PAYDAY 2 News

Heisters! Since a few weeks we have been streaming live on our PAYDAY Twitch.tv channel every Thursday at 5pm CEST.

Today's episode is something big! We have the pleasure to have Eric "Dallas" Etebari on as our special guest! Tune in to our stream today at 5pm CEST where we will talk to Dallas and ask any questions we might think of!



Join us at https://www.twitch.tv/paydaythegame ːdallasː

See you there,

Almir
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

Heisters! We are excited to be back for another developer AMA (Ask Me Anything). Elisabeth, Tobias, Kuba and I are welcoming you to join us on the PAYDAY subreddit right now (we're live!ːdallasː) where we will be answering your questions posted there - any question you'd like!

PAYDAY 2 is just beginning its most recent campaign, Texas Heat. We've already released the Midland Bundle, with the Southbound Tailor Pack already available and the McShay Weapon Pack and Midland Ranch Heist on the way. We figured this would be a great time for us to sit down and answer your most burning questions, whether it's about this campaign or anything else related to PAYDAY.

And yes, PAYDAY 3 is in full production now, but we are still limited on what we can say about that ;) You're welcome to ask us anything though, we'll respond to the best of our ability!

Follow this link to get to the AMA where you can post your questions! Developer AMA Link

See you there!

Almir
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio

Today we mark the beginning of a new tale of violent action and well-planned criminal activities for our lovable heisters, Texas Heat rolls in as we bring a brand new DLC offer to you. The Midland Bundle lets you get in early and grab the DLCs right on release at a discounted price. The gang makes their way down to Texas and gears up for a heist under the blazing heat. But first, a trip to the tailor to don new threads to blend in with the more rural parts of the Lone Star State.



The Midland Bundle will allow you to buy three DLCs all at once at a fixed reduced price, and you will get immediate access to all the content as it releases. There is no need to wait until after all three DLCs have been released. This bundle contains the Southbound Tailor Pack, which is available now, and two other DLCs, the McShay Weapon Pack and the Midland Ranch Heist. They will be released on May 11th and on June 15th respectively. You have the option to purchase the DLCs either separately as they are released or through the bundle at the fixed reduced price.

Check out the bundle in more detail on the Midland Bundle website, here you can find more information about the offer and the included DLCs.

Head over to the Midland Bundle Steam Store page to get a reduced price on Southbound Tailor Pack as well as the upcoming DLCs McShay Weapon Pack and Midland Ranch Heist.



When wandering the all-American soil of Texas, one would be excused if the first association went to the humble ranch worker. Hard-working men and women that make their livelihood from animal husbandry and agriculture. A straight-shooting bunch that ain’t afraid to get their hands dirty for an honest day's work, a good disguise for our heisters to move around as they plan their next move.

Outfits: ”Trailblazer: Classic”, "Rough Rider: Prestige”, "Trailblazer: Modern”, ”Rough Rider: Prestige”

So gear up in your favorite attire and strap a big iron on your hip as you get the lay of the land preparing for what’s to come. The “Trailblazer” brings the classic shirt and jacket look with strong denim pants. The “Rough Rider” replaces the jacket with a stylish vest and tough leather linings on the pants. Each outfit comes in four color variants.

Cowboy Hats: “Open Plain”, ”Triggerman”, “El Capitan”, “Lone Star”

Baseball Caps: “Speedway”, “Don't Mess With Texas”, “Blood Money”

Will you pair them with a cowboy hat in one of four color variants, or does a baseball cap in one of three variants fall more in your favor? Complete the look with some riding gloves or if you prefer a pair of Hi-Vis work gloves.

Gloves: ”Rodeo Star”, “True Grit”, “Bandido”, “Untamed”



As mentioned in a previous announcement we are adding another fan-designed suit to the game. This time it’s the “Dive Bomber”, a badass suit in the style of a fighter pilot. Put on the cozy Overkill embroidered jacket and you’ll be the bomb on the battlefield.
The “Dive Bomber” was designed by Milo S for the 10 year anniversary of the PAYDAY franchise.
Just like the previous suits, this suit is available for free to everyone who is part of the PAYDAY 2 community group on Steam.

