We’re removing the DALLAS and SPUTNIK safes. As of next thursday, on May 19th they’ll forever fade away from the game. they will of course stay in your inventory, but not drop anymore.
But don’t fret, all acquired skins from DALLAS and SPUTNIK will of course stay put in your inventory! So play like crazy until thursday and stock up on those, soon-to-be-antique skins!
And remember, a new safe is around the corner!
Update 98.1 changelog
Update size: 16.9 mb
Levels
Jewelry Store
Fixed an issue with some missing textures
Removed a collision that did not spawn correctly
Perk Decks
Fixed an issue where the Ex-president perk deck would not reset armor recovery speed properly
Finally we just wanna say that we’re happy that players are reviewing and playing as our new character Sydney. We’re glad that you are liking her - we do too! If you wanna know more you can watch our livestream on Twitch where we’ll be playing as Sydney, so tune in at 5pm CEST here! For you who haven’t checked Sydney out yet, you can check it out here.
We’re removing the DALLAS and SPUTNIK safes. As of next thursday, on May 19th they’ll forever fade away from the game. they will of course stay in your inventory, but not drop anymore.
But don’t fret, all acquired skins from DALLAS and SPUTNIK will of course stay put in your inventory! So play like crazy until thursday and stock up on those, soon-to-be-antique skins!
And remember, a new safe is around the corner!
Update 98.1 changelog
Update size: 16.9 mb
Levels
Jewelry Store
Fixed an issue with some missing textures
Removed a collision that did not spawn correctly
Perk Decks
Fixed an issue where the Ex-president perk deck would not reset armor recovery speed properly
Finally we just wanna say that we’re happy that players are reviewing and playing as our new character Sydney. We’re glad that you are liking her - we do too! If you wanna know more you can watch our livestream on Twitch where we’ll be playing as Sydney, so tune in at 5pm CEST here! For you who haven’t checked Sydney out yet, you can check it out here.
So it’s time to shake hands with our latest addition to the PAYDAY crew: Sydney.
Born and raised in Australia, she’s not the one to dodge out of a fight - rather the opposite. All grown up on whatever punk rock music she could get her hands on - she became a true anarchist - but far from a pacifist.
Fixed an issue where the supply drop could spawn an additional Caustic Soda
Fixed an issue where the escape zone would hover in the air
Big Oil Day 2
Fixed an issue where a ladder by the pool wouldn’t spawn correctly
White Xmas
Fixed an issue where enemies couldn’t navigate properly behind a container
Goat Simulator Day 2
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck behind the barn doors
Birth of Sky
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck between seats in the diner
Fixed an issue where Locke would arrive in two helicopters at the same time
Jewelry Store
Removed a plate with a cake that was floating in the air
Removed a camera sign outside of the store
Hoxton Breakout Day 1
Fixed an issue where the player could see through the roof if jumping on the escape car
Hoxton Breakout Day 2
Removed yellow outline on one of the computers in server room
Boiling Point
Moved location of the drill so it’s now aligned correctly on the server room door.
Nightclub
Fixed an issue where guards could spot the player in the basement through the floor
Hotline Miami Day 2
Added collision to a few planks in the apartment blockades
Firestarter Day 3
Added preplanning to the heist
General
Fixed issue where team AI would focus on enemies instead of reviving downed players
COP Safe is now enabled again
Sound
Houston now verbally informs other heisters that he placed a First Aid Kit
Fixed a few instances where heisters had missing VO
Weapons
Fixed an issue where melee weapons would get stuck in the player’s hands after interactions
Skills Beta Update 4 changelog
Update size: 119 MB
We were forced to disable the Linux version of the Skills beta today due to some unforeseen technical difficulties, but we're doing our best to activate it again as soon as possible! The Windows version of the skills beta is still available.
Please accept our apologies in the meantime. Thank you for your patience.
General
Dragon’s Breath Round fire effect will now trigger 100% of the time.
Changed the time to deploy sentry guns from 2 seconds to 1 second
Changed the time to pick up sentry guns from 3.5 second to 0.5 seconds
Fixed an issue where the players could not interact with sentry guns after being released from custody
Increased the damage from Shield enemies on medium range
Bulldozers are now 60% less affected by critical damage and weakpoint hits
Fixed an issue where the player was not able to switch between deployables when carrying a bag or while in Casing Mode when using Jack of all Trades
Fixed an issue where Molotovs and Incendiary Rounds would not be detected by guards during stealth
Fixed a crash related to the Jack of all Trades skill when picking up sentry guns
Weapons
GSPS 12G, Locomotive 12G, Reinfeld 880 and Raven Shotguns have had their damage increased from 59 to 90
Izhma 12G, Steakout 12G and Street Sweeper Shotguns have had their damage increased from 33 to 42
Judge, Mosconi and Joceline Shotguns have had their damage increased from 145 to 155.
