Borderlands players are no strangers to cracking codes and uncovering secrets in the game franchise, but the latest round of community sleuthing has proven to be especially lucrative. Thanks to a seemingly ordinary card given out at the recent PAX West convention, Borderlands players have received what is arguably the best Shift code in existence, and all it took was a solid grasp of binary language.
The card in question (via GamesRadar) featured a D20 die in the center, and the tabletop icon was flanked by an inconspicuous pattern. Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford posted an image of the card on X/Twitter, hinting that it contained a secret clue in its design, and eventually, user @40_BaySt shared their findings online.
Sorry I didn’t have the strength to make the PAX thing today. I definitely did not want to risk causing any harm by showing up. For those that were there, did you keep your dice cards? We hid a secret code in them.. pic.twitter.com/3gE1nGZQ6Z
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) August 31, 2024
The card contained binary code, and once fully decoded, the message was revealed to be a Shift code that could be used to unlock 50 weapons in several Borderlands games and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. Borderlands 3 players can also use the code to get 10 diamond keys.