Added an event music override button to the option menu.
Added outfits as a tag for achievement filtering under inventory requirements.
Added weapon charms as a tag for achievement filtering under unlocks.
Fixed an issue where the same string was used for the Infamy menu and the join stinger menu.
Performance
Fixed a crash related to shield units that fire their gun as they die and after having dropped their shield.
Improved performance when checking for equipped weapons in relation to damage dealt.
Visuals
Updated the light in the main menu.
Fixed a visual issue with the outline on the Boardroom Havoc outfit.
Fixed a visual issue on various heists where secured loot bags would have a yellow outline.
Fixed an issue where a selected throwable would revert back to the selected perk deck items upon starting the game.
Fixed a small graphical issue on the Improved Combined Tactical Vest when equipped by Ethan.
If you are having issues with an unmodded game you can try to verify the integrity of the game files. In the steam library; right click on PAYDAY 2. Select "Properties" from the menu. Under the tab "LOCAL FILES" select "VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES...". The process may take some time to finish.
There are some changes in this patch that were added late. There was not enough time to get them translated, therefore they have been listed above in English.
The holidays are fast approaching and it's time for sharing, caring and the all-mighty Steam Awards. We've been nominated for a few Steam Awards over the years and we'd like your help to hopefully win one this year. Therefore we're asking for your vote, in the Labour of Love category for PAYDAY 2.
It has been a labour of love on our part, from not being in active production to changing the way PAYDAY told its stories and adding new, much-requested, customization options, we've done our best to deliver something we hope our community will love.
Been itching to find out what happens in the Silk Road chapter? Or maybe you want to experience the trials and tribulations of Vlad from the City of Gold chapter? Now's the chance! PAYDAY 2 is on sale with up to 83%discount! Starting today November 24th and running until [December 1st].
Dallas joins the Saints.
In continuation of our collaboration with Deep Silver, a fantastic Dallas Mask has been added to Saints Row: The Third Remastered. The mask is available to all saints who also own PAYDAY 2 on Steam. To celebrate this we are reactivating the Criminal Ambition Bundle where you can pick up both games for a discount. And remember that all owners of both games will also get the “Shady Business” mask and “Saints & Sinners” suit in PAYDAY 2.
We got a new release for you all about cosmetics. We are bringing you updates to Infamy, not only the rewards for Infamy rank 100. Some of the lower ranks are also getting a few extra goodies to unlock. And a new addition is also dropping into the game, Starbreeze Account, with some interesting new cosmetic unlocks.
Check them out below.
Infamy 3.3
We are releasing the long-awaited Infamy 100 rewards, a full heisting set up for those that are mad enough to take on this incredible feat of crime. These are the ones that are worthy of this full set of absolute terror to every cop around.
Strap into the “Boardroom Havoc” suit with the “Vile Carny” mask to cover your face. Hang the “Red Drop” weapon charm from your gun painted in the “Chromatic Break” weapon color. And finish the look with the “Digital Pistons” gloves, now you are ready for whatever heat is around the corner.
As you make your way to Infamy rank 100 there are also new rewards to unlock on your path up the ranks. Three weapon charms “Handy Blunderbuss”, “Ben’s Toast”, and “Ancient Peak” have been added to the ranks 44, 54, and 64 respectively. There are also four weapon colors “Dead Rust”, “Splintered”, “Liquid Geode”, and “Line Phased” which have been added to ranks 33, 43, 53, and 63 respectively. If you already passed the associated levels you have access to the rewards right away.
We have launched our new Player Services Platform - Starbreeze Accounts. To create an account, go into the options menu in the game and click the “Link Starbreeze Account” button. You can also create an account by going to https://accounts.starbreeze.com/. Linking your account will also unlock additional items in PAYDAY 2.
Creating a Starbreeze Account is completely optional.
By linking your Starbreeze Account to your Steam account you will unlock the “Discerning Dandy” suit, “Frayed Harvest” mask, “Spike & Bone” weapon charm and the “Frequency” weapon color to kit out your heister. Creating the account will unlock more cool rewards in the future, together with other features that will improve your experience with Starbreeze games. Read more about Starbreeze Accounts here.
Item unlocks are currently not yet available in the VR or SteamOS versions of the game.
