Day 5, the final day of the ICEBREAKER event has arrived! We hope you all had as much fun as we had, pumping out content, watching you on streams, being on stream ourself, or reading up on how you collectively solved riddles.

Today’s update will bring you a new game mode called, HOLDOUT! Your objective is to fight off up to 9 waves of enemies, each increasing in difficulty, to gain the maximum ransom. HOLDOUT comes with a WEEKLY version where you can unlock special rewards each week.

You want to know more about the first cocktail of yesterday's stream? Check out ICEBREAKER website: ICEBREAKER


The event is over, but the sale is still going strong! Gather your crew to enjoy the new heist & game mode together. Still missing one or two? Now is the perfect time to get your friends into the game while PAYDAY The Heist, PAYDAY 2 and PAYDAY 2: Ultimate Edition are still on heavy discount.


Let’s make a deal,
OVERKILL_symN
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Update size: 139.4 Mb

General

• Joy can now wear the BriteNite Mask

Today we revisit the Shackelthorne Auction heist. Join us at 18:00 (CEST) on Twitch as we discuss the event, the new heist, and show you how to make the cocktails from the menu. You may even get a sneak peek at tomorrow's cocktail. After some refreshments OVERKILL_symN, OVERKILL_Karl, OVERKILL_Miki and myself (OVERKILL_Tobias) will attempt the heist, let's bet how far we will make it after a couple of cocktails.

While waiting for the stream to start, you can check out the latest cocktail recipe on the event site: ICEBREAKER

Update size: 12.0 Mb

Shackelthorne Auction

• Fixed the issue that the extra loot wouldn’t reward money at the end of the heist
  
• Fixed an issue where ECM jammers would cause the vaults keypad to be intractable at any time
  
• Moved the eastern blowtorch shelf out of the wall
  
• Fixed an issue where the three “Coffer” and “The Obsidian Plate” trophies wouldn’t award continental coins
  
• Removed floating security cameras in the sky
  
• Fixed an issue where the northwestern windows in the staircase wouldn’t break when enemies jumped through
  
• Fixed that the ladder asset wouldn’t show in-game for drop-ins
  
• Fixed an issue where a display case wasn’t lootable
  
• Updated the cocktail menu
  
• Corrected a typo on the “The Obsidian Plate” trophy
  
• Updated the Glass Cutter asset to have a capital C

When ordering a shaken cocktail from a novice bartender; mind the splash zone.
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Today we release the Shackelthorne Auction heist and a nice cocktail to go with it. Sneak in under the cover of the rainy night or just proudly walk in guns in hands. The isolated mansion in New England offers the perfect heisting opportunity for the PAYDAY gang. You need to get your hands on something that was lost for a very long time, a priceless artifact.

While downloading the update; check out the heist and its backstory as well as the latest cocktail recipe on the event site: ICEBREAKER

Update size: 867.2 Mb

General

• Fixed broken seams on the Sangres and Sangres begins masks
  
• All Dozers variants now have the correct face plates when the are shot off
  
• Implemented missing “Move!” VO line for Joy
  
• Fixed a typo in Joy’s description
  
• Fixed issue where some characters spawned with both there normal and the heist specific suit

Quaint to meet you good sir, I trust your heisting is satisfactory.
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

We hope you are having fun gaming with Joy and perhaps you’ve already tried to mix a Blood Diamond? Today we won’t add new content to the game, you will have to hold out till tomorrow, but we do have a small contest for you.

Today’s webpage has a new lovely drink for our heisters. However it’s unnamed and you can come up with a fun, clever or interesting PAYDAY-esque name.
To partake or read more about the contest follow this link: Cocktail Competition

At the end of the contest, we will pick one winner who will receive 4 Ultimate Edition codes + some randomly selected cosmetic masks.

The drink can also be found on the official event website: ICEBREAKER

Please heist responsibly.
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Exactly today, 5 years ago on the 13th of August 2013, PAYDAY 2 officially released on steam. What better way to celebrate such anniversary by kicking off an event?

ICEBREAKER has officially started and guess who arrives first? Joy is making her pc debut and directly proofs herself useful by helping the gang with the auction invitation. What appears to be an impossible task to most of us, looks like easy cake when she starts playing her keyboard just like a piano! Joy comes with her own “Hacker” Perk Deck, Akimbo Signature SMG and her Hackaton Melee weapon.

More information can be found on the official event website: ICEBREAKER

To all the collectors out there, don’t worry, we didn’t forget. Today, alongside Joy and to celebrate the 5th anniversary of PAYDAY 2, we release the Golden Wolf Mask!

$ exit,
OVERKILL_symN
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Update size: 170.0 Mb

General

• Contractor akimbos are now skinnable
  
• Fixed the placement of the Rainbow mask material
  
• Resolve an issue where drop-ins would see the wrong equipped weapon on other player
  
• Fixed a broken textures around the eyes on the “the Wrath” mask

Heisters, since this summer feels a bit different, at least weather-wise, therefore, we used the AC in our office to stay cool and created something out of the ordinary for you! Like never before, we decided to have a small event this summer! We don’t plan to make this event an annual thing just like Spring Break or Crimefest. Enough small talk, stack up on fans for your gaming corner this weekend, because next week it’s ICEBREAKER time!