Outfit: "Dive Bomber"



We worked on the weapon balance for akimbo and single SMGs, targeting primarily the weapon least favored by players today. We’ve not only looked at the DPS of the weapon but also at the mods available to some of the weapons. With these changes, we want to close the gap between the least used and the most used akimbo SMGs and make the former more viable as an option when building your loadout.

For more information on specific changes please look at the extensive list in the changelog, linked below.



Now here’s an update for the double backboned heister with plenty of notches on his gun.
OVERKILL_Tobias OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.



Find the Changelog Here!

Update size: 203.8MB

General

• Fixed a text issue on the Infamy screen that displayed a code name instead of the new rank
  
• Fixed various spelling and grammatical mistakes across multiple areas of the game
  
• Fixed an issue where players were able to equip content locked to the community group without being a member of the group

Visuals

• Fixed a graphical issue on the Duelist outfit when worn by Ethan
  
• Fixed a graphical issue and improved the visuals on Duke's face and neck
  
• Fixed graphical issues on the Duelist, Impresario, and Discerning Dandy outfits while worn by Scarface
  
• Tweaked the visuals of the ZEAL Dozer

Weapons

• Fixed an issue where players were unable to shoot their own grenades to make them explode while in the air
  
• Fixed an issue where an Akimbo SMG would remove its stability penalty if equipped weapon mods gave 64 or higher stability bonus
  
• Fixed issues where glass would not be breakable with HE shotgun rounds
• Added support to show all weapon mod icons to the Crew Setup previews of other players weapons

[h3]Meta Changes to Submachine Guns[/h3]CMP SMG

Akimbo
• Reload time decreased from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
  
• Damage increased from 44 to 50
  
• Total ammo decreased from 300 to 270
  Single
  • Damage increased from 44 to 50
    

Signature SMG

Akimbo
• Lowered vertical recoil
  
• Damage increased from 44 to 58
  
• Accuracy increased from 44 to 64
  Single
  • Lowered horizontal recoil
    
  • Increased vertical recoil
    
  • Damage increased from 44 to 58
    
  • Accuracy increased from 44 to 64
    

Swedish K SMG

Akimbo & Single
• Stat changes for weapon mods
  
  +8 stability added to the "extended magazine"
  +8 stability added to the "Swedish barrel"
  

Chicago Typewriter SMG

Akimbo & Single
• Stat changes for weapon mods
  
  +10 damage added to the "long barrel"
  Accuracy increased from +4 to +8 on the "long barrel"
  

Cobra SMG

Akimbo
• Reload time decreased from 3 seconds to 2 seconds
  Single
  No change

SpecOps SMG

Akimbo
• Damage increased from 58 to 70
  
• Total ammo decreased from 240 to 200
  Single
  • Damage increased from 58 to 70
    
  • Total ammo decreased from 160 to 140
    

Blaster 9mm SMG

Akimbo & Single
• Stat changes for weapon mods
  
  Stability decreased from +4 to -4 for the "short barrel"
  Stability increased from -8 to +8 for the "ghetto blaster"
  +8 damage added to the "ghetto blaster"
  

Uzi SMG

Akimbo
• Damage increased from 44 to 90
  
• Total ammo decreased from 240 to 160
  Single
  • Damage increased from 44 to 90
    
  • Total ammo decreased from 200 to 120
    

Para SMG

Akimbo & Single
• Damage increased from 55 to 65
  
• Stat changes for weapon mods
  
  Stability buff removed from "railed handguard"
  Concealment nerf removed from "railed handguard"
  +4 accuracy added to the "railed handguard"
  

Patchett L2A1 SMG

Akimbo & Single
• Stat changes for weapon mods
  
  Damage increased from +1 to +5 for the "long barrel"
  Stability increased from -4 to +4 for the "long barrel"
  Concealment decreased from -2 to -3 for the "long barrel"
  Damage buff removed from "short barrel"
  Stability decreased from +4 to -4 for the "short barrel"
  Concealment increased from +1 to +2 for the "short barrel"
  Accuracy nerf removed from "heatsinked suppressed barrel"
  Accuracy increased from -4 to +4 for the "suppressed barrel"
  

Jackal SMG

Akimbo & Single
• Stat changes for weapon mods
  
  +4 damage added to the "civilian barrel"
  Concealment decreased from -1 to -3 for the "civilian barrel"
  Concealment increased from +2 to +3 for the "short mag"
  