Discerning Dandy, Frayed Harvest, Spike & Bone, and Frequency
Fixed an issue that caused the flashbang sound to play multiple times in multiplayer games
Fixed an issue that prevented dead bodies from despawning for clients in loud if an NPC were killed in stealth
Fixed an issue where clients could get stuck trying to despawn a networked game unit controlled by the host causing them to be unable to despawn any game units
Improved the code for disposal of corpses and dropped shields
Dropped shields are despawned independently from the corpse associated with it
Visuals
Fixed a graphical issue when wearing The Skeletal Heister outfit and inspecting various weapons
Fixed a graphical issue when wearing The Skeletal Heister outfit and inspecting the Deagle Pistol while certain gloves are equipped
Fixed some graphical issues with the loot bags
Fixed a graphical issue on the Halloween masks
Updated the light in the main menu
Heists
Fixed a graphical issue on the Black Cat heist where the thermite would not have any outline
Fixed an issue on the Black Cat heist where Xun Kang could leave the room while the objective to break the glass were still active
Fixed an issue on the Green Bridge heist where the cop that interrupts the balloon won’t stay by the balloon and soft locking the level until he is found
Fixed an issue on the Black Cat where the waypoint to pick up your gear would disappear for all players when the first player had done the interaction
Fixed an issue on The Ukrainian Prisoner heist that caused triads and normal guards to attack one another when the level went loud
Fixed an issue on the Car Shop where a Titan camera was clipping with a wall
Weapons
Fixed an issue where the reload time stat disappeared if the weapon name was too long
Grom Sniper Rifle
Concealment bonus of the Lightweight Stock increased from 2 to 3
Peacemaker .45 Revolver
Damage increased from 180 to 230
Max Ammo decreased from 54 to 36
Compact-5 Submachine Gun
Damage penalty of the Ninja Barrel has been removed
Accuracy bonus of 4 has been added to the Ninja Barrel
Stability bonus of the Ninja Barrel has been decreased from 12 to 4
Accuracy bonus of 12 has been added to the Polizei Tactical Barrel
Stability bonus of the Polizei Tactical Barrel has been decreased from 8 to 4
Accuracy bonus of the Enlighted Foregrip has been increased from 4 to 8
Stability bonus of the Enlighted Foregrip has been increased from 4 to 8
Damage bonus of 10 has been added to the Straight Magazine
Stability bonus of the Straight Magazine has been removed
Stability penalty of -20 has been added to the Straight Magazine
Concealment penalty of the Straight Magazine increased from -1 to -2
Kross Vertex Submachine Gun
Accuracy bonus of the Precision Barrel increased from 8 to 16
Concealment penalty of the Precision Barrel decreased from -4 to -3
If you are having issues with an unmodded game you can try to verify the integrity of the game files. In the steam library; right click on PAYDAY 2. Select "Properties" from the menu. Under the tab "LOCAL FILES" select "VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES...". The process may take some time to finish.
Updates may be incompatible with the mods you may have installed. Even seemingly unrelated mods may cause unexpected issues. If you are experiencing any issues with the game; try removing any mods you may have installed and try again.
Once upon a heist so dreary, while I held my ground, weak and weary, Many a-SWAT came at me, carrying rifles, and pistols galore While I battled, fought the hoard, a sudden pain, I was swiftly floored A sharp pain, I now stored, my chest pounding, a pain I've never felt before "’Tis some sniper." I muttered "Put a round in my armor - Only this and nothing more".
But... distinctly I remember, by the window, Wolf my crew member; Taking shots, aimed to dismember, such precision, just moments before High or low, he cleared the street, I can't fathom a sniper on roofs so neat Yet I lay, I am now truly beat, I see the shape, a shadow, in the far door Armor thick, and weapon hot, the best of the best in the police corps Only he and no one more.
Ears deaf, explosions and screams, "Oh shit! Bulldozer!" He is noticed, it seems Gunfire fills the air, like firecrackers, like applause or joyous cheers I dream of a great time, recently had, of fellow heisters all jolly and glad Shooting balloons, an idea so mad, a celebration of 10 great heisting years We revered together, every one of us, all the heisting peers The greatest robbers, without fears.
With much enthusiasm, it would seem, many a-new heisters, joined our team Camaraderie is the theme, as all are welcome, and many more Now be a good day for crime, if one is so inclined, join us now, the hour is prime Join our crew, it is your time, open to everyone and to all, is our door Heisting is best with friends indeed, and a full crew of heisters four You’ll be victorious, evermore.
Where am I now? Am I now transferred? Transmitted somewhere, truly absurd I am bewildered, I am stirred, desolate plains not even a tree A man in a tall hat, deathly face, long black coat with bleached bones, set in place Luke Millanta is his name, a suit maker ace, suits, charm and masks he shows to me “Come closer”, he says, “See my creations”, “I offer them to you, all for free” “Come and see, what I offer”, is his plea.
I put on a suit, admire the cuts, the stitches, Luke is surely, giving away his riches Suddenly, the walls are narrow like roadside ditches, and many enemies, are present too Wealth in a box, a safe with a lock, surveilled by the most, relentless clock Around and around I run, my foes are in shock, this cursed kill room, I rush through Bright green eyes, effigies of malice, look upon me like a hawk upon a shrew Is there nothing I can do?
Now again, a shift of locale, All look so strange, truly outside any rationale Wake from this dream I swiftly shall, now that another tormentor rise above me Like a mountain, he towers upon high, “What’s next?” I ask as bags fall from the sky Am I now to cook, to stir and fry. What else is there? This tormentor I can’t fight or flee I feel taunted and tested like a rat in a lab, What could the purpose of this tormentor be Ever unknown to me.
