NOTE: Please backup your saves before attempting any of this as it involves modding your game files and that always poses a risk of data loss if things go wrong. Also, there may be some differences between original and remaster that I’ll mention.
So the Knoxx DLC is notorious for being a driving simulator and BL1 DLC not having any fast travel stations except for the starting areas makes farming very tedious. Fortunately, there are ways around that on PC:
The “simple” way for Crawmerax and the Crimson Lance Armory
- Download the Essentials Mod by LegX
Remaster/Enhanced version: https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlandsgotyenhanced/mods/7
Original version: https://www.nexusmods.com/borderlands/mods/34
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Extract the WillowGame folder into your installation directory with the same existing folder: eg. a default Steam install should be in
\Steam\steamapps\common\BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\
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Go to save data location eg.
\Documents\My games\Borderlands Game of the Year\WillowGame\Config
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Open WillowEngine.ini. Search for
DefaultGlobalsDefinitionName=gd_globals.General.Globals
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Replace it with
DefaultGlobalsDefinitionName=gd_globals_custom.General.Globals
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Launch game
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Open Pause menu -> Options -> Mouse and Keyboard -> Keybindings -> Bind Fast travel to Craw/Knoxx Armory to whatever button
Notes: If you travel with the bind and are done with the area make sure you save quit instead of just traveling to it again as that will not save your current progress\
Also binding Fast Travel UI lets you fast travel from anywhere which is a big QoL improvement.
The manual way for Ajax (and Craw/Knoxx if needed)
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Go to
\BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\CookedPC\DLC3\Maps
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Copy
dlc3_gondola_p.umap
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Go to
\BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\CookedPC\Maps\Arid
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Paste
dlc3_gondola_p.umap
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Rename
Arid_SkagGully_P.umap
to something likeBackup_Arid_SkagGully_P.umap
for safekeeping -
Rename
dlc3_gondola_p.umap
toArid_SkagGully_P.umap
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Launch game
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Fast travel to Skag Gully
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You should spawn within 1 minute of Ajax as shown here
- For Lance Armory and Crawmerax
Repeat with
dlc3_uberboss_p.umap
for Crawmerax anddlc3_lancedepot_p.umap
for Armory which can also in found in\BorderlandsGOTYEnhanced\WillowGame\CookedPC\DLC3\Maps
Another map you can replace is ‘Arid_Cave_P.umap’ which corresponds to The Lost Cave. You can use any map as a replacement but those are just the ones I’ve used before.
Note: the gondola file for Ajax may only work for the remaster or there may be a better one to use for the original if you search the large .umap files for yourself and try each one you might be able to find one that spawns you right in front of his area in the original version of BL1