What changed in PAYDAY 2 in 2023

Modern CPUs (2021+) should select the new option for better performance while older CPUs should select the standard option.

Resolved a possible crash occurring during holiday-themed heists.

Addressed a crash issue related to the destruction of dozer visors.

Resolved a crash issue that occurred during smoke grenades synchronization.

Fixed a visual issue with a clue book disappearing from view.

Projectiles that detonate are now hidden properly for both clients and host when needed.

Reworked and optimized damage over time mechanics and how their effects are handled.

Various quality of life updates implemented.

All types of Bulldozers now count for the OVERGRILL achievement.

Moved around a few of the requirements of some achievements without affecting existing ones.

Updated used SDK to latest version, increasing security that prevents session hijacking.

Fixed an issue that would display an incorrect string when another player picks up the blowtorch from the mechanic.

Updated the requirements for the completion of certain Achievements.

Certain Heist Tracks will be hidden and unavailable for new players after a specific date.

Added a weapon firing input buffer to alleviate issues with single shot weapons not firing as expected.

Fixed an issue that caused pager outlines to not blink.

Fixed root blending on NPCs always being disabled, making animations look smoother.

Upgraded CPU Detection routines for better load distribution among processor cores.

Fixed a possible crash for clients after starting the hack in PEOC.

Updated how the game handles any damage over time effects.

Fixed an issue where an equipped mask tagged with a locked DLC remained equipped but locked in inventory.

Optimized portals on Breakfast in Tijuana heist.

Optimized portals on Dragon heist.

Updated network syncing of player position and camera rotation to be more efficient.

Fixed an issue that would cause the tap to interact cancel prompt to revert to default prompt for host player.

All licensed content has been bundled into one DLC for consistent access.

Fixed an issue where getting tased while using a weapon in 'volley' fire mode would cause some animation issues.

Improved and fixed the Lobby Filtering mechanism.

Cloakers hiding behind doors should no longer get stuck behind them when attempting to leave.

The Moneythrower will now properly apply fire damage over time with the unique money effects.

Resolved an issue where steel sight speed multipliers were incorrectly affecting crouching and standing speed.

Fixed a crash that occurred when a player threw snowball throwables while another player attempted to connect to a match.

Optimized the Breakfast in Tijuana heist with portals.

Introduced a new feature allowing players to change how interactions are handled with four styles: Hold, Toggle, Timed Toggle, and Adaptive Toggle.

Introduced a new inventory search function, enhancing usability compared to previous releases.

Fixed an issue where the enemy AI kept melee attacking continuously.

Resolved an issue on several heists where client players were unable to interact.

Fixed an issue where team AI couldn't run/jog while carrying bags, allowing them to carry bags faster.

Various interaction changes made to several heists including Border Crossing, Yacht Heist, Biker Heist, Counterfeit, No Mercy, GO Bank, and Scarface Mansion.

Fixed an issue where the chat didn't work in the end, loot, and failure screens.

Enhanced the search bar functionality in stores for better user experience.

Resolved a bug where some objects were disappearing from player vision on San Martin Heist.

Resolved an issue with 2-15 skill profiles being shuffled around on game restart.

Resolved an issue where menu interaction was impossible for clients in crime spree menus.

Mini dozer, medic dozer, and headless dozer now count as dozer spawns.

Includes various bulldozer types and marshal shields.

A donation was made to the modding community, encouraging players to explore modding.

A new suit called 'Dead Game' has been added for players to wear in-game.

The 10-year celebration of PAYDAY 2 has concluded, featuring a community challenge and in-game items.

A variety of new items were added as part of the 10th Anniversary event, tied to a community challenge.

A heartfelt thank you video from the PAYDAY 2 team to the community.

The Original Soundtrack Vol.2 and Chinatown Music Pack have been added to Spotify.

The event allowing players to use PAYDAY 2 achievements to unlock items in PAYDAY 3 will continue.

A new live action teaser has been released, showcasing upcoming content.

The anniversary event has been extended by a few days to August 24th, allowing more time to enjoy the Cash Blaster, HAM-mer, and Musket.

New bundle includes all available PAYDAY 2 DLC at a permanent 52% discount.

Prices of certain DLCs will increase in specific regions to comply with new Steam pricing policies.

Resolved a crash issue occurring during the Stealing Xmas Heist.

Addressed an issue where the new cosmetic kit was not available for Akimbo Deagles.

Resolved an issue where the completion of the 'SMASH AND GRAB' event side-job would not load correctly for some players.

Addressed an issue where buffs and warthog presence would not sync correctly to drop-in clients.

Resolved a bug preventing the side job from unlocking correctly.

Find the latest lost tape in the crimenet side-menu to hear enemy dialogues.

Earn piggy bucks by defeating enemies in various ways to grow the golden piggy and receive rewards.

