also a great method to quickly level since killing Crawmerax's minions earns you a significant amount of experience.

"The Zombie Island Of Dr. Ned" trophies

Secret vendor in "New Haven":

There is a hidden vendor behind the garage door across from the normal weapons vendor in New Haven. To get the door to open, try fast travelling to the gun machines in New Haven, Rust Commons West, and Middle of Nowhere. Return to New Haven and the garage door might be open.

Mad Max easter egg

The "Can't we get BEYOND Thunderdome?" trophy's name is a reference to Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.

"The Destroyer" boss strategy

This creature is from another dimension, is massive, and has a ridiculous amount of health. This creature is a mountain of flesh with multiple tentacles that can re-spawn as the battle progresses. It has a blue-lighted cave that seems to be its eye. Most of the tentacles have large glowing orbs about halfway down their length. Shooting the orbs will destroy the tentacles. Begin by running toward the creature and hiding behind a pillar that is located to the right or left just out of range for the tentacle's reach. From here, take out all but one tentacle that you can see easily from that point. Destroy the ones you cannot see by peeking around and taking shots at the orbs, but return to your hiding point. This pillar will protect you from missile-like attacks and from the eye that shoots a beam weapon. If you get reduced to zero health, you can take out one of the orbs on the tentacle that you can see easily to be revived before you get killed and have to respawn. It's like killing another enemy. This is the reason why you must keep one tentacle. If you do get killed, the creature recovers all health but you will respawn in front of the creature. Once again, you can run to your pillar of protection hiding place. A few times in the battle, the tentacles will spawn and you have to take them out again. The tentacles are the source for the missile-type weapon it attacks with. thus, you reduce the number of tentacles it also reduces the about of missiles flying at you. With the tentacles almost gone, you can now focus your attack at the mouth/tongue and its eye for the critical shot. Repeat this process when the tentacles respawn. Having weapons that have infinite ammunition or having ones that create ammo is very useful with the large amount of health level that this Boss has.

Trophies

"Self contained economy" and "Merchant of Death" challenges hint

Once you have about $500,000, go to any medical vending machine and purchase as many light healing kits as you can hold. Note: This becomes easier, depending on how many Backpack SDU's you have obtained. Sell all the light healing kits back. You will lose money via this transaction, but it is an easy way to earn a combined 55,000 experience, if you have not completed any of the challenges for purchasing or selling items. Even if you have, the 20,000 experience point reward for the final challenges of selling and buying items is worth the money alone.

Claptrap locations

The Claptraps are located in the following areas:

1. Sledge's Safehouse
2. The Lost Cave
3. New Haven
4. Tetanus Warren
5. Earl's Scrapyard
6. Krom's Canyon
7. Old Haven
8. Trash Coast
9. The Salt Flats
10. Crimson Fastness