Jacket's Piece SMG

Akimbo
• Reload time decreased from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds
  Single
  • Reload time decreased from 4.3 seconds to 3 seconds
    

Kross Vertex SMG

Akimbo
• Reload time decreased from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds
  
• Equip speed decreased from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds
  Single
  No change

Compact-5 SMG

Akimbo & Single
• Stat changes for weapon mods
  
  Damage increased from +10 to +15 on the "straight magazine"
  

Tatonka SMG

Akimbo
• Reload time decreased from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds
  
• Total ammo increased from 160 to 180
  Single
  • Reload time decreased from 4.3 seconds to 3.3 seconds
    

Heather SMG

Akimbo
• Stability increased from 52 to 68
  
• Reload time increased from 3 seconds to 3.3 seconds
  Single
  • Stability increased from 52 to 68
    

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.

We're grateful for the support you've shown to our OVERKILL Partner Program since we announced this back in 2020. We have worked closely with our first batch of Partners, figuring out what works and what doesn't, and how we can best continue to work well with each other into the future. We still have ways to go, but we have made enough progress to where we are comfortable expanding the program and inviting more Partners to work with us.

PippaStealth
Pippa, French passionate Heister since 2013, making contents on YouTube and helping French Community learn about PAYDAY tips, story and more ! Need Numbers? 18000 Heists, 5000 Hours, 425 Infamies, hundreds of videos... My main goal is to provide up-to-date tutorials for any player looking for any mission on YouTube, and do my best to Keep the large and talented French community enjoying PAYDAY in the future !

Pippa, Braqueur français passioné depuis 2013, vidéaste sur Youtube aidant la communauté française à tout savoir sur PAYDAY au niveau astuces, histoire et plus encore ! Besoin de chiffres? 18000 braquages, 5000 heures de jeu, Infamy 425, des centaines de vidéos... Mon but principal est de tenir ma chaîne avec des tutoriels toujours d'actualité pour n'importe quel joueur cherchant n'importe quelle mission sur Youtube, et faire de mon mieux pour conserver une large communauté française active et talentueuse qui profite de PAYDAY dans le futur !

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/pippastealth
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PippaStealth/

ZohanNine
Hi, I'm Zohan, a Spanish youtuber/streamer who has created PAYDAY 2 content since 2017. I started out loving stealth heists and little by little I discovered that assault is an incredibly fun option to play with my community. Being an Overkill partner means a professional triumph for me, I am very happy to be one. Thank you for the opportunity.

Hola soy Zohan youtuber/streamer español creador de contenido de PAYDAY 2 desde 2017. Empecé amando los heist en sigilo y poco a poco descubrí que el asalto es una opción increíblemente divertida para jugar con mi comunidad. Ser partner de Overkill significa un triunfo profesional para mí, estoy muy contento de serlo. Gracias por la oportunidad.

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/zohanentwitch
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Zohannine
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zohan_ff

Riki7119
Hello Heisters! My name is Riki. If you find a Dragan with a chicken mask, maybe that’s me! I am the official Japanese local translator for PAYDAY2, mainly streaming in twitch speed running and heisting. I hope to spread my love towards the game to all the Japanese heisters!

ハイスターの皆様！私「riki7119」はこの度、OVERKILLのパートナープログラムの一員として参加させて頂く事が決定しました。 これまで公式和訳と和訳版広報を一部担当させて頂いておりましたが、私がこのプログラムの一員となる事で、皆様とOVERKILLとがより一層身近な存在となりえるよう願っています。

TwitterやTwitchなどで、是非よき強盗を楽しみましょう！
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/riki7119
Twitter: https://twitter.com/riki7119
Twitter（広報）:https://twitter.com/PAYDAY3_JP

Unknown Knight
Known as the achievements YouTuber, and is secretly a huge Payday 2 nerd. I aspire to create content full-time; crafting video game strategies and tackling intense game challenges. Pop by on YouTube or Twitch to say hi!
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/uknightgaming
YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/marvos


As of now, we're still not ready to accept open applications for OVERKILL Partners. However, we do try to keep up to speed on who you're all talking about up there for future considerations, so keep those recommendations flowing.
We're so excited to have our new Partners onboard. Make sure to go follow them to see what they get up to, and keep those helmets flying!

Much love,
OVERKILL_Elisabeth