Update size: 12.8 MB

As mentioned in the previous hotfix we continued to work on a better fix for the perk deck exploit and are happy to now be releasing a better solution to the issue.

To remove the exploit where you could revive yourself indefinitely with the leech perk deck we added an additional "downed cooldown". However, there could in rare cases cause the player to be forced to wait for double the intended cooldown time. This has now been addressed properly. You can no longer revive yourself an infinite amount of times. The downed cooldown does not stay once you manage to revive another player or replenish your health. The real cooldown of the leech perk deck will also be reduced based on the time passed on the downed cooldown.

Changes

• Fixed a crash related to weapon verification in relation to damage dealt.
  
• The cooldown on the leech perk deck from being downed will be removed when you revive another player or replenish your health
  
• When you revive another player or replenish your health the cooldown of the leech perk deck is reduced by the time past on the downed cooldown
  
• Fixed a clipping art asset on the Xmas version of Bulucs Mansion

Keep those helmets flying.
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Update size: 21.5 MB

We hope you'll have a happy holiday and a nice winter vacation. We bring some small fixes to yesterday's release. We are fixing some issues with the new achievements that did not trigger as intended.

We are also making a temporary fix to an exploit found with the new perk deck. You should no longer be able to keep reviving yourself indefinitely. We are still working on further tweaks to be released at a later date.

Changes

• Made a temporary fix for an exploit with the new perk deck, where players could use leech to revive themselves indefinitely
  
• Fixed an issue with the Bloody Grinch achievement where the elevator escape, on the Breakin' Feds heist, would cause the achievement to fail
  
• Fixed an issue with the Gift Giver achievement where the achievement did not track correctly
  
• Fixed an issue where some doors on the Counterfeit heist were unopenable
  
• Fixed an issue where players could use the outfits from the Winter Ghost Tailor Pack without owning the DLC
  
• Fixed a visual issue where the icon for the Redberry Black weapon color did not match the look of the weapon color
  
• Added missing icons for Snowballs and Leech Ampule when playing in VR

Keep those helmets flying.
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

'Tis the season for a Payday Holiday Update. We have something very special for you this time. It’s a LEECH!... wait, wait, wait. Please read on. I promise it’s great. For the first time in what may seem like forever, we are releasing a new perk deck, completely free. We also have a cool new Tailor Pack themed around snow and winter. To finalize the update, we also have fun temporary holiday additions to the game, both something new and the content from the previous year’s event makes an appearance for the celebrations. Last but not least, even Hoxton has something up his sleeve for all you heisters out there.

It’s the winter holidays and that means it's time to grab some of that bonus Holiday EXP. Starting now until January the 12th you can play the special holiday versions of Breakin' Feds, Hoxton Breakout, and Buluc’s Mansion. While playing these or Stealing Xmas, White Xmas, GO Bank, or Santa's Workshop you’ll get an additional 15% EXP.

On all the above-mentioned heists you’ll find that all Cloakers and Bulldozers will be wearing Santa hats. Because nothing says festivities as much as being shot in the face by Santa Claus.

That is not all, during this time you’ll have access to a fearsome piece of weaponry, whose devastating power is feared on playgrounds around the globe. From today until January the 12th you can equip the Snowball throwables. Is it rocks inside? Is it left in the freezer to harden up? That is for you to know and the cops to find out.

We also released a new winter-themed Tailor Pack. With masks suitable both for the good and naughty heisters. Who do you want to be this festive season? A frozen skull of death to all those that dare oppose you. A Leshy, the spirit of the wild untamed woods. Or are you more of a deer that strides over the snow-covered lands? Perhaps you are the kind of heister whose head can only be decorated with a fox, nothing magic or fantastical but a regular fox, like your an alternative reality version of David Crockett.

Dead of Winter Solid with the Leshy mask, Dogsled Master Classic with the Kitsune Kari mask, Dead of Winter Ice with the PermaFrost mask, Dogsled Master Ivory with the Deer of Winters Past maskSnowbrick, Bliss, Cold Edge, Old Man WinterGnarled Embrace, Valkyrie’s Glow, Cold Front, Redberry Black

Check out the Tailor Pack in more detail on the Steam store page.

You can't have holiday celebrations without some free gifts. We made two nice holiday-themed weapon charms for everyone to enjoy. You won’t need to sit through a long family dinner to get these gifts, the weapon charms are yours, all you need to do is complete two fun achievements. If you are busy celebrating with your family, you will be able to unlock the charms at a later date at your leisure. Just in case you feel you need some holiday spirit halfway through next year.

Bulbous Bauble, Lightbringer

Hoxton has a little surprise in store for you, we are not even gonna tell you about it. All we can say is we worked with Pete Gold, voice actor of Hoxton, to create something absolutely amazing. Just start up the game and see if you can find something askew.

Check out our recent Developer Update for a jolly holiday greeting from the team and yearly wrap-up that looks back at this last year of heisting. Our Game Designer Denka is also joining in to talk about the free perk deck.



We just added a new Perk Deck for you wankers, completely for free. The aptly named “Leech” perk deck, revolving around gaining health through ridiculously excessive violence. The perk deck allows its user to recover health for themselves, and their allies, in addition to increasing your overall health.

When activating the Leech Ampule that takes the place of your throwable, you will lose all your armor and in return, your health will get divided into between 5-10 segments. If you are not at full health, you will instantly heal up to 40% of your maximum health.

While it’s active you can only take one segment of health worth of damage from any one source at the time. When taking damage you'll transfer health to your fellow crewmates. Your pain is their gain.

And as the last Leech up your sleeve, the Leech Ampule can even be activated while you are bleeding out. If you are downed and activate the Leech Ampule, it will temporarily revive you. If you manage to revive a fallen crewmate or use a doctor bag, before the timer runs out, you'll keep on your feet and be able to stay in the fight.



Check out the Winter Wonderland update website here for more information.



Jingle Bells, Dozer Smells. The heisters got away.
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Find the Changelog Here!

Update size: 204.5MB



General

• 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.



Keep those helmets flying.
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

It's Steam awards season again!

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.

Keep those helmets flying!

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].

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.

Links to add:
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/18043/PAYDAY_2_Silk_Road_Collection/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/3756/PAYDAY_2_Legacy_Collection/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/218620/PAYDAY_2/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/20868/Criminal_Ambition_Bundle/

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.

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.

Visit What is infamy? to find out more.

Boardroom Havoc, Vile Carny, and Digital Pistons

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



Let’s Get Infamous!
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.



Find the Changelog Here!

Update size: 111.7MB

General

• Fixed a crash related to launching the game while having an unavailable item equipped
  
• Removed the ability to drop weapon skins from DLC that is no longer available for purchase
  
  Affected Skins: Battle Zone, Chupacabra, Mansion Mauler
• 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.



Keep those helmets flying.
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

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!







Quoth the Heister “Give me more!”
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Find the Changelog Here!

Update size: 73.8MB

Changes

• Neil McAuley has renewed his driver's license
  
• 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.



Keep those helmets flying.
OVERKILL_Tobias
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.