Participate in the anniversary event by defeating enemies to feed the golden piggy and earn rewards.

Fixed Japanese and other foreign versions not launching because of special characters in directory names.

Now updates epic friendship every minute to quickly show up lobbies from newly added friends in crime net.

Fixed the player's view, inside the helicopter before the parachute drop, to be a smoother experience.

Players who are joining with a lobby code will now bypass the lobby privacy setting and be treated as invited, even to a private lobby.

Changed the icon for the 'Show Transcript' option in The Lost Tapes menu to a controller button when a controller is being used.

Fixed a graphical issue that occurred when applying specific skins to the Chimano Custom Pistol.

Fixed crime.net friends-only filter that could leave public lobbies displayed after being applied.

A new collection that includes every PAYDAY 2 DLC currently available for collectors.

Made it so that crime.net does not display friends only lobbies from favorites that the player cannot join.

Fixed an issue in crime net in which all lobbies might disappear.

A sale on practically all PAYDAY 2 content running until August 24th.

Possibly fixed a low-level network issue that could end up disconnecting, desynchronizing players, or preventing them from joining a lobby or an ongoing game.

Host players do not reject non-friends users in friends-only lobbies if the joining user was invited.

Complete challenges in PAYDAY 2 to unlock items in PAYDAY 3, with tracking available in the UI.

Resolved visual issues related to pipes in the Crude Awakening map.

Fixed an issue where host-selected preplanning options could cause clients to crash.

Resolved an issue where throwables were locked even after connecting to nebula.

Transcripts added to support localization.

Corrected an issue where a camera had its vision inverted on Crude Awakening.

Fixed an issue that allowed bags to become stuck on a ladder connected to the big yellow crane, just outside the locker room.

Fixed an issue that blocked modded players' lobbies from being displayed on CRIME.NET.

Fixed a crash that occurred on the Black Cat and Golden Grin Casino heists when the player attempted to pick up their gear.

Fixed an issue that allowed players to stand on top of some invisible collision, on the stairs leading up to the oil puzzle.

Fixed an issue that allowed bloodstains to visually appear on props that were not present in the security room.

Updated CRIME.NET to display friends' lobbies first, as a priority, before public lobbies.

Fixed a collision issue, near the docking area, that allowed the player's head to clip through a pipe.

Players now have to click on Apply These Settings, in the filters menu of CRIME.NET, for their chosen server filters to be applied.

Fixed some graphical pop-in that would occur when a player looks out of an office window onto the platform where the zipline finishes.

Fixed some issues with matchmaking that allowed Crime Spree and Holdout lobbies to be displayed under the Heists filter.

Brought back the distance filter on CRIME.NET, prioritizing servers hosted closest to you.

Fixed an issue where inviting favorite heisters sometimes did nothing on the social hub through steam.

The last heist of the Texas Heat campaign, where players target the SERA oil rig.

The Crude Awakening bundle, which includes 4 DLCs at a discounted price, is now available.

The release of the Crude Awakening heist has been delayed by one day to June 28th for quality improvements.

Fixed an issue where crime spree wasn't working correctly for clients since update 237.

Fixed an issue where crime.net online kept rapidly updating multiple visible heists at the same time.

Added more texts explaining why a player might be rejected from joining a heist while playing online.

Fixed an issue where UI elements of crime spree didn't work as intended for clients.

Fixed an issue that caused corrupted save files for some players.

Fixed an issue where the wolf pack didn't work for some players when owning a legacy pack.

Fixed an issue where clicking banners in the main menu would result in incorrect URLs for some players.

Fixed an issue of where lobby code search button was activated & visible in 'Play offline'.

Potentially fixed a crash with the save game data which could corrupt save game files.

Fixed an issue of where players got marked as cheaters for wearing nebula items.

Fixed a crash of where using the mouse wheel crashed in social hub.

Fixed an issue of where the lobby code remained on screen.

Fixed an issue of where a player could see '2 block buttons' in players list.

Fixed wrong icon for socialhub lobby search in crimenet.

Fixed an issue of where the lobby code kept being visible after hiding it.

Fixed an issue of where Ctrl + V didn't work into the searchbox of social hub areas.

Potentially fixed an issue of where users crashed after redeeming sidejob rewards.

Fixed an issue of where social hub invites had the wrong level names.

Fixed an issue of where the friends list in Social Hub didn't sort alphabetically.

Players will be rewarded with all items from the event side jobs, even if they had only unlocked one.

Fixed an issue with some sniper and AP slug achievements related to penetrating walls that caused them to remain locked even after requirements were met.

Fixed an issue that would allow the Overkill and above Achievement, Attacked Helicopter, to be unlocked on Very Hard difficulty.

Removed the Buckeye Suppressor as an available mod for the Campbell 74 LMG.

