Added transcripts to support localization for leaked recordings menu
Fixed an issue of where throwables were locked even after connecting to nebula
Fixed an issue of when host selected preplanning options on Crude Awakening could make clients connecting crash
Fixed visual issues with the pipes on Crude Awakening
Fixed an issue on Crude Awakening of where a camera had it's vision inverted
Updates may be incompatible with the mods you may have installed. Even seemingly unrelated mods may cause unexpected issues. If you are experiencing any problems with the game; try removing any mods you may have installed and try again.
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.
Keep those helmets flying! OVERKILL_Sebastian
PAYDAY 2: Lost Tape 3 & The Chinatown Music Pack update
Hello Heisters!
Middle of the summer, the heat is… too much, heisters are staying home because the masks are too hot, this heat is too darn high!
That doesn’t keep our diligent developers from delivering new updates! So today we’ve got two items of note. Not only is there a new Lost Tape, but we also get the chance to finish the Chinatown Music Pack.
The crew seem to be gaining enemies behind the scenes. A new Lost Tape has been… unlost? Find it and listen in to find out what might be coming for the Payday Gang.
Check out the Lost Tapes from the bottom of the crimenet menu, if you need any help finding them, our partnered content creators might be able to help out, check them out on Twitch from the link below or search YouTube.
Chinatown Music Pack finished
To finish off the Chinatown Music Pack, we update it with the final two songs Gustavo made for the Texas Heat campaign. The songs being “Texas Heat” and everyone’s favorite, “On The Road”. If you haven’t seen it already, check out the recording of On The Road, here.
Weekly Stream
For those of you that haven’t yet tuned in, we’re live on Twitch and YouTube (almost) every Tuesday and Thursday. Feel free to stop by! Need more PAYDAY? Check out our partnered streamers!
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 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.
Fixed a collision issue, near the docking area, that allowed the player's head to clip through a pipe.
Fixed an issue that allowed bags to become stuck on a ladder connected to the big yellow crane, just outside the locker room.
Heists
Fixed a crash that occurred on the Black Cat and Golden Grin Casino heists when the player attempted to pick up their gear. Along with other similar heists where it randomly could crash.
Matchmaking
Updated CRIME.NET to display friends' lobbies first, as a priority, before public lobbies.
Fixed an issue where inviting favorite heisters sometimes did nothing on the social hub through steam
Fixed some issues with matchmaking that allowed Crime Spree and Holdout lobbies to be displayed under the Heists filter. Consequently, the issue related to this where the player became soft-locked if they used game mode filters, which needed a game restart, was also fixed.
Fixed an issue that blocked modded players' lobbies from being displayed on CRIME.NET.
Players now have to click on Apply These Settings, in the filters menu of CRIME.NET, for their chosen server filters to be applied.
Brought back the distance filter on CRIME.NET. We are now prioritizing servers hosted closest to you and viewing these first on crime.net. There are 3 server filters along with this where;
"Close" will fetch servers from your country only.
"Far" will fetch servers from your region (groups of countries).
"Worldwide" will fetch as far as needed anywhere in the world (this is the default option).
Updates may be incompatible with the mods you may have installed. Even seemingly unrelated mods may cause unexpected issues. If you are experiencing any problems with the game; try removing any mods you may have installed and try again.
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.
Keep those helmets flying! OVERKILL_Tobias
PAYDAY 2: Steam Summer Sale
Clear skies ahead heisters!
Another beautiful summer to spend indoors playing PAYDAY! What's that? You aren’t? Well then, now’s the chance to remedy that, with the glorious summer sale.
We’re starting this sale strongly with discounts up to 90%! If you already own PAYDAY 2, check out one of the juicy DLCs perhaps? Whatever your choices, we wish you a wonderful summer and a great PAYDAY.
Let us know in the comments below if you grabbed anything you were missing.
Keep those helmets flying!