M1014 and Predator 12G Shotguns have had their damage increased from 40 to 55.
Deagle Akimbos have had their damage reduced to 120
Skills
The Combat Engineering skill has been added to the beta
The More Firepower skill has been added to the beta
The Fire Trap skill has been added to the beta
Changed the Shotgun Impact: Ace damage increase from 35% to 15%
Oppressor: Ace should now correctly reduce the flashbang effect by 75%
Cpt. Winters and his friends are now immune to Bulletproof: Ace
Fixed an issue where Thick Skin would give concealment when wearing a suit
Fixed an issue where Close By: Ace would give the fire rate bonus to automatic shotguns
Fixed an issue where the second deployable was still present when deselecting Jack of all Trades
Fixed an issue where Uppers: Ace could activate after Swansong ends
Perk Decks
Rogue: Shadow Warrior now grants 15% more dodge instead of 10%
So it’s time to shake hands with our latest addition to the PAYDAY crew: Sydney.
Born and raised in Australia, she’s not the one to dodge out of a fight - rather the opposite. All grown up on whatever punk rock music she could get her hands on - she became a true anarchist - but far from a pacifist.
Fixed an issue where the supply drop could spawn an additional Caustic Soda
Fixed an issue where the escape zone would hover in the air
Big Oil Day 2
Fixed an issue where a ladder by the pool wouldn’t spawn correctly
White Xmas
Fixed an issue where enemies couldn’t navigate properly behind a container
Goat Simulator Day 2
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck behind the barn doors
Birth of Sky
Fixed an issue where players could get stuck between seats in the diner
Fixed an issue where Locke would arrive in two helicopters at the same time
Jewelry Store
Removed a plate with a cake that was floating in the air
Removed a camera sign outside of the store
Hoxton Breakout Day 1
Fixed an issue where the player could see through the roof if jumping on the escape car
Hoxton Breakout Day 2
Removed yellow outline on one of the computers in server room
Boiling Point
Moved location of the drill so it’s now aligned correctly on the server room door.
Nightclub
Fixed an issue where guards could spot the player in the basement through the floor
Hotline Miami Day 2
Added collision to a few planks in the apartment blockades
Firestarter Day 3
Added preplanning to the heist
General
Fixed issue where team AI would focus on enemies instead of reviving downed players
COP Safe is now enabled again
Sound
Houston now verbally informs other heisters that he placed a First Aid Kit
Fixed a few instances where heisters had missing VO
Weapons
Fixed an issue where melee weapons would get stuck in the player’s hands after interactions
Skills Beta Update 4 changelog
Update size: 119 MB
We were forced to disable the Linux version of the Skills beta today due to some unforeseen technical difficulties, but we're doing our best to activate it again as soon as possible! The Windows version of the skills beta is still available.
Please accept our apologies in the meantime. Thank you for your patience.
General
Dragon’s Breath Round fire effect will now trigger 100% of the time.
Changed the time to deploy sentry guns from 2 seconds to 1 second
Changed the time to pick up sentry guns from 3.5 second to 0.5 seconds
Fixed an issue where the players could not interact with sentry guns after being released from custody
Increased the damage from Shield enemies on medium range
Bulldozers are now 60% less affected by critical damage and weakpoint hits
Fixed an issue where the player was not able to switch between deployables when carrying a bag or while in Casing Mode when using Jack of all Trades
Fixed an issue where Molotovs and Incendiary Rounds would not be detected by guards during stealth
Fixed a crash related to the Jack of all Trades skill when picking up sentry guns
Weapons
GSPS 12G, Locomotive 12G, Reinfeld 880 and Raven Shotguns have had their damage increased from 59 to 90
Izhma 12G, Steakout 12G and Street Sweeper Shotguns have had their damage increased from 33 to 42
Judge, Mosconi and Joceline Shotguns have had their damage increased from 145 to 155.
M1014 and Predator 12G Shotguns have had their damage increased from 40 to 55.
