- For the vehicle in Borderlands 2, see Bandit Technical.
The Technical is a type of drivable vehicle in Borderlands 3. It is a four-wheeled truck with seats for a driver, turret gunner, and two passengers by default.
Overview
The Technical is a heavy-duty truck cobbled together by the Children of the Vault. They are digistructed at Catch-a-Ride terminals throughout Pandora and other worlds, and provide versatile overland transportation. After the Outrunner, it is the second vehicle that characters can unlock in Borderlands 3. It can be either jacked from bandits and delivered to a Catch-A-Ride. If not obtained that way, the Technical can be unlocked after delivering the Biofuel Rig the mission Taking Flight.
Technicals can transport up to four people: one driver, one gunner, and two passengers. If it has a booster attachment, its seating capacity is reduced to just the driver and gunner.
Although they are slower than Outrunners and Cyclones, they are more durable and can mount more powerful weaponry.
Enemies are also known to drive customized versions of the Technical, and they can be found in the open areas of Pandora, the swamps of Eden-6, the streets and sewers of Promethea, and the dried seabed of Desolation's Edge on Nekrotafeyo.
Like all player-controlled vehicles in Borderlands 3, alternative parts can be unlocked by finding or hijacking vehicles equipped with them and returning them to a Catch-A-Ride station.
Driver Weapon
When being driven alone, the player can fire the front weapon (R2, right trigger, left mouse) as well as the turret (L2, left trigger, right mouse). However, manning the turret seat provides the turret weapon with greater accuracy, which is reflected in tighter crosshairs, compared to using the turret from the driver's seat. A single player can press a button to switch between the driver and gunner seats, or two players can switch, one using the switch key and the other keying to confirm the switch.
| Part | Description | Acquisition |
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Machine Gun
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The Technical's default weapon. Fires the same bullets as the front-mounted machine guns of other vehicles.
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Default part |
Flak Cannon
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A powerful shotgun that fires scrap projectiles. Especially deadly when close to the target.
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Captured enemy vehicles, e.g. in Neon Arterial (Promethea) |
Turret Weapon
| Part | Description | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
Barrel Launcher
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Launches an explosive barrel. The player in the gunner seat can detonate the barrel midair to create cluster bombs.
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Default part |
Sticky Bombs
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Launches bombs that will stick to any surface. Concrete, armor, even flesh, you name it, it will stick. Explosion occurs after a set time, or can be triggered by the player in the gunner seat.
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Hijack Target in Meridian Outskirts (Promethea) |
Tire Bombs
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Launches a bomb shaped into a fast rolling tire. The player in the gunner seat can steer the tire remotely.
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Hijack Target in The Splinterlands (Pandora) |
Armor
| Part | Description | Acquisition |
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Stripped Armor
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Stripped armor is lighter but has no durability benefit.
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Default part |
Heavy Armor
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Heavy plated armor improves durability at the expense of speed.
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Captured enemy vehicles in Meridian Outskirts (Promethea), Floodmoor Basin (Eden-6) |
Meat Grinder
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+100% ramming damage. +200% ramming damage against flesh.
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During the mission Taking Flight, after delivering the Biofuel Rig. |
Wheels
| Part | Description | Acquisition |
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All-Terrain Wheels
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The Technical's default wheels. | Default part |
Hover Wheels
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Replace E-brake with hovering mode.
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Captured enemy vehicles, e.g. in Meridian Outskirts (Promethea) |
Barbed Wheels
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Ignore terrain. +50% more ramming damage against flesh. | Hijack Target in Devil's Razor (Pandora) |
Monster Wheels
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Big wheels improve handling and durability. | Mission reward from Angels and Speed Demons |
Mods
| Part | Description | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|
Passenger Seats
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Comes equipped with a boost module AND passenger seats! Now all your companions can come along. The more the merrier … or is it? | Default part |
Toxic Booster
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At first glance, it just doesn’t provide much speed, and is all dirty and rusty. But it also coughs up corrosive clouds that damage the bad guys. So ask yourself, what’s your poison?