Like Spring Break and Crimefest, ICEBREAKER will follow the same structure, means content every other day. Get a glimpse of what to expect each day: ICEBREAKER


Starting today until the 19th of August, PAYDAY The Heist, PAYDAY 2 and PAYDAY 2: Ultimate Edition will be on discount. So get out, tell your friends, lift them out of the pool and get them in front of the computer! ...who needs tan anyway?


Stay hydrated,
OVERKILL_symN
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

For all you pyromaniacs out there, today we release the MA-17 Flamethrower, a secondary weapon that is the perfect addition to any "BUUUURN!" loadout.

https://sketchfab.com/models/ebee28869a2b40399d04a05cd0adae14

• No Fire extinguisher sold separately
  
• No taxes and shipping
  
• No additional fees for any orders
  
• Customers can not receive a full refund if not happy
  
• Shipping starts right now
  
• May not be used on Shadow Raid, Murky station, Car Shop, The Yacht, and Breakin' Feds

Additionally, we decided to make some changes to the old Flamethrower. While being powerful in close quarter, the limited ammo pool encouraged players to tap the fire button instead of holding it down. With the intention of making the weapon more fun and forgiving we have increased the ammo pool and reduced the damage.


Kill it! Kill it with fire before it lays eggs!
OVERKILL_symN
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio

Update size: 118.8 Mb

Strings

• Updated the in-game description for the “Say Hello to My Big Friend” achievement
  
• Added a description to the Legendary Vanguard skin for the Kross Vertex Submachine Gun

Enemy Visuals

• Updated and re-added the old Minigun Bulldozer model for the Death Wish difficulty
  
• Fixed an issue where the Medic Bulldozer has a grey face when getting shot by Team-AI
  
• Fixed an issue with the glass on the visor for the Medic Bulldozer and Minigun Bulldozer

Weapon changes

• Flamethrower
  
  • Name changed to Flamethrower Mk.1
    
  • Damage decreased to 7 (down from 14).
    
  • Total Ammo increased to 1800 (up from 600).
    
  • Magazine increased to 900 (up from 300).
• Magazine mod “Rare”
  
  • Damage penalty increased to 4 (up from 3).
    
  • Total Ammo bonus increased to 450 (up from 150).
• Magazine mod “Well Done”
  
  • Damage bonus increased to 7 (up from 3).
    
  • Total Ammo penalty increased to 450 (up from 150).
• Akimbo Weapons
  
  • Stability penalty increased to 36 (up from 24).

Last week we released the Enemy Visual Update, however, one guy that shone with his absence was the Russian Medic. We got the great suggestion to make a contest out of creating the Medic. We liked the idea and thought you would love the chance to be involved with the development of the game and score some sweet Ultimate Edition Codes.

The contest will run for 2 weeks during the time you have the chance to submit your design in the contest thread in the forum. Final date for submission is the 27th of July, any submissions after that will not be counted.
Here you can also read more about the contest.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/218620/discussions/8/2572002906844922374/

• You will need to submit a screenshot from the front and the back of the medic as a post in the forums.
  
• The screenshots needs to be posted in the “Medic Contest Submissions Thread” in our steam forums.
  
• The screenshots need to be taken on the website listed below.
  
• If you are picked as a finalist, you need to be able to provide the diffuse and the specular maps. Also, include the normal maps if they were edited.
  
• Allowed files formats for winners are; PNG, TIFF, PSD, DDS or BMP.

• The Russian word медик (Medic) needs to be present on the design on both the chest and the back.
  
• The medic symbol needs to be visible and prominent on the helmet, right shoulder and the medic bag.
  
• The color red needs to be used extensively to distinguish the medic from other units.
  
• Your design should fit alongside the existing designs of the Russian mercenaries.
  
• For the contest all texture maps need to use the same resolutions as provided.
  Sizes are as follows:
  
  • Body: 2048x2048
    
  • Head: 1024x1024

The winners will be selected by the OVERKILL crew.
Once the winners are selected we will create a poll for the community to pick their favorite.
We do reserve the right to tweak or edit the textures, in the situation that internal issues appear with the winning design. The winning submission will have a lower resolution when implemented into the game, this is simply due to optimization in the game.

Along with getting your own design into the game! The winners will get 4 copies of Payday 2 Ultimate edition to share along with the no longer purchasable Alienware Alpha mask!




We provide a webpage for previewing textures and taking the screenshots needed for submissions, the site supports png, jpg, and gif.
http://www.overkillsoftware.com/medicchallenge/

Please use this to preview your work if you do not have access to a 3D program. This site does not submit the screenshots for review you need to post them yourself in the contest submission thread.
Find the thread here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/218620/discussions/8/2572002906844923031/

On the website you will find the Texture maps needed to partake in the contest, you can also find the model if you wish to use a 3D program to view the texture.