Deagle Akimbos have had their damage reduced to 120
Skills
The Combat Engineering skill has been added to the beta
The More Firepower skill has been added to the beta
The Fire Trap skill has been added to the beta
Changed the Shotgun Impact: Ace damage increase from 35% to 15%
Oppressor: Ace should now correctly reduce the flashbang effect by 75%
Cpt. Winters and his friends are now immune to Bulletproof: Ace
Fixed an issue where Thick Skin would give concealment when wearing a suit
Fixed an issue where Close By: Ace would give the fire rate bonus to automatic shotguns
Fixed an issue where the second deployable was still present when deselecting Jack of all Trades
Fixed an issue where Uppers: Ace could activate after Swansong ends
Perk Decks
Rogue: Shadow Warrior now grants 15% more dodge instead of 10%
Today DreamHack Austin open up its huge doors and lets gamers, fans and cosplayers go bananas, head-to-head and wild when it comes to all sorts of games and other fantastic digital stuff!
Of course, we at OVERKILL will be there, hosting our very own PAYDAY 2 Tournament. Every day one PAYDAY crew will win $10.000 - but to win it you need to be real fast completing the Slaughterhouse heist on Death Wish using a special tournament version of the game, available at the event.
Come by, say hi to us, ask questions, sign up with a crew and test your skills on the Slaughterhouse heist! Yours truly will also be there.
Eric Etebari (Dallas), Damion Poitier (Chains) and Georgia Van Cuylenburg (Sydney) signings tomorrow!
Dallas, Chains and Sydney are taking time of their busy heisting schedules to fly down to Austin, Texas tomorrow Saturday to meet you all! They'll be available to pose for pictures, sign stuff and talk anything PAYDAY between 12:30-2pm tomorrow Saturday!
Today DreamHack Austin open up its huge doors and lets gamers, fans and cosplayers go bananas, head-to-head and wild when it comes to all sorts of games and other fantastic digital stuff!
Of course, we at OVERKILL will be there, hosting our very own PAYDAY 2 Tournament. Every day one PAYDAY crew will win $10.000 - but to win it you need to be real fast completing the Slaughterhouse heist on Death Wish using a special tournament version of the game, available at the event.
Come by, say hi to us, ask questions, sign up with a crew and test your skills on the Slaughterhouse heist! Yours truly will also be there.
Eric Etebari (Dallas), Damion Poitier (Chains) and Georgia Van Cuylenburg (Sydney) signings tomorrow!
Dallas, Chains and Sydney are taking time of their busy heisting schedules to fly down to Austin, Texas tomorrow Saturday to meet you all! They'll be available to pose for pictures, sign stuff and talk anything PAYDAY between 12:30-2pm tomorrow Saturday!
We’re now live with an update to the Skills Beta and it's now also available for SteamOS.
Time to get updated
So we’ve been gathering a lot of feedback, ideas and bugs from you since the release of the Skills Beta. And we’re constantly working on fixing stuff.
Now we’ve updated the Beta with some changes and fixes. As per usual we want to be thanking the players as you keep blasting in the Beta version and throwing whatever you might find or run into our way!
One extra treat is that the Skills Beta is now available on SteamOS! So now even more heisters can enjoy robbing a bank in the spring sun…
Skills beta update 2 changelog
Update size: 23.3 MB
Skills beta
Evasion aced fall damage reduction effect now works without investing in any skills
Reduced Heavy Impact Basic chance to activate from 20% to 5%
Reduced Heavy Impact Ace chance to activate from 60% to 20%
The ability to reload while running has been added to the Evation Ace skill
The Gun Nut skill will now correctly incease the rate of fire for pistols by 50%
Removed total ammo penalty from shotgun ammo type 000 Buckshot.
Ammo pick up is no longer limited for shotgun ammo types.
Thanks again for your continued feedback on the skills beta. We'll continue to work on it and update it more further down the line!
We’re now live with an update to the Skills Beta and it's now also available for SteamOS.
Time to get updated
So we’ve been gathering a lot of feedback, ideas and bugs from you since the release of the Skills Beta. And we’re constantly working on fixing stuff.
Now we’ve updated the Beta with some changes and fixes. As per usual we want to be thanking the players as you keep blasting in the Beta version and throwing whatever you might find or run into our way!
One extra treat is that the Skills Beta is now available on SteamOS! So now even more heisters can enjoy robbing a bank in the spring sun…
Skills beta update 2 changelog
Update size: 23.3 MB
Skills beta
Evasion aced fall damage reduction effect now works without investing in any skills
Reduced Heavy Impact Basic chance to activate from 20% to 5%
Reduced Heavy Impact Ace chance to activate from 60% to 20%
The ability to reload while running has been added to the Evation Ace skill
The Gun Nut skill will now correctly incease the rate of fire for pistols by 50%
Removed total ammo penalty from shotgun ammo type 000 Buckshot.
Ammo pick up is no longer limited for shotgun ammo types.
Thanks again for your continued feedback on the skills beta. We'll continue to work on it and update it more further down the line!