Payday 2

Heisters,

We are now live with the Free-to-Play weekend and the PAYDAY franchise discounts.

We are soon ready with Update 25 which includes the Election Day heist and more.

Here are some of the highlights of update 25 along with the changelog.

The Election Day Heist
The Election Day Heist is the third free heist update to PAYDAY 2. It allows heisters to take on the new contract called Election Day from the corrupt politician the Elephant.

A Free Pistol Weapon
The Chimano Custom pistol is also added for free to anyone who joins the Official PAYDAY 2 Community group on Steam.

A Big Stealth Update
Changes to the stealth are introduced to further improve gameplay. Special thanks to the PAYDAY community for their continued feedback and support. Read more about the stealth changes below.

Moving Cable Tied Civilians
Nothing says “I own you” more than having a controllable hostage. As soon as you’ve subdued and zip tied a civilian, you’ll be able to tell them to follow you around by interacting with them.

Whenever the situation demands it, you can interact with the hostage again and they’ll lie down on the spot.

Stealth Reward System
Finishing a heist in stealth will award you with an EXP boost. That boost will then apply to the next contract you choose; you can spend it on any job, stealthable or not, but only on the next contract.

You can obtain the EXP boost again by completing a heist in stealth at any given time. The stealth bonus stacks through the days, so a full three day successful stealth will be greater than one successful stealth day and one failed, but you’ll still get a bonus.

Skill Changes
The Spotter skill replaces the Smooth Talker skill, the Camera Loop skill replaces the Lucky Charm skill and the Cleaner skill has been reworked.

Everyone Gets One Body Bag By Default
The title says it all. Bain heard you like body bags, so he decided to give one to every one of you.

Ghosts Get One Additional Body Bag
The Cleaner skill will give The Ghost one additional body bag, two in total.

Ghosts Also Get the Body Bag Asset
Ever wanted to share your body bags with your crew so you can stealth together? This asset, linked to the Cleaner skill, is perfect for Hitmen and their gang members. With this skill the Ghost can buy a body bag asset which contains three body bags. This asset is placed on a predetermined spot, and will be accessible for everyone in your crew, including yourself.

Mastermind Get the Spotter Asset
The Spotter is a new stealth asset. He is similar to Ilija the Sniper and stays hidden somewhere off the map, but instead of killing guards and law enforcers, he’ll spot and highlight them for you and your crew.

The Dominator Skill and the New Alarm Pager Operators
Every player with the Dominator skill can now dominate one guard each at the same time. But apparently the old pager operators got fired, and more experienced operators are taking over. So clear your throats, and get ready to answer the pager as soon as you dominate a guard.

We’ve Balanced the Spawning Guard Patrols
The spawning patrol guards will still appear, but we’ve balanced the time interval based on the heist difficulty. Also, Bain has promised to be more observant regarding the patrols, so he’ll let you know whenever they send in new guards and roughly when they’ll arrive.

10 New Achievements To Unlock
Heisters can now enjoy 10 new and challenging achievements.

New Team VO
We’ve given the PAYDAY gang more voice lines.

Changelog for Update 25:

General
• Changed the change

Crime.net
• Fixed an issue where the numbers were wrong on the Heat system
• The Crime.net legend has been updated

Level
• Tweaked the amount of guards on every map and difficulty
• Fixed an issue with the navigation graph on Watchdogs day two
• Fixed a hole in the backdrop on Big Oil day two
• Fixed a hole on the Nightclub
• Fixed an issue where guards on Framing Frame day three would break the stealth
• Fixed an issue where the Grenade Case Asset would not show up on the Train Heist
• Tweaked the amount of bags required on Firestarter day one on Death Wish difficulty
• Fixed an issue where law enforcers would walk through the shutters on Framing Frame day two
• Tweaked the Point of No Return time on all Escapes when playing on the Death Wish difficulty
• Fixed an issue where civilians would sit in the air on Diamond Store
• Fixed an issue where law enforcers would not climb a ladder on Watch Dogs day two
• Fixed an issue where law enforcers would grab bags through a wall
• Fixed an issue where players could use the electricity room as an exploit on Firestarter day three
• Fixed an issue where players could use the theatre as an exploit on Big Oil day two
• Fixed an issue where the player could fall out of the world because of the van on Jewelry Store and Ukrainian Job

Gameplay
• The alarm pager will go off when a guard has been dominated

HUD
• Made some cosmetic changes to the TAB-screen. You can now see how many body bags you're carrying

Animation
• Updated the SWAT shield punch animation for the Iron Man skill
• Updated the reload animation on some Assault Rifles
• Added additional animations for the Cloaker

System
• Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred if a grenade exploded while quitting the game

Sound
• Added footstep sounds for the Bulldozer


Over the coming days we will include more updates that will improve on the stealth gameplay further. Stay tuned!