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Captured enemy vehicles in Neon Arterial (Promethea), Floodmoor Basin (Eden-6), The Splinterlands (Pandora) |
Fuel Barrel
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Activate it and you’ll never run out! Doesn’t pack the punch of the other boosts but that’s the price you pay. | Captured enemy vehicles, e.g. in Floodmoor Basin (Eden-6), The Splinterlands (Pandora) |
Jet Booster
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Nothing can go wrong with a jet-engine strapped to the back of a truck. It takes a bit of time to charge up, but it is well worth the wait. | Mission reward or capture an enemy vehicle during Blood Drive |
Variants
Apart from regular Technical, characters may run across other variants of this vehicle, differing in armor, paint job, armament, and special equipment:
- COV Technical
Technical used by Children of the Vault. These can spawn with diferrent armor, weapons, special equipment and paint jobs. - COV Heavy Technical
Technical equipped with Heavy Armor. - COV Hover Technical
Technical equipped with Hover Wheels. - Mumblers Technical
Technical used by Mumblers on the frozen lake of Skittermaw Basin. They are equipped with Barbed Wheels and sport Frost Rider paint job.
Unique Technicals
- Biofuel Rig
Customized variant of a regular Technical used during the Taking Flight story mission. Equipped with Meat Grinder and sports Ellie paint job. Driveable but can not be scanned at Catch-A-Ride stations. With completion of the mission, characters have option to digistruct Technicals. - Bloodflap's Gang
Named COV Technicals only encountered during the Don't Truck with Eden-6 optional mission. - Bobchko
Unique Heavy Technical only encountered during the Blood Drive story mission. Equipped with Heavy Armor, Flak Cannon, Barbed Wheels, and Jet Booster. - Clever Girl
Rare spawn Technical found in Floodmoor Basin. Equipped with Heavy Armor and sports I Like Dinosaurs paint job. - COV Medical Technical
Only encountered during the Healers and Dealers optional mission. Equipped with Heavy Armor, Flak Cannon and sports Thunderbird paint job. - Festi-Flesh Eater
Rare spawn in The Splinterlands. Equipped with Heavy Armor and sports Festi-Flesh paint job. - Fireworks Thieves
Named Mumblers Technical only encountered during the Happily Ever After optional mission. - Golden Chariot
Big Donny's pride and joy, used to gain access to Carnivora during the Blood Drive story mission. Standard Technical sporting Golden Ticket paint job. - Inquisitor Bloodflap
Standard COV Technical equipped with Meat Grinder. Encountered only during the Don't Truck with Eden-6 optional mission. - NOG Catcher
Unique Technical featured in Technical NOGout optional mission. Driveable but can not be scanned at Catch-A-Ride stations. Equipped with Heavy Armor, special variant of Sticky Bombs launcher and sports Thunderbird paint job. - Pappy's Jalopy
Only encountered during The Feeble and the Furious optional mission. Equipped with Meat Grinder and sports Woodland Camo paint job. Driveable but can not be scanned at Catch-A-Ride stations. - Project DD
Named variant of the Heavy Technical used during the Beneath the Meridian story mission. Equipped with Flak Cannon, Heavy Armosr and sports Maya paint job. - Skagzilla
- Spare Tire Technical
Found in a garage in The Homestead. It is target of the Hijack Target crew challenge. Equipped with Tire Bombs launcher and sports Plaid paint job. - Spiked Technical
Found on the roof of a building in Dusty Acres and is part of the Hijack Target crew challenges. Equipped with Barbed Wheels and sports Skag paint job. - Sticky Technical
Found high up on a platform in the Meridian Outskirts where is target of the Hijack Target crew challenge. Equipped with Sticky Mines lancher and sports Follow Me paint job. - Trashmouth’s Technical
Only encountered in Meridian Outskirts during the Porta Prison optional mission. Equipped with Flak Cannon, Heavy Armor, sports COV paint job. Fecapod with Trashmout inside is - Vaughn's Technical
Only encountered during the Angels and Speed Demons story mission. Equipped with Heavy Armor, Monster Wheels and sports Vaughn's paint job. - War Pig
COV Technical named after his proud owner. Only encountered during the Pandora's Next Top Mouthpiece optional mission. Sports Roadkill paint job.
Gallery
Notes
- The COV Hover Technical is the only source for the Hover Wheels Part.
- The COV Heavy Technical is the only source for the Heavy Armor Part.
- Vaughn's Technical is the only vehicle that is indestructible while not in a mission.
Trivia
- The name "technical" comes from real-life improvised fighting vehicles of the same name.
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