SBZ_Almir
PAYDAY 2: Update 238.1 Changelog
PAYDAY 2: Update 238.1 Changelog
Update Size: 47.5 MB
Crude Awakening Heist
Fixed an issue on the Crude Awakening Heist where pipe puzzle interactions could de-sync
Changed the cost of the Preplanning option "Parachute" from 6 to 4 on the Crude Awakening Heist
Removed debug text in the Crude Awakening Heist Tower
Removed AI voice line if Loud in Crude Awakening Heist
Moved an NPC that was cleaning "nothing" on the bottom yellow tanker in Crude Awakening Heist
Potentially fixed stuck AI in the helicopter when choosing parachute preplanning on Crude Awakening Heist
Made it so that cops no longer spawn in the end around the catwalks if you stealth trigger the meltdown on Crude Awakening Heist
Potentially fixed the de-sync issues with players falling out of bounds via helicopter arrival on Crude Awakening Heist
Fixed a visual issue with the ping pong table in Crude Awakening Heist
Fixed an issue with unreadable signs in very low settings on the Crude Awakening Heist
Fixed a visual issue with a lightbulb on the crude Awakening Heist
Fixed an issue with de-sync on the point of no return timer when fleeing in the Crude Awakening Heist
Fixed an issue with the blowtorch icons missing when on Crude Awakening Heist
Tweaked the positioning of players seated upon the helicopter arrival in Crude Awakening Heist
Changed special units from US Marshals to Bellmead units instead in the Crude Awakening Heist
Fixed a collision issue with the helipad in the Crude Awakening Heist
Fixed an issue of where snipers could shoot through walls in Crude Awakening Heist
Potentially fixed the de-sync issues with players falling out of bounds via helicopter arrival on Crude Awakening Heist
Fixed an issue where drop-in players could one-shot Gabriel the boss in Crude Awakening Heist
Heists
Fixed a crash on the Dragon Heist and other similar heists where players were forced out of vehicles
General
Fixed a crash with "High Value Target" skill when used on SWAT turrets
Fixed an issue with client players being untargetable by cloakers & tasers after dropping in. The same goes for bag drop points when client players leave while carrying a bag.
Marshal units will now spawn faster in Hostile Takeover & Crude Awakening Heist, to match midland ranch & Lost in Transit.
Fixed an issue where the "Texas Treasures" suit remained locked after finishing the achievement and not owning the DLC.
Fixed an issue where players swapping weapons in a vehicle would stand up straight.
Updated how the FOV is handled when in a vehicle. Will use vehicle FOV while not being able to shoot, then use vehicle FOV as a base, adding in players' FOV settings and zoom.
Fixed a crash when a player was in or entered a driving state
Updates may be incompatible with the mods you may have installed. Even seemingly unrelated mods may cause unexpected issues. If you are experiencing any problems with the game; try removing any mods you may have installed and try again.
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.
Keep those helmets flying! OVERKILL_Tobias
PAYDAY 2: Crude Awakening Heist release
Hello Heisters!
We’re back in style with the last heist of the Texas Heat campaign, the Crude Awakening Heist. While the engineers are working hard of addressing the issues that followed update 237 the rest of the team has been busy finalizing the final chapter of Texas Heat. Bringing us an update full of action, gameplay, and cosmetics, not to mention one of the most unique heist tracks in PAYDAY 2.
Crude Awakening Heist We’ve hit her friends, her facilities, and her offices, now it’s time to tip SERA over the edge. The SERA oil rig is Alice Rainey's last hope, so we're going to bleed it dry and then blow it all to Hell. The Crude Awakening heist is the last heist in the Texas Heat story. Available now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2353512/PAYDAY_2_Crude_Awakening_Heist/
Crude Awakening Bundle Having launched in February with the Lawless Tailor Pack, the Crude Awakening bundle marches on. The way these bundles work is we bundle up 4 DLCs at a lowered price, giving you - our most dedicated heisters a discount for picking up the bundle early.
PAYDAY 3 Big news for PAYDAY 3 this month, we got a gameplay trailer as well as the first dev diary episode, and something tells me we’ll see more before the month is up!
Weekly Stream
For those of you that haven’t yet tuned in, we’re live on Twitch and YouTube (almost) every Tuesday and Thursday. Feel free to stop by!
Goat Simulator - Fixed an issue displaying copyrighted material in the level.
Rats Day 2 - Fixed an issue where optional loot, in a specific safe, was not able to be interacted with.