Thanks for all the support! Please enjoy the new content.

Almir
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

24

DEATH WISH
Added the new Death Wish difficulty
Added the "boost system" for Crime.net
Added 35 new achievements
Added four new masks
Added two new enemy types
Added a new melee weapon

GENERAL
Fixed a glitch where the The Troubled War Veteran Mask would add a collision to the player spawn point
Fixed a Chatbox glitch where the last word would sometimes get cut off
Fixed a glitch with a missing texture when getting a knife as a reward
Fixed a crash related to the trip mines
Fixed a glitch where the menu did a mouse button click when unselecting the chat
Fixed a crash related to clients dropping in a current game
Fixed a glitch where the ICTV would show up as new each time the game was started
Fixed an issue where players could interact with body bags through walls
Fixed an issue where the offshore PAYDAY wasn't balanced for infamy players
Fixed an issue where a part of the RPK would glow in third person
Fixed an issue where a civilian would spawn in a "panic" animation on the Bank Heist
The paygrade icons has been replaced by diffculty icons on jobs in crime.net

WEAPONS
The KSP LMG stability has been increased from 15 to 17
The KSP LMG accuracy has been increased from 4 to 6
The RPK LMG damage has been increased from 28 to 30

LEVEL
Fixed a crash related to drop-in joining clients on Escape Park
Fixed an issue where a sniper could shoot through a roof on Rats Day Two
Changed Rats Day One so that it will take time before the escape van arrives
Removed the van in the Mallcrasher job

AI
Fixed an issue when the Bulldozer would crouch after being damaged by a grenade
Fixed an issue where the Shield SWAT would face the opposite direction of the player
Fixed an issue where the Taser wouldn't rotate when walking around him
Fixed an issue with special enemy path finding
Note: These fixes can make the game to be perceived as harder, when it actually just improves the intended functionality of the AI

SKILLS
The number of body bags a player can carry has been reduced to two
The player can no longer convert law enforcers during stealth

COMMUNITY
Added more screenshots
Added more avatars

LOCALIZATION
Improved localization in all existing languages in-game

Special thanks
Thanks to UmbrellaQueen (reported about npc spawning in odd animations)
Thanks to Officer Meatbeef (reported about npc spawning in odd animations)
Thanks to Wereman (reported about npc spawning in odd animations)
Thanks to dog (reported spelling mistakes)
Thanks to Bluewave41 (reported spelling mistakes)
Thanks to LuckyCharm (reported grapical glitch on rats day2)
Thanks to Tsar-Batyushka (reported spelling mistakes)
Thanks to DomCobb1 (reported that body bags can be picked thrugh walls)
Thanks to ZombieFX (reported non functioning keybinding)
Thanks to c0ugrhuntr (reported that knives did not get unchecked as new item)
Thanks to Grumpysaurus Rex (reported issue with chat and menu in lobby)
Thanks to Twitch (reported non infamous players useing the cards holding animation in lobby)
Thanks to Celtic Magus (reported non infamous players useing the cards holding animation in lobby)
Thanks to Realzameer (reported non infamous players useing the cards holding animation in lobby)
Thanks to Mr. Payday (helped to come up with achievement names)

24.1

Fixed an issue with the "Bronco Cop" dealing too much damage
Fixed an issue with four achievements not unlocking on Death Wish
Fixed an issue on Park Escape where players could see through the world
Fixed a localization issue on Russian
Fixed an issue where the ATM machine icons were visible on Four Stores on Death Wish
Fixed a crash related to the grenades
Lowered the cost when buying contracts on Death Wish
Updated some achievements icons
Fixed an issue where the escape van would not show up on Diamond Store
Fixed an issue where the player could open a door and fall out of the world on Armored Transport: Underpass
Fixed a localization issue in English
Fixed an issue where the escape helicopter sometimes didn't arrive on Big Oil Day 2

And yes you can stealth Framing Frame 3... just don't bag up all the guards.

Update 23 is now live.