Again the nightmare takes a sinister turn. Now I’m in prison, a quick discern I wish from this terror to promptly adjourn, and please my tormenter is the price to pay He loomed above with a wheel in hand, “Spins this one, it will be mighty grand” I do now as he did command, I won’t argue with someone taller than I can convey I deftly maneuver through the compound ground when to my dismay “Spin another one” he did say.
I blink and now, another change, again my venue fell under an exchange The house I am in now feels safe yet strange. Perhaps this will be better than before Oh no I’m in peril, it’s a nightmare, trapped with headless fiends everywhere I need to wake from this affair, I can not take more terror and gore My mind is aching, hands wildly shaking, my body been beaten and sore I miss my heisters four.
From oblivion abruptly I awake, the words “GET THE FUCK UP!” in my ears ache As the light returns and I see my fate, I am now where I been before Above me, stands my benevolent keeper, scolding me for my visit to the reaper I hear the roar of the street sweeper, my energy is restored once more Perhaps I should leave heisting to these skilled professionals four I should heist no more, fo' sure!
Changed the objective flow in the Black Cat heist so that the vault extraction only gets triggered when all 4 C4 are placed on the wall
Changed the objective flow in the Black Cat heist when using the Helicopter Drop pre-planning option, to guide the players to open the vault instead of extracting it
Fixed a visual issue with an NPC on the Black Cat heist that used a female model instead of a male one
Fixed an issue with the “Fire In The Hole” achievement where incendiary grenades were not being counted towards it
Fixed an issue with the Mosconi 12G Tactical Shotgun where the red dot was misaligned when using the Solar Sight
Improved Charms
Increased the max FPS limit of charms from 30 to 45
Made some tweaks to how velocity is determined
Charms on Team AI and other players will be simulated if HQ Weapons has been turned on
If you are having issues with an unmodded game you can try to verify the integrity of the game files. In the steam library; right click on PAYDAY 2. Select "Properties" from the menu. Under the tab "LOCAL FILES" select "VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES...". The process may take some time to finish.
Updates may be incompatible with the mods you may have installed. Even seemingly unrelated mods may cause unexpected issues. If you are experiencing any issues with the game; try removing any mods you may have installed and try again.
We put together a special live show to mark the occasion, join us for some insights, games as we celebrate the birthday of the worlds most legendary heisting game.
We are all having fun popping balloons and clowning around. We just have a quick little hotfix addressing a few issues in the release and then it's back to the balloons.
Changes
Disabling achievements while playing the event
Fixing an issue where the "God mode" buff could be carried over to the normal game mode
Fixed a soft lock on the Birth of Sky heist if you are falling from the airplane without a parachute when the "god mode" buff activates
Removed a prompt about if players want to play with mutators while playing the event
Fixed a visual issue with the anniversary suit while charging the buzzer as Sangres
Fixed a visual issue with the anniversary suit during the pistol inspection animation
We are happy to see all of you joining in the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of the PAYDAY Franchise. We have something extra fun in-store today, it’s time for some fun carnival-style games, in a new game mode available only during the 10th Anniversary event.
Balloon Poppers
When you start the game you will find a new button in the main menu. By selecting “Play Event” at the top of the menu you will be taken to a special version of CrimeNet. The event game mode is now active for any heist you start. To deactivate the game mode go back to the main and select “Play Online” or “Play Offline”.
In this game mode, you are tasked with the highly unusual mission of slaying balloons. When you activate the event you will see balloons appearing when killing special units. Depending on the unit you kill you may need one, two, or three kills for a balloon to appear. Popping the balloon will give a team-wide boon. Each special unit has its own boon that it grants from its balloon. You can have multiple different buffs active at once, if you have a timed buff active and activate another the timer will reset.
Special Unit
# of Kills per Balloon
Balloon Reward
Shields
Two kills
Armor Regeneration
Taser
Three kills
Refill Ammo
Medic
One kill
100 Health
Cloaker
Three kills
Double Damage for 20 sec
Sniper
One kill
Infinite Ammo for 15 sec
Dozer
One kill
Invincibility for 15 sec
You can check the amount of nefarious balloons you’ve popped in FBI Files under “Enemy Kills” in the “Suspect Database”.
10th Anniversary Clown Suit
In this update, we also include a new suit in four colorful variants. The 10th Anniversary Clown Suit is based on concepts made by the very talented artist Angusburgers.
These suits are available to all players, just launch the game and suit up!
*Hoxalloon not included, due to restriction in Denmark
10th Anniversary Event
Our 10th Anniversary celebrations will continue with a Live stream on Friday the 22nd at 19:00 CET. Join us on Twitch. We have lots of fun planned and we hope to see you there!
During the whole event, we are also running a sale so hop over to the Storepage and top-up your DLC collection or let a friend know that now is a great time to join the heisting.