In the download, you will find a psd and a tiff for each map and three maps for the head and the body. Inside these files, you will find the symbol and the text that needs to be present in the design as well as a color swatch of the red we suggest you use.

The diffuse map here you add actual color you want to use. Inside you will also find light layers, ambient occlusion layers, and curvature layers. These you don’t need to change to partake in the contest. There is a premade folder called “paint layer” here you can put any layers you want to easily add paint to the texture.

Similar to the diffuse map but with a few fewer layers, here again, you have a premade folder called “paint layer” where you can put any layers you want to easily add specular to the texture. Remember that lighter means shiner and darker means duller.

This is a flattened normal map you don’t need to change this to partake in the contest. But you are allowed to alter it if you want.




Счастливого текстурирования
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Today is the last day of the Steam Summer Sale and it looks like our dear friends in law enforcement freed up some budget to upgrade their gear.

With today’s update, we are not only filling the missing spaces for the ZEALs, but also took a second look at our full units lineup, that has been evolving over the years. Our main goal was to increase the readability on each difficulty and between all the individual units to help players decide their next target while being in a pickle. To do that, we looked at the individual units and tried to identify, what makes this unit unique, like for example the color scheme of the Taser, you’ll find more information further down.


The ZEAL Cloaker returns and with him comes the new ZEAL Taser. Besides the two new entries, all ZEAL Dozers received a new helmet design making them hard to miss in the crowd. Last but not least, we did slight adjustments on both the normal and heavy units, to make them better fit their forerunners from the lower difficulties.


If you have ever been tazed in the middle of the heat, you know that these guys are no joke! While adding the new ZEAL Taser we decided to take it a step further and adjust his small brother as well. Both of them are now carrying a yellow weapon that is hard to forget once it was pointed at you from close range. Last but not least we updated the rest of their armor to better fit their iconic blue and yellow theme.


We removed the shoulder pads and head torches from all normal units to make them even more distinguishable from their heavy partners. Additional we toned down the helmets and vests throughout all difficulties. All heavy units are now carrying a head torch emphasizing their silhouette. On Mayhem and above, we added some tan color to reflect their OVERKILL forerunner and make them easier to read within a crowd of enemies.

The full list of our changes can be found further down in the changelog!


The Steam Summer Sale ends in a few hours. For everyone who missed the chance to far, now is the time to get your friends in, upgrade our game or play some classic!

• PAYDAY 2 -50%
  
• Ultimate Edition -80%
  
• PAYDAY The Heist + DLCs -80%

Looking slick,
OVERKILL_symN
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Update size: 124.0 Mb

Strings

• Implemented the description to the Duke safes legendary
  
• Added missing winky face to the description on the “The Almir” mask

Spawns

• Re-added the ZEAL Cloaker to the spawn pool
  
• Implemented the ZEAL Taser to the spawn pool

Enemy visuals

• Removed the shoulder pads and helmet attachments from the normal units
  
• Darkened the helmets on the light units on Overkill and above
  
• Remodeled the ZEAL normal unit
  
• Updated the textures on the light Overkill unit
  
• Updated the textures on the light Mayhem/Death Wish unit
  
• Added the helmet attachments to the heavy units on Overkill and above
  
• Updated the textures on the heavy Mayhem/Death Wish unit
  
• Remodeled the ZEAL heavy unit
  
• Updated the textures on the ZEAL heavy unit
  
• Updated the textures on the regular Taser unit
  
• Updated the textures on the regular Cloaker
  
• Updated the textures on the Medic
  
• Remodeled the Medic Bulldozer
  
• Remodeled the Minigun Bulldozer
  
• Updated the textures on all ZEAL Bulldozers
  
• Implemented the correct visor on all the ZEAL Bulldozers

Heisters, it’s time for some fashion statements. Designers young and old have uploaded their weapon skins and you voted on them! Today we release the Community Safe 7 which includes 16 new Skins. Use the “BUFF” skin to get a feel of how it would look like to pull off a Heist using toy guns. You prefer it classy and want a gun your enemies will remember? Our new legendary “FIRMAMENT” skin will definitely make a lasting impression!

Check out the website if you want to see all skins or learn more about our new legendary:
Community Safe 7

Shout-out to all designers who made it into the game today! Good work!


Don't forget about the Steam Summer Sale. No matter if there's sun or rain outside, the discount will stay the same for you! Need an early Xmas present for a friend? Get a gift copy of PAYDAY 2 while it's on -50% discount or upgrade your own game to the Ultimate Edition for a tazing -80% discount. You haven't played the original PAYDAY The Heist so far and wondered where those "classic Heists" come from? Now is your time to get PAYDAY The Heist and its DLCs while it's on -80% discount.


Stay classy,
OVERKILL_symN
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Update size: 76.6 Mb

General

• Fixed an issue with some barrels always displaying the low texture quality
  
• Fixed an issue with the open money bags always displaying the money bundles in low texture quality