Update size: 877,6 mb

Gage Pack #02
The Brenner-21 Light Machine Gun is back + the KSP Light Machine Gun and the RPK Light Machine Gun
Experience close combat with the Ursa Knife, Krieger Blade, Berger Combat Knife and the Trautman Knife
Added new weapon statistics
Four new masks, materials and patterns
Ten new achievements to unlock

Menu
Added the new Light Machine Gun tab in the inventory menu
Added the new Melee tab in the inventory menu
Added the new Community Highlights feature in the main menu. Participate and have a chance to win prizes!
The load-out menu has been re-customized
Changed item color on all DLC items so they are consistent (yellow instead of mixed)

General
Fixed an issue so that flashlight/laser is turned back on if it was on when throwing grenade or using melee attacks
Added a new blood effect when the player is hit by an enemy melee attack
Added a new hit effect when the player is hit by an enemy melee attack
Fixed a sentry gun related crash

Animation
Remade the reload animations for the AK weapons

Localization
Made a big update to French, Italian, German and Spanish localization

Sound
Added the Cloaker sounds and the Cloaker voice
Added sounds to the places where the Cloaker can spawn from

Law enforcers
The Cloaker was added to the game on every heist and in every difficulty except for normal
Law enforcers can now use melee weapons. Being hit by a law enforcer no longer makes the player crouch, instead the player's sprint will be interrupted

Heists
Fixed an issue so you can no longer jump yourself up and over in the blocked parts of the heists
Fixed an issue on day three of the Firestarter job where the player could escape after securing a bag
Fixed an issue where the game would crash if the player was in custody and there were no civilians left
Fixed an issue on day three of the Firestarter job where two clients would crash when the third client would deploy a sentry gun in the server room
Fixed an issue on day one of Firestarter where a group of enemies would get stuck at their spawn point
Fixed an issue where the game would crash if a player converted a gensec guard.

Special thanks
Thanks to Yogzula for coming up with the "Dr. Miserable" achievement
Thanks to MISSINGNO for coming up with the "I Ain’t got Time to Bleed" achievement

Hope ya'll have a great time now, looking forward to hearing all the Cloaker stories!

Almir
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Update size: 424,6 mb

Infamy
Added the Infamy system (currently five levels)
Added five new Infamous masks obtained through the Infamy tree
Added four new Infamous patterns obtained through the Infamy tree
Added four new Infamous materials obtained through the Infamy tree
Added five new achievements connected to the Infamy system
When selling infamous masks and mask modifications that return to the inventory, a dialogue box will tell you that they do so
When you are Infamous, an infamy icon will be shown infront of your name in the chat
Added new sound effects for the Infamy system along with an Infamous soundtrack that has a chance to play if someone in the crew is Infamous

Localization
Mijn kameraden! Dutch localization has now been added to PAYDAY 2! If you have feedback, please go to the localization sub-forum in the PAYDAY 2 forum on Steam
Мои товарищи! Russian localization has now been added! If you have feedback, please go to the localization sub-forum in the PAYDAY 2 forum on Steam
1) You can change language by yourself by right-clicking on PAYDAY 2 in the library
2) Go to the the language tab
3) Change to the preferd language
4) Play the game!
Fixed some strings in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish, expect a bigger update soon

Single player
Fixed an issue where the game would crash in the mission briefing screen if a texture was missing

Multiplayer
Added a feature where system messages will explain what other players are doing in the chat

Weapons
Fixed a third person size issue with the Compact-5 Submachine Gun
Fixed an issue with the AK5 Rifle where the ironsight was clipping
Added a feature where the killing bullet when the enemy turns into a ragdoll gets extra power, making it look more sweet
Added third person animations for when you throw grenades

Menu
Revamped the inventory system making it a much smoother experience when you scroll through and use weapons, masks and modifications
The mouse pointer now switches to the right icon depending on what you do in the menus
Added Melanie Schneider to the credits under Leveldesign - welcome to the crew!
Fixed a crash that would occur in the PAYDAY lootdrop phase

Enemies
Made a fix for law enforcers and others that would sometime prematurely reset their actions and skip their animations
Made a fix for law enforcers and others that would turn in the wrong direction
When joining a game, converted law enforcers now show their outline properly
If you convert a highlighted law enforcer the red outline will be replaced by the blue outline as originally intended

Heists
Fixed a crash for all players during end-game in the GO Bank heist
Fixed a crash on day 1 of the Rats job that would occur during normal play
Fixed a crash on day 2 of the Watchdogs job where the host would crash during an assault
Fixed an team AI issue on the Framing Frame job

Sounds
Sound effects added to skill tree and infamy tree such as investing in a skill and a general "menu error" sound

We hope you enjoy the Infamy system and we look forward to discuss the future of it in the forums!

Keep those helmets flying,

Almir
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.