Fixed an issue that caused the Rami Suppressor and Dourif Muzzle to not be equipable on the Miyaka 10 Special SMG.

Increased the amount of EXP per loot bag secured from 500 to 1000.

Fixed a graphical issue on the Cavity 9mm whenever a weapon color had been applied.

Added in-game social hub to assist with cross-play across PC platforms.

Fixed an issue that allowed Crew AI to reach an area inaccessible to the player.

Fixed a graphical issue when holding the Thanatos .50 cal Sniper Rifle.

Fixed a graphical issue on both the Rami Suppressor and the Dourif Muzzle when equipped on the WASP-DS SMG.

Fixed a graphical issue with the Platypus Grip mod when equipped on the Akimbo STRYK 18c Pistols.

Fixed a graphical issue on the Plated AR Magazine mod when a color was applied to it.

Fixed laser mods on the Campbell 74 LMG to be more centered.

Fixed a graphical issue on one of the trucks.

The Kang Arms X1 Sniper Rifle now has a 45-degree sight available as a mod.

Fixed an issue with the Compact-5 SMG, and its Akimbo version, that would allow mods to be equipped that are incompatible.

Fixed a graphical issue on both the Rami Suppressor and the Dourif Muzzle on the Cavity 9mm when switching between Primary and Secondary weapons.

Fixed an issue that would cause players to become stuck when interacting with the mirrors concealing the gold.

Fixed an issue that would cause odd spawns with certain trucks.

Reduced the shakiness of certain animations of the Deimos Shotgun, specifically alternate fire recoil and recoil when aiming down sights.

PAYDAY: Crime War is now available for Android and iOS, featuring co-op gameplay and 4v4 PvP modes.

New songs from the Crude Awakening Heist and Texas Heat Campaign will be added to the Chinatown Music Pack in early July.

A new music pack featuring songs from the City of Gold and Texas Heat campaigns is now available as a Music DLC.

The Crude Awakening bundle now includes the Chinatown Music Pack as the third piece, offering a discount for early buyers.

Fixed an issue that was causing the damage on the Deimos shotgun to be the exact same, regardless of chosen firing mode.

Fixed some issues with the Kang Arms Model 54 Pistol's underbarrel, where it didn't fire properly.

Fixed an alignment issue, with mods that contain lasers, when equipped on the Campbell 74 LMG.

Added extra ammo to Deimos exclusive set, so the total amount is now 7, when fully loaded.

Fixed an issue causing weapons with an active underbarrel to not aim down sights properly or have unique viewmodel changes.

Fixed the new weapon colours to give more clarity and uniformity when equipped on a weapon.

Bundle includes 4 DLCs at a discounted price, featuring the Lawless Tailor Pack and McShay Weapon Pack 4.

The Campbell 74 LMG features 7 unique mods and an Exclusive Set.

Introduces 3 new weapons: Deimos shotgun, Amaroq 900 sniper, and Campbell 74 LMG.

The Deimos shotgun comes with 9 unique weapon mods and an Exclusive Set.

The Amaroq 900 sniper includes 12 unique mods and 2 Exclusive Sets, one modeled after the Dragon Lore skin.

Resolved an issue where a client would crash upon walking into any laser that triggers loud.

The U.S Marshal Sharpshooter will now be called out when killed.

Fixed an issue that would cause no outline to appear for the client to indicate invulnerability.

Changed bag exp values from 0 to 500 per bag and mandatory loot from 250 to 500.

Fixed an oversight causing weapons with no ammo pickup to still grab ammo pickups.

Changed bag exp values from 0 to 500 per bag for all 4 variations.

Fixed an issue where the magnifier second sight remained zoomed in after throwing a grenade or using melee.

Fixed an issue that could hinder player movement in the area outside the Document Storage room.

Fixed an issue that would not count any loot secured past 20 bags.

Fixed an issue that would allow clients to kill the U.S Marshal Shield unit instantly after breaking their shield.

Adjusted Locke's VO priority when the player uses the PA system to lure scientists out of the laboratory.

Fixed an issue that caused the character to grab the weapon as if there was a grip attached after using the Inspire skill.

Changed how ammo pickup multipliers from weapon mods apply in the pickup calculation to affect the base pickup.

Adjusted ammo pickup multipliers from weapon mods accordingly.

Adjusted total ammo and ammo pickup for RUS-12 Angry Tiger revolver and Breaker 12G shotgun.

Speedpull magazines now apply penalties to concealment, stability, and accuracy.

Updated the icon to accurately reflect the time needed.

Changed bag exp values from 0 to 1000 per bag.

Adjusted grenade launcher ammo pickups to require more decision making on the player.

Changed bag exp values from 0 to 500 per bag.

Fixed an issue with the U.S Marshal Shield where the range of the concussion stun AOE was incorrect.

Fixed an issue where Tag Team Perk deck was using wrong values in its description.