Midland Ranch - Fixed an issue that was preventing a string from being displayed for the laptop placement, for anyone who was not in possession of the laptop.
Border Crossing - Fixed an issue where the Border Crossing Exp tweak didn't work as intended
Weapons
Fixed a graphical issue on the Amaroq 900 Sniper Rifle that caused the bullet to appear through the character's body, in the menus.
Fixed an issue with the Ijiraq Muzzle Brake and Qanuk Barrel, on the Amaroq 900 Sniper Rifle, that caused these mods to disappear during sprinting.
UI
Fixed an issue where some glove icons were cut off
Fixed a crash when accidentally pasting a picture into the social hub search bar
General
Fixed an issue where some players had access to more skill points than intended
Fixed an issue with safe house raids not appearing
Added performance optimizations to contour handling
Fixed an issue that could delay damage bonuses application when marking a unit.
Fixed an issue where damage bonuses would sometimes not apply when multiple contours are applied on the same unit.
Fixed an issue where the Aced version High Value Target might not apply correctly to SWAT Van Turrets.
Updates may be incompatible with the mods you may have installed. Even seemingly unrelated mods may cause unexpected issues. If you are experiencing any problems with the game; try removing any mods you may have installed and try again.
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.
Restoring a Linux save file as a Windows save file
Go to your main save game location: Steam\userdata\\218620\remote Move your save098.sav out of the folder Copy the linux_save098.sav and rename the copy to save098.sav Start the game, your progress should be back. Once you confirmed it worked you no longer need the older file you moved out of the folder
Keep those helmets flying! OVERKILL_Tobias
PAYDAY 2: Crude Awakening Heist Delay
Hello Heisters!
We’ve decided to delay the release of the Crude Awakening heist by one day, instead releasing on Wednesday, June 28th, in order to complete some last quality improvements. We try not to delay our updates whenever it can be helped, but at the same time know that you have certain expectations of quality that we don’t want to fail to meet.
OVERKILL_Tobias
PAYDAY 2: Update 237.3 Changelog
PAYDAY 2: Update 237.3 Changelog
Update Size: 30 MB
Savefiles
Fixed an issue that caused corrupted save files for some players. This should no longer be happening.
We are unable to recover corrupted and overwritten saved files. However, if you had a saved file during the Linux save split late last year, you might have a Linux save file that you can copy and rename. See the guide below.
General
Added more texts explaining why a player might be rejected from joining a heist while playing online. (Previously only said "Failed to join game")
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
Fixed an issue where UI elements of crime spree didn't work as intended for clients
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
Updates may be incompatible with the mods you may have installed. Even seemingly unrelated mods may cause unexpected issues. If you are experiencing any problems with the game; try removing any mods you may have installed and try again.
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.
Restoreing a Linux savefile as a Windows savefile Go to your main savegame location: Steam\userdata\\218620\remote Move your save098.sav out of the folder Copy the linux_save098.sav and rename the copy to save098.sav Start the game, your progress should be back. Once you confirmed it worked you no longer need the older file you moved out of the folder
Keep those helmets flying! OVERKILL_Tobias
PAYDAY 2: Update 237.2 Changelog
PAYDAY 2: Update 237.2 Changelog
Update Size: 27.7 MB
Social Hub
Fixed an issue of where the lobby code remained on screen
Fixed a crash of where using the mouse wheel crashed in social hub
Fixed wrong icon for socialhub lobby search in crimenet
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
Fixed an issue of where the lobby code kept being visible after hiding it
Fixed an issue of where lobby code search button was activated & visible in "Play offline"
Fixed an issue of where Ctrl + V didn't work into the searchbox of social hub areas.
General tweaks & fixes
Potentially fixed an issue of where users crashed after redeeming sidejob rewards
Fixed an issue of where a player could see "2 block buttons" in players list
Fixed an issue of where players got marked as cheaters for wearing nebula items
Potentially fixed a crash with the save game data which could corrupt save game files.
Updates may be incompatible with the mods you may have installed. Even seemingly unrelated mods may cause unexpected issues. If you are experiencing any problems with the game; try removing any mods you may have installed and try again.
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.