Changed bag exp values from 0 to 500 per bag.

Changed bag exp values from 0 to 1000 per bag.

Fixed clients executing multiple elements for damage zones or fall damage disabling, causing them sometimes to take damage permanently.

Adjusted XP values on various heists rewarding no XP for additional bags.

Fixed an issue that prevented unique voicelines being played by Team AI.

Cooldown increased from 30 to 40 seconds.

Description now matches intended functionality.

Volley fire mode now counts towards the Field Test achievement.

Graze now counts for sniper kills in challenges and achievements.

New suppressors now correctly apply threat decrease.

Bain/Locke now correctly comment on team status during assaults.

Addressed a possible crash following the destruction of the gas station.

Ammo pickups that result in no ammo now accumulate to gain ammo.

Resolved interaction issues with several doors.

Resolved sound issues occurring when the sniper rifle was fired.

Accuracy penalty now works consistently and syncs to drop-ins.

A new heist that allows players to choose objectives independently, affecting events in the heist.

Throwable gain chance now increases properly.

Bullets now appear properly ejected when weapon color is applied.

Resolved graphical issues when using the sniper rifle and exclusive set.

Clients can now jump onto blankets from great heights without dying.

Improved responsiveness and fixed specific bugs.

Resolved issue when viewed with 'Use HQ Weapons' set to OFF.

DMR kits no longer prevent weapon from benefiting from certain bonuses.

New enemy units equipped with breakable shields and high-intensity flashlights.

Safe house door to Scarface room is now operable.

Animation no longer prevents player interaction.

Resolved graphical issues when pairing outfit with various gloves.

Temporary invulnerability now syncs to drop-ins.

Resolved issue preventing Bain/Locke from playing the VO.

Three new items available through Twitch Drops for players streaming PAYDAY 2 until March 1st.

Addressed a crash issue if a unit has no headshot multiplier set.

Enemy health now syncs correctly to drop-ins.

Voicelines now vary correctly when civilians are killed.

Damage zones no longer depend on latency, reducing persistent effects.

Corrected the icons for new suppressors in the weapon menu.

Fixed an issue where stinger ammo was dealing 10x more damage than intended on the Little Friend.

Resolved an issue causing sights to be misaligned when using ADS on all primary sniper rifles and the Pronghorn secondary sniper rifle.

Addressed an issue where the Tiwaz Silencer would disappear during reloads if the Celestial Assault Kit was equipped.

Addressed an issue where volley fire on the Rodion 3B Rifle would pierce through armor.

Resolved an issue where the icon for the Sting Grenade was missing in the Underbarrel modding category.

Resolved an issue with the red dot on the Biometric Analyzer mod misaligning when equipped on the Mosconi 12G Tactical Shotgun.

Fixed an issue that caused invisible collisions to spawn, leading to involuntary player movement when switching weapons.

Fixed graphical issues around the head area of Duke's character model.

Fixed a graphical issue, on AMD GPUs, that made the Dead Man's Eyes mask appear bright white in some areas.

Fixed an issue that allowed the numbers on Biometric Analyzer to still be visible when activating or charging a right handed melee weapon.

Fixed an issue of where some contractors had their lobby backgrounds wrong.

Fixed an issue during mask customization that caused the Doomweaver mask pattern to be off-center.

New Sting Grenade available as underbarrel ammunition for all grenade launchers, functioning like a shotgun round.

Fixed an issue of where the 'Exit Game' button was cut off at the bottom in Main Menu.

Fixed an issue that allowed sights on the Akimbo Kahn .357 revolvers.

Fixed an issue that caused the view, when using ADS, to be even more zoomed in when having a secondary magnifier sight equipped.

Fixed a crash that occurred when equipping a bow in VR.

Fixed an issue that allowed the V-12 grip to be applied to the Little Friend 7.62 AR and also still retain the stats.

Fixed the alignment of the Cassian Elite Scope x4.5 on a number of weapons.

Fixed graphical issues that appeared when Duke had the Balaclava mask equipped.

A bundle containing McShay Weapon Pack 3, McShay Mod Pack, Street Smart Tailor Pack, and upcoming Hostile Takeover Heist.

Fixed a graphical issue that occurred around the wrist area when Sangres equipped the Ranchhand gloves.

Fixed an issue when a player respawns, where mission equipment is transferred from players in custody regardless of player count.

Three new weapons added: Aran G2, Rodion 3B, and Akron HC, each with unique mods and exclusive sets.

Resolved an issue causing enemy AI to stop entering the room when a sentry turret was placed.

Resolved an issue with the sight alignment when using ADS.

Fixed a collision issue between barrels that could result in players getting stuck.

Addressed a camera issue when using the mod on the Queen's Wrath rifle.

Resolved an issue that allowed bags to be thrown into an inaccessible area.